How to make a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15). This potion can be thrown to create a cloud of Luck. If a player or mob runs through this cloud, they will get the Luck effect and their luck will increase by +1 for 1 minute and 15 seconds. This potion can also be used to craft arrows that are tipped with Luck.

lingering potion of luck

Let's explore how to make this lingering potion.

Supported Platforms

A Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.9)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)No
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU46)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU35), but removed in (1.2)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.38)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.38), but removed in (1.14.0)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 15)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes, but removed in (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionNo
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find this Lingering Potion in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make this Lingering Potion

In Minecraft, these are the materials materials you can use to craft a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15):

How to craft this Lingering Potion in Survival Mode

1. Open the Brewing Stand menu

First, open your brewing stand so that you have the Brewing Stand menu that looks like this:

brewing menu

2. Add Blaze Powder to Activate the Brewing Stand

Start by adding blaze powder in the far left box to activate the brewing stand.

brewing menu activated

3. Add Items to make this Lingering Potion

In the Brewing Stand menu, you place ingredients in the top box and the potions are created in the bottom three boxes.

To make a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15), you will need 1 Splash Potion of Luck (1:15) and 1 Dragon's Breath.

Place the Splash Potion of Luck (1:15) in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu. Then add the Dragon's Breath to the top box.

Crafting recipe for lingering potion of luck

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the Dragon's Breath will disappear. The Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15) will now be finished.

TIP: If you hover over the potion in the Brewing Stand, you will see the name of the potion and its effects.

Completed lingering potion of luck

Your bottle will now contain a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15).

lingering potion of luck

You can move this new item to your inventory.

If you throw the Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15), it will create a cloud of Luck effect. If someone runs through the cloud, it will increase their luck by 1 for 1 minutes and 15 seconds.

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15)

Things to Make with this Lingering Potion

You can use a Lingering Potion of Luck (1:15) to make items in Minecraft such as: