Which hostile mobs are you throwing these at? Undead mobs (eg zombies) get healed by instant damage potions, and get hurt by health potions.
Duplicate of MC-2047.
The Instant Damage Potion I and II dont works on:Skeletons,Zombies and Zombie Pigmens
Again as stated in your own duplicate, instant damage on undead mobs heals them, while instant health damages them! Working as intended!
Reporter: ChristianBoy
Assignee: (Unassigned)
Created: 2012-12-02T18:10:10Z
Updated: 2025-04-15T14:04:11Z
Resolved: 2012-12-02T19:56:14Z
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Affects Versions: Minecraft 1.4.5
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Retrieved 2025-06-10T20:51:17Z
Which hostile mobs are you throwing these at? Undead mobs (eg zombies) get healed by instant damage potions, and get hurt by health potions.