A Potion of Slowness is a potion in Minecraft that can be made by infusing a Potion of Swiftness with a Fermented Spider Eye in a Brewing Stand. Learn more about the Potion of Slowness and its different types, the ingredients for its recipe, how to make it, and what it's used for.

Potion of Slowness Overview

Potion of Slowness Basic Information

Potion of Slowness
Effect	Slowness
Duration	1:30
Stack	1

Potion of Slowness Types

Alternative Types
Lingering Potion of Slowness IV Duration: 0:05	Lingering Potion of Slowness + Duration: 1:00
Lingering Potion of Slowness Duration: 0:22	Splash Potion of Slowness IV Duration: 0:15
Splash Potion of Slowness + Duration: 3:00	Splash Potion of Slowness Duration: 1:07
Potion of Slowness IV Duration: 0:20	Potion of Slowness + Duration: 4:00
Potion of Slowness Duration: 1:30

There are three types of potions in the game, Potions, Splash Potions, and Lingering Potions.

Potions are for drinking, while Splash Potions and Lingering Potions are for throwing. Splash Potions are absorbed by target entities, while Lingering Potions create an effect cloud on the target location, and entities that pass the location will gain the effect.

How to Make a Potion of Slowness

Place the Ingredients in a Brewing Stand

Place the Base on to any of the bottom slots in the Brewing Stand, and the Ingredient on to the top slot to create the Resulting Potion. The required fuel at the top left is Blaze Powder.

Potion of Slowness Recipes

Base	Ingredient			Resulting Potion
Water Bottle	+	Nether Wart	=	Awkward Potion
Potion of Swiftness	+	Fermented Spider Eye	=	Potion of Slowness
Potion of Slowness	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Slowness +
Potion of Slowness	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Slowness IV
Potion of Slowness	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Slowness
Potion of Slowness +	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Slowness +
Potion of Slowness IV	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Slowness IV
Splash Potion of Slowness	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Slowness
Splash Potion of Slowness +	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Slowness +
Splash Potion of Slowness IV	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Slowness IV

How to Use a Potion of Slowness

Reduce the Speed of Your Target

Slowness is an effect that decreases the normal walking speed of a player or mob. This can come in handy when the Potion of Slowness is used on other entities for your own self-defense, escape, or even attack advantage.

You can either drink a Potion of Slowness, or you can throw a Splash or Lingering Potion of Slowness to a desired location for the effect.

Drink Potions to Obtain their Effects

1	Select the Potion in your Hotbar
2	Click the "Use" or "Drink" button
3	Effect will be visible through particles

Throw Splash and Lingering Potions to Use Them

1	Select the Splash or Lingering Potion in your Hotbar
2	Aim for your desired location and click the "Use" or "Throw" button
3	Effect will be visible through particles

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List of All Items

Item Subcategories
Food	Tools	Arrows
Armor	Weapons	Materials
Decorations	Transportation	Potions
Mob Eggs	Records	Dyes

List of All Potions

List of Items
Water Bottle	Potion of Night Vision	Potion of Invisibility	Potion of Leaping
Potion of Fire Resistance	Potion of Swiftness	Potion of Slowness	Potion of Water Breathing
Potion of Healing	Potion of Harming	Potion of Poison	Potion of Regeneration
Potion of Strength	Potion of Weakness	Potion of Decay	Potion of the Turtle Master
Potion of Slow Falling	Potion of Luck