Potion of Slow Falling in Minecraft – How to Make and Use it
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The Potion of Slow Falling in Minecraft is a consumable item that grants players the Slow Falling status effect. This effect allows you to fall slower and prevents you from taking fall damage. A regular Potion of Slow Falling lasts for 1 minute and 30 seconds, but you can extend the duration of the effect to 4 minutes by adding Redstone Dust.
This potion can be used to float safely down from high altitudes, gain better mobility in air, and survive aerial attacks. Players typically use the Potion of Slow Falling in The End when battling the Ender Dragon. This deadly boss mob has an attack that can send you flying high enough to kill you when you fall down. Drinking the potion before the fight can save you from dying this way.
How to Brew a Regular Potion of Slow Falling in Minecraft?
To brew a regular Potion of Slow Falling in Minecraft, gather all the required ingredients and brewing tools, then follow the below recipe:
Ingredients required:
Tools required for the brewing process:
1 – Craft a Glass Bottle
Find a Crafting Table and place 3 Glass Blocks in the 3×3 grid. This will give you 3 Glass Bottles.
You only need one bottle to make the potion, but you can also place up to three bottles in the Brewing Stand using the same ingredients, so plan ahead!
2 – Create a Water Bottle
To get a Water Bottle, equip a Glass Bottle and look for a water source to fill it up.
3 – Get Fuel for Brewing
Now, you need Blaze Powder to fuel your Brewing Stand. You can craft this from Blaze Rods which are dropped by Blazes found in Nether fortresses.
Once you have your Blaze Rod, use the Crafting Table to create Blaze Powder. 1 Blaze Powder is enough to make 20 batches of potions, so one is more than enough.
4 – Gather the Potion Modifier
Minecraft potions need a modifier so you can alter its properties. For this potion, we need a Nether Wart.
You can find Nether Warts growing on Soul Sand in the Nether, so while you’re looking for Blazes, be sure to grab some on the way!
5 – Brew an Awkward Potion
Before making the Potion of Slow Falling, you need to brew a base potion called an Awkward Potion. To get one, place the Water Bottle, Blaze Powder, and Nether Wart in the Brewing Stand as shown above.
6 – Brew a Potion of Slow Falling
For the final step, you need a Phantom Membrane, which you can get by defeating Phantoms. These mobs spawn at night when you spend three or more Minecraft days without sleeping or dying.
Leaving everything how it was from the last step, place the Phantom Membrane in the Brewing Stand. Wait for the brewing to finish, and you’ll get a Potion of Slow Falling that lasts for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
How to Extend the Duration of a Regular Potion of Slow Falling?
You can extend the duration of the regular Potion of Slow Falling from 90 seconds to 4 minutes by placing Redstone Dust in the base ingredient slot of your Brewing Stand.
How to Use the Potion of Slow Falling?
You can use a Potion of Slow Falling by drinking it. To do this, select the Potion of Slow Falling from the hotbar.
Then, drink the potion by using the following controls based on your Minecraft version:
- Java Edition: Right-click and hold.
- Bedrock Edition:
- Keyboard & Mouse: Right-click and hold.
- Controller: Press the LT/L2/ZL button and hold.
- Mobile: Tap the screen and hold.
- Education Edition: Right-click and hold.
An empty Glass Bottle will be left after use. You will know the potion works when you see particle effects. You can also check this by opening the inventory menu to see your current status effects.
What are the Advantages of Using A Potion of Slow Falling?
Aside from using it against the Ender Dragon, The Potion of Slow Falling is useful for navigating high areas, gliding with an Elytra, and defending against Shulkers and Wardens.
- Scaling High Altitudes: Ravines and mountains can be tricky to navigate. Using a Potion of Slow Falling to slow your descent can save you from accidentally falling to your death.
- Elytra Usage: Using an Elytra while affected by Slow Falling allows you to glide at a slower rate but with more efficiency. It also prevents you from taking fall damage while using it.
