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Alchemy and Potion Recipes

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 you brew potions at an alchemy bench by following a recipe step by step: pour a base into the cauldron, add herbs in order, boil them for a set number of hourglass turns, then pour or distill. Game Rant counts 27 recipes, from Savior Schnapps (wine, one nettle, two belladonna) to poisons and gunpowder.

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 you brew potions yourself at an alchemy bench, following a recipe from Henry's book one step at a time: a base liquid goes into the cauldron, herbs go in whole or ground in the mortar, the hourglass counts the boiling, and the result is poured into a phial or distilled. Game Rant's recipe list counts 27 recipes: 20 potions, 3 poisons, 2 gunpowders and 2 perfumes. Brewing is cheaper than buying, it raises the Alchemy skill, and it makes the Savior Schnapps that save the game.

A hooded man with a cloth mask over his face leans over a box of herbs on a table with steaming pots, in a stone room with a pointed window; behind him one man crouches and another kneels beside a figure on the floor.
From Mysteria Ecclesiae: a masked man in a hood works with ingredients at a smoking bench by a narrow window, while two men kneel over a body behind him. Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver

Quick facts

Skill Alchemy, one of the 15 skills on Skills and Stats
Where An alchemy bench, usually at an apothecary or herbalist
Recipes 27 (Game Rant): 20 potions, 3 poisons, 2 gunpowders, 2 perfumes
Bases Water, wine, spirits or oil
Tools Cauldron, mortar and pestle, hourglass, bellows, distilling apparatus
Quality Weak to strong grades; better quality means stronger effects and more XP (Game Rant)
Save potion Savior Schnapps: wine, 1 nettle, 2 belladonna (PCGamesN)
Respec potion Lethean Water

How to brew at the alchemy bench

Every potion follows the same routine at the bench. A TheGamer brewing guide describes it: pick the recipe, pour the base liquid into the cauldron, grind the herbs the recipe calls for in the mortar, add each ingredient in the stated order, turn the hourglass once for every turn of boiling (using the bellows when the recipe asks for them), and finish by pouring the brew into a phial or distilling it.

  1. Open the recipe book at the bench and choose the potion. Keep it open, since the order of the steps matters.
  2. Pour the base: water, wine, spirits or oil.
  3. Add herbs whole, or grind them first in the mortar when the recipe says "ground".
  4. Lower the cauldron over the fire and flip the hourglass for each turn of boiling the step asks for. Some steps say to work the bellows while it boils.
  5. Add the next ingredient only after the boiling the recipe asks for, and repeat.
  6. Finish as written: pour into a phial, or distill.

Mistakes cost quality, not always the whole brew. The quality of the result decides both the potion's grade and the experience it gives, Game Rant's leveling guide explains. The Alchemy perk Secret of Equilibrium forgives minor errors, and Secret of Matter adds extra potions to a successful brew (see the perks below).

Recipes come from apothecaries, quests and loot. Henry receives the Savior Schnapps recipe during the prologue, according to Destructoid. Game Rant's early-game guide says to buy the Marigold Decoction recipe for about 150 groschen and brew healing potions rather than buy them. Barnaby North at Trosky Castle sells the Bowman's Brew recipe (Game Rant's marksmanship guide), and the side quest Opus Magnum rewards the Lead Shot Gunpowder recipe (Game Rant's Opus Magnum guide).

Every potion recipe

The table gives each potion's base, ingredients, steps and effect as PCGamesN's potion list (Feb 18, 2025) prints them; Cockerel and Moonshine come from Game Rant's recipe list (Apr 20, 2025). "Ground" means crushed in the mortar first, and a "turn" is one turn of the hourglass. Later patches may have changed effects.

Potion Base and ingredients Steps Effect
Savior Schnapps Wine, Nettle x1, Belladonna x2 Boil nettle 2 turns, add ground belladonna, boil 1 turn, pour Saves the game; good quality also boosts Strength, Vitality and Agility
Marigold Decoction Water, Nettle x1, Marigold x2 Boil nettle 2 turns, add ground marigold, pour Heals gradually; good quality cures a hangover at once
Aqua Vitalis Water, Dandelion x2, Marigold x1 Boil dandelion 1 turn, add ground marigold, boil 2 turns, distill Reduces health loss and slows bleeding
Artemisia Spirits, Wormwood x2, Sage x1 Boil sage 1 turn, add ground wormwood, boil 2 turns, distill +2 Strength for 10 minutes
Bowman's Brew Spirits, Eyebright x2, St. John's Wort x1 Boil eyebright 3 turns, add ground St. John's Wort, boil 1 turn with the bellows, distill Better archery; strong quality cuts aiming stamina
Buck's Blood Oil, St. John's Wort x1, Dandelion x1, Comfrey x1 Add ground St. John's Wort, boil comfrey 1 turn, add dandelion and boil 1 turn with the bellows, pour More stamina; strong quality speeds regeneration
Chamomile Decoction Wine, Chamomile x2, Sage x1 Boil chamomile 1 turn, add ground sage, pour Sleep restores lost health; strong quality refills energy faster
Cockerel Spirits, Valerian x1, Mint x2 Add ground mint and boil 1 turn, add valerian and boil 2 turns, distill More energy; good quality slows fatigue
Digestive Potion Water, Nettle x1, Thistle x2, Charcoal x1 Boil thistle 2 turns, add ground nettle and boil 1 turn, add ground charcoal, pour Cures food poisoning and reduces fullness; good quality cures any poisoning
Embrocation Oil, Eyebright x1, Poppy x1, Valerian x1, Boar's Tusk x1 Boil poppy and valerian 2 turns, add ground eyebright, add boar's tusk and boil 1 turn, pour More Agility; good quality cuts sprinting stamina
Fever Tonic Wine, Feverfew x3, Ginger x2, Elderberry Leaves x1 Boil feverfew 2 turns, add ground elderberry leaves, add ginger, distill Reduces fever if given in time
Fox Oil, Nettle x1, St. John's Wort x1, Belladonna x1, Charcoal x1 Add ground St. John's Wort and nettle and boil 2 turns, add ground charcoal, add belladonna and boil 1 turn, pour Better Speech; good quality speeds reading, best quality adds XP
Hair o' the Dog Water, Sage x1, St. John's Wort x1, Mint x1 Boil sage and St. John's Wort 3 turns, add ground mint, pour Reduces drunkenness; strong quality restores sobriety and helps hangovers and alcoholism
Lethean Water Spirits, Wormwood x2, Belladonna x1, Henbane x1 Add ground wormwood, add belladonna and boil 3 turns, add henbane, distill Resets perks
Nighthawk Water, Eyebright x2, Belladonna x1, Chamomile x1 Add ground eyebright, add belladonna and boil 3 turns, add ground chamomile, pour Night vision and slower energy loss
Painkiller Brew Spirits, Poppy x3, Comfrey x1, Marigold x1 Add ground poppy, add marigold and boil 1 turn with the bellows, add comfrey and boil 2 turns, distill Eases wound effects and the stamina lost with health
Quickfinger Water, Eyebright x2, Valerian x2, Cobweb x1 Add cobweb and eyebright and boil 3 turns, add ground valerian, boil 1 turn, pour Raises Thievery and Craftsmanship
Aesop Spirits, Belladonna x1, Boar's Tusk x1, Comfrey x2 Add ground comfrey, boil boar's tusk 2 turns, add ground belladonna, distill Better riding and dog handling; strong quality calms animals and silences dogs
Soap Oil, Thistle x2, Dandelion x1, Charcoal x1 Add ground thistle and boil 2 turns, add dandelion and boil 1 turn, add ground charcoal, pour Washes clothes
Moonshine Spirits, Wormwood x2, Mint x2 Boil wormwood 2 turns, add ground mint, boil 1 turn, distill Gives a hangover but sells well

Source: PCGamesN's potion list and Game Rant's recipe list.

Three potions of the first game are missing. Night Owl, Padfoot and Dragon's Breath appear in neither PCGamesN's nor Game Rant's 2025 list for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Perfumes, poisons and gunpowder

Perfumes raise Charisma for a while. PCGamesN gives Lion Perfume as spirits, two sage and two mint (boil the sage 2 turns, add ground mint, pour) for a strong, short boost, and Mintha Perfume as wine, three dandelion, one marigold and one mint (add ground dandelion and mint and boil, add marigold and boil 1 turn with the bellows, distill) for a small, long one. Wearing two perfumes at once lowers Charisma instead.

Poisons go on weapons or into cooking pots. PCGamesN's list has three:

Poison Base and ingredients Steps Effect
Bane Wine, Wormwood x1, Belladonna x2, Fly Agaric x1 Boil wormwood 2 turns, add ground belladonna, boil 1 turn with the bellows, add fly agaric, distill Drains 110 health, fatal; best in cooking pots
Dollmaker Spirits, Valerian x1, Herb Paris x2 Boil herb paris 3 turns, add ground valerian, boil 2 turns, distill Stops running and lowers weapon skills; best on weapons
Lullaby Oil, Poppy x1, Herb Paris x1, Thistle x1 Boil poppy 1 turn, add thistle and boil 1 turn, add ground herb paris, pour Drops energy to zero; works on weapons and in pots

Source: PCGamesN's potion list.

Gunpowder is brewed too, then ground. Game Rant's recipe list gives Lead Shot Gunpowder as water, one saltpeter, one sulfur and charcoal (boil ground saltpeter and sulfur 2 turns, add ground charcoal, boil 2 turns, pour into a mortar and grind), and Scattershot Gunpowder as water, one saltpeter, one sulfur and one leached coal (boil the ground saltpeter and sulfur 3 turns, add ground leached coal, boil 1 turn, pour into a mortar and grind). The powder feeds the guns on Firearms. A GameSpot guide says the recipes are sold by the Kuttenberg apothecary or found during the main quest Via Argentum. No reliable source shows a recipe for arrows or bolts.

