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This page describes the effects and points required to learn Poisoned Blades, 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.
 Poisoned Blades |
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| Base Effect | Oil applied to blades gives a 3% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +5% |
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| Core Skill | Oil Preparation |
| Skill Branch | Alchemy |
| Required Branch Points | 0 |
| Ability | Effect |
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| Poisoned Blades 1/5 | Oil applied to blades gives a 3% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +5% |
| Poisoned Blades 2/5 | Oil applied to blades gives a 6% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +10% |
| Poisoned Blades 3/5 | Oil applied to blades gives a 9% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +15% |
| Poisoned Blades 4/5 | Oil applied to blades gives a 12% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +20% |
| Poisoned Blades 5/5 | Oil applied to blades gives a 15% chance of poisoning the target on each hit. The chance is greater the higher the level of oil used. Potion Duration Time: +25% |
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This skill gives you a chance to poison the enemy which can greatly increase your damage against your targeted enemy. The chance of poisoning the targeted enemy increases by 10% for every upgrade an oil has. The max chance you can get is 35% from using Superior Oils which is still pretty low for battles you can end fast.
The ability of this skill can greatly help you in combat against stronger enemies especially in higher difficulties.
If you severely lack damage against a certain type of enemy, then you should invest in this skill. The extra damage that you get from poisoning the enemy will greatly help you in combat.
| Witcher 3 Abilities by Branch | |
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| Combat Skills | Sign Skills |
| Alchemy Skills | General Skills |
| Witcher 3 Mutations | |
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| Mutation Skills |
Is Poisoned Blades Worth It?
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