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

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Adaptation General Information

Adaptation Basic Information

Adaptation
Adaptation
Base Effect Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 10%.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Core Skill Mutation
Skill Branch Alchemy
Required Branch Points 28

Leveling Up Adaptation

Ability Effect
Adaptation 1/5 Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 10%.
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Adaptation 2/5 Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 20%.
Potion Duration Time: +10%
Adaptation 3/5 Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 30%.
Potion Duration Time: +15%
Adaptation 4/5 Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 40%.
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Adaptation 5/5 Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions by 50%.
Potion Duration Time: +25%

Is Adaptation Worth It?

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We do not recommend spending points into Adaptation

Having to unlock this skill will require you to invest a lot of points into the Alchemy Branch. The duration of most decoctions lasts for 30 minutes. Fully upgrading this skill will make them last for 45 minutes.

The effect of this skill is not worth it since meditating will remove all active potions and decoctions, and even without it, 30 minutes in real time is already a significant amount for the duration of a decoction.

Conclusion

The heavy cost in order to unlock this skill and the effect you get when you fully upgrade this skill is not worth it. Even without this skill, most of your decoctions already last for a long time so getting this skill becomes more of a disadvantage.

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