How to make a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) and add it to your inventory. When this potion is drank, it will give you the Instant Damage effect and immediately cause 6 points of damage to your health.

potion of harming

Let's explore how to make this potion.

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Supported Platforms

A Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.3.1)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* 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 Potion in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make this Potion

In Minecraft, these are the materials materials you can use to craft a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage):

How to craft this 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 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 Potion of Harming (Instant Damage), you will need 1 Potion of Poison (0:45) and 1 fermented spider eye.

Place the Potion of Poison (0:45) in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu. Then add the fermented spider eye to the top box.

Crafting recipe for potion of harming

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the fermented spider eye will disappear. The Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) 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 potion of harming

Your bottle will now contain a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage).

potion of harming

If you drink the Potion of Harming (Instant Damage), it will instantly cause you 6 points of damage.

You probably don't want to cause yourself 6 points of damage. So, try turning the Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) into a Splash Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) to throw at another mob. This will cause damage to another mob.

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Potion of Harming (Instant Damage)

Things to Make with this Potion

You can use a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with this Potion

Here are some activities that you can do with a Potion of Harming (Instant Damage) in Minecraft: