A Witcher can drink potions to temporarily alter stats. Potions that provide mild boosts to performance often present no drawbacks. Enhanced and Superior strength potions will greatly enhance your performance but come with penalties that significantly reduce others.
HOW TO USE
A Witcher can drink potions to temporarily alter the strength of your abilities. Some potions offer mild boosts with no drawbacks, while others dramatically boost a handful of stats and significantly reduce others. You can get the most benefit out of these potions by drinking them in combination with others that cancel out the drawbacks. While Geralt can drink up to three potions, he can only tolerate up to 100 points of toxicity before he becomes poisoned. While poisoned, you will experience a slow loss of health over time.
ACQUIRING POTIONS
While Potions cannot be purchased, shops are a great source for finding new recipes. By learning new recipes, you will be able to increase the strength of existing potions and unlock new effects to diversify your abilities. While it is very economical to brew potions from formulas. Most potions require alchemical substances, which are obtained from common components found in the environment and monster loot. Only a handful of high-end potions, like Tawny Owl, require any sort of rare alchemical substance like Sewant Mushrooms.
COMBINING POTIONS
Certain potions are designed to be used in conjunction with other potions. This is particularly true of potions that offer powerful buffs countered by inherent flaws. In these cases, a second potion can be used to compensate any negeative effects or eliminate them entirely.
VESEMIR'S LESSON
You might want to slot Swallow and save the rest. If you keep Swallow and some food handy in combat, you can always open your inventory to drink the other potions you need less often.
POTIONS
| PRICE | TOXICITY | DURATION | DOSES | RECIPE REQUIREMENTS | |||||||||||||||
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| NAME | DESCRIPTION | $ | # | # | # | # | ITEM 1 | # | ITEM 2 | # | ITEM 3 | # | ITEM 4 | # | ITEM 5 | # | ITEM 6 | # | ITEM 7 |
| Potion of Clearance | Returns all spent Ability Points to the available pool so that you can redistribute them. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Black Blood | Witcher's blood injures vampires and necrophages when they wound him. | 100 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 2 | Sewant mushrooms | 4 | Ghoul's blood | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Black Blood | Witcher's blood injures and knocks back vampires and necrophages when they wound him. | 150 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Black Blood | 1 | Hellebore petals | 5 | Sewant mushrooms | 5 | Ghoul's blood | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Black Blood | Vampires and necrophages start Bleeding when near the witcher. In addition, the witcher's blood injures and knocks them back when they wound him. | 300 | 15 | 60 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Black Blood | 5 | Hellebore petals | 5 | Sewant mushrooms | 1 | Han fiber | 1 | Nostrix | 1 | Rebis |
| Blizzard | Slows target movement by 50%. | 100 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 5 | White myrtle petals | 1 | Golem's heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Blizzard | Slows target movement. Duration and doses extended. | 150 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Blizzard | 1 | Celandine | 5 | White myrtle petals | 1 | Golem's heart | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Blizzard | Slows target movement. Duration and doses doubled. | 300 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Blizzard | 1 | Celandine | 4 | White myrtle petals | 1 | Sewant mushrooms | 1 | Buckthorn | 1 | Rebis |
| Cat | Grants sight in total darkness. | 100 | 15 | 240 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 4 | Berbercane fruit | 2 | Water essence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Cat | Grants sight in total darkness and immunity to hypnosis. Extended duration. | 150 | 15 | 480 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Cat | 5 | Berbercane fruit | 1 | Cortinarius | 3 | Water essence | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Cat | Grants sight in total darkness and immunity to hypnosis. Extended duration. | 300 | 15 | 720 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Cat | 4 | Berbercane fruit | 4 | Cortinarius | 1 | Moleyarrow | 1 | Allspice | 1 | Aether |
| Full Moon | Increases maximum Vitality. | 100 | 25 | 60 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 2 | Wolfsbane | 1 | Dark Essence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Full Moon | Increases maximum Vitality. Extended duration. | 150 | 25 | 90 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Full Moon | 2 | Crow's eye | 5 | Wolfsbane | 2 | Dark Essence | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Full Moon | Increases maximum Vitality. Extended duration. Heals Vitality by an amount equal to current Toxicity. | 300 | 25 | 180 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Full Moon | 1 | Mistletoe | 1 | Verbena | 4 | Crow's eye | 4 | Wolfsbane | 1 | Quebrith |
| Golden Oriole | Grants immunity to poisons, neutralizes the effects of poisons already in bloodstream. | 100 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 4 | Blowball | 1 | Light Essence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Golden Oriole | Grants immunity to poisons, neutralizes the effects of poisons already in bloodstream. Extended duration. | 150 | 20 | 120 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Golden Oriole | 6 | Blowball | 1 | Celandine | 2 | Light Essence | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Golden Oriole | Grants immunity to poisons, neutralizes the effects of poisons already in bloodstream. Extended duration. Poisons now heal instead of doing damage. | 300 | 20 | 180 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Golden Oriole | 4 | Blowball | 4 | Celandine | 1 | Han fiber | 1 | Ranogrin | 1 | Quebrith |
