Splash Potion

Splash Potion

Rarity	Common
Renewable	Uncraftable, Luck, Decay: No All others: Yes
Stackable	No

This article is about the throwable potions. For the throwable potions that leave a lingering area of effect, see Lingering Potion. For the drinkable potions, see Potion.

“	Wouldn't it be great if you could trick your opponents into drinking harmful potions to bring about their own demise? Realistically that's not likely to happen, which is where splash potions come in useful—they can be thrown at mobs or other players so that they're forced into contact with the effect. Cunning!	„
	— Stephanie Milton

Splash potions are a variant of potions that can be thrown.

Obtaining

Brewing

Main article: Brewing

Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Gunpowder + Any Potion

Splash potions are brewed by adding gunpowder to a normal potion.

Natural generation

One splash potion of weakness can be found in a brewing stand inside an igloo basement.

Filling bottles

Using a glass bottle on a cauldron that contains splash potion turns it into a bottle of that splash potion, this also removes ¹⁄₃ of the cauldron's content.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Bartering

Piglins may barter a splash potion of Fire Resistance when given a gold ingot.‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.16 & BE 1.16.0]}

Usage

Brewing

Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Dragon's Breath + Any Splash Potion

Lingering potions are brewed by adding dragon's breath to a splash potion.

Using

Splash potions are thrown by using them. On impact they explode, applying status effects to nearby entities. The bottle is lost, unlike drinkable potions. Entities within an 8.25×8.25×4.25 cuboid centered on the thrown potion at impact and within 4 blocks euclidean distance of the thrown potion at impact are affected.

• In Bedrock Edition, splash potions' effects have only three-fourths of the duration of the drinkable form. In Java Edition, splash and drinkable forms have the same duration.

The farther away the entity is from the center of the explosion, the lesser the imbued effect. For effects without duration i.e. Healing or Harming, the potency of the effect reduces linearly from 100% on a direct hit to 0% at 4 blocks' distance. For effects with duration, the effect has full potency but the duration decreases linearly on the same scale (rounded to the nearest ¹⁄₂₀ second), with no effect being applied if the duration would be 1 second or less. Throwing a potion at an entity's head maximizes the duration, compared to the feet.

Splash water bottles

Splash water bottles have no effect on almost all entities, but they extinguish fire in the block hit and the four blocks horizontally surrounding it.

A splash water bottle deals 1 damage to an enderman or a blaze; however, endermen have a chance of teleporting away if hit with one.

Filling cauldrons

In Bedrock Edition, using a splash potion on a cauldron adds one level of that potion to the cauldron. Attempting to add a splash potion to a cauldron with water, dyed water or a non-matching potion empties the cauldron and creates an explosion sound (but no actual explosion).

Uncraftable Splash Potion

In Java Edition, the uncraftable potion is a splash potion with no effect that is unobtainable in regular gameplay. It is also available in potion and lingering potion forms, as well as for tipped arrows.

It can be obtained using the following command: /give @s minecraft:splash_potion{Potion:"minecraft:empty"}. It is also obtained any time a potion has invalid or missing potion effect tags, and thus serves as a placeholder.

Icon	Name
	Uncraftable Splash Potion

Custom effects

In Java Edition, splash potions can be obtained with any status effect using /give and the tag CustomPotionEffects, which is an array of effects for the potion. See Item format#Potion Effects for more information, and status effect for a list of effects and IDs.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Bottle smashes	?	?	entity.splash_potion.break	subtitles.entity.potion.splash	?	1.0	16
	Bottle thrown	?	?	entity.splash_potion.throw	subtitles.entity.potion.throw	?	(<1.0)	16
	Witch throws	?	?	entity.witch.throw	subtitles.entity.witch.throw	?	?	16
	Dispensed item	?	?	block.dispenser.launch	subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense	?	?	16

Data values

Item data

•  tag: The item's tag tag.