Herbs and where to find them

The recipes use 19 herbs plus a few other ingredients. PCGamesN's list names nettle, belladonna, marigold, dandelion, sage, wormwood, eyebright, St. John's Wort, comfrey, chamomile, valerian, mint, thistle, poppy, feverfew, ginger, elderberry leaves, henbane and herb paris, plus charcoal, cobweb, boar's tusk and fly agaric. Warhorse wrote that what Henry gathers in the wild feeds both his stomach and his alchemy.

Woodland gardens hold several herbs in one place. A Game Rant garden guide lists Zhelejov (sage, mint, St. John's Wort), Tachov (the widest mix, including marigold and eyebright) and Herbalist Barnaby's garden (wormwood, valerian, herb paris); none of them grows belladonna.

The Troskowitz apothecary is the classic early farm. Game Rant says marigold grows right outside its alchemy station and nettle along the road west of its shed, and both grow back after one in-game week away from the area.

Some herbs are easier to buy. A TheGamer guide did not confirm henbane growing wild and buys it from Barnaby, Aranka, Emmerich or a Kuttenberg apothecary. Gamer Guides says dried belladonna costs about 2 groschen at most alchemists. Since Patch 1.2.4 (Apr 15, 2025), herb shops never pay more for an herb than they charge for it, the patch notes say. Patch 1.2 also moved bezoar out of alchemy and into blacksmithing (patch notes).

Herbs spoil, and drying racks help. Game Rant notes that drying racks dry herbs and meat and often stand near alchemy benches, and the perk Art of Preservation slows decay.

Alchemy perks

Alchemy perk tiers open at even skill levels. The list below is PCGamesN's May 16, 2025 perk list; Warhorse has rebalanced several systems since, so values may have moved. The full trees are on Perks.

Level Perk Effect (PCGamesN)
6 Art of Preservation Raw food and herbs decay 50% slower
6 Enthusiast Energy refills and nourishment holds while brewing
6 Potion Seller Brewed potions sell for 30% more
8 Secret of Equilibrium Forgives minor brewing mistakes (excludes Secret of Matter)
8 Secret of Matter A successful brew gives 1 extra potion (excludes Secret of Equilibrium)
10 Poison Specialist More arrows per dose, longer-lasting poison
10 Purple Haze +1 Vitality per active potion or alcohol effect
12 Dark Arts Apprentice Easier brewing after midnight; +2 Coercion, Domination and Intimidation
12 Water of Life Potions heal 25% faster
14 Secret of Equilibrium II or Secret of Matter II Bigger forgiveness, or 3 extra potions
16 Secret of Secrets A perfect brew gives exceptional quality
18 Poison Specialist II, Purple Haze II, Special Powder Stronger poison, +2 Vitality per effect, better self-made gunpowder

Source: PCGamesN's perk list.

A hidden perk rewards steady brewing. Game Rant's hidden perk list says Lab Dweller unlocks after crafting 20 potions and makes potions and poisons last longer and hangovers shorter.

Leveling Alchemy and making money

Strong Marigold Decoctions are the usual way to level. Game Rant times a batch at about a minute: water, one nettle, flip the hourglass, two marigold in the mortar, lift the cauldron, grind and pour. The Scholarship perk Wonders of Nature (Scholarship 8) adds 20% XP to Alchemy and Survival, and a Fox potion brewed at Alchemy 16 gives 50% more XP for two days, the same guide says. Other routes are on the Leveling Guide.

Potions are also a steady income. PCGamesN's money guide lists alchemy among the legal ways to earn, and its perk list recommends Potion Seller, worth 30% more per sale. The Money Making Guide compares it with smithing and dice. No reputable outlet we read prints fixed sale prices for potions.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Savior Schnapps in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 pour wine into the cauldron, boil one nettle for 2 turns, add two ground belladonna, boil 1 more turn and pour, according to PCGamesN. More on saving is on Saving and Savior Schnapps.

How many alchemy recipes are in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Game Rant counts 27 in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: 20 potions, 3 poisons, 2 gunpowders and 2 perfumes.

What is the healing potion recipe in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Marigold Decoction heals Henry over time in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: water, one nettle boiled for 2 turns, then two ground marigold, then pour (PCGamesN). It does not stop bleeding, which needs bandages.

How do you reset perks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Drink Lethean Water, which lets Henry pick his perks again in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. PCGamesN's recipe is spirits, two ground wormwood, then one belladonna boiled 3 turns, then one henbane, then distill.

What is the fastest way to level Alchemy in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Game Rant recommends brewing strong Marigold Decoctions at the Troskowitz apothecary, where marigold and nettle grow nearby, about a minute per batch.

Where do you get henbane in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 henbane is bought from herbalists and apothecaries such as Barnaby, Aranka, Emmerich or a Kuttenberg apothecary, TheGamer says, since it was not confirmed growing wild.

Which Alchemy perk is better, Secret of Matter or Secret of Equilibrium? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 you can only take one: Secret of Matter adds an extra potion to every successful brew (3 at level 14) and Secret of Equilibrium forgives small mistakes, per PCGamesN.

Sources

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  2. Mistakes cost quality, not always the whole brew. The quality of the result decides both the potion's grade and the…
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  3. Alchemy perk tiers open at even skill levels. The list below is PCGamesN's May 16, 2025 perk list; Warhorse has…
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