Gaming > Game Play 69 69 people found this article helpful How to Make a Regeneration Potion in Minecraft Regenerate your health and heal other players By Robert Earl Wells III Updated on October 14, 2022 Reviewed by Chris Selph Reviewed by Chris Selph Chris Selph is a CompTIA-certified technology and vocational IT teacher. He also serves as network & server administrator and performs computer maintenance and repair for numerous clients. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Game Play Consoles & PCs Gaming Services Game Play & Streaming Mobile Gaming What to Know After you gather the required supplies, activate the Brewing Stand with Blaze Power, add a Nether Wart, then add a Ghastly Tear to a Water Bottle.To brew variations of the regeneration potion, you'll need Glowstone, Redstone, Gunpower, and Dragon's Breath.Regeneration potions can restore your own health and heal others. This article explains how to make every regeneration potion in Minecraft on any platform. What You Need to Make a Potion of Regeneration To create a Potion of Regeneration (or regen potion) in Minecraft, you'll need the following items: A Crafting Table (craft with 4 Wood Planks)A Brewing Stand (craft with 1 Blaze Rod and 3 Cobblestones)1 Blaze Powder (craft with 1 Blaze Rod)1 Netherwart1 Ghast Tear1 Water Bottle To brew variations of the regeneration potion that you can use on other players, you'll also need the following materials: GunpowerDragon's BreathRedstoneGlowstone Dust Look out for witches, who will sometimes drop regen potions. How to Make a Regeneration Potion in Minecraft To brew a regeneration potion in Minecraft, follow these steps: Craft Blaze Powder using a Blaze Rod. Craft a Crafting Table using four wood planks. Any type of plank (Warped Planks, Crimson Planks, etc.) will do. Place the Crafting Table on the ground and open it to bring up the 3X3 crafting grid. Craft a Brewing Stand. Add a Blaze Rod to the middle of the top row and three Cobblestones in the second row. Place the Brewing Stand on the ground and open it to bring up the brewing menu. Add a Blaze Powder to the upper-left box to activate the Brewing Stand. Add a Water Bottle to one of the boxes at the bottom of the brewing menu. Make up to three potions at once by adding Water Bottles to the other bottom boxes in the brewing menu. Add a Nether Wart to the top box of the brewing menu. Wait for the brewing process to finish. When the progress bar is full, the bottle will contain an Awkward Potion, which has no effect by itself. Add a Ghast Tear to the top box of the brewing menu. Wait for the brewing process to finish. When the progress bar is full, the bottle will contain a Potion of Regeneration. Extend the duration of your regen potion's effect by adding Redstone. How to Make a Potion of Regeneration II To make a regeneration potion that restores even more health, follow these steps: Add a Potion of Regeneration to one of the bottom boxes in the brewing menu. Add Glowstone Dust to the top box in the brewing menu. Wait for the brewing process to finish. When the progress bar is full, the bottle will contain a Potion of Regeneration II. It's not possible to extend the duration of the Potion of Regeneration II with Redstone. How to Make a Splash Potion of Regeneration To create a Splash Potion of Regeneration that you can use on others, add Gunpowder to the top box of the brewing menu and a regular Potion of Regeneration to one of the bottom boxes. To create a Splash Potion of Regeneration II, use a Potion of Regeneration II as the base instead. How to Make a Lingering Potion of Regeneration To make a Lingering Potion of Regeneration, add Dragon's Breath to the top box of the brewing menu and a Splash Potion of Regeneration to one of the bottom boxes. What Does the Potion of Regeneration Do? Drinking the Potion of Regeneration slowly increases your health until the effect wears off. The Splash Potion of Regeneration has the same effect on other players when you use it on them. The Lingering Potion of Regeneration creates a cloud that gives the effect to anyone who steps inside. How you use a potion differs depending on the platform you're playing on: PC: Right-click and holdMobile: Tap and hold the screenXbox: Press and hold LTPlayStation: Press and hold L2 FAQ How long do regeneration potions last? A standard regeneration potion will provide healing effects for 45 seconds, while an extended potion (brewed with redstone dust) will last for two minutes. A glowstone-enhanced regeneration potion will heal more effectively, but only lasts for 22 seconds. What is the natural regeneration rate in Minecraft? Natural regeneration will heal you at the rate of one heart every four seconds if you're full (i.e. have nine or more full meat icons). Natural regeneration will cease once the hunger meter drops to eight or less. How do I turn off natural regeneration in Minecraft? Natural regeneration can be turned off in world options when creating a new world. Alternately, if you're already in a world you can turn natural regeneration off by entering the command /gamerule naturalRegeneration false in the chat field. Open chat by pressing T (PC), the Chat icon (mobile), or Right on the D-pad (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch). Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit