This is a complete catalog of all available Blade Oils in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt’s next-gen update. Here you will also find detailed instructions on where to find and how to craft all of them!
This guide is up-to-date for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen version (Update 4.04)
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Table of Contents:
- What are Oils for in The Witcher 3
- How to get the ingredients and craft oils
- Full List of all Oils in the game
What are Oils for in The Witcher 3
Oils grant strong offensive buffs to your swords when fighting against specific enemies. There are twelve basic Oils that can be upgraded to their Enhanced version, the Enhanced oils can then be upgraded to a Superior oil, making it a total of thirty-six oils in the game.
How much the attack damage increases will depend on what type of oil you use:
- Basic Oils grant 10%, 20 Charges.
- Enhanced Oils grant 25%, 40 Charges.
- Superior Oils grant 50%, 60 Charges.
Normally, only one Oil can be applied to each sword. Overlapping them will only cause the previous one to be removed. However, it’s possible to have up to three different oils applied at the same time on a sword when wearing at least three pieces of the Grandmaster Wolven Gear set.
It sounds like a good and convenient idea to have three oils active, but the game is structured in a way that it is not often you would need three oils and there are far more useful (and fun) set bonuses for wearing a witcher gear set. It’s a shame because the Grandmaster Wolf School has amazing visuals and individual stats for an all-rounder build gameplay.
Potions have no level requirements. However, to craft the higher tiers of potions, you will need to defeat powerful monsters to get the required ingredients.
Oil formulas can be obtained by finding them randomly when looting chests or other objects, buying them from merchants or herbalists, or during/after a quest of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.
Oils won’t last forever, the effect will be gone after a certain number of hits or 24 hours of in-game time. It’s possible to tell how many hits you have left by looking at the counter that appears under the Toxicity meter.
This only shows up when a sword with an active oil is drawn out. You can max out your Fixative ability to have oil effects last permanently.
Meditating will automatically refill your Oils, you must have available alcohol in your inventory for this.
If you are new to the game, I recommend you take a good look at The Witcher 3 DOs and DONTs guide for a great collection of beginner-friendly tips and recommendations to give you a good start.
How to get the ingredients and craft oils
To craft an oil, you first need to acquire its recipe (formula). Then you can open the Alchemy menu to determine what ingredients you need to gather to craft the oil.
Some oil formulas can be found randomly while others have a 100% guaranteed spot to get them from. In the next segment of the guide, I will show you the exact location of all confirmed spawns and/or purchasable oil formulas in the game.
Herbs, and Alchemy items you can obtain by exploring the world, looting chests or animals, and finding hidden treasures. You can also purchase many of the ingredients from herbalists and merchants.
Dog Tallow, Bear Fat and Alchemy Paste are the base ingredients for the basic, enhanced, and superior oils respectively. You’ll have enough of these if you just play the game. You can purchase them from multiple merchants as well.
To craft the Enhanced Oil, you need the Basic version of the same oil. To craft the Superior tier, you need the Enhanced version.
Superior Oils require rare items that can be acquired by defeating specific monsters, as well as one of the following special alchemy ingredients listed below:
Each one of these requires a few herbs and White Gull alcohol. White Gull is used in a lot of Alchemy formulas. You can learn where and how to get the ingredients to craft it from the guide to the Top Merchants in The Witcher 3. Visiting them as early as possible will allow you to stock up on all kinds of crafting ingredients.
Full List of all Oils in the game
In this segment of the guide, I have listed every single one of the Oils, where and how to obtain the recipes (formulas) to craft them, and all of the required ingredients.
- Beast Oil
- Enhanced Beast Oil
- Superior Beast Oil
- Cursed Oil
- Enhanced Cursed Oil
- Superior Cursed Oil
- Draconid Oil
- Enhanced Draconid Oil
- Superior Draconid Oil
- Elementa Oil
- Enhanced Elementa Oil
- Superior Elementa Oil
- Hanged Man’s Venom
- Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom
- Superior Hanged Man’s Venom
- Hybrid Oil
- Enhanced Hybrid Oil
- Superior Hybrid Oil
- Insectoid Oil
- Enhanced Insectoid Oil
- Superior Insectoid Oil
- Necrophage Oil
- Enhanced Necrophage Oil
- Superior Necrophage Oil
- Ogroid Oil
- Enhanced Ogroid Oil
- Superior Ogroid Oil
- Relict Oil
- Enhanced Relict Oil
- Superior Relict Oil
- Specter Oil
- Enhanced Specter Oil
- Superior Specter Oil
- Vampire Oil
- Enhanced Vampire Oil
- Superior Vampire Oil
Beast Oil
The Beast Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Beast Oil
Go to the Electors’ Square in Novigrad and buy the Enhanced Beast Oil formula from the only Merchant in the area.
Superior Beast Oil
The Superior Beast Oil formula is located on a very small island Southwest of Fyke Isle.
The easiest way to obtain a Cockatrice Stomach is by completing the Contract quest “The Shrieker”. You can get this quest from the Crow’s Perch notice board.
