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Is Refreshment Worth It?

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This page describes the effects and points required to learn Refreshment, 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.

Refreshment General Information

Refreshment Basic Information

Refreshment
Refreshment
Base Effect Each potion dose imbibed heals 5% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Core Skill Brewing
Skill Branch Alchemy
Required Branch Points 8

Leveling Up Refreshment

Ability Effect
Refreshment 1/5 Each potion dose imbibed heals 5% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Refreshment 2/5 Each potion dose imbibed heals 10% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +10%
Refreshment 3/5 Each potion dose imbibed heals 15% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +15%
Refreshment 4/5 Each potion dose imbibed heals 20% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Refreshment 5/5 Each potion dose imbibed heals 25% of maximum Vitality.
Potion Duration Time: +25%

Is Refreshment Worth It?

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Refreshment is worth investing points into

This skill's value increases if you drink a lot of potions during combat. The description is not completely accurate because you will still recover health even if you drink a decoction. This skill actually includes all the items under the Potions category in your inventory.

A good early game strategy for this is to combine this skill with the White Raffard's Decoction to recover 60% of your max HP. Having the Enhanced White Raffard's Decoction will recover all of your HP.

Conclusion

If you drink a lot of potions during combat, it is worth it to invest in this skill. The ability to restore a portion of your max HP when drinking any potion significantly helps your survivability in any combat situation.

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