What is Lingering Potion in Minecraft?
A Lingering Potion is a special type of potion in Minecraft that creates a cloud of magical effect when thrown. Unlike a regular splash potion that applies its effect instantly, a Lingering Potion leaves behind a cloud that stays on the ground for a short time. Any player or mob that walks into this cloud will receive the potion's effect. This makes them very useful for controlling areas and applying effects to multiple targets over time. You can create Lingering Potions with any of the standard potion effects, such as healing, harming, slowness, or poison. They are a more advanced and tactical version of potions, perfect for setting traps or supporting your friends in a big fight. They are also a key ingredient for crafting tipped arrows.
How to get Lingering Potion in Minecraft
To get a Lingering Potion, you first need to brew a regular splash potion. This involves using a brewing stand to add ingredients to a water bottle. For example, you can make a Potion of Healing and then add gunpowder to it to create a Splash Potion of Healing. The final and most important ingredient you need is Dragon's Breath. You can only get Dragon's Breath during the Ender Dragon boss fight in the End dimension. During the fight, the dragon will sometimes shoot fireballs or breathe a purple, damaging cloud onto the ground. To collect the Dragon's Breath, you need to right click on this purple cloud with an empty glass bottle. This will give you a bottle of Dragon's Breath. Once you have it, take your splash potion and put it in a brewing stand with the Dragon's Breath as the ingredient. This will transform it into a Lingering Potion.
How to use Lingering Potion in Minecraft
To use a Lingering Potion, you throw it just like a splash potion. Hold it in your hand and right click to throw it. When it hits the ground, it will shatter and create a circular cloud of potion particles. This cloud will last for 30 seconds, but it will shrink over time. Any mob or player that enters the cloud will get the potion effect. The duration of the effect they receive depends on how long they stay in the cloud. The other major use for a Lingering Potion is to craft tipped arrows. On a crafting table, surround a Lingering Potion with eight arrows. This will create eight tipped arrows that will apply the potion's effect to whatever they hit. This is a great way to apply negative effects to enemies from a safe distance.
How to craft Lingering Potion in Minecraft
No recipes for this item.
What can Lingering Potion make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.