How do you get Potion of Water Breathing in Minecraft?

Potion of Water Breathing is obtained through brewing (Awkward Potion + Pufferfish). No recipe exists for Potion of Water Breathing: what you see above is how it enters the game.

How many Potion of Water Breathing can you stack?

Potion of Water Breathing does not stack: every single one you carry takes an inventory slot of its own.

When was Potion of Water Breathing added to Minecraft?

Potion of Water Breathing was added in version 1.7.2.

Potions

Potion of Water Breathing

A potion that allows the player to breathe underwater and improves underwater visibility for 3 minutes.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Potion of Water Breathing at a glance

Brewing (Awkward Potion + Pufferfish) gives you Potion of Water Breathing, a potion filed under Potions. It claims a slot each, so nine hotbar slots hold nine and a double chest of 54 slots takes 54.

Potion of Water Breathing comes off a brewing stand and works on drinking, with Redstone Dust stretching how long it lasts and Glowstone Dust raising what it does. It sits between Potion of Strength and Splash Potion of Weakness in Potions, number 10 of 11 there.

How to obtain

Brewing (Awkward Potion + Pufferfish)

Notes

Essential for exploring Ocean Monuments and underwater structures. Duration can be extended to 8 minutes.

Frequently asked questions about Potion of Water Breathing

How do you get Potion of Water Breathing in Minecraft?
Potion of Water Breathing is obtained through brewing (Awkward Potion + Pufferfish). No recipe exists for Potion of Water Breathing: what you see above is how it enters the game.
How many Potion of Water Breathing can you stack?
Potion of Water Breathing does not stack: every single one you carry takes an inventory slot of its own.
What is Potion of Water Breathing used for?
A potion that allows the player to breathe underwater and improves underwater visibility for 3 minutes.
When was Potion of Water Breathing added to Minecraft?
Potion of Water Breathing was added in version 1.7.2.

Building with it

A pufferfish in an awkward potion gives three minutes underwater without a bubble bar, or eight minutes extended. Combined with a turtle helmet and Respiration, that is enough to clear an ocean monument without ever surfacing.

In practice

Water breathing plus a turtle helmet and Respiration III effectively removes the air bar from the game for the length of the potion. That combination is what makes clearing an ocean monument possible without a single surfacing, and a conduit does the same job permanently once one is built.

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