The Slow Fall Potion: Uses and Crafting

The potion of slow fall slows your descent and negates fall damage when you fall from a great height into Minecraft. It saves your skin in the mines, the fortresses of the Nether or in the face of phantoms. You prepare it using a membrane made of phantom in a still, in two stages.

What is the purpose of the slow-fall potion?

The potion of slow fall slows your descent and completely negates fall damage while the effect is active. You fall slowly, giving you time to aim for your landing spot. This means you can jump off a cliff or a tower without taking any damage.

This slow-fall effect is invaluable in many situations. It saves your life when you're exploring high places, fortresses, or the Nether. It is also very useful when dealing with phantoms or during an aerial battle.

In terms of duration, the slow-fall potion lasts 1:30 in Java Edition. In Bedrock Edition And on the console versions (Xbox, PS4, Switch), the base version lasts about 4:00. During that time, your fall speed remains very low, and you fall more slowly.

The slow-fall effect has the ID minecraft:slow_falling. You can rely on it for both exploration and a quick escape from a dangerous area. If you're looking for other mobility effects, check out our guide on the jump potion or the speed potion.

How do you make the Slow Fall Potion in Minecraft?

First of all, you'll need some vials of water to make your potion.

Items needed to make them: 3 glasses (uses a workbench).

Here's how to arrange them to make your vials:

Now that you have your vials, you'll need a still. This item lets you craft any potions you want. Without it, you won't be able to craft your own potions.

Items needed to craft it: 3 stones and 1 blaze stick (To get a blaze stick, you have to kill blazes in the Nether).

Here's how to allocate the resources to achieve this.

Next, place your still in your base. Right-click to open the interface. This is where you’ll craft your slow-fall potion. You can even craft up to 3 potions at the same time. Don’t forget to fill your vials with water first.

Let's move on to creating your potion of slow fall.

Items needed: 1 wart from the Nether and 1 membrane of phantom (plus 1 blaze powder as fuel).

Go to the interface for the still you created earlier. Blaze powder is used as fuel for the still. Place it as shown in the image below.

All you have to do is follow these two steps:

• First, put the vial of water and the wart from the Nether to obtain a strange potion.

• Next, add the membrane from phantom to finish making your slow-fall potion.

Your slow-fall potion has been created. The membrane of phantom is obtained by killing a phantom.

How can I improve the slow-fall potion?

Once you've made your basic slow-fall potion, you can customize it to suit your needs. Here are some possible upgrades:

• Extended duration : Add a redstone powder to extend the duration to 4:00.
• Disposable Slow-Fall Potion : Adds gunpowder. The single-use Slow Fall potion is cast and applies the effect to a small area, which is useful for helping another player.
• Slow-Falling Arrow : Combines an arrow with a single-use slow-fall potion. You then apply the slow-fall effect to your target from a distance.

Note that there is no Level II slow-fall potion: the effect has only one level, which already negates all fall damage. To slow down your enemies rather than your fall, check out the slowing potion. And if you explore the Nether, and don't forget the fire resistance potion.

Summary Table of Slow Fall Potion Variants

See the rest of the guides on Minecraft :

• Wiki Minecraft on Alucare.fr
• potion of weakness