What are potions of weakness on Minecraft for and how are they made?

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The potion of weakness (Potion of Weakness in the English version of the game) is relatively useful for destabilizing an opponent on Minecraft.

Find out in this article how to make it.

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Illustration for the Minecraft weakness potion article. Antonin for Alucare.fr

What is the use of potions of weakness on Minecraft?

Here's what you need to know about potions of weakness :

  • Weakness potions are used to make your enemy lose strength and thus destabilize the opponent.
  • This makes it possible to gain the upper hand.
  • The potion's effect reduces melee attacks by 4 ♥♥.

The effect of this potion can also be used in other cases, such as for transforming a zombie-villager into a villager. This only applies if the zombie is within a radius where the potion's effect can be applied.

This is what a potion of weakness :

Weakness potion overview
Weakness potion preview on Minecraft. Antonin for Alucare.fr

What are the effects of the Minecraft weakness potion?

🧪 Potion type 📈 Level ⏳ Duration ✨ Effect 📝 Description
Potion 1 Normal 1min 30s
Extended : 4min
Weakness
  • Reduces damage scrum.
  • In the Java edition damage reduction of 4 ♥♥ points.
  • In the Bedrock edition damage reduction of 20 %, then 0.5 ♥ × 0.25 points.
Potion disposable 1 Normal 1min 30s
Extended : 4min
Potion persistent 1 Normal : 22 sec
Extended : 1min

How to make a weakness potion on Minecraft?

Designing a weakness potion in the still
Designing a weakness potion in the alembic ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

You need to make vials before manufacturing the weakness potion on Minecraft. Here's what you need to know about it.

1. How to make a vial in Minecraft?

The vials are essential to the design of potions. Here's how to make them:

  • You need 3 glasses to get 3 empty vials.
  • The glass must be positioned in the boxes 4-2-6.

2. How do you create a weakness potion?

Now that you know how to make empty vials, you'll learn how to make potions of weakness.

Weakness potion ingredients

The ingredients and objects you need for the potion are as follows:

🏷️ Name 🥣 Ingredients
Potion of weakness
  • Fermented spider's eye
  • Vial water
Potion of weakness
  • Fermented spider's eye
  • Potion thick classic, disposable or evergreen
  • Potion strange classic, disposable or evergreen
  • Potion banal classic, disposable or evergreen
Potion of weakness +
  • Fermented spider's eye 
  • Common potion extended
Potion of weakness +
  • Powdered redstone
  • Potion weakness
potion of weakness disposable
  • Gunpowder
  • Potion of weakness
potion of weakness persistent
  • Dragon's breath
  • Potion of disposable weakness

Preparing the weakness potion

Here's how to mix it. To make a potion of weakness basic, lasting 1 minute 30 seconds, you'll need a vial and a fermented spider's eye.

Here's how to place the flask and the spider's eye fermented in the still:

Weakness potion creation
Creation of the classic weakness potion. Antonin for Alucare.fr

Additional tips :

  • To make your weakness potion last longer (i.e. more than 1 minute 30 seconds), put some redstone powder inside. Your potion has a 4 minutes when combined with redstone powder.
Make potion of weakness longer
Make the weakness potion longer. Antonin for Alucare.fr
  • To make the potion disposable, repeat the operation from above, replacing the redstone powder with gunpowder and the water vial with the weakness potion made above.
Make your potion disposable
Make your potion disposable. Antonin for Alucare.fr
  • If you want to have a potion of persistent weakness, Mix the Dragon's Breath with the Disposable Weakness Potion.

Also find out how to make a strength potion in Minecraft à travers un autre article sur notre site.

FAQs

Is it possible to find a weakness potion on the game?

You can find a weakness potion in the still in every igloo basement. In the Bedrock edition, the cauldron in a swamp hut has 1 to 2 bottles of random potion. There's a 10% chance that it's a potion of weakness.

📦 Object 🏗️ Structure 🗄️ Container 🔢 Quantity 🎯 Chance
potion of weakness disposable Chamber of tests Distributor bedroom 2 à 5 3,4 %
potion of weakness persistent Chamber of tests Distributor bedroom 2 à 5 3,4 %

What is the regeneration potion?

The Regeneration Potion is a potion that gives the “Regeneration” effect in Minecraft. It allows you to regenerate your health by one half-heart every 2.5 seconds for 45 seconds. This applies to the enhanced basic version.

Find out how to make this potion in the article : The regeneration potion - Uses and crafting.

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3 comments on the discussion forum for "What are potions of weakness used for on Minecraft and how are they made?"

  1. Thanks ! It was my first time making potions and I couldn't understand why my potions weren't exploding when thrown, you have to add powder to them! The info is very stupid but when you don't have it it's hard to find, so great little tutorial that served me well 🙂

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Minecraft

Released on : November 18, 2011

Developed by : Markus Persson, Mojang Studios

Edited by : Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios

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