How to make Potion of Weakness in Minecraft: Ingredients, recipe, more

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Potion of Weakness in Minecraft.

Minecraft features over 70 potions for you to choose from with each having a different effect. Here’s everything you need to know about Potion of Weakness in Minecraft, including how to brew it and its variants.

Potions in Minecraft can come in handy no matter where you are, be it the Overworld, Nether, or the End. From helping you breathe underwater to seeing clearly at night, there’s a potion for almost everything in the game.

Added way back in pre-release, Potion of Weakness isn’t as useful as other potions such as Invisibility or Fire Resistance but can help you greatly during PvP.

So here’s everything you need to know about Potion of Weakness in Minecraft:

What is Potion of Weakness in Minecraft?

In Minecraft, Potion of Weakness can reduce attack damage by 4. We suggest using the Splash version of Potion of Weakness as it can come in clutch during PvP. You can also cure a Zombie Villager by using Potion of Weakness along with a Golden Apple.

How to make Potion of Weakness in Minecraft

Currently, there are three types of Potion of Weakness: regular Potion of Weakness, Splash Potion of Weakness, and Lingering Potion of Weakness. Here are the crafting guides for all of them:

To make Potion of Weakness in Minecraft, you need:

  • A Brewing Stand – Crafted from 3 Cobblestones and a Blaze Rod.
  • Blaze Powder – Obtained from Blaze Rods.
  • Fermented Spider Eye – Put Spider Eye, a Brown Mushroom, and Sugar on a Crafting Bench.
  • A Water Bottle – Fill a Glass Bottle with water.

Potion of Weakness recipe

Here are the steps to brew Potion of Weakness in Minecraft:

  1. Open the brewing menu by right-clicking on the Brewing Stand.
  2. Next, place Blaze Powder on the left side to activate it.
  3. Put the Water Bottle in the center and the Fermented Spider Eye above it.

Once the brewing is done, you will have a Potion of Weakness (1:30)

Potion of Weakness in Minecraft.
You can drink Milk to get rid of the effect of Potion of Weakness.

To make variants of the Potion of Weakness such as splash and lingering, you’ll need:

  • Gunpowder – Obtained by killing Creepers
  • Redstone – From Redstone block.
  • Dragon’s Breath – Scoop up the purple clouds from Ender Dragon’s fireballs using an empty bottle.

Long-lasting Potion of Weakness recipe

Here’s how to make a Long-Lasting Potion of Weakness in Minecraft:

  1. Open the brewing menu and place the Potion of Weakness (1:30) in the center.
  2. Next, put Redstone above it.

After the brewing is complete, you will have a Potion of Weakness (4:00)

Long Lasting Potion of Weakness in Minecraft.
Passive mobs, withers, and ender dragons are immune to Potion of Weakness.

Splash Potion of Weakness recipe

Potion of Weakness is best used in its splash variant and here’s how to make it:

  1. Right-click the Brewing Stand to launch the brewing menu.
  2. Get a Potion of Weakness and place it in the center.
  3. Next, Put the Blaze Powder on the left side.
  4. Finally, put Gunpowder on top of it.

Now you can throw this at your enemies to reduce their attack damage.

Splash Potion of Weakness in Minecraft.
Splash potions can be thrown up to eight blocks away.

Lingering Potion of Weakness recipe

Lingering Potion of Weakness can affect multiple enemies at the same time, and here are the steps to make it:

  1. In the brewing menu, place Dragon’s Breath at the top.
  2. Place the Blaze Powder in the far left box.
  3. Next, put the already-made Potion of Weakness below it.
Lingering Potion of Weakness in Minecraft.
Lingering Potions have an area of effect of three blocks.

That’s all about Minecraft Potion of Weakness. For more on the game, have a look at:

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