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Today, you will learn how to make a Potion of Water Breathing in Minecraft. You can use the table of contents above to navigate quickly.

This guide is part of the Potion Brewing Guides. I recommend you to check two other related guides, the Potion Guide and Brewing Stand Guide.

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Potion of Water Breathing Overview

All Potion of Water Breathing

All Potion of Water Breathing, with its status effect icon.

Potion of Water Breathing is a Potion that has a positive effect. The effect is Water Breathing. It stops the oxygen/bubble bar from decreasing and also slightly improves underwater visibility.

Potion of Water Breathing doesn’t have the level II variant.

How to Make the Potions

Before making Potion of Water Breathing, make sure you make Awkward Potions first by putting Nether Wart and Water Bottles into the Brewing Stand.

Notes: 

  1. When Brewing any Potions, make sure you put three Potions (or Water Bottles, if you try to make Awkward Potions) for the Output. 
  2. There are three types of Potions you can make. The first one is the basic, the second one (with + at the end of its name) comes extended duration, and level II (with increased effect power and lower time). But in this case, there are only two, the basic one and the extended duration (+).
  3. In-game, the extended Potion doesn’t come with + at the end of its name. It’s a mark to lets you differentiate each Potion.

1. Potion of Water Breathing

How to Make Potion of Water Breathing

Visual Guide on How to Make Potion of Water Breathing.

To make the basic Potion of Water Breathing, put Pufferfish and Awkward Potions into the Brewing Stand. The basic Potion of Water Breathing has a duration of 3 minutes.

Now, to make Potion of Water Breathing +. Put Redstone and the basic Potion of Water Breathing into the Brewing Stand. The Potion of Water Breathing + has a duration of 8 minutes.

2. Splash Potion of Water Breathing

How to Make Splash Potion of Water Breathing

Visual Guide on How to Make Splash Potion of Water Breathing.

The main ingredient for making Splash Potion is Gunpowder.

In Minecraft Java Edition, use Gunpowder and desired Potion (basic or +). And your Potion will be converted into Splash Potion, with all effects and durations remain the same.

In Minecraft Bedrock, use Gunpowder and desired Potion (basic or +). All the effects remain the same, but the duration changes.

  • Basic Splash Potion of Water Breathing: 02:15 seconds
  • Splash Potion of Water Breathing +: 6 minutes.

3. Lingering Potion of Water Breathing

How to Make Lingering Potion of Water Breathing

Visual Guide on How to Make Potion of Water Breathing.

The main ingredient to make Lingering Potions is Dragon’s Breath.

To make the basic Lingering Potion of Water Breathing, put Dragon’s Breath and the basic Splash Potion of Water Breathing. The basic Lingering Potion of Water Breathing has a duration of 45 seconds.

Now, to make Lingering Potion of Water Breathing +. Put Dragon’s Breath and Splash Potion of Water Breathing + into the Brewing Stand. The Lingering Potion of Water Breathing + has a duration of 2 minutes.

When Lingering Potion is thrown, the lingering effect will last up to 26 seconds. The durations you see above (45 seconds and 2 minutes) are for the Water Breathing effect and not how long lingering particles will last.


So that all the guides on how to make Potion of Water Breathing in Minecraft. To see more guides like this one, go check Potion Brewing Guides. Thank you for reading the article.

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