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The Witcher 3

Is Heightened Tolerance Worth It?

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This page describes the effects and points required to learn Heightened Tolerance, a Alchemy Skill from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn more about this ability and find whether it is any good or not worth investing points into.

Heightened Tolerance General Information

Heightened Tolerance Basic Information

Heightened Tolerance
Heightened Tolerance
Base Effect Increases potion overdose threshold from 75% to 80%.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Core Skill Brewing
Skill Branch Alchemy
Required Branch Points 0

Leveling Up Heightened Tolerance

Ability Effect
Heightened Tolerance 1/5 Increases potion overdose threshold from 75% to 80%.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Heightened Tolerance 2/5 Increases potion overdose threshold to 85%.
Potion Duration Time: +10%
Heightened Tolerance 3/5 Increases potion overdose threshold to 90%.
Potion Duration Time: +15%
Heightened Tolerance 4/5 Increases potion overdose threshold to 95%.
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Heightened Tolerance 5/5 Increases potion overdose threshold to 100%.
Potion Duration Time: +25%

Is Heightened Tolerance Worth It?

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Heightened Tolerance is a must-have skill!

Just like any experienced witcher, potions are always a vital part to any battle. The maxed out version of this skill will completely remove the HP penalty when you pass the safe threshhold for Toxicity.

Some Alchemy builds revolve around the player having as much Toxicity as possible to get stronger. Having this skill equipped would only increase the overall potential of those kinds of builds.

Conclusion

This skill is extremely useful to most builds that involve drinking poitions. Getting rid of the HP penalty allows you to drink more potions simultaneously or drinking potions continuously without relying on the White Honey Potion to reset your Toxicity.

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