How to Make a Regeneration Potion in Minecraft

Ingredients

Item	Quantity	Source
Ghast Tear	1	Dropped by Ghasts in the Nether
Nether Wart	1	Nether Fortress stairwells
Blaze Powder	fuel	Crafted from Blaze Rods
Glass Bottle	1-3	Crafted from Glass

Brewing Chain

1. Fill Glass Bottles with water to get the Water Bottles a batch of Regeneration starts from.
2. Add Nether Wart to brew the Awkward Potions that Regeneration needs as a base.
3. Add Ghast Tear to produce Potion of Regeneration (0:45).

Variants

Variant	Modifier	Effect	Duration	Total HP restored
Potion of Regeneration	-	Regen (1 HP / 2.5s)	0:45	18 HP (9 hearts)
Potion of Regeneration (Extended)	Redstone Dust	Regen (1 HP / 2.5s)	1:30	36 HP (18 hearts)
Potion of Regeneration II	Glowstone Dust	Regen II (1 HP / 1.2s)	0:22	18 HP (9 hearts)
Splash Potion of Regeneration	Gunpowder	Regen (throwable)	0:33	~13 HP
Lingering Potion of Regeneration	Dragon's Breath on Splash	Regen (area cloud)	0:11	~4 HP

Splash and Lingering Regeneration

Add Gunpowder to a finished Regeneration potion to create a Splash Potion of Regeneration you can throw. A splash Regeneration affects every entity within a small radius on impact, and the Regeneration it applies is at full strength where the bottle lands, dropping away with distance until it is nothing four blocks out. Add Dragon's Breath to a Splash Potion of Regeneration to create a Lingering Potion of Regeneration, which leaves an area-of-effect cloud of Regeneration on the ground. A lingering Regeneration cloud applies a quarter of the drinkable duration each time it touches you, and it keeps applying that Regeneration for as long as the cloud sits there.

Best Uses

• Sustained fights: The extended version restores up to 18 hearts over 90 seconds, making it the best sustain potion for drawn-out PvE encounters like Trial Chambers.
• PvP: Regen II provides faster healing for short, intense fights. Pair with Healing II splashes for burst healing on top of passive regeneration.
• Boss fights: Drink extended Regeneration before engaging the Wither. The passive healing offsets chip damage while you focus on dodging and attacking.

Regeneration in exact numbers

Regeneration is the shortest of the ordinary timed potions: forty five seconds at base, where Strength and Speed both start at three minutes. Extending it gets you to a minute and a half, and the enhanced version cuts you back to twenty two and a half seconds while doubling the tick rate. It is deliberately a burst effect, not something you drink before setting out.

Regeneration: what was checked	Value in Java 26.2
What Regeneration applies	Regeneration, counted as a beneficial effect
Regeneration base duration	900 ticks (0:45)
Regeneration particle colour	#CD5CAB, stored as 13458603
Extended Regeneration with Redstone Dust	1800 ticks (1:30)
Regeneration II with Glowstone Dust	450 ticks (0:22.5) at amplifier 1
Splash Regeneration at the point of impact	900 ticks (0:45), the same as drinking it yourself
Splash Regeneration one block away	676 ticks (0:33.8); the share shrinks with every block and is nothing at four
Lingering Regeneration cloud	226 ticks (0:11.3) per application, a quarter of the bottle
Tipped arrow of Regeneration	113 ticks (0:05.7), an eighth, and eight arrows come out of one bottle
Brewing Regeneration	a Ghast Tear on an Awkward Potion

Why Regeneration is short on purpose

Regeneration is the shortest of the timed potions at 45 seconds, and Regeneration is priced that way because it heals through anything that is not instant. Regeneration extended reaches a minute and a half, and Regeneration II cuts the clock to 22.5 seconds while doubling the tick rate, so the enhanced bottle heals about the same total in half the time. The practical use of Regeneration is the moment after a hit rather than the minute before a fight, and Regeneration is also what makes a totem survivable, because the totem hands you two health and Regeneration turns those two into ten.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Regeneration or Healing better?

It depends on the situation. Healing provides instant HP recovery and is better for emergencies. Regeneration provides sustained recovery over time and is better for prolonged fights where you take continuous damage.

Does Regeneration work on undead?

No. Regeneration has no effect on undead mobs. Unlike Healing (which damages undead), Regeneration simply does nothing to them.

Can I stack Regeneration with natural health regeneration?

Yes. The potion effect stacks with the natural regeneration that occurs when your hunger bar is at 18+ points. Both heal independently.

Why is Regeneration so much shorter than the other potions?

It runs on 900 ticks where Strength and Speed both start at 3600. Extending it reaches 1800 and enhancing it drops to 450 while doubling the tick rate. It is deliberately a burst heal rather than something you drink before setting out, and the numbers say so plainly.

How much of that survives a throw?

At the point of impact a splash Regeneration keeps the full 900 ticks, one block away it is 676, the lingering cloud carries 226 and a tipped arrow 113. Because the base is short to begin with, Regeneration loses more to distance in practice than any of the three minute potions.

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Questions about Make a Regeneration Potion

What does Make a Regeneration Potion come down to?

Fill Glass Bottles with water to get the Water Bottles a batch of Regeneration starts from.

How much does Make a Regeneration Potion actually need?

Sustained fights: The extended version restores up to 18 hearts over 90 seconds, making it the best sustain potion for drawn-out PvE encounters like Trial Chambers.

What separates the options in Make a Regeneration Potion?

For Ghast Tear, the table on this page lists Quantity: 1, Source: Dropped by Ghasts in the Nether.

What should you avoid while doing Make a Regeneration Potion?

Because the base is short to begin with, Regeneration loses more to distance in practice than any of the three minute potions.