Potions | The Witcher 3

Potions are concoctions you use to help you out in battle in The Witcher 3. They can speed up your vitality or stamina regeneration, make you see in the dark, increase your damage, etc. In order to use them, you need to get your hands on a recipe and the right ingredients. Once you prepare a potion, you can refill it using alcohol while you meditate. In this guide, we’re going to list all the Witcher 3 potions, where to buy recipes and which ingredients you’ll need to prepare them.

List of potions

Name	Effect	Ingredients	Recipe location
Swallow	Increases vitality regeneration for 20 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Celandine x5 Drowner Brain x1	You start the game with it
Tawny Owl	Increases stamina regeneration for 30 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Verbena x2 Arachas Venom x1	You start the game with it
Cat	Lets you see in the dark for 240 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Berbercane Fruit x4 Water Essence x2	You start the game with it
Thunderbolt	Increases attack power for 30 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Cortinarius x2 Endrega Embryo x1	???
Petri’s Philter	Increases Sign intensity for 30 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Arenaria x5 Specter Dust x1	???
Golden Oriole	Gives immunity to poison	Dwarven Spirit x1 Blowball x4 Light Essence x1	Herbalist Hut (north-east of Oxenfurt)
Blizzard	Improves reflexes for 15 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 White Myrtle Petals x5 Golem’s Heart x1	Refugee camp east of Lindenvale, Velen
Maribor Forest	Increases adrenaline generation for 30 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Berbercane Fruit x3 Alghoul Bone Marrow x1 Drowner Tongue x4	Herbalist Hut (north-east of Oxenfurt)
White Honey	Clears potion effects and toxicity	Dwarven Spirit x1 Honeysuckle x1	You start the game with it
Killer Whale	Improves breathing and vision under water by 50% for 180 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x2 Drowner Tongue x5 Balisse Fruit x5 Buckthorn x6	???
Full Moon	Increases maximum vitality for a time	Dwarven Spirit x1 Wolfsbane x2 Dark Essence x1	Herbalist Hut (north-east of Oxenfurt)
Black Blood	Damages enemies that bite you for 30 seconds	Dwarven Spirit x1 Sewant Mushrooms x2 Ghoul’s Blood x4	Herbalist Hut (north-east of Oxenfurt)
White Raffard’s Decoction	Immediately restores some vitality	Dwarven Spirit x1 Ribleaf x2 Nekker Heart x4	Herbalist Hut (north-east of Oxenfurt)