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

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

Potion of Weakness Overview

Potion of Weakness Basic Information

Potion of Weakness
Effect	Weakness
Duration	1:30
Stack	1

Potion of Weakness Types

Alternative Types
Lingering Potion of Weakness + Duration: 1:00	Lingering Potion of Weakness Duration: 0:22
Splash Potion of Weakness + Duration: 3:00	Splash Potion of Weakness Duration: 1:07
Potion of Weakness + Duration: 4:00	Potion of Weakness 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 Weakness

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 Weakness Recipes

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

How to Use a Potion of Weakness

Decrease Your Target's Attack Power

The Potion of Weakness reduces your attack power and weakens your melee attacks. This effect can be useful when other players or mobs are attacking you as it decreases their damage on your health and gives you the advantage to win.

You can either drink a Potion of Weakness, or you can throw a Splash or Lingering Potion of Weakness 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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Armor	Weapons	Materials
Decorations	Transportation	Potions
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List of All Potions

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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