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The Witcher 3

List of Alchemy Ingredients

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This is a list of Alchemy Ingredient items in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on each Alchemy Ingredient and its stats and properties.

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List of Alchemy Ingredients

Item How to Get
Aether ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Albedo ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Alchemists' powder ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Alchemy paste ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Alcohest ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Alghoul bone marrow ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Alghoul claw ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Arachas eyes ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Arachas venom ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Archespore juice ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Archespore tendril ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Barghest essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Basilisk hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Basilisk venom ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Bear fat ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Berserker hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Calcium equum ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Cave troll liver ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Centipede discharge ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Centipede mandible ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Cherry cordial ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Chort hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Cockatrice egg ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Cockatrice stomach ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Crystalized essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Cyclops' eye ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Dark Essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Devourer's blood ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Dog tallow ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Dracolizard plate ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Drowner brain ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Drowner tongue ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Ducal Water ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Dwarven spirit ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Ekimmara hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Elemental essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Empty bottle ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Endrega embryo ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Endrega heart ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Erynia eye ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Essence of wraith ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Fiend's eye ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Fifth Essence ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
・Acquired from dismantling specific items.
Foglet teeth ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Forktail hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Gargoyle dust ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Gargoyle heart ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Ghoul's blood ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Golem's heart ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Grave hag's ear ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Griffin feathers ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Griffin's egg ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Hag tooth ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Harpy eggs ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Harpy feathers ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Harpy talons ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Hydragenum ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Kikimore discharge ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Leshen resin ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Light Essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Lock of lamia hair ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Lunar shards ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
・Acquired from dismantling specific items.
Mahakaman spirit ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Mandrake cordial ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Necrophage hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nekker blood ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nekker claw ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nekker eye ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nekker heart ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nekker warrior's liver ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nightwraith hair ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Nigredo ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Nilfgaardian lemon ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Optima mater ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Acquired from dismantling specific items.
Phosphorus ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Quebrith ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Quicksilver solution ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Acquired from dismantling specific items.
Rebis ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Redanian herbal ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Rotfiend blood ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Rubedo ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Saltpeter ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Sharley dust ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Sharley heart ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Specter Dust ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Stammelford's Dust ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Sulfur ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Temerian rye ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Troll hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Vampire blood ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Vampire fang ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Vampire saliva ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Vermilion ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Vitriol ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Water essence ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Water hag tooth ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Werewolf hide ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Werewolf saliva ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
White Gull ・Crafted from the character screen using specific ingredients.
Wight ear ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Wight hair ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Wight stomach ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Wine Stone ・Looted from various storage items and locations.
・Purchased from merchants.
Wolf's Liver ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.
Wyvern egg ・Dropped by specific enemies and creatures.

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