Apart from magical signs and swords, potions would be another ace in the hole for a witcher.
In fact, lots of Geralt builds rely on certain potions.
At the same time, certain potions in the witcher’s arsenal can appear rather impractical.
They only serve to make the user interface more confusing and the inventory more cluttered.
Here are five examples of such potions and five more practical potions that stand out better because of them.
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The Swallow potion pretty much adheres to thisfantasy stereotype.
It gives Geralt or any other witcher some advantageous regeneration.
A lot of players will tend to use them defensively after incurring some heavy health loss.
Since it doesn’t heal instantly, players will also be forced to slow down.
Thankfully, it stacks with food and can make jumping back into the offensive quicker.
It sounds handy and even true to the lore except there’s a better alternative.
That would be meditating.
It makes White Honey obsolete.
Thunderbolt, for that matter, would be the go-to for players looking to end encounters with speed.
It straight up increases the damage that Geralt can deal, regardless of the enemy bang out.
It’s awesome for boss fights and complements an aggressive fighting style.
Pair it with a beefed-up Quen sign and the right oil and have Geralt swing with reckless abandon.
However, they sometimes need a potion to do it and that potion is Cat.
The problem is, it’s really no better than a torch.
6MOST USEFUL: WHITE RAFFARD’S DECOCTION
Turns out Swallow isn’t the stereotypical fantasy health potion.
That title belongs to White Raffard’s Decoction.
It’s the best panic button Geralt can have apart from the brittle Quen.
5NEVER USE: BEAR PHEROMONES
The potion most players never knew existed in Geralt’s inventory.
Bear Pheromones assumes bears are either blind or are not threatened by other creatures that smell like a bear.
Because it makes bears friendly to Geralt.
Oddly enough, there aren’t even many bears in the game.
They’re certainly not as prevalent as Nekkersor Drownersto warrant their own pheromone potion.
Neither are bears dangerous enough to avoid, might as well kill them for their skin.
Geralt apparently didn’t mutate gills so he requires either a strong decoction or a Killer Whale potion.
It’s a potion that lowers all the level requirements of all items by two.
It allows Geralt to use a slightly higher-level swordor armorhe finds in advance.
Luckily, the game lets players roll back their decisions.
This comes in the form of the Potion of Clearance.
It’s only sold by shops or herbalists and Geralt can’t craft it.
It’s also a bit pricey at 1,000 coins but it’s worth every coin spent.
Otherwise, building Geralt’s stats and perks would be a pain.
It sounds convenient except there really aren’t many enemies in-game that use poison or venom.
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