Potion of Night Vision



| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Consumption time |
32 game ticks (1.6 seconds) |
| Always consumable |
Yes |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
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"title": "Potion of Night Vision",
"rows": [
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"field": "Common",
"label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
},
{
"field": "32 game ticks (1.6 seconds)",
"label": "(link to Consumption time article, displayed as Consumption time)"
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{
"field": "Yes",
"label": "<abbr title=\"Whether or not it can be used while already at full hunger.\">Always consumable</abbr>"
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"field": "Yes",
"label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
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"field": "No",
"label": "Stackable"
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"Potion of Night Vision",
"Splash Potion of Night Vision",
"Lingering Potion of Night Vision",
"Potion of Night Vision Extended",
"Splash Potion of Night Vision Extended",
"Lingering Potion of Night Vision Extended"
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"images": [
"Potion of Night Vision.png",
"Splash Potion of Night Vision.png",
"Lingering Potion of Night Vision.png"
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A potion of Night Vision is a potion that provides Night Vision when used.
Obtaining
Brewing
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Night Vision | Golden Carrot + Awkward Potion |
|
| Extended Potion of Night Vision | Redstone Dust + Potion of Night Vision |
|
| Splash Potion of Night Vision | Gunpowder + Potion of Night Vision |
|
| Lingering Potion of Night Vision | Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Night Vision |
Usage
Effect
Potions of Night Vision are used by pressing and holding use with the potion bottle in hand, as with all consumable items. When consumed, they give the player Night Vision and return a glass bottle.
Drinking a potion while already under the effects of the same potion does not add onto the effect's duration, but simply resets it.
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 |
Enhances the player's ability to see in darkness and underwater. | |
| Splash potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 | ||
| Lingering potion | 1 | Regular: 0:45 Extended: 2:00 |
Base potion
Potion of Night Vision is a base for brewing potions of Invisibility.
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Invisibility | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Night Vision |
|
| Extended Potion of Invisibility | Fermented Spider Eye + Extended Potion of Night Vision |
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow of Night Vision | Arrow + Lingering Potion of Night Vision |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 |
Item data
Normal potions use a potion tag inside potion_contents component to indicate the potion type.
| Potion | Regular | Extended + |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Night Vision | night_vision |
long_night_vision
|
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. |
![]() | 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 33/34[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | ||||||
| 12w34a | Potions of Night Vision are now brewable. | ||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Splash potions now have a separate data value and ID name. | |||||
| 15w33a | |||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.19.4 | Pre-release 3 | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Potions can now be used to fill 1/3 layer of cauldron, filling cauldron with different liquid empties the cauldron. | |||||
| Using a glass bottle to a cauldron filled by a potion now fills the glass bottle with that potion. | |||||||
| Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with a random potion, making potions now 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 | ||||||
| 1.19.80 | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Changed potion colors for the potions. | |||||
| Removed enchantment glint from lingering potions. | |||||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.23 | Splash potions now have the same duration as drinkable potions. Previously they only had 75% of the duration from their drinkable counter part. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU14 | CU1 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | ||
| TU57 | CU49 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 | Patch 27 | 1.0.7 | Splash potions once again only have 75% of the duration from normal potions. |
| TU60 | CU51 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | Patch 30 | 1.0.11 | Splash and lingering potions of night vision can now be put into a cauldron. This can be used to obtain tipped arrows of night vision potion. |
| 1.90 | |||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Numeric IDs are no longer used for potions. Instead, an NBT "Potion" tag is used, e.g. /give @p minecraft:potion 1 0 {Potion:"minecraft:swiftness"}. See here for the old numeric IDs. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | The entity ID has been changed from AreaEffectCloud to area_effect_cloud. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, normal potion's numeral ID was 373, splash potion's 438 and lingering potion's 441. | |||||
Gallery
Screenshots
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The effect of Night Vision (left image is with Night Vision, right image is without) -
The view when a player uses Night Vision in the Nether
See also
External links
- "Taking Inventory: Potion" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 11, 2022.
- Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide (version 1.9)
- Minecraft Forum: All About Potions And Brewing - 1.9 Reference Guide
Issues
Issues relating to "Potion of Night Vision" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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