All alchemy recipes in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: potions, concoctions, decoctions and poisons

Alchemy in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — gameplay that includes searching for herbs, obtaining recipes, and brewing potions. By consistently performing correct actions on the alchemy table, you can create powerful potions required for quests or used for personal purposes.

During preparation, following the recipe is strictly mandatory, but its presence in the alchemy book is not required. According to the guide, you can freely create potions, and if successful, the recipe is automatically entered into the book of Indro. The guide presented all the recipes for potions in KCD 2 and their step-by-step preparation.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Alchemy Guide

Alchemy includes a preparatory stage and the actual brewing of potions. To make a potion, you need to get fresh or dried herbs, find a recipe and get to the nearest alchemy table, where you can start brewing.

Where to collect herbs

All the plants needed for potion making can be found in the open world: in forests, fields and special forest gardens, which are grown by residents. Take advantage of interactive mapto track such points.

The search for the right plants and the collection process can take a long time, so pay attention to fan modifications. You can make collecting herbs easier by using mods for increased radius and disabling third-person animation.

Where to Buy Herbs and Potion Recipes

If you don't want to look for plants yourself, you can buy them from pharmacists, herbalists and traders. For example, in Troskovitsa you should contact the pharmacist Emmerich, and in the gypsy camp - Aranka. These same NPCs can sell potion recipes, ready-made potions and such components for alchemy as coal, sulfur, saltpeter.

How to Dry Herbs

Like food, herbs also have a freshness level. When it reaches zero, the plant negatively affects the quality of the potion. To keep herbs longer, they need to be dried. in the drying rooms - special stands that can be easily found in any household.

Dried herbs cannot spoil, but they reduce the potion's quality in the same way as spoiled ones. To make strong potions from dried herbs, level up the skill "The Secret of Balance".

How to brew potions

When you decide to make a decoction, look at the in-game or interactive map to find the alchemy table and go to it. For example, in Troskovitz it is located on the territory of the yard of the apothecary Emmerich, and there is also a drying room there.

Approach the table to get the recipe book, access the shelves with ingredients and go to the alchemy interface with a certain set of actions.

On the top shelf on the left you will find the bases for the potion: water, wine, oil and alcohol. Below it are the bottles into which the finished potion is poured.
On the right is a book with recipes and a shelf where items from the bag are placed. On it is also an hourglass, which in the recipes means "turnover".
The potion pot can be lowered closer to the fire and raised to stop the boiling process. Bellows ("Q") are used for quick heating.
In front of the protagonist, in addition to the cauldron, there is a mortar, a plate and a distiller. The mortar and pestle are needed for grinding, the plate is for freeing up your hands, and sometimes you need to run the finished decoction through the distiller.

In the process of preparing the potion, all the tools are used in accordance with the recipe: first, the base is selected, whole or chopped herbs are added, the decoction is lowered to the fire for cooking and, when ready, is poured into a bottle.

All Alchemy Recipes in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

This section contains all the alchemical recipes that can be used to prepare the desired potions, poisons, and gunpowder.

Recipe for the potion Life-Saving Schnapps

Effect: Saves the game. If the quality is good, it restores health and increases strength, vitality and agility by 1-3 points for a while.
Ingredients: wine, nettle ×1, belladonna ×2.

Preparation Saving schnapps is carried out according to the following scheme:

Pour wine into the kettle.
Add a handful of nettles, lower the cauldron onto the fire and wait for two turns of the hourglass.
Lift the cauldron and begin to grind the belladonna ×2 in a mortar.
Pour the component into the pot, drain it and immediately count another turn.
Lift the vat from the fire, take the bottle from the shelf on the left and pour the potion into it.

Recipe for the potion Krasnobay

Effect: Gives several points of eloquence, with good quality increases the reading speed, with the best quality - increases the amount of experience gained.
Ingredients: oil, belladonna ×1, St. John's wort ×1, nettle ×1, coal ×1.

The potion helps in negotiations and speeds up the overall process of learning advanced skills. The process of preparing "Red-Talker" is as follows:

Pour oil into the pot.
Place St. John's wort and nettle in a mortar and pestle to crush.
Pour the mixture into the cauldron, lower it onto the fire and wait for 2 hourglass turns. Lift the cauldron.
Crush the coal and pour it into a vat, then add a handful of belladonna.
Keep the decoction on the fire for another 1 turn and pour it into a bottle when ready.

Chamomile Infusion Recipe

Effect: During sleep, health is restored faster; with good quality sleep, health and energy are restored faster.
Ingredients: wine, chamomile ×2, sage ×1.