| Killer Whale | Increases breath supply while underwater by 50% and improves vision while diving. | 100 | 15 | 180 | 3 | 2 | Dwarven spirit | 5 | Balisse fruit | 6 | Buckthorn | 5 | Drowner tongue | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maribor Forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline Points. | 100 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 3 | Berbercane fruit | 1 | Alghoul bone marrow | 4 | Drowner tongue | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Maribor Forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline Points. Extended duration. | 150 | 20 | 60 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Maribor Forest | 5 | Berbercane fruit | 1 | Crow's eye | 2 | Drowner tongue | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Maribor Forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline Points. Extended duration. Grants 1 Adrenaline Point upon consumption. | 300 | 20 | 90 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Maribor Forest | 4 | Berbercane fruit | 4 | Crow's eye | 1 | Hellebore petals | 1 | Ribleaf | 1 | Vermilion |
| Petri's Philter | Increases Sign intensity. | 100 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 5 | Arenaria | 1 | Specter Dust | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Petri's Philter | Increases Sign intensity. Extended duration. | 150 | 25 | 60 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Petri's Philter | 6 | Arenaria | 1 | Buckthorn | 2 | Specter Dust | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Petri's Philter | Increases Sign intensity. Extended duration. Signs always apply their special effects. | 300 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Petri's Philter | 4 | Arenaria | 4 | Buckthorn | 1 | Longrube | 1 | Ranogrin | 1 | Rubedo |
| Swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Vitality regeneration pauses for 2 seconds upon receiving damage. | 100 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 5 | Celandine | 4 | Drowner brain | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Extended duration. Vitality regeneration pauses for 2 seconds upon receiving damage. | 150 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Swallow | 6 | Celandine | 4 | White myrtle petals | 5 | Drowner brain | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Extended duration. Vitality regenerates during combat. | 300 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Swallow | 6 | Berbercane fruit | 6 | White myrtle petals | 4 | Celandine | 4 | Crow's eye | 2 | Vitriol |
| Tawny Owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration. | 100 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 2 | Verbena | 1 | Arachas venom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Tawny Owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration. Extended duration. | 150 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Tawny Owl | 4 | Verbena | 2 | Wolfsbane | 1 | Arachas venom | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Tawny Owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration. Extended duration. Never expires at night. | 300 | 20 | 60 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Tawny Owl | 4 | Verbena | 4 | Wolfsbane | 1 | Fool's parsley leaves | 1 | Mandrake root | 1 | Sewant mushrooms |
| Thunderbolt | Increases Attack Power. | 100 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 2 | Cortinarius | 1 | Endrega embryo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced Thunderbolt | Increases Attack Power. Extended duration. | 150 | 25 | 60 | 4 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | Thunderbolt | 2 | Cortinarius | 1 | Fool's parsley leaves | 2 | Endrega embryo | – | – | – | – |
| Superior Thunderbolt | Extended duration. Grants 100% critical hit chance during storms. | 300 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced Thunderbolt | 4 | Cortinarius | 4 | Fool's parsley leaves | 1 | Verbena | 1 | Bryonia | 1 | Quebrith |
| White Honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potion effects. | 150 | – | – | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 1 | Honeysuckle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced White Honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potion effects. | 300 | – | – | 2 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | White Honey | 2 | Honeysuckle | 1 | White myrtle petals | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Superior White Honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potion effects. | 100 | – | – | 3 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced White Honey | 4 | Honeysuckle | 4 | White myrtle petals | 1 | Balisse fruit | 1 | Hellebore petals | 1 | Vitriol |
| White Raffard's Decoction | Immediately restores a portion of Vitality. | 100 | 30 | – | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 2 | Ribleaf | 4 | Nekker heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enhanced White Raffard's Decoction | Immediately restores a large portion of Vitality. | 150 | 30 | – | 2 | 1 | Alcohest | 1 | White Raffard's Decoction | 4 | Ribleaf | 1 | Bryonia | 5 | Nekker heart | – | – | – | – |
| Superior White Raffard's Decoction | Restores Vitality immediately and fully. Grants immunity to damage for a short duration. | 300 | 30 | – | 3 | 1 | White Gull | 1 | Enhanced White Raffard's Decoction | 4 | Ribleaf | 4 | Bryonia | 1 | Pringrape | 1 | Bison grass | 1 | Vermilion |
| Bear pheromones | Bears will not attack the witcher. | 300 | 19 | 90 | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 1 | Berbercane fruit | 1 | Ergot seeds | 1 | Hellebore petals | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drowner pheromones | Drowners will not attack the witcher. | 150 | 15 | 90 | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 1 | Drowner brain | 1 | Sewant mushrooms | 1 | Puffball | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nekker pheromones | Nekkers will not attack the witcher. | 100 | 15 | 90 | 2 | 1 | Dwarven spirit | 1 | Green mold | 1 | Drowner brain | 1 | Moleyarrow | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Restoring Potion | Returns all spent Mutation Points to the available pool so that you can redistribute them. | 1000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |