Potion of Decay

A potion of Decay is a potion that provides the Wither effect when used.

Potions of Decay‌ can be obtained via commands, and is also available in the Creative inventory, obtained as a tipped arrow rarely in fletcher trades in chances of 0.1%^[1]

While the base potion of Decay cannot be obtained via brewing, it can still be brewed into a splash potion or a lingering potion.

Name	Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Splash Potion of Decay	Gunpowder + Potion of Decay
Lingering Potion of Decay	Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Decay

Potion type	Tier	Duration	Effect	Description
Potion	2	0:40	Wither	Damages 1HP every second, making a total of 40HP × 20 damage.
Splash Potion	2
Lingering Potion	2	0:10		Damages 1HP every second, making a total of 10HP damage.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Arrow of Decay	Arrow + Lingering Potion of Decay	8

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Potion of Decay	potion	426	Item	potion.wither.name
Splash Potion of Decay	splash_potion	561	Item	potion.wither.splash.name
Lingering Potion of Decay	lingering_potion	562	Item	potion.wither.linger.name

Potion	Regular
Potion of Decay	36

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0			build 4				Added potions of Decay with its splash variant.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added lingering potions of Decay.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures for potions of Decay have been changed.
1.19.80			Preview 1.19.80.21				Removed the enchantment glint from potions of Decay.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				The textures for potions of Decay have been changed.

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	patch 38		Added potion of Decay.
			1.90				The textures for potions of Decay have been changed.​[more information needed]

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.3.12							Added potion of Decay with its splash variant.
1.7.10							Added lingering potion of Decay.

Issues relating to "Potion of Decay" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

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