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how to make a slow falling potion in minecraft

To make a Slow Falling Potion in Minecraft, you brew an Awkward Potion first, then add a Phantom Membrane in a brewing stand; you can then extend it to 4 minutes with Redstone or make splash/lingering versions with Gunpowder and Dragon’s Breath.

What Slow Falling Does

Slow Falling makes you fall very slowly and completely removes fall damage, which is extremely useful in the End, cliffy mountains, and large cave drops.

It does not protect you from all sources of damage (for example, ender pearl damage still applies), but it lets you glide down safely and prevents farmland from being trampled when you jump on it.

Items You Need

  • Brewing stand.
  • Blaze powder (fuel for the stand).
  • Water bottles (up to 3 at a time).
  • Nether wart (to make an Awkward Potion).
  • Phantom membrane (dropped by phantoms at night).
  • Optional: Redstone dust (extend to 4 minutes).
  • Optional: Gunpowder (splash potion).
  • Optional: Dragon’s Breath (lingering potion).

Step‑by‑Step Brewing

  1. Place your brewing stand and fuel it with blaze powder in the left slot.
  1. Put 1–3 water bottles in the bottom slots of the stand.
  1. Add Nether wart to the top slot and wait; the bottles become Awkward Potions.
  1. Put a Phantom Membrane in the top slot and let it brew; you now have Potions of Slow Falling (1:30 duration each).
  1. (Optional) Add Redstone to the top slot with those potions in the bottom to extend them to 4:00.

Splash & Lingering Versions

  • To make a splash Slow Falling potion, brew Gunpowder on your Slow Falling potions; throw it slightly above you so the cloud hits you and you keep the full duration.
  • To make a lingering Slow Falling potion, brew Dragon’s Breath onto a splash Slow Falling potion; this leaves a cloud on the ground that gives the effect for about 1 minute to anything passing through.

Quick Tips & Use Cases

  • Extremely handy when fighting the Ender Dragon so you do not die from being launched into the air.
  • Great for Elytra practice, exploring tall mountains, or big cave drops where a single mistake would normally kill you.

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