Give Lingering Potion of Poison

Create a lingering cloud that poisons entities over time

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a lingering potion of Poison that, when thrown, leaves a cloud dealing poison to anything standing in it. The cloud shrinks over roughly 30 seconds. Great for area denial in traps and PvP arenas.

/give @p lingering_potion[potion_contents={potion:"minecraft:poison"}]

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Throw it to create a poison cloud on the ground.
Entities inside the cloud take repeated poison damage.

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