Potion of Healing
Potion of Healing
| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Consumption time |
32 game ticks (1.6 seconds) |
| Always consumable |
Yes |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
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A potion of Healing is a potion that provides Instant Health when used.
The potion heals all entities and damages undead mobs.
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" }
|
Usage
Effect
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Instant |  Instant Health
|
Restores 4HP.png){kind=small} 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
Main article: Potion § Undead mobs
The effect of potions of Healing are reversed on undead mobs. It deals damage instead of heals 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
Main article: Potion § 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
See also: Potion § Item data
See also: Data component format
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
|
See also: Bedrock Edition level format/Item format
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 | Pick up an item from a brewing stand potion slot. This does not need to be a potion. Water bottles or even glass bottles can also trigger 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 |   Added potion of Healing along with its splash variant. | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added potion 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 potion. | |||||
| 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 | Changed the textures of potions of Healing. | |||||
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 | Changed the textures of potions of Healing. | ||||||
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
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A brewing stand with a potion of Healing on it
See also
Suspicious Stew
Water Bottle- Awkward Potion
Medicine
Potion of Harming
Potion of Regeneration
Arrow of Healing- Instant Health
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