


| Rarity tier | Common |
|---|---|
| Consumption time | 32 game ticks (1.6 seconds) |
| Always consumable | Yes |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
A potion of Swiftness is a potion that provides Speed when used.
Obtaining
Brewing
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Swiftness | Sugar + Awkward Potion |
|
| Extended Potion of Swiftness | Redstone Dust + Potion of Swiftness |
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| Potion of Swiftness II | Glowstone Dust + Potion of Swiftness |
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| Splash Potion of Swiftness | Gunpowder + Potion of Swiftness |
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| Lingering Potion of Swiftness | Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Swiftness |
Mob loot
A witch has an 8.5% chance to drop a potion of Swiftness if it dies while drinking the potion.
Generated loot
In Bedrock Edition, the cauldron in a swamp hut contains a random potion, with a 25% chance for it to be Swiftness.
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Secret chest | 1 | 36%{ "item": "Potion of Swiftness", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.36, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
| ||
| Trial spawner | 1 | 5%{ "item": "Potion of Swiftness", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050000000000000044, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Trial spawner" }
| ||
Usage
Effect
| Potion type | Tier | Duration | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 |
Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 20% (6.73 meters per second sprinting). | |
| 2 | 1:30 | Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 40% (7.85) meters per second sprinting). | ||
| Splash Potion | 1 | Regular: 3:00 Extended: 8:00 |
Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 20% (6.73 meters per second sprinting). | |
| 2 | 1:30 | Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 40% (7.85) meters per second sprinting). | ||
| Lingering Potion | 1 | Regular: 0:45 Extended: 3:00 |
Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 20% (6.73 meters per second sprinting). | |
| 2 | 0:22 | Increases speed, jump distance, and FOV by 40% (7.85) meters per second sprinting). |
Base potion
Potion of Swiftness is a base for brewing potions of Slowness.
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion of Slowness | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Swiftness |
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| Potion of Slowness+ | Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Swiftness+ |
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
| Potion | Regular | Extended | Level II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Swiftness | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Item data
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 Swiftness | swiftness |
strong_swiftness |
long_swiftness
|
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 Swiftness 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 Swiftness no longer exist in the Creative inventory. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | The order of potions has been changed in the Creative inventory, so the potion of Swiftness is now in a different location. | |||||
| Removed extended-enhanced potions of Swiftness. | |||||||
| 15w33a | |||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.19.4 | pre1 | Potions no longer have an enchantment glint. | |||||
| pre3 | |||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w13a | Potions of Swiftness can now be ejected as loot from trial spawners. | |||||
| Lingering potions of Swiftness can now be dispensed as projectiles by ominous trial spawners. | |||||||
| 26.3 | snap1 | Potion of Swiftness can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Potions of Swiftness are now obtainable in Survival. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Potions of Swiftness can now be obtained by killing witches while they're drinking it. | |||||
| Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with 1-3 bottles of a random potion, which has a 15% chance to be a potion of Swiftness. This makes potions of Swiftness obtainable in Survival without brewing. | |||||||
| 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 Swiftness. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.20 | ||||||
| 1.21.0 Experiment | Preview 1.21.0.20 | Potions of Swiftness can now be ejected as loot from trial spawners. | |||||
| Lingering potions of Swiftness can now be dispensed as projectiles by ominous trial spawners. | |||||||
| 26.40 Experiment | Preview 26.40.27 | Potion of Swiftness can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
| 26.50 | Preview 26.50.22 | All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented. | |||||
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 | ||
| 1.90 | |||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
| 1.7.10 | |||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Potion of Swiftness" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
In other media
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A potion of Swiftness as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode -
A duo dressed as soul sand and a potion of Swiftness -
A swiftness potion as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons
See also
External links
- Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide (version 1.9)









