Potion of Strength



| Rarity tier | Common |
|---|---|
| Consumption time | 32 game ticks (1.6 seconds) |
| Always consumable | Yes |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
A potion of Strength is a potion that provides Strength when used.
Obtaining
Brewing
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Strength | Blaze Powder + Awkward Potion |
|
| Potion of Strength + | Redstone Dust + Potion of Strength |
|
| Potion of Strength II | Glowstone Dust + Potion of Strength |
|
| Splash Potion of Strength | Gunpowder + Potion of Strength |
|
| Lingering Potion of Strength | Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Strength |
Generated loot
Each trial chambers supply chest can generate with 2 to 10 potions of Strength in it.
| # of potions | Chance |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0.79648663962698 |
| 2 | 0.18562426261805 |
| 4 | 0.017754675495492 |
| 6 | 0.00078289499681056 |
| 8 | 1 in 55035.961165049 |
| 10 | 1 in 5668704 |
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Ominous trial spawner | 1 | 7%{ "item": "Potion of Strength", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06999999999999995, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous trial spawner" }
| ||
| Supply chest | 2 | 20.4%{ "item": "Potion of Strength", "stacksize": 2, "chance": 0.20351336037302348, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
Usage
Effect
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 |
JE: Increases melee damage by 3HP. BE: Increases melee damage by 30%, and then by 1HP. | |
| 2 | 1:30 | JE: Increases melee damage by 6HP. BE: Increases melee damage by 69%, and then by 2.3HP × 1.15. | ||
| Splash Potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 |
The same as the corresponding drinkable potion. | |
| 2 | 1:30 | |||
| Lingering Potion | 1 | Regular: 0:45 Extended: 3:00 | ||
| 2 | 0:22 |
Base potion
The potion of Strength is a base for brewing potions of Weakness.
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Weakness | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Strength |
|
| Potion of Weakness+ | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Strength+ |
Crafting ingredient
Sounds
Main article: Potion § Sounds
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
potion | Item | item | |
splash_potion | Item | item | |
lingering_potion | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
potion | 426 | Item | potion | |
splash_potion | 561 | Item | potion | |
lingering_potion | 562 | Item | potion |
Metadata
See also: Potion § Metadata
| Potion | Regular | Extended | Level II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Strength | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Item data
See also: Potion § Item data
See also: Data component format
Regular, splash, and lingering potions all use a "potion" tag inside "potion_contents" component to indicate the potion type.
| Potion | Regular | Level II | Extended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Strength | strength |
strong_strength |
long_strength
|
See also: Bedrock Edition level format/Item format
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Local Brewery | Brew a potion. | Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies. | 15 | Bronze | ||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Local Brewery | Brew a Potion | Take a potion, splash potion, lingering potion, or water bottle from a brewing stand potion slot. |
![]() | A Furious Cocktail | Have every potion effect applied at the same time | Have all of these 17[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/18[upcoming] status effects applied to the player at the same time:
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![]() | How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | Have all of these 34[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/35[upcoming] status effects applied to the player at the same time:
The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. |
![]() | Husbandry | The world is full of friends and food | Consume anything that can be consumed, except for cake. |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Added potions, but they were completely unobtainable and were random. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | |||||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | |||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Potions of Strength are added to the Creative inventory. The extended-enhanced version (both extended time and level II) also exists in the inventory. | |||||
| 1.5 | 13w09c | Extended-enhanced potions of Strength no longer exist in the Creative inventory. | |||||
| 1.8.1 | pre1 | Potion of Strength can now be extended. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Potions of Strength can no longer be brewed into potions of Weakness with a fermented spider eye. | |||||
| Removed extended-enhanced potions of Strength. | |||||||
| 15w33a | |||||||
| Potion of Strength has been changed from a 130% increase to 3-point increase per level. | |||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.19.4 | Pre-release 1 | Potions no longer have an enchantment glint. | |||||
| Pre-release 3 | |||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w13a | Potions of Strength can now be ejected as loot from ominous trial spawners. | |||||
| Lingering potions of Strength can now be dispensed as projectiles by ominous trial spawners. | |||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Potions of Strength are now obtainable in Survival. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.19.80 | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Removed the enchantment glint from potions of Strength. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.20 | ||||||
| 1.21.0 Experiment | Preview 1.21.0.20 | Potions of Strength can now be ejected as loot from ominous trial spawners. | |||||
| Lingering potions of Strength can now be dispensed as projectiles by ominous trial spawners. | |||||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | ||
| Potion of Strength has been changed from 130% increase to 3-point increase per level. | |||||||
| 1.90 | |||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Potion of Strength" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
In other media
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A strength potion as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons









