Potion of Healing
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On this page
- Obtaining
- Brewing
- Mob loot
- Generated loot
- Usage
- Effect
- Undead mobs
- Base potion
- Crafting ingredient
- Sounds
- Data values
- ID
- Metadata
- Item data
- Achievements
- Advancements
- History
- Java Edition
- Bedrock Edition
- Legacy Console Edition
- New Nintendo 3DS Edition
- Issues
- Gallery
- Screenshots
- In other media
- See also
- Navigation
Potion of Healing
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A potion of Healing is a potion that provides Instant Health when used.
The potion effect heals all non-undead mobs and entities, for undead mobs it deals damage.
Obtaining
Brewing
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | Glistering Melon Slice + Awkward Potion |
    |
| Potion of Healing II | Glowstone Dust + Potion of Healing |
 |
| Splash Potion of Healing | Gunpowder + Potion of Healing |
 |
| Lingering Potion of Healing | Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Healing |
 |
Mob loot
A witch has an 8.5% chance to drop a potion of Healing if it dies while drinking the potion.
Generated loot
In Bedrock Edition the cauldron in a swamp hut has a 25% chance to contain a potion of Healing.
Two Instant Health II potions can be found in the brewing stand on End ships in End cities.
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
 Lingering Potion of Healing
|
 Trial Chambers
|
Chamber dispenser | 2–5 | 3.4%{ "item": "Lingering Potion of Healing", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.03448275862068961, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Chamber dispenser" }
|
| Java Edition 26.3 | ||||
 Potion of Healing
|
 Abandoned Camp
|
Secret chest | 1 | 36%{ "item": "Potion of Healing", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.36, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
| Bedrock Edition 26.50 | ||||
| Potion of Healing
|
Abandoned Camp
|
Secret chest | 1 | 36%{ "item": "Potion of Healing", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.36, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
Usage
Effect
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Instant |  Instant Health
|
Restores 4HP health.
|
| 2 | Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).
| |||
| Splash Potion | 1 | Restores 4HP health.
| ||
| 2 | Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).
| |||
| Lingering Potion | 1 | Restores 4HP health.
| ||
| 2 | Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).
|
Undead mobs
The effect of potions of Healing are reversed on undead mobs. It deals damage instead of healing them.
Base potion
Potion of Healing is a base for brewing potions of Harming.
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Harming | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Healing |
    |
| Potion of Harming II | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Healing II |
|
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow of Healing | Arrow + Lingering Potion of Healing |
Sounds
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | potion | Item | item |
 Splash Potion of Healing | splash_potion | Item | item |
| Lingering Potion of Healing | lingering_potion | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | potion | 426 | Item | potion |
| Splash Potion of Healing | splash_potion | 561 | Item | potion |
| Lingering Potion of Healing | lingering_potion | 562 | Item | potion |
Metadata
In Bedrock Edition:
| Potion | Regular | Enhanced |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing |
21 | 22 |
Item data
Normal potions use a "potion" tag inside "potion_contents" component to indicate the potion type.
| Potion | Regular | Level II |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Healing | healing |
strong_healing
|
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
 |  | Local Brewery | Brew a potion. | Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies. | 15 | Bronze | |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Local Brewery | Brew a Potion | Take a potion, splash potion, lingering potion, or water bottle from a brewing stand potion slot. |
 | Husbandry | The world is full of friends and food | Consume anything that can be consumed, except for cake. |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 |  Added potions of Healing. They are brewed by adding a ghast tear to an awkward potion.
| |||||
| Brewing a fermented spider eye into a potion of Healing creates a potion of Weakness. | |||||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 |  Added splash potions of Healing.
| ||||||
| Potions of Healing are now brewed using glistering melons; ghast tears are now used to brew potions of Regeneration instead. | |||||||
| Brewing a fermented spider eye into a potion of Healing now creates a potion of Harming. | |||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Added potion of Healing to the Creative inventory. | |||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w23a | Potion of Healing has been nerfed (by 33.3%). | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | 2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships. | |||||
| 15w33a |  Added lingering potion of Healing. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  Changed the textures of potions of Healing. | |||||
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Potions of Healing now generate in ancient city chests. | |||||
| 22w13a | Potions of Healing no longer generate in ancient city chests. | ||||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||||
| 26.3 | snap1 | Potion of Healing can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added potions of Healing with its splash variant. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Potions of Healing can now be obtained by killing witches while they're drinking it. | |||||
| Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with 1-3 bottles of a random potion, which has a 25% chance to be a potion of Healing. This makes potions of Healing obtainable in Survival without brewing. | |||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added lingering potions of Healing.
| |||||
| 2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 |    The textures for potions of Healing have been changed. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.20 |    The textures for potions of Healing have been changed. | |||||
| 26.40 Experiment | Preview 26.40.27 | Potion of Healing can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 26.50 | Preview 26.50.22 | All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added potions of Healing with its splash variant. |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added lingering potion of Healing.
| |
| 2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships. | |||||||
| 1.90 |   The textures for potions of Healing and lingering potions of Healing have been changed. | ||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added potion of Healing with its splash variant. | ||||||
| 1.7.10 | Added lingering potions of Healing. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Potion of Healing" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
-
A brewing stand with a potion of Healing on it
In other media
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A health potion as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
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See also
Suspicious Stew
Water Bottle- Awkward Potion
Medicine
Potion of Harming
Potion of Regeneration
Arrow of Healing- Instant Health
Health Potion
Navigation
Sources
- Potion of Healing — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3713532.