How to make a Potion of Weakness (1:30) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Potion of Weakness (1:30) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Potion of Weakness (1:30) and add it to your inventory. When this potion is drank, it will give you the Weakness effect and -4 Attack Damage for 1 minute and 30 seconds in Java Edition, or -0.7 Attack Damage for 1 minute and 30 seconds in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch).

potion of weakness

Let's explore how to make this potion.

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Supported Platforms

A Potion of Weakness (1:30) 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 Weakness (1:30):

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 Weakness (1:30), you will need 1 water bottle and 1 fermented spider eye.

Add the Water Bottle

First, place the water bottle in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu.

Crafting recipe for potion of weakness

TIP: You can make up to 3 potions at a time by adding 3 water bottles to the Brewing Stand.

Add the Fermented Spider Eye

Next, add the fermented spider eye to the top box in the Brewing Stand menu.

Crafting recipe for potion of weakness

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the fermented spider eye will disappear. The Potion of Weakness (1:30) 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 weakness

Your bottle will now contain a Potion of Weakness (1:30).

potion of weakness

If you drink the Potion of Weakness (1:30), it will give you -4 Attack Damage for 1 minute and 30 seconds in Java Edition, or -0.7 Attack Damage for 1 minute and 30 seconds in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch).

You probably don't want to reduce your own attack damage. So, try turning the Potion of Weakness (1:30) into a Splash Potion of Weakness (1:07) to throw at another mob. This will reduce the attack damage that the mob deals to you.

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Potion of Weakness (1:30)

Things to Make with this Potion

You can use a Potion of Weakness (1:30) 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 Weakness (1:30) in Minecraft: