Decoctions

Decoctions are long-lasting buffs that Geralt brews from monster mutagens. Each one holds a single charge and adds 50 Toxicity. That Toxicity stays for as long as the decoction runs. The effects range from extra crit chance to a Quen shield that rises after a heavy hit.

How It Works

Every decoction is brewed from Dwarven Spirit, a mutagen and a few other ingredients. The mutagen usually comes from the monster the decoction is named after. Reliever's Decoction takes Lesser red, green and blue mutagens and Essence of Wraith instead.

A decoction adds 50 Toxicity, and the Basilisk Decoction adds 40. Potion Toxicity drains away, but decoction Toxicity stays until the decoction ends. Meditation clears it. Meditating with strong alcohol also refills the charge.

Reading the right book teaches many decoction formulas. Ghouls and Alghouls teaches the Alghoul Decoction, and A Few Remarks on Basilisks and Cockatrices teaches both the Basilisk and Cockatrice Decoctions.

Builds

• Alchemy. Decoctions keep Toxicity high for as long as they run. Blood and Wine's Euphoria mutation turns every point of Toxicity into +0.75% sword damage and Sign intensity. Toxic Blood makes melee attackers take 1.5% of their damage per point instead. The Manticore set raises maximum Toxicity, and its full six pieces add 1 charge to every alchemy item.
• Signs. Foglet: +25% Sign intensity in cloudy weather. Basilisk boosts a random Sign at dusk and dawn. Ancient Leshen raises Stamina regeneration with every Sign cast for the rest of the fight.
• Crits. Katakan: +10% crit chance. Doppler: +50% crit damage on attacks from behind.
• Mixed attacks. Forktail: mixing fast attacks, strong attacks and Signs grants +50% attack power to the next attack or +50% Sign intensity to the next Sign.
• Tank. Griffin raises damage resistance every time Geralt takes damage, up to a cap. Leshen returns 10% of the damage enemies deal. Wraith raises a Quen shield whenever one hit takes more than a third of Geralt's Vitality.
• Sustain. Ekimmara: 10% lifesteal. Troll: 100 Vitality regeneration, in and out of combat. Ekhidna regenerates Vitality whenever Geralt spends Stamina.

Remastered rebuilt the skill trees and reset every point, so pair a decoction with skills from the new tree.

Best Decoctions

Notes

• Chort grants full resistance to Stagger and turns a Knockdown into a Stagger.
• Noonwraith sharply shortens Knockdown, Hypnosis, Stun and Blindness.
• Arachas cuts damage taken, more so with lighter armour and a lighter load.
• Archgriffin makes a strong attack spend all of Geralt's Stamina and take a further 5% of the foe's Vitality.
• Nightwraith raises maximum Vitality by 50 for every foe killed. The bonus lasts until Geralt meditates or fast travels.
• Werewolf sharply raises Stamina regeneration on a clear, moonlit night.
• Fiend raises carry weight by 20.
• Nekker Warrior keeps the horse from panicking and adds +50% damage in mounted combat.
• Reliever's Decoction adds +10% attack power and 15% resistance against wraiths. Each hit on a specter also stops it using its abilities and turning immaterial.
• Blood and Wine's Metamorphosis mutation starts a random decoction for 120 s, at zero Toxicity, whenever Geralt applies a critical effect. Up to 3 can run at once.
• Tomira in White Orchard offers the Griffin and Troll Decoction formulas.

