Gravity’s a pain in the hinder sometimes, isn’t it? You’re just trying to walk around and explore a big, wild world when you suddenly step weird and end up plummeting to your death. Who has time for that these days? Not me, which is why I make extensive use of Slow Falling Potions to show gravity what I think of it.
If you wanna stick it to gravity too, then here’s how to make a Slow Falling Potion in Minecraft.
How to Make Slow Falling Potion in Minecraft
The Potion of Slow Falling is one of the numerous beneficial potions you can concoct with a Brewing Stand in Minecraft. When imbibed, you’ll get one-to-four minutes of the Slow Falling status, which makes you fall slowly enough from high places to nullify fall damage. The slowed rate at which you fall can also double as a light gliding ability if you get a running start, and it also prevents you from damaging crops when jumping around them.
To make a Slow Falling Potion, you’re going to need a Brewing Stand, crafted from a Blaze Rod and three rock blocks, some Blaze Powder to fuel the Stand, a Glass Bottle, and the actual potion ingredients.
To start, here’s where you get the base components for your Brewing Stand:
- Blaze Rod: Dropped by Blazes found in Nether Fortresses
- Rock Blocks: Literally any kind of rock block will work here
- Blaze Powder: Crafted from Blaze Rods
- Glass Bottles: You can craft one from three glass blocks (made from smelting sand) or occasionally fish them out of the water
Assemble the Rod and rocks like this to create the Brewing Stand:
Once your brewing operation is underway, you’ll need to secure the ingredients for the potion. You’ll first need a lump of Nether Wart to create the potion’s base, followed by a Phantom Membrane to give it its slow-falling properties.
- Nether Wart: A dark red fungus that grows out of the ground near Nether Fortresses, usually in patches of Soul Sand
- Phantom Membrane: A skin dropped by a Phantom, a special kind of hostile mob that will only appear when you haven’t slept or died for three in-game days straight. They’ll swoop down and attack you at night, but they can drop one Phantom Membrane when killed.
Once you’ve got all of the ingredients, it’s time to put it all together. Interact with your Brewing Stand to bring up the Brewing Menu. Drop the Blaze Powder in the top left slot to start up the Stand, then slot a glass bottle into one of the three bottle slots. Stick the Nether Wart into the ingredient slot at the top and let the Stand do its thing. After some time has passed, you’ll have an Awkward Potion. Leave the Awkward Potion in the bottle slot and place the Phantom Membrane into the ingredient slot. Let it boil up one more time, and voila: a Potion of Slow Falling, ready to drink.
A standard Slow Falling Potion should give you about a minute and a half of gravity-defiance, but if you have some Redstone Dust, you can stick that in the ingredient slot of the Stand and let it boil up one more time to extend the effect’s duration.
