Alchemy Guide
All potions, decoctions, oils, and bombs with ingredients.
Potions (10)
Swallow
Accelerates Vitality regeneration.
The most essential healing potion for any witcher. Swallow accelerates Vitality regeneration, making it invaluable during and between fights.
Thunderbolt
Increases attack power.
A combat potion that significantly increases attack power for its duration. Essential for tough boss fights and high-level contracts.
Tawny Owl
Accelerates Stamina regeneration.
Essential for Sign-focused builds. Tawny Owl dramatically accelerates Stamina regeneration, allowing more frequent Sign casting.
White Raffard's Decoction
Immediately restores a portion of Vitality.
An emergency healing potion that instantly restores Vitality. The superior version grants brief invulnerability, making it crucial for Death March difficulty.
Blizzard
Slows time when enemy is countered.
A powerful potion that slows time during successful dodges and counterattacks. Excellent for combat builds that rely on timing and precision.
Cat
Grants night vision in dark areas.
Allows Geralt to see in pitch darkness. Essential for exploring caves, crypts, and other dark locations without relying on torches.
Black Blood
Damages vampires and necrophages that bite Geralt.
Makes Geralt's blood toxic to vampires and necrophages. When bitten, the attacker takes damage. Superior version reflects damage as well.
Golden Oriole
Grants immunity to poisons and cures poisoning.
Essential against poisonous enemies. Golden Oriole grants full poison immunity and the superior version converts poison damage into healing.
Petri's Philter
Increases Sign intensity.
Dramatically increases Sign intensity for all five Signs. A must-have for any Sign-focused build, especially when paired with Griffin School gear.
Maribor Forest
Greatly increases Adrenaline Point gain.
Accelerates Adrenaline Point generation significantly. Essential for combat builds that rely on Adrenaline Points for powerful special attacks.
Decoctions (5)
Ekhidna Decoction
Actions that consume Stamina restore Vitality.
One of the most powerful decoctions. Every action that uses Stamina (Signs, sprinting, dodging) also heals Geralt. Synergizes perfectly with combat-alchemy builds.
Ekimmara Decoction
Damage dealt to enemies restores Vitality.
Provides lifesteal on all melee attacks. The more damage you deal, the more health you recover. Excellent for sustained combat encounters.
Water Hag Decoction
Damage dealt increases when Vitality is full.
Grants a massive damage bonus while at full health. Pair with Ekimmara Decoction for lifesteal to maintain full HP and keep the damage buff active.
Archgriffin Decoction
Strong attacks consume Stamina for bonus damage.
If Stamina is available, strong attacks deal an additional 10% of the enemy's total Vitality as bonus damage. Devastating against high-HP monsters.
Succubus Decoction
Attack power grows during combat.
Attack power increases the longer a fight lasts. Particularly effective against bosses and high-HP contract monsters where extended combat is unavoidable.
Bombs (6)
Grapeshot
Deals shrapnel damage to all nearby enemies.
A fragmentation bomb dealing physical damage in an area. Effective against groups of enemies and draconids. Superior version also sets enemies on fire.
Northern Wind
Freezes enemies in a radius.
Freezes all enemies in the blast radius, leaving them vulnerable to a killing blow. The superior version guarantees freezing even against resistant enemies.
Dancing Star
Ignites enemies and causes burning damage.
An incendiary bomb that sets enemies ablaze. Effective against enemies weak to fire, including vampires, beasts, and Wild Hunt warriors.
Moon Dust
Prevents shapeshifting and blocks regeneration.
Blocks shapeshifting and health regeneration of monsters. Essential against werewolves, foglets, and other creatures that change form or heal rapidly.
Devil's Puffball
Creates a poisonous cloud that damages enemies.
Releases a cloud of poison that damages enemies over time. Effective against vampires, humans, and most organic creatures. Pair with Golden Oriole for immunity.
Samum
Blinds and stuns enemies in the blast radius.
A flashbang bomb that blinds and stuns enemies. Effective against beasts and creatures sensitive to light. Use it to interrupt enemy attacks and create openings.