How to make a Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can brew a Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) that is extended to last longer than a regular Splash Potion of Weakness (1:30/1:07). This potion can be thrown at a player or mob to get them the Weakness effect and -4 Attack Damage for 4 minutes in Java Edition, or -0.7 Attack Damage for 3 minutes in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch). This can be used as a great defense in a mob battle.

splash potion of weakness

Let's explore how to make this splash potion.

Supported Platforms

A Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) 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 Weakness (4:00/3:00):

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 Weakness (4:00/3:00), you will need 1 Potion of Weakness (4:00) and 1 gunpowder.

Place the Potion of Weakness (4:00) 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 weakness (extended)

Once the brewing process is complete, you will hear a "glug glug glug" sound and the gunpower will disappear. The Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) 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 weakness (extended)

Your bottle will now contain a Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00).

splash potion of weakness

You can move this new item to your inventory.

If you throw the Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) at a mob/player it will give them -4 Attack Damage for 4 minutes in Java Edition, or -0.7 Attack Damage for 3 minutes in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch).

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00)

Things to Make with this Splash Potion

You can use a Splash Potion of Weakness (4:00/3:00) 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 Weakness (4:00/3:00) in Minecraft: