One of the most important items you should know how to craft in Minecraft is a healing potion. There are two types of healing potions you can make: Instant Health and Instant Health II.
What You Need to Make a Healing Potion
Here are the materials required to make a Potion of Healing (Instant Health) in Minecraft:
Instructions in this article apply to Minecraft for all platforms including Windows, PS4, and Xbox One.
- A Crafting Table (craft with 4 Wood Planks)A Brewing Stand (craft with 1 Blaze Rod and 3 Cobblestones)1 Blaze Powder (craft with 1 Blaze Rod)1 Water Bottle1 Nether Wart1 Glistering Melon
To craft a Potion of Healing (Instant Health II), you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 Potion of Healing (Instant Health)1 Glowstone Dust
How to Make a Healing Potion (Instant Health) in Minecraft
Follow these steps to craft the Instant Health potion:
Witches sometimes drop Potions of Healing when defeated.
- Craft Blaze Powder using 1 Blaze Rod.
- Make a crafting table out of four wood planks. You can use any type of plank (Warped Planks, Crimson Planks, etc.).
- Put your crafting table on the ground and interact with it to open the 3X3 crafting grid.
- Craft a Brewing Stand. Place a Blaze Rod in the middle of the top row and three Cobblestones in the second row.
- Place the Brewing Stand on the ground and interact with it to access the brewing menu.
- Add the Blaze Powder to the far left box to activate the Brewing Stand.
- Add the Water Bottle to one of the three boxes at the bottom of the brewing menu.
- You can create up to three potions at once by adding Water Bottles to the other bottom boxes.
- Add the Nether Wart to the box at the top of the brewing menu.
- Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will contain an Awkward Potion.
- Add the Glistering Melon to the box at the top of the brewing menu.
- Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will now contain a Potion of Healing (Instant Health).
- Don’t forget to drag the Potion of Healing down into your inventory.
How to Make Instant Health II in Minecraft
You can make an even stronger health potion by adding one ingredient to your Instant Health potion:
Craft Blaze Powder using 1 Blaze Rod.
Make a crafting table out of four wood planks. You can use any type of plank (Warped Planks, Crimson Planks, etc.).
Put your crafting table on the ground and interact with it to open the 3X3 crafting grid.
Craft a Brewing Stand. Place a Blaze Rod in the middle of the top row and three Cobblestones in the second row.
Place the Brewing Stand on the ground and interact with it to access the brewing menu.
Add the Blaze Powder to the far left box to activate the Brewing Stand.
Add the Water Bottle to one of the three boxes at the bottom of the brewing menu.
You can create up to three potions at once by adding Water Bottles to the other bottom boxes.
Add the Nether Wart to the box at the top of the brewing menu.
Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will contain an Awkward Potion.
Add the Glistering Melon to the box at the top of the brewing menu.
Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will now contain a Potion of Healing (Instant Health).
Don’t forget to drag the Potion of Healing down into your inventory.
- Open the brewing menu and add your Potion of Healing (Instant Health 1) into one of the bottom boxes.
- Add the Glowstone Dust to the top box in the brewing menu.
- Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will contain a Potion of Healing (Instant Health II).
What Does The Potion of Healing Do?
Drinking the Potion of Healing (Instant Health) restores four hearts. The Potion of Healing (Instant Health II) restores eight hearts. The way to consume a potion that you’re holding differs depending on your platform:
Open the brewing menu and add your Potion of Healing (Instant Health 1) into one of the bottom boxes.
Add the Glowstone Dust to the top box in the brewing menu.
Wait for the progress bar to complete. When the process is done, your bottle will contain a Potion of Healing (Instant Health II).
PC: Right-click and holdMobile: Tap and holdXbox: Press and hold LTPlayStation: Press and hold L2Nintendo: Press and hold ZL
How do I make an invisibility potion in Minecraft?
To make an Invisibility Potion in Minecraft, open the Brewing Stand menu and activate it with Blaze powder. Next, put some night vision potion in a bottom box and add a fermented spider eye. When the brewing process is complete, the spider eye will disappear, and the bottle will contain an invisibility potion.
How do I make a speed potion in Minecraft?
A speed potion in Minecraft is called a Potion of Swiftness. To make one, add a nether wart to a water bottle to create an Awkward Potion. Next, add sugar to the Awkward Potion and include Redstone to increase its duration.
How do I make an awkward potion in Minecraft?
To make an Awkward Potion in Minecraft, open the Brewing Stand menu and activate it with Blaze powder. Put a nether wart in the box at the top and wait for the brewing to complete. When the progress bar is full, your bottle will contain an Awkward Potion.
To make an Invisibility Potion in Minecraft, open the Brewing Stand menu and activate it with Blaze powder. Next, put some night vision potion in a bottom box and add a fermented spider eye. When the brewing process is complete, the spider eye will disappear, and the bottle will contain an invisibility potion.
A speed potion in Minecraft is called a Potion of Swiftness. To make one, add a nether wart to a water bottle to create an Awkward Potion. Next, add sugar to the Awkward Potion and include Redstone to increase its duration.
To make an Awkward Potion in Minecraft, open the Brewing Stand menu and activate it with Blaze powder. Put a nether wart in the box at the top and wait for the brewing to complete. When the progress bar is full, your bottle will contain an Awkward Potion.
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