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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Glenn Carreau. Glenn Carreau is a wikiHow Staff Writer, currently based in Los Angeles. With over four years of experience writing for several online publications, she has covered topics ranging from world history to the entertainment industry. Glenn graduated with honors from Columbia College Chicago, earning a B.A. in Interactive Arts and Media and a minor in Professional Writing. Today, Glenn continues to feed her lifelong love of learning while serving wikiHow's many readers. There are 8 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 93,360 times. Learn more...

Do you want to become a master Minecraft brewer and use your skills to churn out speedy Potions of Swiftness? We’ll show you how! To make the potion, you'll first need to make and equip a Brewing Stand (if you haven’t already). Once you have a brewing stand, you can make the potion by combining a Water Bottle with Sugar and Nether Wart. In this in-depth guide, you’ll learn how to brew Potions of Swiftness step by step—plus all of the different variants and enhanced versions.

Quick Steps for Making a Potion of Swiftness

  1. Gather one Nether Wart, one Sugar, and one Water Bottle.
  2. Add Blaze Powder to the top-left box of the Brewing Stand.
  3. Place the Water Bottle in one of the bottom three Brewing Stand boxes.
  4. Place the Nether Wart in the top Brewing Stand box.
  5. Place the Sugar in the top Brewing Stand box (where the Nether Wart was).
  6. Equip the newly-made Potion of Swiftness in your inventory.

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Section 1 of 4:

Making a Potion of Swiftness

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  1. 1 Gather the necessary ingredients for a Potion of Swiftness. To brew a Potion of Swiftness in Minecraft, you’ll need the following: one Nether Wart, one Sugar, and one Water Bottle. You’ll also need Blaze Power to operate the Brewing Stand.[1]
    • Nether Wart can be found inside Nether fortresses and bastions, and can be mined with any tool.
    • Sugar can be crafted using Sugar Cane or a Honey Bottle. Witches also have a chance of dropping it when defeated.
    • Water Bottles can be obtained by filling empty glass bottles with water.
  2. Step 2 Add Blaze Power to the top-left box in your Brewing Stand. 2 Add Blaze Power to the top-left box in your Brewing Stand. Open your Brewing Stand and place one Blaze Powder inside the box in the top-left corner of the menu; this will activate your Brewing Stand.
    • Need to make Blaze Power? Open the crafting menu and place a Blaze Rod in the center square. Then, just add the resulting Blaze Powder to your inventory.
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  3. Step 3 Add a Water Bottle to one of the bottom three boxes. 3 Add a Water Bottle to one of the bottom three boxes. This will make it the container for your Potion of Swiftness. You can place up to three bottles in these boxes.
  4. Step 4 Add a Nether Wart to the top box directly above the bottom three. 4 Add a Nether Wart to the top box directly above the bottom three. This will begin the brewing process! You should see the bubbles to the left and the arrow to the right of the box turning white to indicate that the brewing process is underway. At the end of the brewing process, you’ll have an Awkward Potion (which has no effects and serves as the base for the Potion of Swiftness).
  5. Step 5 Add the Sugar to the top box. 5 Add the Sugar to the top box. Once the Nether Wart is done brewing, add the Sugar to the top box (where the Nether Wart was originally) to complete the brewing process. Once the potion is done, you’ll hear a “glug, glug, glug” sound, and the sugar will disappear. In what was once a Water Bottle, you’ll have a Potion of Swiftness![2]
  6. Step 6 Equip the Potion of Swiftness. 6 Equip the Potion of Swiftness. From here, you can take the potion out of whichever bottom box it was in and place it in your inventory.[3]
    • Effect: A Potion of Swiftness can increase your speed, jump distance, and FOV by 20% (6.73 meters per second while sprinting) for 3 minutes.
    • If you want to modify the potion to give you a longer duration (or extra effects), see our guide below!
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Items to Brew Using a Potion of Swiftness

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  1. Step 1 Potion of Swiftness (Speed 08:00) 1 Potion of Swiftness (Speed 08:00)Combine a Potion of Swiftness and one Redstone Dust to create an enhanced potion that lasts longer than the original! In your Brewing Stand menu, simply place the Potion of Swiftness in one of the bottom boxes; then, place the Redstone Dust in the top box above. When the brewing process is complete, you’ll have a Potion of Swiftness (8:00 - Speed).[4]
    • Effect: This potion will increase your speed, jump distance, and FOV by 20% for 8 minutes.
  2. Step 2 Potion of Swiftness II 2 Potion of Swiftness IICombine a Potion of Swiftness with one Glowstone Dust to create a Potion of Swiftness II, with enhanced speed. Place the Potion of Swiftness in one of the three bottom boxes of the Brewing Stand Menu, and the Glowstone Dust in the top box. After the brewing process, your Potion of Swiftness II will be ready.[5]
    • Effect: This potion will increase your speed, jump distance, and FOV by 40% for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
  3. Step 3 Splash Potion of Swiftness 3 Splash Potion of SwiftnessCombine a Potion of Swiftness and one Gunpowder. In Minecraft, any potion can be upgraded into a Splash Potion; for this one, place a normal Potion of Swiftness in one of the three bottom boxes of the Brewing Stand, and the Gunpowder in the top box. This will create a Splash Potion of Swiftness.[6]
    • Effect: This potion can be thrown at a player or mob; it grants a 20% boost to speed, jump distance, and FOV for 3 minutes (or 2 minutes, 15 seconds in Bedrock).
  4. Step 4 Lingering Potion of Swiftness 4 Lingering Potion of SwiftnessLike Splash Potions, any potion can be given the Lingering effect in Minecraft. To make a Lingering Potion of Swiftness, combine one Potion of Swiftness and one Dragon’s Breath, placing the potion in one of the bottom three brewing menu boxes and the Dragon’s Breath in the top box.[7]
    • Effect: When thrown, this potion will leave a cloud for 2 minutes that grants the Speed effect—specifically, a 20% boost to speed, jump distance, and FOV.
  5. Step 5 Potion of Slowness 5 Potion of SlownessCombine a Potion of Swiftness with one Fermented Spider Eye. In the brewing menu, place the Potion of Swiftness in one of the bottom three boxes. Then, place the Fermented Spider Eye in the top box. This will create a Potion of Slowness.
    • Effect: This potion will reduce your speed by 15% for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
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Using the Give Command for a Potion of Swiftness

