How to make Suspicious Stew (Wither) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft Suspicious Stew (Wither) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, Suspicious Stew (Wither) is a special food item that will replenish your food meter as well as give you the Wither status effect for a short time, such as 8 seconds in Java Edition.

Let's explore how to make Suspicious Stew (Wither).

Supported Platforms

Suspicious Stew (Wither) is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.14)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.13.0)
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	Yes (1.13.0)
PS3	No
PS4	Yes (1.14.0)
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.13.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.13.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.14.31)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Suspicious Stew (Wither) in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Suspicious Stew (Wither)

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft Suspicous Stew (Wither):

How to craft Suspicious Stew (Wither) in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Suspicious Stew (Wither)

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make Suspicious Stew (Wither), place 1 brown mushroom, 1 red mushroom, 1 wither rose, and 1 bowl in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a Suspicious Stew (Wither), it is important that the two mushrooms, the wither rose, and the bowl are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 brown mushroom in the first box, 1 red mushroom in the second box and 1 wither rose in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 bowl in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a Suspicious Stew (Wither) that gives you the Wither status effect.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the Suspicious Stew (Wither) will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Suspicious Stew (Wither) to Inventory

Once you have crafted a Suspicious Stew (Wither), you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made the type of Suspicious Stew in Minecraft that gives you the Wither status effect!