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Dragon's Breath
Miscellaneous

Dragon's Breath

A brewing ingredient collected by scooping the Ender Dragon's purple breath or dragon fireball clouds with a glass bottle. It is required to brew lingering potions.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.9

Item ID

dragons_breath

Dragon's Breath at a glance

Dragon's Breath comes from crafting, and Miscellaneous is where it sits as an item. 64 Dragon's Breath fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Dragon's Breath sits between Dragon Head and Dune Armor Trim in Miscellaneous, number 33 of 147 there.

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Not a block. Gathered by using an empty glass bottle on the lingering clouds the dragon creates during the End fight.

Frequently asked questions about Dragon's Breath

  1. Crafting leading to Dragon's Breath, the way this answer says Dragon's Breath arrives

    How do you get Dragon's Breath in Minecraft?

    Dragon's Breath is obtained through crafting. A full step-by-step recipe for Dragon's Breath is available on the linked crafting guide.

  2. Dragon's Breath coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.9

    When was Dragon's Breath added to Minecraft?

    Dragon's Breath was added in version 1.9.

  3. 64 Dragon's Breath drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Dragon's Breath can you stack?

    Dragon's Breath goes 64 to the slot, which is 1,728 in a shulker box and 3,456 in a double chest. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

  4. Dragon's Breath on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Dragon's Breath used for?

    A brewing ingredient collected by scooping the Ender Dragon's purple breath or dragon fireball clouds with a glass bottle. It is required to brew lingering potions.

Building with it

Dragon's breath is collected with an empty bottle from the purple clouds the ender dragon leaves behind, and it is the only ingredient that turns a splash potion into a lingering one. Lingering potions then make tipped arrows, so the whole chain starts in the End.