• •  CustomPotionEffects: The custom potion effects (status effects) this potion or tipped arrow has.
    • One of these for each effect.
      •  Id: The numeric ID of the effect.
      •  Amplifier: The amplifier of the effect, with level I having value 0. Negative levels are discussed here. Optional, and defaults to level I.
      •  Duration: The duration of the effect in ticks. Values 0 or lower are treated as 1. Optional, and defaults to 1 tick.
      •  Ambient: 1 or 0 (true/false) - whether or not this is an effect provided by a beacon and therefore should be less intrusive on the screen. Optional, and defaults to false. Due to a bug, it has no effect on splash potions.
      •  ShowParticles: 1 or 0 (true/false) - whether or not this effect produces particles. Optional, and defaults to true. Due to a bug, it has no effect on splash potions.
      •  ShowIcon: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if effect icon is shown. false if no icon is shown.
  •  Potion: The name of the default potion effect. This name differs from the status effect name. For example, the value for an "Instant Health II" potion is "minecraft:strong_healing". A potion or tipped arrow getting its effects from this tag is named with the proper effect. The default value is "minecraft:empty", which gives it the "Uncraftable" name.
  •  CustomPotionColor: The item uses this custom color, and area-of-effect clouds, arrows, and splash and lingering potions use it for their particle effects. This color does not extend, however, to the particles given off by entities who ultimately receive the effect. The numeric color code are calculated from the Red, Green and Blue components using this formula: Red<<16 + Green<<8 + Blue. For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.

Entity

Thrown splash potion

Network ID	JE: 73

Entity data

See also: Chunk format and Potion data values

Splash potions when thrown have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

• Entity data
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
  • Tags common to all projectiles see Template:Nbt inherit/projectile/template
  •  shake: The "shake" when projectiles hit a block.
  •  owner^{[until JE 1.16]}: The UUID of the entity this projectile was thrown by.
    •  L: Thrower UUIDLeast. Used to generate UUID.
    •  M: Thrower UUIDMost. Used to generate UUID.
  •  Owner‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.16]}: The UUID of the entity this projectile was thrown by, stored as four ints. May not exist.
  •  Potion^{[until JE 1.16]}Item‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.16]}: The item that was thrown. The entity renders as a lingering potion if the id is lingering_potion, otherwise it renders as a splash potion.
    • Tags common to all potion items see Template:Nbt inherit/itempotion/template

Achievements

Main article: Achievement

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Stayin' Frosty	Swim in lava while having the Fire Resistance effect.	—	20G	Bronze
	Zombie Doctor	Cure a zombie villager.	Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand)	40G	Gold
	Taste of Your Own Medicine	Poison a witch with a splash potion.	Throw a splash potion of poison at a witch (by facing the witch and pressing the use key).	20G	Silver
	Free Diver	Stay underwater for 2 minutes	Drink a potion of water breathing that can last for 2 minutes or more, then jump into the water or activate a conduit or sneak on a magma block underwater for 2 minutes.	20G	Silver

Advancements

Main article: Advancement

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager	We Need to Go Deeper	Throw a splash potion of Weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand), then wait for the villager to be cured.	story/cure_zombie_villager
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Local Brewery	Have all of these 13 potion effects applied to the player at the same time. Beacon effects also count for the purposes of this advancement. Other potion effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.	nether/all_potions
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	A Furious Cocktail	Have all of these 26 effects applied to the player at the same time. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it.	nether/all_effects
	Bullseye ‌[upcoming: JE 1.16]	Hit the bullseye of a Target block from at least 30 meters away	Take Aim	Shoot the center of a target with a projectile from at least 30 blocks away.	adventure/bullseye

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Splash Potion	Namespaced ID
Item	splash_potion
Entity	potion

Bedrock Edition:

Splash Potion	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Item	splash_potion	438
Entity	splash_potion	86

