How to make a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) that is extended to last longer than a regular Splash Potion of Water Breathing (3:00/2:15). This potion can be thrown at a player or mob to give them the Water Breathing effect and the ability to breathe under water for 8 minutes in Java Edition or 6 minutes in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch).

splash potion of water breathing

Let's explore how to make this splash potion.

Supported Platforms

A Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU31)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU19)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.22)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.22)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 3)
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 Water Breathing (8:00/6:00):

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 Water Breathing (8:00/6:00), you will need 1 Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) and 1 gunpowder.

Place the Potion of Water Breathing (8:00) 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 water breathing (extended)

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the gunpower will disappear. The Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) 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 splash potion of water breathing (extended)

Your bottle will now contain a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00).

splash potion of water breathing

You can move this new item to your inventory.

If you throw the Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) at someone, they will be able to breathe underwater for 8 minutes in Java Edition or 6 minutes 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.

This potion is extremely useful when exploring the ocean.

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00)

Things to Make with this Splash Potion

You can use a Splash Potion of Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) 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 Water Breathing (8:00/6:00) in Minecraft: