Witchers' bodies are mutated, allowing them to metabolize powerful potions.
You can brew potions using the Alchemy panel.
After a potion is brewed, you can consume it directly from the Inventory. You can also place it in one of the Consumables slots for quick use during combat.
To activate the potion in the first slot during combat, press and to activate the potion in the second slot, press .
You have a limited number of doses of each potion. To gain more, enter Meditation. If you have hard alcohol in your Inventory, it will automatically be used to replenish your potions.
Potions add destructive toxins to your bloodstream. When your Toxicity reaches a critical level, you will start to lose Vitality.
List of potions[ | ]
Image | Name | Effect | Charges | Category | Duration | Toxicity | Base price |
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Alghoul decoction | Adrenaline Points are generated more quickly than normal until the first successful enemy attack. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 15 | |
Ancient leshen decoction | Each Sign cast increases Stamina regeneration for the remainder of the fight. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 17 | |
Arachas decoction | Reduces damage received based on armor and inventory weight: less weight carried and lighter armor means less damage is taken. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 10 | |
Archgriffin decoction | If any Stamina is available, strong attacks consume all of it and reduce the struck foe's Vitality by 5% after their normal damage is calculated. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 11 | |
Basilisk decoction | Applies a buff increasing the intensity of a randomly selected Sign at dusk and dawn. Lasts longer than other mutagen decoctions. | 1 | Relic | 5760 s | 40 | 18 | |
Bear pheromones | Bears will not attack the witcher. | 2 | Master | 90 s | 15 | 300 | |
Black blood | Witcher's blood injures vampires and necrophages when they wound him | 3 | Master | 30 s | 15 | 100 | |
Blizzard | Improves reflexes and prolongs reaction time. | 2 | Master | 15 s | 25 | 100 | |
Cat | Grants sight in total darkness. | 2 | Master | 60 s | 15 | 100 | |
Chort decoction | Provides complete resistance to the Stagger effect and reduces the Knock-down effect to Stagger. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 12 | |
Cockatrice decoction | All alchemy creations can be used one additional time. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 10 | |
Doppler decoction | Increases critical hit damage when attacking from behind. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 13 | |
Drowner pheromones | Drowners will not attack the witcher | 2 | Magic | 90 s | 15 | 150 | |
Earth elemental decoction | Increases the witcher's resistance to Vitality-depleting critical effects applied during combat. The resistance level rises the longer the critical effect is applied. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 17 | |
Ekhidna decoction | Performing actions that consume Stamina regenerates Vitality. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 17 | |
Ekimmara decoction | Damage dealt to foes regenerates Vitality. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 12 | |
Enhanced Maribor forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline points. Extended duration. | 4 | Magic | 60 s | 20 | 150 | |
Enhanced Petri's philter | Increases Sign intensity. Extended duration. | 4 | Magic | 60 s | 25 | 150 | |
Enhanced White Raffard's decoction | Immediately restores a large portion of Vitality | 2 | Magic | n/a | 30 | 150 | |
Enhanced black blood | Witcher's blood injures vampires and necrophages when they wound him. | 4 | Magic | 45 s | 15 | 150 | |
Enhanced blizzard | Improves reflexes and prolongs reaction time. Extended duration. | 3 | Magic | 20 s | 25 | 150 | |
Enhanced cat | Grants sight in total darkness and immunity to hypnosis. Extended duration. | 4 | Magic | 480 s | 15 | 150 | |
Enhanced full moon | Increases maximum Vitality. Extended duration | 4 | Magic | 90 s | 25 | 150 | |
Enhanced golden oriole | Grants immunity to poisons, neutralizes the effects of poisons already in the bloodstream. Extended duration. | 4 | Magic | 120 s | 20 | 150 | |
Enhanced swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Vitality regeneration pauses for 2 seconds upon receiving damage. | 4 | Magic | 20 s | 20 | 150 | |
Enhanced tawny owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration. Extended duration. | 4 | Magic | 45 s | 20 | 150 | |
Enhanced thunderbolt | Increases Attack Power. Entended duration. | 4 | Magic | 60 s | 25 | 150 | |
Enhanced white honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potions effects. | 4 | Magic | n/a | n/a | 150 | |
Fiend decoction | Increases the amount of weight the witcher can carry without being overburdened. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 15 | |
Foglet decoction | Increases Sign Intensity during cloudy weather. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 13 | |
Forktail decoction | Combining various attacks (strong strikes, fast strikes, Signs) grants a bonus that increases Attack Power for the next attack mounted or Sign Intensity for the next Sign cast. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 15 | |
Full moon | Increases maximum Vitality. | 3 | Master | 60 s | 25 | 100 | |
Golden oriole | Grants immunity to poisons, neutralizes the effects of poisons already in the bloodstream. | 3 | Master | 60 s | 20 | 100 | |
Grave hag decoction | Each foe slain accelerates Vitality regeneration for the duration of the battle. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 16 | |
Griffin decoction | Taking damage raises damage resistance (up to an upper limit) for the remainder of the fight. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 19 | |
Katakan decoction | Increases critical hit chance. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 10 | |
Killer whale | Increases breath supply while underwater by 50% and improves vision while diving. | 3 | Relic | 180 s | 15 | 100 | |
Leshen decoction | A portion of the damage dealt by enemies is reflected back on the attacker. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 19 | |
Maribor forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline points. | 3 | Master | 30 s | 20 | 100 | |
Nekker pheromones | Nekkers will not attack the witcher. | 2 | Master | 90 s | 15 | 100 | |
Nekker warrior decoction | Mounts never panic. 50% increase to mounted combat damage. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 18 | |
Nightwraith decoction | Geralt's maximum Vitality is increased with each foe killed. This increase lasts until he meditates or fast travels. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 11 | |
Noonwraith decoction | Significantly limits the duration of Knockdown, Hypnosis, Stun and Blindness. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 14 | |
Petri's philter | Increases Sign intensity | 3 | Master | 30 s | 25 | 100 | |
Pops' mold antidote | Grants temporary immunity to pops' mold. | 3 | Relic | 360 s | 25–30 | 300 | |
Potion of Clearance | Returns all spent Ability Points to the available pool so that you can redistribute them. | n/a | Relic | – | n/a | 1000 | |
Reliever's decoction | Increases damage dealt and decreases damage taken against wraiths. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 20 | |
Soured milk | Potion used in the Trial of the Grasses. | 3 | Relic | 30 s | 20 | 150 | |
Succubus decoction | Attack Power grows over the course of a fight until reaching a maximum threshold. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 14 | |
Superior Maribor forest | Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline Points. Extended duration. Grants 1 Adrenaline Point upon consumption. | 5 | Relic | 90 s | 20 | 300 | |
Superior Petri's philter | Increases Sign intensity. Extended duration. Signs always apply their special effects. | 5 | Relic | 90 s | 25 | 300 | |
Superior White Raffard's decoction | Restores Vitality immediately and fully. Grants immunity to damage for a short duration. | 3 | Relic | 3 s | 30 | 300 | |
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. | 5 | Relic | 60 s | 15 | 300 | |
Superior blizzard | Improves reflexes and decreases reaction time. When 3 Adrenaline Points are available, actions don't deplete Stamina. | 4 | Relic | 30 s | 25 | 300 | |
Superior cat | Grants sight in total darkness and immunity to hypnosis. Extended duration | 5 | Relic | 180 s | 15 | 300 | |
Superior full moon | Increases maximum Vitality. Extended duration. Heals Vitality by an amount equal to current Toxicity. | 5 | Relic | 180 s | 25 | 300 | |
Superior golden oriole | Extended duration. Poisons now heal instead of doing damage. | 5 | Relic | 180 s | 20 | 300 | |
Superior swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Vitality regenerates during combat. | 5 | Relic | 20 s | 20 | 300 | |
Superior tawny owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration. Extended duration. Never expires at night. | 5 | Relic | 60 s | 20 | 300 | |
Superior thunderbolt | Extended duration. Grants 100% critical hit chance during storms | 5 | Relic | 90 s | 25 | 300 | |
Superior white honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potions effects. | 5 | Relic | n/a | n/a | 100 | |
Swallow | Accelerates Vitality regeneration. Vitality regeneration pauses for 2 seconds upon receiving damage | 3 | Master | 20 s | 20 | 100 | |
Tawny owl | Accelerates Stamina regeneration | 3 | Master | 30 s | 20 | 100 | |
The Decoctions of the Grasses | Used to begin the process by which a normal human body is mutated into that of a witcher. | Magic | n/a | n/a | 100 | ||
Thunderbolt | Increases Attack power. | 3 | Master | 30 s | 25 | 100 | |
Troll decoction | Regenerates Vitality during and outside of combat. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 14 | |
Water hag decoction | Damage dealt is increased when Vitality is at its maximum. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 11 | |
Werewolf decoction | Running, sprinting and jumping outside combat does not use Stamina. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 18 | |
White Raffard's decoction | Immediately restores a portion of Vitality | 1 | Master | n/a | 30 | 100 | |
White honey | Clears Toxicity and cancels all active potions effects. | 3 | Master | n/a | n/a | 100 | |
Wolven Hour | Temporarily lowers the required level of all items by 2. | n/a | Relic | 3600 s | 100 | ||
Wraith decoction | Whenever a single hit drains more than a third of Vitality, a Quen shield is activated which protects against the next attack. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 16 | |
Wyvern decoction | Each blow landed increases Attack Power until either the fight ends or damage (other than that from potion Toxicity) is taken. | 1 | Relic | 1800 s | 70 | 13 |