How to Make Splash Potions in Minecraft

What Are Splash Potions?

Splash Potions are throwable versions of regular potions. Instead of drinking them, you throw them like projectiles. On impact, they shatter and apply their effect to all entities within a small radius. You create a Splash Potion by adding Gunpowder to any finished potion in a Brewing Stand.

Ingredients

Item	Quantity	Source
Gunpowder	1	Dropped by Creepers, Ghasts, and Witches
Any finished potion	1-3	Brewed at a Brewing Stand
Blaze Powder	fuel	Crafted from Blaze Rods

Brewing Steps

1. Brew any regular potion using the standard Water Bottle to Awkward Potion to effect potion chain.
2. Optionally modify it with Redstone Dust (extend) or Glowstone Dust (enhance).
3. Add Gunpowder to convert it into a Splash Potion.

Duration Mechanics

Splash Potions have 75 % of the drinkable potion's duration. The effectiveness also scales with distance from the impact point. A direct hit applies 100 % of the effect, while targets at the edge of the splash radius receive reduced duration proportional to their distance.

Base Duration	Splash Duration
3:00	2:15
8:00	6:00
1:30	1:07
0:45	0:33
Instant	Instant

Throw Range and Radius

Splash Potions have a throwing arc similar to Snowballs and Eggs. The splash radius on impact is approximately 4 blocks. Entities closer to the centre receive stronger and longer effects.

Best Uses

• Self-healing in combat: Throw Splash Healing II at your feet for instant HP recovery without the drinking animation delay.
• Team support: Throw positive splash potions (Regeneration, Speed, Strength) into groups of allies to buff everyone at once.
• PvP debuffs: Splash Poison, Weakness, Slowness, and Harming are core PvP tools for weakening opponents.
• Zombie Villager curing: Splash Weakness is required for the curing process, since you cannot feed a potion to a Zombie Villager.

Splash duration, measured properly

A splash potion does not simply give three quarters of the drinkable time. What the game does is measure how far each target is from the point of impact: at the impact itself the effect lands at its full drinkable duration, the share falls away as the distance grows, and at four blocks it reaches zero. The three quarters figure everyone quotes is what you get one block from the splash, so the column below is the one block case, and standing in the middle of your own throw gives you the full number in the third column.

Potion	Which version	Drinkable ticks	One block from the impact ticks	One block from the impact on the clock
Night vision	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Night vision	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Invisibility	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Invisibility	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Leaping	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Leaping	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Leaping	Enhanced	1800	1351	1:07.5
Fire resistance	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Fire resistance	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Swiftness	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Swiftness	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Swiftness	Enhanced	1800	1351	1:07.5
Slowness	Base	1800	1351	1:07.5
Slowness	Extended	4800	3601	3:00.1
Slowness	Enhanced	400	301	0:15.1
Turtle master	Base	400	301	0:15.1
Turtle master	Extended	800	601	0:30.1
Turtle master	Enhanced	400	301	0:15.1
Water breathing	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Water breathing	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Poison	Base	900	676	0:33.8
Poison	Extended	1800	1351	1:07.5
Poison	Enhanced	432	325	0:16.3
Regeneration	Base	900	676	0:33.8
Regeneration	Extended	1800	1351	1:07.5
Regeneration	Enhanced	450	338	0:16.9
Strength	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Strength	Extended	9600	7201	6:00.1
Strength	Enhanced	1800	1351	1:07.5
Weakness	Base	1800	1351	1:07.5
Weakness	Extended	4800	3601	3:00.1
Luck	Base	6000	4501	3:45.1
Slow falling	Base	1800	1351	1:07.5
Slow falling	Extended	4800	3601	3:00.1
Wind charged	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Weaving	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Oozing	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1
Infested	Base	3600	2701	2:15.1

What the splash form is actually for

A splash potion is not a weaker potion, it is a potion you can aim. The splash form gives its full drinkable duration at the point of impact and less as the distance grows, reaching nothing four blocks out, which means a splash aimed at your own feet is worth exactly as much as drinking it. The splash form is the only way to put an effect on someone else, on a horse, on a villager or on a mob, and the splash form is also the only route to a lingering potion and from there to tipped arrows. Gunpowder is the whole cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I convert a Splash Potion back to a regular potion?

No. The Gunpowder modification is one-way. You cannot undo it once brewed.

Do Splash Potions work on the Ender Dragon?

The Ender Dragon is immune to most status effects. Splash Harming is one of the few that does work, but only when the dragon is perched on the fountain. Positive splash potions have no effect on the dragon.

Can I apply Splash Potions to myself?

Yes. Throwing a Splash Potion straight down or at a wall right next to you applies the effect to yourself. This is faster than drinking because there is no use-item animation.

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Questions about Make Splash Potions

Make Splash Potions: what is the short version?

On impact, they shatter and apply their effect to all entities within a small radius.

What is the first step for Make Splash Potions?

Brew any regular potion using the standard Water Bottle to Awkward Potion to effect potion chain.

What separates the options in Make Splash Potions?

For Gunpowder, the table on this page lists Quantity: 1, Source: Dropped by Creepers, Ghasts, and Witches.

Make Splash Potions: what does ingredients mean here?

You create a Splash Potion by adding Gunpowder to any finished potion in a Brewing Stand.