How do you brew KCD2 potions? You gets access to an apothecary table fairly early on in your journey, but your options are limited when you’re starting out. Potions can be incredibly powerful, they’re able to cure ailments, give you powerful buffs, and even dispatch your enemies with surprising efficiency. Thankfully, you don’t need to find a potion recipe to brew it, you just need to know how to brew it, which is where we come in.
You can prepare all you like with the best KCD2 swords and best KCD2 armor, but there will be times when you need a quick pick me up in battle. It doesn’t matter how good your KCD2 skills are, the extra stats potions provide could mean the difference between victory and defeat. We have every Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 potion here, including the ingredients you need and the method to brew it.
All KCD2 potion recipes
It’s worth pointing out that all potions have heightened effects depending on how well you complete the brewing process. For example, using worn ingredients and making mistakes during the process creates a poor-quality potion. There are four levels of potion quality: weak, normal, strong, and Henry quality.
Here is every KCD2 potion recipe:
Aesop
Increases riding and dog-handling skills. Gains an additional effect when the potion quality is strong: animals take less notice of you and dogs don’t bark at you.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Belladonna x1
- Boar’s tusk x1
- Comfrey x2
Recipe
- Grind the comfrey and add it to the cauldron
- Add the boar’s tusk to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the belladonna and add it to the cauldron
- Distill
Aqua Vitalis
Reduces loss of health and slows bleeding.
Ingredients
- Water
- Dandelion x2
- Marigold x1
Recipe
- Add the dandelion to the cauldron and boil for one turn
- Grind the marigold and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for two turns
- Distill
Artemisia
Increases strength by two for ten minutes.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Wormwood x2
- Sage x1
Recipe
- Add the sage to the cauldron and boil for one turn
- Grind the wormwood and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for two turns
- Distill
Bowman’s Brew
Improves your archery skill and gains an additional effect when the potion quality is strong: reduces the loss of stamina while aiming.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Eyebright x2
- St. John’s wort x1
Recipe
- Add the eyebright to the cauldron and boil for three turns
- Grind the St. John’s wort and add to the cauldron
- Boil for one turn using the bellows
- Distill
Buck’s Blood
Increases stamina and gains an additional effect when the potion quality is strong: increases stamina regeneration.
Ingredients
- Oil
- St. John’s wort x1
- Dandelion x1
- Comfrey x1
Recipe
- Grind the St. John’s wort and add it to the cauldron
- Add the comfrey to the cauldron and boil for one turn
- Add the dandelion to the cauldron and using the bellows, boil for one turn
- Pour
Chamomile Decoction
Sleep restores lost health. Gains an additional effect when the potion quality is strong: energy replenishes faster while sleeping.
Ingredients
- Wine
- Chamomile x2
- Sage x1
Recipe
Cockrel
Increases energy and if good quality, slows tiring.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Valerian x1
- Mint x2
Recipe
- Grind the mint and add to the cauldron
- Boil for one turn
- Add the valerian and boil for two turns
- Distill
Digestive Potion
Reduces the feeling of fullness after food and cures food poisoning. If good quality, cures any poisoning, as well as boosting your vitality.
Ingredients
- Water
- Nettle x1
- Thistle x2
- Charcoal x1
Recipe
- Add the thistle to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the nettle and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for one turn
- Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
Embrocation
Increases agility and if good quality, reduces the amount of stamina used by sprinting.
Ingredients
- Oil
- Eyebright x1
- Poppy x1
- Valerian x1
- Boar’s tusk x1
Recipe
- Add the poppy and valerian to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the eyebright and add it to the cauldron
- Add the boar’s tusk and boil for one turn
- Pour
Fever Tonic
Fever and related complications can often end in death. This tonic reduces fever if given in time.
Ingredients
- Wine
- Feverfew x3
- Ginger x2
- Elderberry leaves x1
Recipe
- Add the feverfew and boil for two turns
- Grind the elderberry leaves and add them to the cauldron
- Add the ginger
- Distil
Fox
Improves speech and speeds up reading if good quality. Also increases the amount of experience gained if best quality.
Ingredients
- Oil
- Nettle x1
- St. John’s wort x1
- Belladonna x1
- Charcoal x1
Recipe
- Grind the St. John’s wort and nettles
- Add them to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron
- Add the belladonna and boil for one turn
- Pour
Hair o’ the Dog
Reduces drunkenness, or if good quality, restores complete sobriety and also helps with hangovers and alcoholism.
