How to make a freezing potion in Minecraft

Potion of Freezing is one of Minecraft’s most exciting additions in the winter update. Here it is How to make a freezing potion in Minecraft.

Instead of healing or enhancing the player’s stats, Freeze potion in Minecraft Turn the situation around by targeting enemies, slowing their movement speed and gradually draining their health over time. Making this potion requires a bit of preparation, as the main ingredient can only be obtained from a certain type of new monster. Below is all the information you need to know.

Ingredients for making freezing potions in Minecraft

The main ingredient that makes up the freezing potion is Ice Ball. You can add it to Awkward Potion to create a base mixture.

Here are all the ingredients needed to brew different freezing potions, along with brewing times in Minecraft:

In addition to the usual mixing ingredients, you also need Awkward Potion and Blaze Powder to provide energy for this process. To create Awkward Potion in Minecraft, you need Nether Wart – a material collected from the Nether dimension.

Ice Ball and Blaze Power locations in Minecraft

Ice Ball

Ice Balls drop from Frostbite – an icy zombie variant that only appears in cold, snowy biomes and inside new Ice Caves. When destroying a Frostbite carrying an Ice Ball, this item will fall to the ground for the player to collect. This is the only ingredient that creates a freezing effect, so stock up on it when you’re in snowy lands.

Blaze Powder

Blaze Powder is made from Blaze Rod – an item dropped when destroying Blaze in Nether fortresses. Bring a shield, as their fire attacks deal sustained damage (damage over time) if they hit. Nether Wart also grows in these fortresses, so with just one trip to the Nether, you can collect both fuel and base ingredients to brew Awkward Potion.

How to make a freezing potion in Minecraft

Step 1: Make Awkward Potion

1. Open the Brewing Stand interface and place Blaze Powder in the fuel slot.
   Fill up to three Glass Bottles with water and place them in the storage slots at the bottom of the Mixing Table.
2. Place a Nether Wart in the ingredient box above and wait for the brewing process to complete to create the base potion for the Potion of Freezing.

Step 2: Add Ice Ball

1. Once the Awkward Potions are in the lower slots, place an Ice Ball in the upper ingredient slot and let the Mixing Table finish the process.
2. After mixing, Awkward Potions will turn into Potions of Freezing with a basic duration of effect of 45 seconds.

How to make Splash Potion of Freezing in Minecraft

Like other common potions in Minecraft, you can also craft Splash Potion of Freezing – Throwable freezing potion in the game. Since you won’t want to apply the freezing effect to yourself, the throwable version is the potion everyone will want to own. This potion allows you to throw it at enemies and cause effects immediately upon impact.

Here’s how to make it:

1. Open the Brewing Stand and make sure it has Blaze Powder.
2. Place one or more Potions of Freezing in the slots below.
3. Add Gunpowder to the ingredient box above and wait for the mixing process to complete.
4. Once done, take out the medicine and store it in your inventory.

Although the regular throw potion lasts 45 seconds, you can extend its duration by adding Redstone Dust.

How to make Lingering Potion of Freezing in Minecraft

Lingering Potion of Freezing helps maintain the effect in a small area where the potion is thrown. Follow the steps below to make this potion:

1. On the Dispensing Table interface, place Splash Potion of Freezing into the slots below.
2. Next, place a vial of Dragon’s Breath in the box above to complete the recipe.
3. Wait a moment, then you can take the Lingering Potion of Freezing and store it in your inventory.

How to use freezing potion in Minecraft

The main use of this potion is to slow down movement speed and deal damage over time. Here are the most effective ways to use it:

Slows down hostile creatures: Throw Splash Potion of Freezing towards creatures or enemies to buy some time to prepare for the next attack. The ideal use case is to use it to deal with the Warden in Minecraft, giving you time to escape.
Making medicated arrows: If you want a more effective long-range attack option, you can use Lingering Potion of Freezing to create freezing arrows. This type of arrow allows you to cause the same effect through ranged attacks with a bow or crossbow.