- Fighting Shulkers: Shulkers have the to ability to continuously inflict the Levitation effect with their bullets, floating you upward when hit. Using a Potion of Slow Falling can prevent you from dying from fall damage if the bullets take you up too high.
- Evading Wardens: The Warden is a powerful mob that can detect vibrations, smell, and touch, but it can be avoided by sneaking. The Potion of Slow Falling can be used to evade it as it softens your landing and muffles your steps.
What Are the Risks of Using A Potion of Slow Falling?
The Potion of Slow Falling has its advantages, but it also comes with possible risks such as difficulty with acquiring Phantom Membrane, inability to prevent Ender Pearl damage, and inefficiency of falling at a much slower rate. Here are things you may find helpful to know before investing in one:
- Getting Phantom Membrane: Getting Phantom Membrane can be challenging since Phantoms only spawn after 3 or more days without the player sleeping or dying. Alternatively, you can get a cat which has a 3.22% chance of gifting you Phantom Membrane.
- Ender Pearl Damage: Using this potion does not prevent damage from traveling using Ender Pearls.
- Falling Slowly: While this is the intended effect of the potion, it can be time-consuming to wait to reach the ground if the player is in a hurry.
What Are the Alternatives to Using A Potion of Slow Falling?
Instead of using a Potion of Slow Falling, you can use certain tools, items, and blocks from your environment to prevent fall damage. Here is a list of alternatives:
- Water: Fall into a water source to avoid fall damage completely.
- Water Bucket: Use a Water Bucket right before hitting the ground to break your fall.
- Beds: Land on a bed to reduce fall damage by 50%.
- Hay Bales: Land on Hay Bales to reduce fall damage by 80%.
- Sweet Berries: Fall on Sweet Berry bushes to nullify all fall damage. Unfortunately, this will not prevent you from taking damage from the Sweet Berries.
- Feather Falling: Enchant your boots with Feather Falling. This effect does not change the rate at which you fall, but it does reduce fall damage when worn.
- Cobwebs: Fall into a Cobweb to slow your descent and avoid fall damage.
- Slime Blocks: Land on a Slime Block. This will cause you to bounce instead of taking fall damage.
- Boats: Ride a Boat when exploring or falling from high areas to negate fall damage.
What are some variants of the Potion of Slow Falling?
The Potion of Slow Falling has two throwable variants called the Splash Potion of Slow Falling and the Lingering Potion of Slow Falling. We will explain below how to brew each of these.
How to Make a Splash Potion of Slow Falling
To make a Splash Potion of Slow Falling, add 1 Gunpowder to a Potion of Slow Falling (01:30) in your Brewing Stand. Once it finishes brewing, you can throw it at mobs or other players to give them the Slow Falling effect for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
If you want to extend the effects of a Splash Potion of Slow Falling to 4 minutes, use a Potion of Slow Falling (04:00) with the Gunpowder instead.
How to Make a Lingering Potion of Slow Falling
To make a Lingering Potion of Slow Falling, add 1 Dragon’s Breath to a Splash Potion of Slow Falling (01:30) in your Brewing Stand. Throwing a Lingering Potion of Slow Falling creates a cloud of Slow Falling. Mobs or players that pass through this cloud will get the Slow Falling effect for 22 seconds.
To extend the effects of a Lingering Potion of Slow Falling to 1 minute, use a Splash Potion of Slow Falling (04:00) with the Dragon’s Breath.
You can also make Arrows of Slow Falling that lasts for 11 seconds by combining 1 Lingering Potion of Slow Falling (0:22) and 8 Arrows in the Crafting Table. To make the Arrow of Slow Falling last for 30 seconds, use a Lingering Potion of Slow Falling (01:00) instead.
Where to find the Potion of Slow Falling in Creative Mode?
You can find the Potion of Slow Falling and its variants in the Creative Inventory menu. The location varies depending on the version of Minecraft you have.
- Java Edition: you can find it in
Brewing or
Food & Drinks.
- Bedrock Edition: you can find it in
Equipment or
- Education Edition: you can find it