You can craft Rubedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Cursed Oil
The Cursed Oil formula is given to you early in the game by herbalist Tomira after you help her with Lena, the agonizing villager.
Enhanced Cursed Oil
You can purchase the Enhanced Cursed Oil formula from the Herbalist located Northeast of Oxenfurt.
Superior Cursed Oil
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The Superior Cursed Oil formula is obtainable during the side quest “Now or never” when navigating the sewers.
You get the Ekimmara Hide when doing the Scavenger Hunt for the Griffin School Gear Set.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig. In this cave you will also find the boots diagram from the Enhanced Bear School Gear Set.
You can craft Rubedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Draconid Oil
The Draconid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Draconid Oil
You can purchase the Enhanced Draconid Oil formula from the merchant at Rannvaig, in the Ard Skellig island.
Superior Draconid Oil
There’s a small cave located far in the Northeast from Oxenfurt, search the cave using your witcher senses, the Superior Draconid Oil formula is behind a breakable wall.
The easiest way to obtain a Cockatrice Stomach is by completing the Contract quest “The Shrieker”. You can get this quest from the Crow’s Perch notice board.
There are four Nekker’s nests in the East of Velen. This is where you can find the Nekker’s Warrior Liver.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Elementa Oil
The Elementa Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Elementa Oil
Go to the Electors’ Square in Novigrad and buy the Enhanced Elementa Oil formula from the only Merchant in the area.
Superior Elementa Oil
Head to Kaer Trolde in the Skellige Islands, and go to Crach an Craite’s room. The Superior Elementa Oil formula is inside the chest that’s near the door.
Ruins and cemeteries are the best places to find Wraiths that drop Wraith Essence. The ruins close to Byways in the far Southwest of Velen are roamed by two level 7 Wraiths.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Hanged Man’s Venom
Go to Keira Metz’s location. Hanged Man’s Venom formula is in a cellar inside Keira’s hut.
Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom
The Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom formula is a random drop.
You can get a Nekker Eye on the East side of Velen, there are four Nekker’s nests. Slay some Nekkers until you get the eye.
Superior Hanged Man’s Venom
The Superior Hanged Man’s Venom formula is a random drop.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Quebrith by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Hybrid Oil
The Hybrid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Hybrid Oil
The Enhanced Hybrid Oil formula is a random drop.
Superior Hybrid Oil
The Superior Hybrid Oil formula can be found during the side quest “A Greedy God”. You can pick it up in Velen, far Southwest of Crow’s Perch.
To get an Erynia Eye simply go to Ard Skellig and look for Redgill, a small abandoned village located on the East coast of the island. Follow the road north until you find a group of Harpies and Erynias.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Insectoid Oil
The Insectoid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Insectoid Oil
The Enhanced Insectoid Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
Superior Insectoid Oil
The Superior Insectoid Oil formula is a random drop.
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Getting the required Endrega Heart is super simple. Go to Hindhold and defeat the Endregas guarding the entrance of the building.
You can craft Hydragenum by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Necrophage Oil
You start the game with the Necrophage Oil formula already in your inventory.
Enhanced Necrophage Oil
The Enhanced Necrophage Oil formula is a random drop.
Superior Necrophage Oil
The Superior Necrophage Oil formula can be found in the ruins close to Byways far in the Southwest of Velen.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Hydragenum by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Ogroid Oil
You can purchase the Ogroid Oil formula from the merchant at Rannvaig, in the Ard Skellig island.
Enhanced Ogroid Oil
The Enhanced Ogroid Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
Superior Ogroid Oil
The Superior Ogroid Oil formula is a random drop.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
You can craft Aether by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Relict Oil
The Relict Oil formula is a random drop.
Enhanced Relict Oil
The Enhanced Relict Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
Superior Relict Oil
The Superior Relict Oil formula is a random drop.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Nigredo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Specter Oil
You start the game with the Specter Oil formula already in your inventory. The first witcher contract in White Orchard, The Devil by the Well, prompts you to prepare for the fight against the Noonwraith and that is likely the main reason why you get the Specter Oil available for crafting already. All you need are the ingredients, which are extremely easy to get.
Enhanced Specter Oil
The Enhanced Specter Oil is a random drop.
Superior Specter Oil
The Superior Specter Oil formula can be found in the far North of Kaer Morhen. Look for the “Guarded Treasure” that’s being guarded by two level 14 Wyverns.
Ruins and cemeteries are the best places to find Wraiths that drop Wraith Essence. The ruins close to Byways in the far Southwest of Velen are roamed by two level 7 Wraiths.
You can craft Rebis by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Vampire Oil
The Vampire Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Vampire Oil
The Enhanced Vampire Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
Superior Vampire Oil
The Superior Vampire Oil formula is a random drop. I have always found it in a chest in the mine while doing the newly added with the next-gen edition side quest “In the Eternal Fire’s Shadow“. Still haven’t done enough playthroughs to confirm if it’s guaranteed drop or random.
You can purchase both the Fifth Essence and Wine Stone from Tomira the Herbalist in White Orchard.
You can craft Vermillion by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
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