This is a complete catalog of all available Blade Oils in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt’s next-gen update. Here you will also find detailed instructions on where to find and how to craft all of them!
This guide is up-to-date for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen version (Update 4.04)
Table of Contents:
- What are Oils for in The Witcher 3
- How to get the ingredients and craft oils
- Full List of all Oils in the game
What are Oils for in The Witcher 3
Oils grant strong offensive buffs to your swords when fighting against specific enemies. There are twelve basic Oils that can be upgraded to their Enhanced version, the Enhanced oils can then be upgraded to a Superior oil, making it a total of thirty-six oils in the game.
How much the attack damage increases will depend on what type of oil you use:
- Basic Oils grant 10%, 20 Charges.
- Enhanced Oils grant 25%, 40 Charges.
- Superior Oils grant 50%, 60 Charges.
Normally, only one Oil can be applied to each sword. Overlapping them will only cause the previous one to be removed. However, it’s possible to have up to three different oils applied at the same time on a sword when wearing at least three pieces of the Grandmaster Wolven Gear set.
It sounds like a good and convenient idea to have three oils active, but the game is structured in a way that it is not often you would need three oils and there are far more useful (and fun) set bonuses for wearing a witcher gear set. It’s a shame because the Grandmaster Wolf School has amazing visuals and individual stats for an all-rounder build gameplay.
Potions have no level requirements. However, to craft the higher tiers of potions, you will need to defeat powerful monsters to get the required ingredients.
Oil formulas can be obtained by finding them randomly when looting chests or other objects, buying them from merchants or herbalists, or during/after a quest of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.
Oils won’t last forever, the effect will be gone after a certain number of hits or 24 hours of in-game time. It’s possible to tell how many hits you have left by looking at the counter that appears under the Toxicity meter.
This only shows up when a sword with an active oil is drawn out. You can max out your Fixative ability to have oil effects last permanently.
Meditating will automatically refill your Oils, you must have available alcohol in your inventory for this.
If you are new to the game, I recommend you take a good look at The Witcher 3 DOs and DONTs guide for a great collection of beginner-friendly tips and recommendations to give you a good start.
How to get the ingredients and craft oils
To craft an oil, you first need to acquire its recipe (formula). Then you can open the Alchemy menu to determine what ingredients you need to gather to craft the oil.
Some oil formulas can be found randomly while others have a 100% guaranteed spot to get them from. In the next segment of the guide, I will show you the exact location of all confirmed spawns and/or purchasable oil formulas in the game.
Herbs, and Alchemy items you can obtain by exploring the world, looting chests or animals, and finding hidden treasures. You can also purchase many of the ingredients from herbalists and merchants.
Dog Tallow, 
Bear Fat and 
Alchemy Paste are the base ingredients for the basic, enhanced, and superior oils respectively. You’ll have enough of these if you just play the game. You can purchase them from multiple merchants as well.
To craft the Enhanced Oil, you need the Basic version of the same oil. To craft the Superior tier, you need the Enhanced version.
Superior Oils require rare items that can be acquired by defeating specific monsters, as well as one of the following special alchemy ingredients listed below:
Aether
Albedo
Hydragenum
Nigredo
Quebrith
Rebis
Rubedo
Vermillion
Each one of these requires a few herbs and 
White Gull alcohol. White Gull is used in a lot of Alchemy formulas. You can learn where and how to get the ingredients to craft it from the guide to the Top Merchants in The Witcher 3. Visiting them as early as possible will allow you to stock up on all kinds of crafting ingredients.
Full List of all Oils in the game
In this segment of the guide, I have listed every single one of the Oils, where and how to obtain the recipes (formulas) to craft them, and all of the required ingredients. Click/tab on each one to see its description, where to get the formula for it, the ingredients and where to find all of them.
