POTION BENEFICIAL Present since 1.14 or earlier

Potion of Regeneration how to brew it in Minecraft

A Potion of Regeneration heals you steadily over time: half a heart every 2.5 seconds at level I, twice as fast at level II. Drink it before or early in a long fight, not at the last second, and it will out-heal Healing in total.

Brew it step by step

Put Blaze Powder in the fuel slot and up to 3 bottles at the bottom, then add each ingredient at the top.

01 + → Awkward PotionNether Wart + Water Bottle
02 + → Potion of RegenerationGhast Tear + Awkward Potion
+ + → OptionalPotion of Regeneration (+)Redstone Dust · Extends the duration · 1:30
+ + → OptionalPotion of Regeneration IIGlowstone Dust · Level II, shorter · 0:22
+ + → OptionalSplash PotionGunpowder · Throwable
+ + → OptionalLingering PotionDragon's Breath · Leaves a cloud, base for Tipped Arrows

// Fuel: Blaze Powder

At a glance

Effect: Regeneration
Duration: 0:45
With Redstone: 1:30
Level II: 0:22
Key ingredient: Ghast Tear

All variants and durations

Variant	Normal	With Redstone	Level II
Potion	0:45	1:30	0:22
Splash Potion	0:45	1:30	0:22
Lingering Potion	0:11	0:23	0:06
Tipped Arrow	0:06	0:11	0:03

■ Normal · ■ With Redstone · Lingering = ¼ of the duration, Tipped Arrow = ⅛

What Regeneration does

BeneficialRegeneration

Restores 1 health point every 2.5 seconds at level I, faster at higher levels.

Other ways to get Regeneration

UseEnchanted Golden Apple

II · 20 s

UseGolden Apple

II · 5 s

UseTotem of Undying

II · 45 s

UseOxeye Daisy

Suspicious Stew · 7 s

Given byBeacon

Commands

Potion/give →

/give @s minecraft:potion[potion_contents={potion:"minecraft:long_regeneration"}]

Splash Potion/give →

/give @s minecraft:splash_potion[potion_contents={potion:"minecraft:long_regeneration"}]

Lingering Potion/give →

/give @s minecraft:lingering_potion[potion_contents={potion:"minecraft:long_regeneration"}]

When to drink Regeneration

Regeneration rewards planning. Drink it as a fight starts and it keeps topping you up while you trade blows. It shines in long fights: a raid, a Wither battle, a trial chamber room full of mobs, or the Ender Dragon, whose fight drags on for minutes.

For a last-second save, a Potion of Healing is better: it gives everything at once. Many players bring both.

Level II or long?

Level II heals twice as fast for half the time, so the total is close. Choose Level II when the damage comes in bursts and you need health back quickly. Choose the long version for slow, steady damage, or to stay healthy while exploring the Nether.

What to combine it with

A Golden Apple adds a short burst of Regeneration and some Absorption hearts on top.
A Beacon can give Regeneration as its secondary power, a permanent version for your base.
The Potion of the Turtle Master, to take less damage while Regeneration repairs the rest.

Pitfalls

Undead mobs ignore it. Splash Regeneration will not help a Skeleton Horse, and it will not heal a zombie you want to keep alive.
Wither and Poison fight against it. While they drain you, Regeneration only slows the loss.

Getting Ghast Tears

Ghast Tears drop from Ghasts in the Nether, and that is the hard part: ghasts float over lava, and a tear that falls into it is gone. Fight them above solid ground, in a Soul Sand Valley for example, or lure them close before the killing blow.

✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026