All Consumable Categories

All Decoctions

Name	Image	Tier	Effect	Duration	Charges	Toxicity	Ingredients	DLC
Alghoul Decoction		Base	Adrenaline Points are generated more quickly than normal until the first successful enemy attack. 50% Adrenaline Point gain	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 5x Lesser Red Mutagen 1x Alghoul Bone Marrow 1x Buckthorn	Base game
Ancient Leshen Decoction		Base	Each Sign cast increases Stamina regeneration for the remainder of the fight. 2 Stamina regeneration in combat	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Ancient Leshen Mutagen 1x Mandrake Root 1x Ginatia Petals 1x Honeysuckle	Base game
Arachas Decoction		Base	Reduces damage received based on armor and inventory weight: less weight carried and lighter armor means less damage is taken.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Arachas Mutagen 1x White Myrtle Petals	Base game
Archgriffin Decoction		Base	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.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Archgriffin Mutagen 1x Ribleaf 1x Blowball	Base game
Basilisk Decoction		Base	Applies a buff increasing the intensity of a randomly selected Sign at dusk and dawn. Lasts longer than other mutagen decoctions.	5760 s	1	40	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Basilisk Mutagen 1x Blowball 1x Fool's Parsley Leaves 1x Beggartick Blossoms	Base game
Chort Decoction		Base	Provides complete resistance to the Stagger effect and reduces the Knock-down effect to Stagger.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Chort Mutagen 1x Puffball 1x Cortinarius	Base game
Cockatrice Decoction		Base	All alchemy creations can be used one additional time.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Cockatrice Mutagen 1x Crow's Eye	Base game
Doppler Decoction		Base	Increases critical hit damage when attacking from behind. 50% Increased damage	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Doppler Mutagen 1x Han Fiber 1x Longrube	Base game
Earth Elemental Decoction		Base	Increases the witcher's resistance to Vitality-depleting critical effects applied during combat. The resistance level rises the longer the critical effect is applied.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Earth Elemental Mutagen 1x Balisse Fruit 1x Pringrape	Base game
Ekhidna Decoction		Base	Performing actions that consume Stamina regenerates Vitality.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Ekhidna Mutagen 1x Ribleaf 1x Berbercane Fruit	Base game
Ekimmara Decoction		Base	Damage dealt to foes regenerates Vitality. 10% Vitality drain	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Ekimmara Mutagen 1x White Myrtle Petals 1x Mandrake Root	Base game
Fiend Decoction		Base	Increases the amount of weight the witcher can carry without being overburdened. 20 Maximum inventory weight	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Fiend Mutagen 1x Hellebore Petals 1x Fool's Parsley Leaves 1x Arenaria	Base game
Foglet Decoction		Base	Increases Sign Intensity during cloudy weather. 25% Sign intensity	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Foglet Mutagen 1x Fool's Parsley Leaves 1x Blowball	Base game
Forktail Decoction		Base	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. 50% Attack power; 50% Sign intensity	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Forktail Mutagen 1x Moleyarrow 1x Bryonia	Base game
Grave Hag Decoction		Base	Each foe slain accelerates Vitality regeneration for the duration of the battle. 10 Vitality regeneration per enemy killed during combat	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Grave Hag Mutagen 1x Longrube 1x Cortinarius	Base game
Griffin Decoction		Base	Taking damage raises damage resistance (up to an upper limit) for the remainder of the fight. 1% Resistance to slashing, piercing, bludgeoning, monster and elemental damage	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Griffin Mutagen 1x Oil 1x Bryonia 1x Wolf's Liver	Base game
Katakan Decoction		Base	Increases critical hit chance. 10% Critical hit chance	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Katakan Mutagen 1x Verbena 1x Arenaria	Base game
Leshen Decoction		Base	A portion of the damage dealt by enemies is reflected back on the attacker. 10 Damage returned; 10% Damage returned	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Leshen Mutagen 1x Moleyarrow 1x Pringrape	Base game
Nekker Warrior Decoction		Base	Mounts never panic. 50% increase to mounted combat damage. 50% Attack power	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Nekker Warrior Mutagen 1x Fool's Parsley Leaves 1x Ranogrin	Base game
Nightwraith Decoction		Base	Geralt's maximum Vitality is increased with each foe killed. This increase lasts until he meditates or fast travels. 50 Vitality	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Nightwraith Mutagen 1x Mistletoe 1x Sewant Mushrooms	Base game
Noonwraith Decoction		Base	Significantly limits the duration of Knockdown, Hypnosis, Stun and Blindness.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Noonwraith Mutagen 1x Ginatia Petals 1x Ergot Seeds	Base game
Reliever's Decoction		Base	Increases damage dealt and decreases damage taken against wraiths. Attacking a specter prevents it from using its abilities and turning immaterial. 10% Attack power versus Specters; 15% Resistance to slashing, piercing, bludgeoning, monster and elemental damage	1800 s	1	50	5x Dwarven Spirit 4x Lesser Red Mutagen 4x Lesser Green Mutagen 4x Lesser Blue Mutagen 1x Essence Of Wraith	Base game
Succubus Decoction		Base	Attack Power grows over the course of a fight until reaching a maximum threshold. 1% Attack power	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Succubus Mutagen 1x Green Mold 1x Allspice	Base game
Troll Decoction		Base	Regenerates Vitality during and outside of combat. 100 Vitality regeneration; 20 Vitality regeneration per enemy killed during combat	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Troll Mutagen 1x Crow's Eye 1x Honeysuckle	Base game
Water Hag Decoction		Base	Damage dealt is increased when Vitality is at its maximum. 50% Increased damage	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Water Hag Mutagen 1x Berbercane Fruit	Base game
Werewolf Decoction		Base	Significantly increases Stamina regeneration during a clear, moonlit night. 50% Stamina regeneration in combat	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Werewolf Mutagen 1x Beggartick Blossoms 1x Hop Umbels	Base game
Wraith Decoction		Base	Whenever a single hit drains more than a third of Vitality, a Quen shield is activated which protects against the next attack.	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Wraith Mutagen 1x Blowball 1x Nostrix	Base game
Wyvern Decoction		Base	Each blow landed increases Attack Power until either the fight ends or damage (other than that from Toxicity) is taken. 1% Attack power	1800 s	1	50	1x Dwarven Spirit 1x Wyvern Mutagen 1x Moleyarrow 1x Celandine	Base game

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