Ingredients
- Water
- Sage x1
- St. John’s wort x1
- Mint x1
Recipe
- Add the sage and St. John’s wort to the cauldron
- Boil for three turns
- Grind the mint and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
Lethean Water
If you want to put to rights the imprudent choices of your life, all it takes is one mouthful, and you can choose your perks anew. Beware, though, the procedure is irreversible and painful!
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Wormwood x2
- Belladonna x1
- Henbane x1
Recipe
- Grind the wormwood and add it to the cauldron
- Add the belladonna and brew for three turns
- Add the henbane
- Distill
Lion Perfume
A strong but short-lasting perfume. Substantially increases charisma for short periods, but reduces charisma if combined with another perfume.
Ingredients
Recipe
Marigold Decoction
Gradually heals part of your health. Helps against hangover, or cures it immediately if good quality.
Ingredients
- Water
- Nettle x1
- Marigold x2
Recipe
- Add the nettle to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the marigold and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
Mintha Perfume
A weak but long-lasting perfume. Slightly increases charisma for a longer period, but reduces charisma if used with another perfume.
Ingredients
- Wine
- Dandelion x3
- Marigold x1
- Mint x1
Recipe
- Grind the dandelion and mint and add them to the cauldron
- Boil for two turns
- Add the marigold to the cauldron and boil for one turn using the bellows
- Distill
Nighthawk
You see better in the dark and your energy depletes slower or, if good quality, not at all.
Ingredients
- Water
- Eyebright x2
- Belladonna x1
- Chamomile x1
Recipe
- Grind the eyebright and add it to the cauldron
- Add the belladonna and boil for three turns
- Grind the chamomile and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
Painkiller Brew
Lessens the effects of wounds and reduces the amount by which maximum stamina decreases with health.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Poppy x3
- Comfrey x1
- Marigold x1
Recipe
- Grind the poppy and add it to the cauldron
- Add the marigold and using the bellows, boil for one turn
- Add the comfrey and boil for two turns
- Distill
Quickfinger
Increases thievery and craftsmanship skills.
Ingredients
- Water
- Eyebright x2
- Valerian x2
- Cobweb x1
Recipe
- Add the cobweb and eyebright to the cauldron and boil for three turns
- Grind the valerian and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for one turn
- Pour
Saviour Schnapps
Saves the game and if good quality boosts strength, vitality, and agility.
Ingredients
- Wine
- Nettle x1
- Belladonna x2
Recipe
- Add the nettle to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the belladonna
- Add the belladonna to the cauldron and boil for one turn
- Pour
Soap
You can’t wash your own clothes without soap.
Ingredients
- Oil
- Thistle x2
- Dandelion x1
- Charcoal x1
Recipe
- Grind the thistle and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for two turns
- Add the dandelion to the cauldron and boil for one turn
- Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
Bane Potion
Reduces health by 110, resulting in certain death. Decreases health faster if good quality. More suitable for poisoning cooking pots than applying to weapons.
Ingredients
- Wine
- Wormwood x1
- Belladonna x2
- Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) x1
Recipe
- Add the wormwood to the cauldron and boil for two turns
- Grind the belladonna and add to the cauldron
- Boil for one turn using the bellows
- Add the fly agaric to the cauldron
- Distill
Dollmaker Potion
Makes running impossible and reduces weapon skills. Decreases health as well if good quality. Suitable for applying to weapons rather than poisoning cooking pots.
Ingredients
- Spiritus
- Valerian x1
- Herb Paris x2
Recipe
- Add the herb paris to the cauldron and boil for three turns
- Grind the valerian and add it to the cauldron
- Boil for two turns
- Distill
Lullaby
Reduces energy to zero. Reduces stamina regeneration if good quality. Suitable for applying to weapons and for poisoning cooking pots.
Ingredients
- Oil
- Poppy x1
- Herb Paris x1
- Thistle x1
Recipe
- Add the poppy and boil for one turn
- Add the thistle and boil for one turn
- Grind the herb paris and add it to the cauldron
- Pour
That’s every bit of information you need if you want to brew KCD2 potions. If you’re planning on brewing many potions, you’re going to need plenty of ingredients. Make sure you check out our guide on how to make KCD2 money, as well as the KCD2 map, so you’ll know the best merchants to visit.