Mundane Potion in Minecraft: Uses, Effects, & How to Make It

Minecraft features several potions that players can use to grow in the game, as these potions give special abilities to Minecraft players. Players can use these potions to improve their strength and capabilities to fight off mobs and aggressive enemies. One of these potions is Mundane Potion in Minecraft, but its use and ingredients can perplex players somewhat. 

In Minecraft Java Edition, Mundane Potion no longer has any use; it’s a remnant of an old brewing system that is no longer in place, and hence, it’s useless. In Minecraft Bedrock edition, Mundane Potion can still be used as a basis for Potion of Weakness. Mundane Potions are crafted by combining Glistering Melon, Spider eyes, Magma cream, Sugar, Blaze Powder, Ghast Tears, or Redstone Dust with a single water bottle.

Now that we’ve covered that Mundane Potion really doesn’t have any use nowadays, it’s time to analyze why. If you’re interested in more, stay with us and keep reading!

Mundane Potion is no longer useful

Mundane Potion, in previous versions of the game, had quite the purpose. This is due to the procedural brewing system that used different ingredients every time a player generated another world. However this system was neither good nor fun for the players and some significant changes were made to it.

But how does Mudane Potion play into a system like this? Well, even if ingredients were different most of the time, you still had to have a certain constant to serve as the basis for different potions, such as water. Water is one factor that remained pretty much unaffected, and this is where Mundane Potion comes in, as it previously served as the basis for various other potions, such as Potion of Weakness. With a significant overhaul to the brewing system, Mundane Potion lost its purpose altogether, at least in the Java Edition version of the game.

In Bedrock Edition, Mundane Potion can still be used as the basis for Potion of Weakness, but this is pretty much it. Potion of Weakness is nowadays created by combining fermented spider eye with water.

What were the effects of Mundane Potion?

Mundane Potion, by itself, never had any significant effects. It had no effects whatsoever. It was used as a basis to create Potion of Weakness, similar to Thick Potion. Potion of Weakness, on the other hand, as the name implies, made the player weaker by reducing melee attack damage by 4.

What do you need to brew Mundane Potion?

Creating Mundane Potions is really easy; it always has been. In fact, most of them are created accidentally, but in general, the following ingredients can be combined with water to get the Mundane Potion.

• Glistering Melon
• Spider eyes
• Magma Cream
• Sugar
• Ghast Tears

You can make a Mundane potion relatively easily in your gameplay by searching for the required items in your world. You will only need one of the primary base ingredients to make Mundane Potion

Players can use either sugar cane, magma cream, spider eyes, ghast powder, or glistering melon as the base ingredient to craft a normal Mundane Potion. You will use the blaze powder as fuel for your brewing stand and use a cauldron to hold the water – although you can also use the cauldron to fill your water bottles. 

You can easily find the items mentioned above in its Minecraft world. However, some of them are difficult to mine in this gameplay. So, it might be possible that you need to search for them in the Nether in Minecraft. 

That being said, players will need some other specific items for the crafting process, namely:

• Glass bottles 
• Water bottles
• Cauldrons 
• Blaze Powder (Fuel)

Where to find necessary items?

Sometimes, players may find it boring to mine and craft different raw materials in Minecraft. At the same time, sourcing the materials needed to create potions is necessary, as Minecraft Potions offer amazing benefits for improved and enhanced gameplay overall.

Before you start collecting the ingredients needed to craft a Mundane potion, it’s best to sort out the essentials first. Below is an overview of everything you’ll need to craft potions in Minecraft:

Brewing stands can also be located in villages around the Minecraft world. You can also find a cauldron in your Minecraft world throughout gameplay. Cauldrons are helpful to store water, and you can dump your Potion in them as well. 

Players will need to use glass bottles and transform them into water bottles by filling them with water. Source water from various water bodies in your Minecraft world, such as ponds, rivers, or oceans.

Here’s how to brew Mundane Potion

Once you have gathered the necessary items and have your utility blocks ready to go, you can craft a Mundane potion. Follow the steps below to craft a Mundane Potion:

1. Place all collected items on one side of your brewing stand.
2. Go to the brewing stand.
3. Place the water bottles on the brewing stand on the bottom blocks.
4. Place the base ingredient on the brewing stand on the top block.
5. The normal Mundane potion will be created, left near the brewing stand.
6. Collect the Mundane potion and place it in your inventory.

You can also make the Mundane Potion by changing one of your ingredients in the above method. The same recipe can be followed using any of the abovementioned base ingredients.