Potion of Healing
Quick answer: Awkward Potion + glistering melon slice. Instant Health - restores 4 HP (2 hearts) instantly.
Effect
Instant Health - restores 4 HP (2 hearts) instantly.
Recipe
Awkward Potion
+
glistering melon slice
Potion of Healing
+ redstone → longer+ glowstone → level II+ gunpowder → splash+ dragon's breath → lingering
| Step | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Base | Awkward Potion (water bottle + nether wart) |
| Effect | Awkward Potion + glistering melon slice |
| Duration | Instant (Healing II restores 8 HP with glowstone) |
Variants
Healing II with glowstone (no extended version - instant effects have no duration).
Best uses
- Panic healing in boss fights - instant, unlike regeneration
- Splash it on the iron golems defending you in a raid
- Harming undead: splash Healing damages zombies and skeletons
Edition notes
Identical in Java and Bedrock. Instant Health heals living mobs but HARMS undead mobs - the same splash potion does both jobs. Added in 1.0.0 (Beta 1.9-pre2).