History

Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Added splash potions.
Oct 14, 2011					Jeb had commented that while splash water bottles should logically harm endermen and blazes, its coding would be more difficult to implement than is worthwhile.
1.3.1		12w17a			Splash potions are now no longer depleted from the player's inventory when used in creative.
		12w22a			Splash potions have now been added to the new creative item selection from 12w21b.
1.4.2		12w32a			Added splash potions of Night Vision.
					Splash potions of Night Vision are currently not yet brewable.
		12w34a			Added splash potions of Invisibility.
					Splash potions of Night Vision are now brewable.
		12w38a			Witches now use splash potions for attacking.
		12w39b			Custom potions can now be created with a world editor.
1.7.2		13w36a			Added splash potions of Water Breathing.
1.8		14w27a			Added splash potions of Leaping.
1.8.1		pre1			Splash potions of Leaping can now be extended.
1.9		15w31a			Added splash water bottles, and mundane, thick, and awkward splash potions.
		15w33a			Splash potions are now used to brew lingering potions.
		15w33c			Splash potions can now be placed in brewing stands.
		15w34a			Splash water bottles now just extinguish fire, without placing flowing water.
		15w43a			A splash potion of weakness can now be found in the brewing stand in an igloo basement.
		15w44b			Added splash potions of Luck and uncraftable splash potions.
1.11		16w32a			The entity ID has now been changed from ThrownPotion to potion.
		16w35a			Splash water bottles now deal 1 damage to endermen and blazes.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 438.
		18w07a			Added splash potions of the Turtle Master.
		18w14a			Added splash potions of Slow Falling.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of splash potions have now been changed.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.16		20w09a			Fire resistance splash potions can now be obtained through bartering.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.12.1		build 1			Added splash potions.
0.13.0		build 1			Splash potions of Leaping are now obtainable in survival.
0.14.0		build 1			Splash potions can now be used to fill cauldrons.
					A cauldron now can be filled by splash potions and can be emptied using a glass bottle, which turn into the corresponding splash potion.
					Witches now use splash potions for attacking.
?					Splash water bottles now deal 1 damage to endermen and blazes.
					Splash water bottles now just extinguish fire, without placing flowing water.
0.16.0		build 4			As a version exclusive, added splash potions of Decay.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Splash potions can now be used to brew lingering potions.
					A splash potion of weakness can now be found in the brewing stand in an igloo basement.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		?			Added splash potions of Water Breathing.
1.5.0		beta 1.5.0.4			Added splash potions of the Turtle Master.
1.6.0		beta 1.6.0.5			Added splash potions of Slow Falling.
1.10.0		?			The textures of splash potions have now been changed.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Fire resistance splash potions can now be obtained through bartering.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added splash potions.
TU14		1.04			Added splash potions of night potions of Night Vision and splash potions of Invisibility.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added splash potions of Leaping and splash potions of Water Breathing.
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 15		Added splash water bottles.
					Added splash potions of Luck.
					Added water splash potions.
					Added lingering potions, which can be brewed with splash potions to create dragon's breath.
					Added dragon's breath, which can be brewed from lingering potions and splash potions.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Added splash potions of the Turtle Master.
					Added splash potions of Slow Falling.
					Added splash potions of Decay.
		1.90			The textures of splash potions have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added splash potions.

Issues

Issues relating to "Splash Potion" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• If an enderman is targeted directly by a splash potion, it teleports away before the potion can affect it. However, if an enderman is caught in the splash radius of a potion not aimed at it, it takes damage from the potion.
• If killed by a splash potion of harming, the death message would be: <player> was killed by <attacker> using magic

Gallery

• 

  A splash potion hovered over in a brewing stand.

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  Splash potions' area of effect

See also

• Glass Bottle
• Lingering Potion
• Bottle o' Enchanting

External links

• Minecraft Forum: All About Potions And Brewing - 1.9 Reference Guide
• Minecraft Potions - A Visual Guide

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