Potions

Potions are items which will be added in Update 0.12.0. When drunk or splashed, these potions can give the player or mob helpful or harmful effects.

Varieties
There are two types of potions- normal and splash varieties.
 * 1) In normal potions, the player can drink the potion to get a status effect. It will not affect any mob/player around you, and the player can keep the bottle.
 * 2) In splash potions, the player has to throw the bottle which will affect any player/mob within range of the splash, and the bottle will break upon hitting any mob or block.

Base potions

 * Water Bottle: Starting point for every recipe.
 * Awkward Potions: Base for primary potions.
 * Thick potion: Base for Potion of Weakness.
 * Mundane Potion: Base for Potion of Weakness.

Types of Potions
There are many potions in the PC edition of Minecraft, though it is unknown how may will be added. They are-


 * Regeneration- Restores health over a period of time.


 * Instant Health- Instantly restores health


 * Fire Resistance- Gives immunity to fire and lava


 * Night Vision- Gives ability to see better in darkness


 * Underwater Breathing- Gives ability to breathe underwater.


 * Strength- Gives above-normal attack power


 * Swiftness- Allows faster movement


 * Poison- Degenerates health over time


 * Harming- Does instant damage


 * Weakness- Lowers attack power


 * Slowness- Lowers speed of mob/player.
 * Leaping- Gives a jump boost of 2 blocks

Modifiers
Some items can be used to modify potions-
 * Glowstone- Makes potions stronger
 * Redstone- Makes potions last longer
 * Gunpowder- Makes splash potions

Trivia

 * Witches also utilize potions to attack players and heal themselves.
 * Potions can only be obtained by killing witches or by brewing.
 * Potion effects (status effects) were added in 0.11.0, but potions won't be added until the Nether is.