How to Make a Potion of Regeneration: Brewing Guide and Recipe

A Potion of Regeneration is a potion in Minecraft that can be made by infusing an Awkward Potion with a Ghast Tear in a Brewing Stand. Learn more about the Potion of Regeneration and its different types, the ingredients for its recipe, how to make it, and what it's used for.

Potion of Regeneration Overview

Potion of Regeneration Basic Information

Potion of Regeneration
Effect	Regeneration
Duration	0:45
Stack	1

Potion of Regeneration Types

Alternative Types
Lingering Potion of Regeneration II Duration: 0:05	Lingering Potion of Regeneration + Duration: 0:30
Lingering Potion of Regeneration Duration: 0:11	Splash Potion of Regeneration II Duration: 0:16
Splash Potion of Regeneration + Duration: 1:30	Splash Potion of Regeneration Duration: 0:33
Potion of Regeneration II Duration: 0:22	Potion of Regeneration + Duration: 2:00
Potion of Regeneration Duration: 0:45

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 Regeneration

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 Regeneration Recipes

Base	Ingredient			Resulting Potion
Water Bottle	+	Nether Wart	=	Awkward Potion
Awkward Potion	+	Ghast Tear	=	Potion of Regeneration
Potion of Regeneration	+	Redstone Dust	=	Potion of Regeneration +
Potion of Regeneration	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Regeneration II
Potion of Regeneration	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Regeneration
Potion of Regeneration +	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Regeneration +
Potion of Regeneration II	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Regeneration II
Splash Potion of Regeneration	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Regeneration
Splash Potion of Regeneration +	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Regeneration +
Splash Potion of Regeneration II	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Regeneration II

How to Use a Potion of Regeneration

Restore Your Health Over Time

Regeneration slowly heals your health and add to your hearts for a brief amount of time. Drinking the Potion of Regeneration can be useful when you are in a fight against stronger mobs where you need to continually heal from constant damage. Be aware that undead mobs are immune both to poison and regeneration.

You can either drink a Potion of Regeneration, or you can throw a Splash or Lingering Potion of Regeneration 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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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