Potion of Slowness
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A potion of Slowness is a potion that provides Slowness when used.
Obtaining
In Bedrock Edition, the cauldron in a swamp hut has a 10% chance of containing a potion of Slowness.
Brewing
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Slowness | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Swiftness |
|
| Potion of Slowness | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Leaping |
|
| Extended Potion of Slowness | Redstone Dust + Potion of Slowness |
|
| Potion of Slowness IV | Glowstone Dust + Potion of Slowness |
|
| Splash Potion of Slowness | Gunpowder + Potion of Slowness |
|
| Lingering Potion of Slowness | Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Slowness |
Usage
Effect
Slowness reduces movement speed. Movement includes walking, sprinting, sneaking, crawling, and swimming. If the a player or mob is riding another mob, Slowness only reduces the speed of the ridden mob if that mob has the effect. The speed of the rider does not matter.
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Regular: 1:30
Extended: 4:00 |
Slows players and mobs by 15%. | |
| 4 | 0:21.6[JE only] 0:22.5[BE only] |
Slows players and mobs by 60%. | ||
| Splash Potion | 1 | Regular: 1:30
Extended: 4:00 |
Slows players and mobs by 15%. | |
| 4 | 0:21.6[JE only] 0:22.5[BE only] |
Slows players and mobs by 60%. | ||
| Lingering Potion | 1 | Regular: 0:22
Extended: 1:00 |
Slows players and mobs by 15%. | |
| 4 | 0:05 | Slows players and mobs by 60%. |
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow of Slowness | Arrow + Lingering Potion of Slowness |
Sounds
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
potion | Item | item | |
splash_potion | Item | item | |
lingering_potion | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
potion | 426 | Item | potion | |
splash_potion | 561 | Item | potion | |
lingering_potion | 562 | Item | potion |
Metadata
In Bedrock Edition:
| Potion | Regular | Extended | Enhanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 18 | 42 |
Item data
Normal potions use a "potion" tag inside "potion_contents" component to indicate the potion type.
| Potion | Regular | Extended | Level II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Slowness | slowness |
long_slowness |
strong_slowness
|
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. |
![]() | A Furious Cocktail | Have every potion effect applied at the same time | Have all of these 17 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
|
![]() | How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | Have all of these 34 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. |
![]() | 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 4 | ||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | ||||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38a | Added witches, which can throw splash potions of Slowness to fight the player. These are projectiles and cannot be picked up. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Potions of Slowness can no longer be brewed from potions of Fire Resistance. | |||||
| 15w33a | |||||||
| 1.13 | 18w07a | Added potion of Slowness V. | |||||
| 18w19a | Potions of Slowness V have been replaced by potions of Slowness IV. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.19.4 | pre3 | ||||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w45a | Splash potion of Slowness can now generate in trial chambers dispensers. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added witches, which can throw splash potions of Slowness to fight the player. These are projectiles and cannot be picked up. | |||||
| Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with 1-3 bottles of a random potion, which has a 10% chance to be a potion of Slowness. This makes potions of Slowness obtainable in Survival without brewing. | |||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.15.0.51 | Added potions of Slowness IV. | |||||
| 1.19.80 | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Removed the enchantment glint from potions of Slowness. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.20 | ||||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Splash potion of Slowness can now generate in trial chambers dispensers. | |||||
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 | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | ||
| 1.90 | |||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Potion of Slowness" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
See also
Suspicious Stew
Glass Bottle
Medicine
Uncraftable potion- Sneaking
- Crawling
Cobweb
Stray
Potion of the Turtle Master
Ominous Trial Spawner
Arrow of Slowness
Potion of Swiftness
Slowness
Navigation
Sources
- Potion of Slowness — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3686051.