You need to prepare a chamomile decoction for Ptachek in the task "The rescue", and in the future the potion will be useful for a quick recovery of strength. The recipe for the potion is as follows:

Choose wine as a base.
Add a handful of chamomile and keep on the heat for one turn.
Lift the pot and start crushing the sage in a mortar.
Add the component to the broth and pour it into a container.

Antidote recipe

Effect: Reduces the feeling of satiety and relieves food poisoning. A high-class stomach remedy can also be considered an antidote, eliminating any type of poisoning and increasing vitality.
Ingredients: water, thistle ×2, nettle ×1, coal ×1.

When overeating, you should use a digestive potion, which will reduce satiety points and help cure poisoning. One bottle of the potion will be useful for helping Chamberlain Ulrich and free passage to the chapel in the quest "For whom the Bell Tolls"The antidote is prepared according to the following recipe:

Fill the cauldron with water and add thistle x2.
Cook for 2 turns and remove the broth from the heat.
Grind the nettles in a mortar and add them to the pot. Lower the hourglass for another turn and raise the pot again.
Crush the coal in a mortar and add it to the broth.
Pour the finished potion into a bottle.

Recipe for a fever remedy

Effect: Relieves symptoms of fever and reduces heat.
Ingredients: wine, tansy ×3, ginger ×2, elderberry leaves ×1.

You have to brew a fever potion in the mission "For whom the Bell Tolls", to get the centurion Tomasz back on his feet. In the alchemy room you will find all the necessary ingredients and the recipe:

Add wine to the pot.
Add tansy x3 and count 2 hourglass turns. Remember to lift the pot when finished.
Crush the elder leaves in a mortar and pour into the cauldron. Add a handful of ginger.
Take the bottle and use a distiller to pour the potion into it.

Recipe for Lullaby Potion

Effect: Reduces energy to zero, with good quality reduces the speed of stamina recovery. Can be applied to weapons and poison food in cauldrons.
Ingredients: oil, poppy ×1, thistle ×1, raven eye ×1.

The sleeping potion gives negative effects, so it is considered a poison. It is first needed to poison the bull in the quest "Mice". The order of production is as follows:

Pour the base of the potion - oil - into the vat.
Add a handful of poppy seeds and hold over the fire for 1 hourglass turn.
Add some thistle and wait another turn.
Lift the pot and start grinding the crow's eye.
Pour the component from the mortar into the cauldron and pour the decoction into a bottle.

Recipe for the drug Owl

Effect: Improves visibility in the dark and reduces energy consumption. A high-grade potion helps not to consume energy at all.
Ingredients: water, eyebright ×2, belladonna ×1, chamomile ×1.

To move at night, you will need the potion "Owl", which also slows down energy consumption. You can prepare it according to the following recipe:

Pour water into the vat.
Grind the eyebright x2 and pour into the cauldron. Add a handful of belladonna.
Place on fire for 3 hourglass turns.
Lift the pot to begin grinding the chamomile.
Pour the last component into the cauldron and pour the potion into a container.

Recipe for a pain-relieving decoction

Effect: Reduces the loss of maximum stamina when losing health and reduces the effect of being injured.
Ingredients: alcohol, poppy ×3, comfrey ×1, calendula ×1.

Before participating in a difficult battle, it is recommended to take into service a decoction that weakens the negative effects of wounds. The potion in question is prepared according to the scheme:

Choose alcohol as a base and start grinding poppy seeds ×3.
Throw the mixture together with a handful of calendula into the cauldron and boil at maximum temperature for 1 turn, using a bellows (“Q”).
Add comfrey and lower the vat for 2 turns of the clock. This time you will not need the bellows.
Drain the broth using a distiller.

Recipe for the drug Cat's Paws

Effect: Increases thievery and crafting skills for a short period of time.
Ingredients: water, valerian ×2, eyebright ×2, spider web ×1.

The potion adds points to the Craftsmanship and Thievery skills, increasing the chance of success of actions or dialogue options related to them. It is made according to the following principle:

Add water and add spider web and eyebright ×2 in sequence.
Place it on the fire and immediately start counting three clock revolutions.
Lift the cauldron and chop the valerian ×2.
Add the mixture to the broth and cook it for another turn.
Pour into a bottle.

Soap recipe

Effect: Soap is a must for hand washing clothes.
Ingredients: oil, thistle ×2, dandelion ×1, charcoal ×1.

When near water, you can wash your clothes by hand, but you can't do it without detergent. To avoid buying it from merchants, use the soap recipe to create several units of the item yourself:

Pour in oil as a base and add thistle crushed in a mortar ×2.
Place the mixture on the fire and count two clock revolutions. If necessary, you can remove the vat from the fire before the next step.
Add the dandelion, wait another turn and lift the pot.
Crush the coal in a mortar and pour it into the cauldron.
Pour the mixture into a bottle in the usual way.

Recipe for perfume Lev

Effect: Significantly increases charm for a short period of time. When combined with other spirits, it reduces charm.
Ingredients: alcohol, sage ×2, mint ×2.

The strong aroma of sage and mint quickly evaporates and is useful for short meetings with noble people. The recipe for perfume is as follows:

Pour alcohol and add sage x2 into the cauldron.
Lower the heat by 2 turns.
Lift the pot and crush the mint ×2 in a mortar.
Add the last component and pour the resulting perfume into a container.

Recipe for the potion Living Water

Effect: Reduces health loss and slows bleeding.
Ingredients: water, calendula ×1, dandelion ×2.

An easy-to-make healing potion to keep on hand before engaging in grueling battles. Prepare several jars of "Living Water" by following these steps:

Pour in water and add dandelions ×2.
Keep the clock on the fire for one turn. After the time has elapsed, immediately lift the cauldron.
Crush the calendula in a mortar and add it to the decoction.
Lower the boiler again and immediately begin counting two turns.
Pour into a bottle using a distiller.

Recipe for the Gunslinger's Potion

Effect: Gives a few points to the accuracy skill and slows down the consumption of stamina when aiming.
Ingredients: alcohol, eyebright ×2, St. John's wort ×1.

Significantly simplifies the process of aiming from a bow and crossbow. Prepared according to the scheme:

Add alcohol and eyebright ×2 to the boiler in sequence.
Lower it onto the fire exactly 3 turns, then lift the pot up.
Place a handful of St. John's wort in a mortar and pestle to grind.
After adding the component, keep the pot on high heat for one turn (“Q”).
Raise and run the potion through the still.

Poison Recipe Pupation

Effect: Greatly reduces stamina and weapon skills, and if of good quality, additionally depletes health. Mainly applied to weapons, not suitable for poisoning food in cauldrons.
Ingredients: alcohol, raven eye ×2, valerian ×1.

Poison can be applied to weapons and arrows to gain an advantage in battle. The poison is made as follows:

Add crow's eye to alcohol ×2.
Place the pot on the fire, count 3 turns and lift it up.
Use a mortar and pestle to crush a handful of valerian.
Pour the herbs into the decoction and hold it over the fire for another 2 turns.
Pour into a container using a distiller.

moonshine recipe

Effect: A strong alcoholic drink with 10% alcohol content that will lift your spirits considerably.
Ingredients: alcohol, wormwood ×2, mint ×2.

If you need to make homemade moonshine, use the following recipe:

Fill the base with alcohol.
Throw in wormwood x2 and place on fire for two turns.
Don't forget to lift the pot and start chopping the mint ×2.
Lower the hourglass one revolution.
Pour the finished moonshine through a distiller.

Artemisia potion recipe

Effect: Increases strength by several points, and with good quality also reduces stamina costs for attack and defense.
Ingredients: alcohol, sage ×1, wormwood ×2.

Artemisia decoction should be used before battles. The potion is prepared according to the scheme:

Start preparing an alcohol-based decoction.
Throw in a handful of sage and turn the pot over the fire for one turn.
Lift the vat and crush the wormwood in a mortar ×2.
After adding the second component, leave the potion on the fire for two turns.
Run through a distiller when ready.

Recipe for the potion Sober

Effect: Removes the negative effects of intoxication and helps to sober up.
Ingredients: water, sage ×1, St. John's wort ×1, mint ×1.

To get rid of a hangover and alcoholism, brew the “Sober” decoction according to the recipe:

Pour water into the cauldron and add a handful of sage and St. John's wort one after the other.
After lowering the kettle, count 3 turns of the hourglass. Remember to raise the kettle before the next step.
Crush a handful of mint in a mortar and add it to the decoction.
Pour the finished potion into a bottle.

Recipe for the potion Bull's Blood

Effect: Increases stamina reserves for a long time and accelerates its recovery process.
Ingredients: oil, St. John's wort ×1, comfrey ×1, dandelion ×1.

The potion will come in handy when performing any strenuous physical activity.

Pour in the oil, prepare the crushed St. John's wort in a mortar and add it to the cauldron.
Next, throw in a handful of comfrey.
Keep the mixture on the fire for one turn and lift it up.
Add a handful of dandelion and boil over high heat for one turn ("Q").
Pour into a container.

Calendula decoction recipe

Effect: Restores health and eliminates the effects of a hangover.
Ingredients: water, nettle ×1, calendula ×2.

Calendula infusion is used for healing and at the same time to get rid of the effects of intoxication, and is prepared according to the following principle:

Add water and calendula ×2.
Place on fire for two hourglass turns.
Pick up and throw in a handful of nettles.
Pour into a bottle in the usual way.

Minta perfume recipe

Effect: Increases charm for a long time. When used with other perfumes, greatly reduces charm.
Ingredients: wine, dandelion ×3, calendula ×1, mint ×1.

A weak perfume with a pleasant minty aroma will be needed to receive an invitation to a wedding as part of the mission. "Opus Magnum". In order not to steal a quest item, you can prepare it according to the following principle:

Pour wine as a base.
Place dandelion x3 and a handful of mint in a mortar. Grind and pour the ingredients into a cauldron.
Place it on the fire and count two turns.
Next, throw in a handful of calendula and boil over high heat for one turn using the bellows (“Q”).
Pour the perfume into a bottle using a distiller.

Recipe for the potion Poultice

Effect: Gives a few points of agility and reduces stamina consumption when running.
Ingredients: oil, eyebright ×1, poppy ×1, valerian ×1, boar tusk ×1.

Dexterity affects the speed of movements and their accuracy, so the potion is mainly useful in night raids and battles.

Add oil, poppy seeds and variana to the cauldron one by one.
Place on fire for two hours.
Lift the pot and begin to grind a handful of eyebright, which will also need to be added to the broth.
Take the last component from the bag - the boar tusk.
Keep the resulting potion on the fire for one turn, then lift it up and pour it into a container.

Recipe for the potion Cockerel

Effect: Restores a fixed amount of energy points, and if of good quality slows down fatigue.
Ingredients: alcohol, valerian ×1, mint ×2.

The energy potion "Cockerel" is prepared according to the recipe:

Add alcohol and crushed mint ×2 to the cauldron and place on the fire.
Wait one turn before adding a handful of valerian.
Count two more turns and remove the broth from the heat.
Run the finished product through a distiller.

Recipe for powder for shot

Effect: A gunpowder that is effective at close range and virtually useless for long range shooting.
Ingredients: water, saltpeter ×1, sulfur ×1, alkaline carbon ×1.

The projectile for shooting with iron scrap is made according to the principle:

Add water as a base.
Crush the sulfur and saltpeter in a mortar and pour the ingredients into the cauldron.
Hold the mixture over the flame for three turns.
Remove the pot from the heat and begin grinding the alkaline charcoal.
After adding it, lower the pot and count one turn.
Instead of a bottle, use a mortar and pestle to finally grind the resulting gunpowder.

Aesop's Potion Recipe

Effect: Improves horse riding and dog handling skills for a long time. In addition, dogs will stop barking.
Ingredients: alcohol, belladonna ×1, comfrey ×2, boar tusk ×1.

You can get a few points to your riding skills and the Houndmaster section by using Aesop's Potion.

Fill the base with alcohol.
Grind comfrey in a mortar ×2 and pour the component into the cauldron.
Add the boar tusk, lower the pot and begin counting two turns.
Don't forget to remove the decoction from the heat and start grinding a handful of belladonna in a mortar.
Pour the mixture into a cauldron and distill the finished potion through a distiller.

Recipe for the potion Doom

Effect: Instantly reduces stamina and takes away 110 health after a minute. Used to poison food, not suitable for applying to weapons.
Ingredients: wine, wormwood ×1, belladonna ×2, fly agaric ×1.

To instantly eliminate a target, poison the food in the cauldron with the Blight poison.

Throw a handful of wormwood into the wine and place the cauldron on the fire for two turns.
Remove it from the fire and crush the belladonna ×2 in a mortar.
Boil the broth for one turn on the most powerful fire, using the bellows (“Q”).
Add fly agaric and distill the poison through a still.

Recipe for gunpowder for bullets

Effect: Gunpowder for lead bullets that can penetrate even high-quality armor at close range.
Ingredients: water, saltpeter ×1, sulfur ×1, coal ×1.

Firearm shells are created using the following recipe:

Pour water into the cauldron and add sulfur and saltpeter ground in a mortar.
Hold the mixture over the flame for two turns.
Lift it up and get to grinding the coal.
Cook for two more turns.
Instead of a bottle, use a mortar for the final grinding of gunpowder.

Recipe for the Lethe Water potion

Effect: Needed to reset and redistribute skill points.
Ingredients: alcohol, wormwood ×2, belladonna ×1, henbane ×1.

If you find yourself wanting to invest points into other skills in the late game, prepare Waters of Lethe by following these steps:

Start cooking with alcohol.
Add wormwood ground in a mortar to the cauldron ×2.
Throw in a handful of belladonna and place it on the fire for three turns.
Raise the broth and add henbane.
Distill the potion through a distiller.

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