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Alchemy Substances | Required Components | Stats |
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Aether | Han Fiber x1 White Gull x1 Puffball x1 Longrube x1 Verbena x1 Ergot Seeds x1 | N/A |
Albedo | Mistletoe x1 White Gull x1 Beggartick Blossoms x1 Pringrape x1 Crow's Eye x1 Allspice x1 | N/A |
Blue Mutagen | Lesser Blue Mutagen x3 | Sign Intensity: 7% |
Greater Blue Mutagen | Blue Mutagen x3 | Sign Intensity: 10% |
Greater Green Mutagen | Green Mutagen x3 | Vitality: 150 |
Greater Red Mutagen | Red Mutagen x3 | Attack Power: 10% |
Green Mutagen | Lesser Green Mutagen x3 | Vitality: 100 |
Hydragenum | Ranogrin x1 White Gull x1 Green Mold x1 Nostrix x1 Verbena x1 Ergot Seeds x1 | N/A |
Nigredo | Hellebore Petals x1 White Gull x1 Hornwort x1 Balisse Fruit x1 Crow's Eye x1 Han Fiber x1 | N/A |
Quebrith | Longrube x1 White Gull x1 Nostrix x1 Pringrape x1 Verbena x1 Puffball x1 | N/A |
Rebis | Allspice x1 White Gull x1 Mistletoe x1 Ranogrin x1 Verbena x1 Ergot Seeds x1 | N/A |
Red Mutagen | Lesser Red Mutagen x3 | Attack Power: 7% |
Rubedo | Mistletoe x1 White Gull x1 Puffball x1 Green Mold x1 Crow's Eye x1 Han Fiber x1 | N/A |
Vermillion | Han Fiber x1 White Gull x1 Beggartick Blossoms x1 Bryonia x1 Verbena x1 Ergot Seeds x1 | N/A |
Vitriol | Ranogrin x1 White Gull x1 Hellebore Petals x1 Hornwort x1 Bloodmoss x1 Allspice x1 | N/A |
A pretty small and useless category, you'll find plenty of Alcohest and Dwarven Spirit all over the place. They're useful for replenishing expended Potions, Bombs, and Decoctions, but you never need to craft them. White Gull, on the other hand, is needed to make many of the more uncommon Alchemy Ingredients, which in turn are needed to upgrade more powerful Potions and Oils. The two rare components in White Gull-Cherry Cordial and Mandrake Cordial-can be purchased from various Innkeeps. Otherwise, don't expect to find too many in your exploration.
Alcohol | Required Components |
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Alcohest | Balisse Fruit x1 Empty Bottle x1 Cherry Cordial x1 Nilfgaardian Lemon x1 |
Dwarven Spirit | Empty Bottle x1 Mahakaman Spirit x2 White Myrtle Petals x1 |
White Gull | Mandrake Cordial x1 Empty Bottle x1 Arenaria x1 Redanians Herbal x1 Cherry Cordial x1 |
Bombs are good for... well, blowing things up, ideally. When created, you'll get a limited number of them to use (they can be replenished by resting, where you'll automatically use alcohol to concoct more)-higher grades of bombs will have more numbers in a stack. Throw them at enemies or use them to blow up Monster Nests. Depending on the bomb, they do everything from causing brute damage, to applying status effects.
Bomb | Required Components | Stats |
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Dancing Star | Saltpeter x1 Sulfur x2 | Fire Damage: 100 |
Devil's Puffball | Saltpeter x1 Sewant Mushrooms x2 | Poison Damage: 100 Effect Duration: 10 Seconds |
Dimeritium Bomb | Saltpeter x5 Optima Mater x2 | Effect Duration: 15 Seconds |
Dragon's Dream | Saltpeter x1 Phosphorus x2 | Fire Damage: 300 Effect Duration: 15 Seconds |
Grapeshot | Saltpeter x2 Calcium Equum x2 | Physical Damage: 350 Silver Damage: 350 Fire Damage: 5 |
Moon Dust | Saltpeter x1 Quicksilver Solution x2 | N/A |
Northern Wind | Allspice x2 Saltpeter x1 Ducal Water x1 Powdered Pearl x1 | Effect Duration: 4 Seconds |
Samum | Saltpeter x1 Celandine x2 | N/A |
Enhanced Dancing Star | Sulfur x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Sewant Mushrooms x1 Hellebore Petals x1 Dancing Star x1 Phosphorus x1 Nostrix 1 | Fire Damage: 100 Effect Duration: 7 Seconds |
Enhanced Devil's Puffball | Endrega Heart x1 | Poison Damage: 100 Effect Duration: 20 Seconds |
Enhanced Dimeritium Bomb | Powered Pearl x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Blowball x1 Ginatia Petals x1 Dimeritium Bomb x1 Optima Mater x1 Bloodmoss x1 | Effect Duration: 30 Seconds |
Enhanced Dragon's Dream | Optima Mater x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Mistletoe x1 Allspice x1 Dragon's Dream x1 Phosphorus x1 Bryonia x1 | Fire Damage: 400 Effect Duration: 30 Seconds |
Enhanced Grapeshot | Blowball x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Crow's Eye x1 Longrube x1 Grapeshot x1 Calcium Equum x1 | Physical Damage: 600 Silver Damage: 600 Fire Damage: 10 |
Enhanced Moon Dust | Sulfur x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Hop Umbels x1 Blowball x1 Moon Dust x1 Quicksilver Solution x1 Honeysuckle x1 | N/A |
Enhanced Northern Wind | Powdered Pearl x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 Verbena x1 Northern Wind x1 Ducal Water x2 Allspice x2 | Effect Duration: 4 Seconds |
Enhanced Samum | Foglet Teeth x1 Stammelford's Dust x1 Celandine x1 Blowball x1 Samum x1 Phosphorus x1 | N/A |
Superior Dancing Star | Sulfur x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Sewant Mushrooms x2 Nostrix x2 Enhanced Dancing Star x1 Phosphorus x2 Nigredo x1 | Fire Duration: 100 Effect Duration: 10 Seconds |
Superior Devil's Puffball | Endrega Heart x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Sewant Mushrooms x2 Ginatia Petals x2 Enhanced Devil's Puffball x1 Calcium Equum x1 Rebis x1 | Poison Damage: 100 Effect Duration: 30 Seconds |
Superior Dimeritium Bomb | Powered Pearl x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Puffball x2 Bloodmoss x1 Enhanced Dimeritium Bomb x1 Optima Mater x2 Nigredo x1 | Effect Duration: 30 Seconds |
Superior Dragon's Dream | Optima Mater x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Allspice x2 Bryonia x2 Enhanced Dragon's Dream x1 Phosphorus x2 Aether x1 | Fire Damage: 300 Effect Duration: 15 Seconds |
Superior Grapeshot | Sulfur rx2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Longrube x2 Hop Umbels x2 Enhanced Grapeshot x1 Calcium Equum x2 Nigredo x1 | Physical Damage: 600 Silver Damage: 600 Fire Damage: 10 |
Superior Moon Dust | Sulfur x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Hop Umbels x2 Blowball x2 Enhanced Moon Dust x1 Quicksilver Solution x2 Nigredo x1 | N/A |
Superior Northern Wind | Powdered Pearl x2 Saltpeter x1 Verbena x2 Allspice x3 Enhanced Northern Wind x1 Ducal Water x3 Quebrith x1 | Effect Duration: 4 Seconds |
Superior Samum | Foglet Teeth x2 Alchemists' Powder x1 Celandine x2 Hellebore Petals x2 Enhanced Samum x1 Phosphorus x2 Aether x1 | N/A |
Decoctions are like Potions-you drink them and you gain some passive effect. Unlike Potions, however, Decoctions tend to last quite a long time (even over an hour with some upgrades) and have much more toxicity. Their effects tend to be less potent, as well. You won't really be able to make full use of them unless you increase your max Toxicity, but if you do, you can pop one for a long-lasting buff.
Decoctions | Required Components |
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Alghoul Decoction | Buckthorn x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Alghoul Mutagen x5 Alghoul Bone Marrow x1 |
Ancient Leshen Decoction | Ginatia Petals x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Honeysuckle x1 Ancient Leshen Mutagen x1 Mandrake Root x1 |
Arachas Decoction | Dwarven Spirit x1 Arachas Mutagen x1 White Myrtle Petals x1 |
Basilisk Decoction | Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Beggartick Blossoms x1 Basilisk Mutagen x1 Blowball x1 |
Chort Decoction | Cortinarius x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Chort Mutagen x1 Puffball x1 |
Cockatrice Decoction | Dwarven Spirit x1 Cockatrice Mutagen x1 Crow's Eye x1 |
Doppler Mutagen | Longrube x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Doppler Mutagen x1 Han Fiber x1 |
Earth Elemental Decoction | Pringrape x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Earth Elemental Mutagen x1 Balisse Fruit x1 |
Ekhidna Decoction | Berbercane Fruit x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Ekhidna Decoction x1 Ribleaf x1 |
Ekimmara Decoction | Mandrake Root x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Ekimmars Decoction x1 White Myrtle Petals x1 |
Fiend Decoction | Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Arenaria x1 Fiend Decoction x1 Hellebore Petals |
Foglet Decoction | Blowball x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Foglet Decoction x1 Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 |
Forktail Decoction | Bryonia x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Forktail Decoction x1 Moleyarrow x1 |
Grave Hag Decoction | Cortinarius x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Grave Hag Decoction x1 Longrube x1 |
Griffin Decoction | Bryonia x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Wolf's Liver x1 Griffin Mutagen x1 Oil x1 |
Katakan Decoction | Arenaria x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Katakan Decoction x1 Verbena x1 |
Leshen Decoction | Pringrape x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Leshen Mutagen x1 Moleyarrow x1 |
Nekker Warrior Decoction | Ranogrin x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Nekker Warrior Mutagen x1 Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 |
Nightwraith Decoction | Sewant Mushrooms x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Nightwraith Mutagen x1 Mistletoe x1 |
Noonwraith Decoction | Ergot Seeds x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Noonwraith Mutagen x1 Ginatia Petals x1 |
Reliever's Decoction | Lesser Blue Mutagen x4 Dwarven Spirit x1 Essence of Wraith x1 Lesser Red Mutagen x4 Lesser Green Mutagen x4 |
Succubus Decoction | Allspice x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Succubus Mutagen x1 Green Mold x1 |
Troll Decoction | Honeysuckle x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Troll Mutagen x1 Crow's Eye x1 |
Water Hag Decoction | Dwarven Spirit x1 Water Hag Mutagen x1 Berbercane Fruit x1 |
Werewolf Decoction | Hop Umbels x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Werewolf Mutagen x1 Beggartick Blossoms x1 |
Wraith Decoction | Noxtrix x2 Dwarven Spirit x1 Wraith Mutagen x1 Blowball x1 |
Wyvern Decoction | Celandine x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Wyvern Mutagen x1 Moleyarrow x1 |
Oils in The Witcher 3 are massively useful. You apply them to your swords (this uses up no charges, and costs you nothing besides the initial cost of crafting the oil) and you get a damage bonus against a specific foe based upon the grade of the oil-either 10%, 25% or 50%. These are hefty, free damage bonuses that only take a little foresight to gain. It's well worth your while to keep your Oils updated, and to apply them liberally.
Oil | Required Components | Stats |
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Beast Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Wolf's Liver x2 | Attack Power versus Beasts: 10% |
Cursed Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Wolfsbane x1 | Attack Power versus Cursed Ones: 10% |
Draconid Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Ergot Seeds x1 | Attack Power versus Draconids: 10% |
Elementa Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Puffball x4 | Attack Power versus Elementa: 10% |
Hanged Man's Venom | Dog Tallow x1 Arenaria x1 | Attack Power versus Humans and Nonhumans: 10% |
Hybrid Oil | Dog Tallow x1 White Mytle Petals x4 | Attack Power versus Hybrids: 10% |
Insectoid Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Ranogrin x4 | Attack Power versus Insectoids: 10% |
Necrophage Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Blowball x1 | Attack Power versus Necrophages: 10% |
Ogrid Oil | Bear Fat x1 Ginatia Petals x1 | Attack Power versus Ogroids: 10% |
Relict Oil | Dog Tallow x1 Mistletoe x5 | Attack Power versus Relicts: 10% |
Specter Oil | Bear Fat x1 Arenaria x1 | Attack Power versus Specters: 10% |
Vampire Oil | Dog Tallow x2 Ducal Water x4 | Attack Power versus Vampires : 10% |
Enhanced Beast Oil | Celandine x1 Bear Fat x5 Puffball x1 Bison Graxx x1 Beast Oil x1 Bear Hide x1 | Attack Power versus Beasts: 25% |
Enhanced Cursed Oil | Bear Fat x1 Wolfsbane x1 Balisse Fruit x1 Cursed Oil x1 Puffball x1 Ekimmara Hide x1 Wolf's Liver x1 | Attack Power versus Cursed Ones: 25% |
Enhanced Draconid Oil | Nekker Warrior's Liver x1 Bear Fat x1 Moleyarrow x1 Arenaria x1 Draconid Oil x1 Cockatrice Stomach x1 Bryonia x1 | Attack Power versus Draconids: 25% |
Enhanced Elementa Oil | Puffball x1 Bear Fat x1 Allspice x1 Honeysuckle x1 Elementa Oil x1 Moleyarrow x1 Buckthorn x1 | Attack Power versus Elementa: 25% |
Enhanced Hanged Man's Venom | Nekker Eye x1 Bear Fat x1 Foo's Parsley Leaves x1 Arenaria x1 Hanged Man's Venom x1 Han Fiber x1 Mandrake Root x1 | Attack Power versus Humans and Nonhumans: 25% |
Enhanced Hybrid Oil | Ginatia Petals x1 Bear Fat x1 White Myrtle Petals x1 Hornwort x1 Hybrid Oil x1 Erynia Eye x1 Bryonia x1 | Attack Power versus Hybrids: 25% |
Enhanced Insectoid Oil | Puffball x1 Bear Fat x1 Ranogrin x1 Hornwort x1 Insectoid Oil x1 Endrega Heart x1 Honeysuckle x1 | Attack Power versus Insectoids: 25% |
Enhanced Necrophage Oil | Blowball x1 Bear Fat x4 Arenaria x1 Pringrape x1 Necrophage Oil x1 Rotfiend Blood x1 Cortinarius x1 | Attack Power versus Necrophages: 25% |
Enhanced Ogrid Oil | Longrube x1 Bear Fat x2 Ranogrin x1 Ginatia Petals x1 Ogroid Oil x1 Cave Troll Liver x1 Ribleaf x1 | Attack Power versus Ogroids: 25% |
Enhanced Relict Oil | Cave Troll Liver x1 Bear Fat x1 Beggartick Blossoms x1 Relict Oild x1 Water Hag Tooth x1 Green Mold x1 | Attack Power versus Relicts: 25% |
Enhanced Specter Oil | Arenaria x1 Bear Fat x1 Mistletoe x1 Specter Oil x1 Wolf's Liver x1 Essence of Wraith x1 | Attack Power versus Specters: 25% |
Enhanced Vampire Oil | Wine Stone x1 Bear Fat x2 Cortinarius x1 Wolfsbane x1 Vampire Oil x1 Fifth Essence x1 Ribleaf x1 | Attack Power versus Vampires: 25% |
Superior Beast Oil | Celandine x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Puffball x1 Cockatrice Stomach x1 Enhanced Beast Oil x1 Bison Grass x1 Rubedo x1 | Attack Power versus Beasts: 50% |
Superior Cursed Oil | Mistletoe x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Ekimmara Hide x1 Enhanced Cursed Oil x1 Cave Troll Liver x1 Rubedo x1 | Attack Power versus Cursed Ones: 50% |
Superior Draconid Oil | Cockatrice Stomach x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Nekker Warrior's Liver x1 Arenaria x1 Enhanced Draconid Oil x1 Bryonia x1 Albedo x1 | Attack Power versus Draconids: 50% |
Superior Elementa Oil | Essence of Wraith x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Allspice x1 Honeysuckle x1 Enhanced Elemental Oil x1 Nostrix x1 Albedo x1 | Attack Power versus Elementa: 50% |
Superior Hanged Man's Venom | Devourer's Blood x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 Green Mold x1 Enhanced Hanged Man's Venom x1 Bloodmoss x1 Quebrith x1 | Attack Power versus Humans and Nonhumans: 50% |
Superior Hybrid Oil | Ginatia Petals x1 Alchemy Paste x1 White Myrtle Petals x1 Bison Grass x1 Enhanced Hybrid Oil x1 Erynia Eye x1 Albedo x1 | Attack Power versus Hybrids: 50% |
Superior Insectoid Oil | Puffball x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Hornwort x1 Bloodmoss x1 Enhanced Insectoid Oil x1 Endrega Heart x1 Hydragenum x1 | Attack Power versus Insectoids: 50% |
Superior Necrophage Oil | Beggartick Blossoms x1 Alchemy Paste x5 Arenaria x1 Pringrape x1 Enhanced Necrophage Oil x1 Devourer's Blood x1 Hydragenum x1 | Attack Power versus Necrophages: 50% |
Superior Ogrid Oil | Arenaria x1 Alchemy Paste x2 Ranogrin x1 Ribleaf x1 Enhanced Ogroid Oil x1 Cave Troll Liver x1 Aether x1 | Attack Power versus Ogroids: 50% |
Superior Relict Oil | Hop Umbels x1 Alchemy Paste x4 Beggartick Blossoms x1 Green Mold x1 Enhanced Relict Oil x1 Devourer's Blood x1 Nigredo x1 | Attack Power versus Relicts: 50% |
Superior Specter Oil | Longrube x1 Alchemy Paste x1 Mistletoe x1 Ergot Seeds x1 Enhanced Specter Oil x1 Essence of Wraith x1 Rebis x1 | Attack Power versus Specters: 50% |
Superior Vampire Oil | Fifth Essence x1 Alchemy Paste x2 Wine Stone x1 Cortinarius x1 Enhanced Vampire Oil x1 Wolfsbane x1 Vermillion x1 | Attack Power versus Vampires: 50% |
One of the more basic-and effective-of a Witcher's tools are potions. You drink them, and you gain passive bonuses for a set duration. They have less toxicity and greater efficacy than Decoctions, but their duration is much shorter. Use these immediately before or during tough fights to make the most of them.
Potions | Required Components |
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Black Blood | Dwarven Spirit x1 Ghouls's Blood x4 Sewant Mushrooms x2 |
Blizzard | Dwarven Spirit x1 Golem's Heart x1 White Myrtle Petals x5 |
Cat | Dwarven Spirit x1 Berbercane Fruit x4 Water Essence x2 |
Full Moon | Dark Essence x1 Dwarven Spirit x1 Wolfsbane x2 |
Golden Oriole | Blowball x4 Dwarven Spirit x1 Light Essence x1 |
Killer Whale | Balisse Fruit x5 Buckthorn x6 Drowner Tongue x5 Dwarven Spirit x2 |
Maribor Forest | Alghoul Bone Marrow x1 Berbercane Fruit x3 Dwarven Spirit x1 Drowner Tongue x4 |
Petri's Philter | Arenaria x5 Dwarven Spirit x1 Specter Dust x1 |
Swallow | Dwarven Spirit x1 Celandine x5 Drowner Brain x1 |
Tawny Owl | Dwarven Spirit x1 Verbena x2 Arachas Venom x1 |
Thunderbolt | Dwarven Spirit x1 Cortinarius x2 Endgreda Embrya 1 |
White Honey | Dwarven Spirit x1 Honeysuckle x1 |
White Rafford's Decoction | Dwarven Spirit x1 Ribleaf x2 Nekker Heart x4 |
Enhanced Black Blood | Sewant Mushrooms x5 Alcohest x1 Ghoul's Blood x5 Black Blood x1 Hellebore Petals x1 |
Enhanced Blizzard | White Myrtle Petals x5 Alcohest x1 Golem's Heart x1 Blizzard x1 Celandine x1 |
Enhanced Cat | Alcohest x1 Berbercane Fruit x5 Cat x1 Cotinarius x1 Water Essence x3 |
Enhanced Full Moon | Wolfsbane x5 Alcohest x1 Dark Essence x2 Full Moon x1 Crow's Eye x2 |
Enhanced Golden Oriole | Celandine x1 Alcohest x1 Light Essence x1 Golden Oriole x1 Blowball x6 |
Enhanced Maribor Forest | Crow's Eye x1 Alcohest x1 Drowner Tongue x2 Maribor Forest x1 Berbercane Fruit x5 |
Enhanced Petri's Philter | Buckthorn x1 Alcohest x1 Specter Dust x2 Petri's Philter x1 Arenaria x6 |
Enhanced Swallow | White Mytle Petals x4 Alcohest x1 Drowner Brain x5 Swallow x1 Celandine x6 |
Enhanced Tawny Owl | Wolfsbane x2 Alcohest x1 Arachas Venom x1 Tawny Owl x1 Verbena x4 |
Enhanced Thunderbolt | Fool's Parsley Leaves x1 Alcohest x1 Endrega Embryo x2 Thunderbolt x2 Cortinarius x2 |
Enhanced White Honey | White Myrtle Petals x1 Alcohest x1 White Honey x1 Honeysuckle x2 |
Enhanced White Rafford's Decoction | Bryonia x1 Alcohest x1 Nekker Heart x5 White Rafford's Decoction x1 Ribleaf x4 |
Superior Black Blood | Han Fiber x1 |
Superior Blizzard | Buckthorn x1 Celandine x1 Enhanced Blizzard x1 Sewant Mushrooms x1 White Gull x1 White Myrtle Petals x4 Rebis x1 |
Superior Cat | Allspice x1 Berbercane Fruit x4 Cortinarius x4 Enhanced Cat x1 Moleyarrow x1 White Gull x1 Aether x1 |
Superior Full Moon | Crow's Nest x4 White Gull x1 Mistletoe x1 Verbena x1 Enhanced Full Moon x1 Wolfsbane x4 Quebrith x1 |
Superior Golden Oriole | Celandine x4 White Gull x1 Han Fiber x1 Ranogrin x1 Enhanced Golden Oriole x1 Blowball x4 Quebrith x1 |
Superior Maribor Forest | Berbercane Fruit x4 Crow's Eye x4 White Gull x1 Hellebore Petals x1 Enhanced Maribor Forest x1 Ribleaf x1 Vermillion x1 |
Superior Petri's Philter | Arenaria x4 White Gull x1 Buckthrown x4 Enhanced Petri's Philter x1 Longrube x1 Ranogrin x1 Rubedo x1 |
Superior Swallow | Berbercane Fruit x6 White Gull x1 Celandine x4 Enhanced Swallow x1 Crow's Eye x4 White Myrtle Petals x6 Vitriol x1 |
Superior Tawny Owl | Fool's Parsley Leaves v1 White Gull x1 Mandrake Root x1 Enhanced Tawny Owl x1 Verbena x4 Wolfsbane x4 Sewant Mushrooms x1 |
Superior Thunderbolt | Bryonia x1 White Gull x1 Cotinarius x4 Enhanced Thunderbolt x1 Fool's Parsley Leaves x4 Verbena x1 Quebrith x1 |
Superior White Honey | Balisse Fruit x1 White Gull x1 Honeysuckle x4 Enhanced White Honey x1 Hellebore Petals x1 White Myrtle Petals x4 Vitriol x1 |
Superior White Rafford's Decoction | Rifleaf x4 White Gull x1 Bryonia x4 Enhanced White Rafford's Decoction x1 Bison Grass x1 Pringrape x1 Vermlion x1 |
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The first category in our breakdown of all the known Alchemy items in The Witcher 3 concerns the Alchemy Substance class. You can't actually scoff these yourselves, but instead they're used as secondary ingredients of other materials produced by the Alchemy profession.
Making use of bombs in combat isn't to everyone's taste - particularly if you're more comfortable charging into battle and delivering deft justice with your blades - but they can be very handy in certain combat scenarios. You can replenish your bomb supply by meditating - you'll also need to have pure alcohol in your inventory while you're zoning out though.
These mighty potions provide Geralt with some powerful attribute bonuses, but your use of other potions is restricted while the effect is active.
If you want to give your blades a little more power in battle, there's an assortment of special oils that you can brew up and apply to your weapon. After making the oil, you can throw it on your blade whenever you want, and the damage-boosting effect should work for several attacks.
There are loads of potions you can brew up from the various herbs you see littered all over the game world. Some provide abilities that would otherwise be unavailable, while others enhance traits like your stamina. Once you've created your potion of choice, you can top it back up by entering the Witcher's meditative state - assuming you have some pure alcohol on you at the time, that is.