Oils are substances used to coat swords in The Witcher 3. They allow the user to do more damage to certain types of enemies.
Thanks to that, even those not versed in alchemy can find a use for them. In this guide, we’re going to show you all the Witcher 3 oils, ingrediends needed to prepare them, their effects as well as places to find recipes.
List of oils
| Name | Effect | Ingredients | Recipe location |
|---|
| Specter Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Specters | | You start the game with it |
| Necrophage Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Necrophages | | You start the game with it |
| Hanged Man’s Venom | Gives +10% attack power against humans and nonhumans | | ??? |
| Beast Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Beasts | - Dog Tallow x1
- Wolf’s Liver x2
| ??? |
| Cursed Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Cursed Ones | - Dog Tallow x1
- Wolfsbane x2
| ??? |
| Vampire Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Vampires | - Bear Fat x1
- Ducal Water x4
| ??? |
| Insectoid Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Insectoids | | ??? |
| Draconid Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Draconids | - Dog Tallow x1
- Ergot Seeds x4
| ??? |
| Ogroid Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Ogroids | - Bear Fat x1
- Ginatia Petals x4
| ??? |
| Elementa Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Elementa | | ??? |
| Hybrid Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Hybrids | - Dog Tallow x1
- White Myrtle Petals x4
| ??? |
| Relict Oil | Gives +10% attack power against Relicts | - Dog Tallow x1
- Mistletoe x5
| ??? |
Hey guys, I know it’s about a year too late for some of you, but… since there are still some question marks as to the locations of oils, I’d figured I would chip in with my bit and try to make life easier for those of you who can still use it. I have just found Beast oil manuscript page in a chest near Crow’s Perch. There’s an alternative passage to the fort (if you, like me, killed the bandits at the crossroads, game will basically send you there), for those of you who gained access through the gate, there’s a shrine by the river, and the underwater passage is right behind it. There’s one Water Hag in the cave, but behind her, in one of two chests at the bottom of the pool there was the formula for Beast oil. I hope it helps 😉
killed keira and only missing beast and hybrid oil. saw that they one out of the two could be found in a chest in a cave underwater in crows perch, only thing is when i went for it chest didn’t say i could open it and i know i didn’t get that chest yet. So my question is where can i find these oils help plz.
Ogrid oil is found in the labyrinth in a chest where you are ambushed when posing as albert vegelbud
Hi, i really dont know where to ask 😀 i searching it last week and didnt find the answer ..
I need draconid oil, but i killed Keira 😀 ..is any other option to find it ?
And question – if you update in some time the locations of any other oils ? in this page 🙂
thanks
Hey I have the exact same issue!! So frustrating, did you end up do song anything on this… I’ve spent so long searching online with no luck 🙁
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Wow… can I really find Vampire Oil at ‘???’ ? I’ve been looking everywhere! Thanks for the help!
You can buy vampire oil in skellig from herbalists.