Enhanced Northern Wind
| Enhanced Northern Wind | |
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| Type | Bomb |
| Tier | Enhanced |
| Effect |
Freezes foes. Blows landed on frozen foes deal additional damage. Extended duration. +7% damage to frozen enemies (hidden) |
| Duration | 9 s |
| Charges | 3 |
| DLC | Base game |
| Crafting |
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Enhanced Northern Wind is the second tier of Northern Wind. It freezes foes for longer, and blows landed on them deal extra damage. One brew holds 3 charges. Herbalists in Novigrad and on Ard Skellig sell the formula.
Frozen foes stay locked in place for a short time. Nekkers, Water Hags and Fire Elementals are weak to it.
Variants
Northern Wind comes in Base, Enhanced and Superior variants. Each one is brewed from the tier below it.
| Variant | Image | Tier | Effect | Duration | Charges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Wind | 
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Base | Freezes foes. Blows landed on frozen foes deal additional damage. +5% damage to frozen enemies (hidden) | 8 s | 2 |
| Enhanced Northern Wind |
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Enhanced | Freezes foes. Blows landed on frozen foes deal additional damage. Extended duration. +7% damage to frozen enemies (hidden) | 9 s | 3 |
| Superior Northern Wind | 
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Superior | Freezes foes. Blows landed on frozen foes deal additional damage. Extended duration. Chance of instant kill. +10% damage to frozen enemies (hidden) | 10 s | 4 |
How to Get Enhanced Northern Wind
- Buy the formula from the Herbalist in Glory Lane, Novigrad, or from the Herbalist in Kaer Trolde Harbor on Ard Skellig.
- Brew a Northern Wind first, since the recipe uses one.
- Brew it from the alchemy menu, outside combat, with 1 Stammelford's Dust, 1 Northern Wind, 2 Ducal Water, 1 Powdered Pearl, 1 Fool's Parsley Leaves, 1 Verbena and 2 Allspice.
- Meditate with strong alcohol such as Dwarven Spirit, Alcohest or White Gull in the inventory to refill its charges.
Notes
The Pyrotechnics skill makes Enhanced Northern Wind deal damage on top of its effect.
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