How to make a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II). This potion can be thrown at a player or mob to give them the Poison II effect for 21 seconds in Java Edition or 16 seconds in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch).

splash potion of poison

Let's explore how to make this splash potion.

Supported Platforms

A Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) 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 Splash Potion in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make this Splash Potion

In Minecraft, these are the materials materials you can use to craft a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II):

How to craft this Splash 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 Splash 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 Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II), you will need 1 Potion of Poison (0:21/0:22 - Poison II) and 1 gunpowder.

Place the Potion of Poison (0:21/0:22 - Poison II) in one of the bottom boxes in the Brewing Stand menu. Then add the gunpowder to the top box.

Crafting recipe for splash potion of poison (extended)

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the gunpower will disappear. The Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) 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 splash potion of poison (extended)

Your bottle will now contain a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II).

splash potion of poison

You can move this new item to your inventory.

If you throw the Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) at someone, it will give them Poison II for 21 seconds in Java Edition or 16 seconds in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch). You can throw this potion on yourself if you wish, or you can throw it at another player or mob.

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II)

Things to Make with this Splash Potion

You can use a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with this Splash Potion

Here are some activities that you can do with a Splash Potion of Poison (0:21/0:16 - Poison II) in Minecraft: