How to make a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) that is extended to last longer than a regular Potion of Slow Falling (1:30). When this potion is drank, it will give you the Slow Falling effect for 4 minutes.

potion of slow falling (extended)

Let's explore how to make this potion.

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Supported Platforms

A Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.6.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU69)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.6.0)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.76)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.76)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.6.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.6.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.7.0)

* 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 Slow Falling (4:00):

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 Slow Falling (4:00), you will need 1 Potion of Slow Falling (1:30) and 1 redstone dust.

Place the Potion of Slow Falling in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu. Then add the redstone dust to the top box.

Crafting recipe for potion of slow falling (extended)

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the redstone dust will disappear. The Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) 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 slow falling (extended)

Your bottle will now contain a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00).

potion of slow falling

If you drink the Potion of Slow Falling (4:00), it will slow down how fast you fall and eliminate fall damage for 4 minutes.

At this point, you can add this Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) to your inventory or you can continue and turn the potion into a Splash Potion of Slow Falling (4:00).

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Potion of Slow Falling (4:00)

Things to Make with this Potion

You can use a Potion of Slow Falling (4:00) 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 Slow Falling (4:00) in Minecraft: