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Poison is a critical effect used in all three games of the Witcher franchise.

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[ | ]

Poison is one of the critical effects exhibited by some weapons in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Below is an overview of all items that affect the chance to poison enemies upon hitting them.

Image Name Availability Type Effects
Tw3 silver unique anth Anth Main campaign Silver sword +18% Chance to poison 2.31 weight Not craftable
Tw3 boots 05 Assassin's boots Main campaign Boots +2% Resistance to piercing damage
+2% Resistance to bludgeoning damage
+1% Chance to poison
+4% Resistance to slashing damage
+1% Resistance to Burning
0.95 weight Not craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher steel viper sword lvl4 Belhaven blade Blood and Wine Steel sword +30% Aard Sign intensity
+100% Critical hit damage bonus
+15% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.41 weight Craftable
Tw3 silver sword lvl7 Dahlia (relic) Blood and Wine Silver sword +150 Armor piercing
+20% Igni Sign intensity
+50% Critical hit damage bonus
+10% Critical hit chance
+10% Chance to poison
2.11 weight Not craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher steel viper sword lvl3 Faithful Friend (sword) Blood and Wine Steel sword +28% Aard Sign intensity
+95% Critical hit damage bonus
+12% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.81 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher steel viper sword lvl3 Faithful friend Main campaign Steel sword +28% Aard Sign intensity
+12% Critical hit chance
+95% Critical hit damage bonus
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.81 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher steel viper sword lvl2 Faramond's blade Blood and Wine Steel sword +26% Aard Sign intensity
+85% Critical hit damage bonus
+11% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.81 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher silver viper sword lvl2 Fen'aeth Blood and Wine Silver sword +26% Aard Sign intensity
+85% Critical hit damage bonus
+11% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from monsters
3.86 weight Not craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher silver viper sword lvl2 Fen'aeth (crafted) Blood and Wine Silver sword +26% Aard Sign intensity
+85% Critical hit damage bonus
+11% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from monsters
2.81 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher silver viper sword lvl4 Gesheft (crafted) Blood and Wine Silver sword +30% Aard Sign intensity
+100% Critical hit damage bonus
+15% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from monsters
2.41 weight Craftable
Tw3 runestone morana greater Greater Morana runestone Main campaign Upgrade +5% Chance to poison 0.024 weight Craftable
Tw3 silver unique gynvael Gynvael Main campaign Silver sword +22 – 51 Armor piercing
+7 – 13% Yrden Sign intensity
+11% Chance to poison
1.91 weight Not craftable
Tw3 steel unique inis Inis Main campaign Steel sword +25 – 50 Armor piercing
+2 – 4% Critical hit chance
+3% Chance to poison
+1 – 2% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.79 weight Not craftable
Tw3 sword-02-b Legendary Viper silver sword Main campaign Silver sword +??% Aard Sign intensity
+??% Chance to poison
+??% Bonus experience from monsters
1.21 weight Craftable
Tw3 witcher steel lynx sword lvl1 Legendary Viper steel sword Main campaign Steel sword +??% Chance to poison
+??% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
1.71 weight Craftable
Tw3 viper silver lvl1 Legendary Viper venomous silver sword Hearts of Stone Silver sword +??% Aard Sign intensity
+??% Critical hit damage bonus
+??% Critical hit chance
+??% Chance to poison
+??% Bonus experience from monsters
2.98 weight Not craftable
Tw3 viper steel lvl1 Legendary Viper venomous steel sword Hearts of Stone Steel sword +25% Aard Sign intensity
+75% Critical hit damage bonus
+10% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.16 weight Craftable
Tw3 runestone morana lesser Lesser Morana runestone Main campaign Upgrade +2% Chance to poison 0.006 weight Craftable
Tw3 runestone morana Morana runestone Main campaign Upgrade +3% Chance to poison 0.012 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon witcher silver viper sword lvl3 Tah'rel Blood and Wine Silver sword +28% Aard Sign intensity
+95% Critical hit damage bonus
+12% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from monsters
2.81 weight Craftable

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Tw3 sword-02-b Viper silver sword Main campaign Silver sword +10% Aard Sign intensity
+10% Chance to poison
+20% Bonus experience from monsters
1.21 weight Craftable
Tw3 witcher steel lynx sword lvl1 Viper steel sword Main campaign Steel sword +15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
1.71 weight Craftable
Tw3 viper silver lvl1 Viper venomous silver sword Hearts of Stone Silver sword +25% Aard Sign intensity
+75% Critical hit damage bonus
+10% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+20% Bonus experience from monsters
2.98 weight Craftable
Tw3 viper steel lvl1 Viper venomous steel sword Hearts of Stone Steel sword +25% Aard Sign intensity
+75% Critical hit damage bonus
+10% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to poison
+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
2.56 weight Craftable
Tw3 weapon hanza 1 steel sword Viroledan blade Blood and Wine Steel sword +75% Critical hit damage bonus
+15% Critical hit chance
+15% Chance to cause bleeding
+15% Chance to poison
+3% Chance for instant kill
2.41 weight Craftable

In The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[ | ]

Poison

Opponents with immunity[ | ]

Armor providing immunity[ | ]

Armor enhancements providing immunity[ | ]

Poisoned weapons[ | ]

Bombs, oils and potions[ | ]

The following bombs, oils and potions have varying effects on poisoning.

Mutagens[ | ]

The following are mutagens which enhance the ability to inflict poison:

In The Witcher computer game[ | ]

Poison

Poison is a critical effect which results in:

  • The continuous loss of vitality.
  • If not checked, and vitality falls to zero, Geralt dies.

Poisoning boosters[ | ]

Opponents who use poison[ | ]

Opponents with immunity[ | ]

Opponents with resistance[ | ]

Opponents with susceptibility[ | ]

Poisoned weapons[ | ]