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  1. Enter the command for a Potion of Swiftness into the Minecraft console. Enter the command for a Potion of Swiftness into the Minecraft console. If you’re in a hurry and don’t have time to gather the ingredients and brew a Potion of Swiftness, you can use Minecraft’s cheat codes to automatically place potions right in your inventory. Just open the chat window and enter the appropriate string of text for your platform:
    • Java Edition (PC and Mac): /give @p potion[potion_contents={potion:"swiftness"}] 1
    • All other platforms and versions: /give @p potion 1 14
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Making & Opening a Brewing Stand in Minecraft

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  1. Step 1 Open the Crafting menu and equip the proper ingredients. 1 Open the Crafting menu and equip the proper ingredients. When you open Minecraft’s Crafting menu, you’ll see a 3x3 grid with an arrow and a separate box against a gray background. In this menu, place 1 Blaze Rod in the first row’s second box, then place 3 Cobblestones in the second row. Once the ingredients are in place, the Brewing Stand will appear in the single box to the right![8]
    • All crafting items must be arranged in this order to make a Brewing Stand. If they aren’t, then they won’t create a Brewing Stand.
  2. Step 2 Move the Brewing Stand to your Inventory. 2 Move the Brewing Stand to your Inventory. Once you’ve assembled the Brewing Stand, you can move it to your Inventory and equip it for brewing potions like the Potion of Swiftness. It’s that simple!
  3. Step 3 Add the Brewing Stand to your hotbar. 3 Add the Brewing Stand to your hotbar. Your hotbar is a row of squares along the bottom of your screen; it lets you use assigned items quickly, rather than having to open your Inventory. Move the Brewing Stand into your hotbar; then you can easily place it on a random block on the ground.
  4. Step 4 Place the Brewing Stand on the ground when you want to use it. 4 Place the Brewing Stand on the ground when you want to use it. Select the Brewing Stand in your hotbar, then move your cursor (plus sign) to the empty block where you want to place your Brewing Stand and do one of the following actions:
    • Java Edition, Windows: Right-click on the empty block
    • Pocket Edition: Tap on the empty block
    • Xbox Consoles: Press the LT button
    • PlayStation Consoles: Press the L2 button
    • Nintendo Switch: Press the ZL button
  5. Step 5 Open your Brewing Stand to use it. 5 Open your Brewing Stand to use it. Once you’ve opened the Brewing Stand, you’ll see a menu with a box to the left, along with one box at the top connected to three boxes below. The three lower boxes are for placing bottles, and the top box is for ingredients! If you aren’t sure how to open your Brewing Stand, you just need to stand in front of it and select it using one of the following keys or buttons:[9]
    • Java Edition, Windows: Right-click on the Brewing Stand
    • Pocket Edition: Tap on the Brewing Stand
    • Xbox Consoles: Press the LT button
    • PlayStation Consoles: Press the L2 button
    • Nintendo Switch: Press the ZL button
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  • Question How do you make a swiftness potion last longer? Evie Edgell Evie Edgell Community Answer By using Redstone dust. You can't make a potion of Swiftness 2 last longer though, so choose wisely! Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 6 Helpful 21
  • Question Can you get a potion of weakness two? Evie Edgell Evie Edgell Community Answer Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on what side of the splash potion you're on!) there is no potion of weakness 2. You can find potion charts easily online, though! Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 15 Helpful 9
  • Question How do you get nether wart? Seasalt25 Seasalt25 Top Answerer Nether wart can be found growing in nether fortresses and bastion remnants. They can also be found in chests in nether fortresses. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 5 Helpful 8
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  1. ↑ https://minecraft.wiki/w/Potion_of_Swiftness
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/kNuX9LTWQZs?t=43
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/kNuX9LTWQZs?t=8
  4. ↑ https://youtu.be/8rGdVP1SuUw?t=88
  5. ↑ https://youtu.be/8rGdVP1SuUw?t=70
  6. ↑ https://youtu.be/8rGdVP1SuUw?t=123
  7. ↑ https://youtu.be/8rGdVP1SuUw?t=129
  8. ↑ https://minecraft.wiki/w/Brewing_Stand
  9. ↑ https://minecraft.wiki/w/Brewing_Stand

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Glenn Carreau Co-authored by: Glenn Carreau wikiHow Staff Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Glenn Carreau. Glenn Carreau is a wikiHow Staff Writer, currently based in Los Angeles. With over four years of experience writing for several online publications, she has covered topics ranging from world history to the entertainment industry. Glenn graduated with honors from Columbia College Chicago, earning a B.A. in Interactive Arts and Media and a minor in Professional Writing. Today, Glenn continues to feed her lifelong love of learning while serving wikiHow's many readers. This article has been viewed 93,360 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 5 Updated: January 15, 2026 Views: 93,360 Categories: Minecraft Crafting Article SummaryX

1. Open the Brewing Stand. 2. Add Blaze Powder in the left box. 3. Add 1 Water Bottle to one bottom box. 4. Add 1 Nether Wart to the top box. 5. Add 1 Sugar to the top box. Did this summary help you?YesNo

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