Beast Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
Wolf’s Liver 2x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Beasts
The Beast Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Beast Oil
Ingredients:
Bear Fat 5x
Beast Oil 1x
Bear Hide 5x
Celandine 1x
Puffball 1x
Bison Grass 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Beasts
Go to the Electors’ Square in Novigrad and buy the Enhanced Beast Oil formula from the only Merchant in the area.
Superior Beast Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Cockatrice Stomach 1x Celandine 1x Puffball 1x Bison Grass 1x Rubedo 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Beasts
The Superior Beast Oil formula is located on a very small island Southwest of Fyke Isle.
The easiest way to obtain a Cockatrice Stomach is by completing the Contract quest “The Shrieker”. You can get this quest from the Crow’s Perch notice board.
You can craft Rubedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Cursed Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
Wolfsbane 4x
Effect:
+10 % Attack Power vs Cursed Ones
The Cursed Oil formula is given to you early in the game by herbalist Tomira after you help her with Lena, the agonizing villager.
Enhanced Cursed Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Cursed Oil 1x
Ekimmara Hide 1x Puffball 1x Wolfsbane 1x
Balisse Fruit 1x Wolf’s Liver 1x
Effect:
+25 % Attack Power vs Cursed Ones
You can purchase the Enhanced Cursed Oil formula from the Herbalist located Northeast of Oxenfurt.
Superior Cursed Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Cursed Oil 1x Ekimmara Hide 1x
Cave Troll Liver 1x Wolfsbane 1x
Mistletoe 1x Rubedo 1x
Effect:
+50 % Attack Power vs Cursed Ones
The Superior Cursed Oil formula is obtainable during the side quest “Now or never” when navigating the sewers.
You get the Ekimmara Hide when doing the Scavenger Hunt for the Griffin School Gear Set.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig. In this cave you will also find the boots diagram from the Enhanced Bear School Gear Set.
You can craft Rubedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Draconid Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
Ergot Seeds 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Draconids
The Draconid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Draconid Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Draconid Oil 1x Cockatrice Stomach 1x
Nekker Warrior’s Liver 1x
Moleyarrow 1x
Arenaria 1x
Bryonia 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Draconids
You can purchase the Enhanced Draconid Oil formula from the merchant at Rannvaig, in the Ard Skellig island.
Superior Draconid Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Draconid Oil 1x Cockatrice Stomach 1x Nekker Warrior’s Liver 1x
Nostrix 1x Bryonia 1x
Albedo 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Draconids
One of the most elusive Superior Oils in the game. This item might spawn in different random locations. One of the locations where you might find it is a Monster Den located far in the Northeast of Oxenfurt.
Defeat the Golem, and search for the hidden part of the cave using the Eye of Nehaleni. Once you find it, stick to the left wall and look for Aard sign on the wall (Witcher senses won’t reveal it). Break the wall and loot the chests inside, the Superior Draconid Oil manuscript might be inside.
The easiest way to obtain a Cockatrice Stomach is by completing the Contract quest “The Shrieker”. You can get this quest from the Crow’s Perch notice board.
There are four Nekker’s nests in the East of Velen. This is where you can find the Nekker’s Warrior Liver.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Elementa Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x Puffball 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Elementa
The Elementa Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Elementa Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Elementa Oil 1x Moleyarrow 1x Puffball 1x
Allspice 1x
Honeysuckle 1x
Buckthorn 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Elementa
Go to the Electors’ Square in Novigrad and buy the Enhanced Elementa Oil formula from the only Merchant in the area.
Superior Elementa Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Elementa Oil 1x Nostrix 1x
Essence of Wraith 1x Allspice 1x Honeysuckle 1x Albedo 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Elementa
Head to Kaer Trolde in the Skellige Islands, and go to Crach an Craite’s room. The Superior Elementa Oil formula is inside the chest that’s near the door.
Ruins and cemeteries are the best places to find Wraiths that drop 
Wraith Essence. The ruins close to Byways in the far Southwest of Velen are roamed by two level 7 Wraiths.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Hanged Man’s Venom
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x Arenaria 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Humans and Nonhumans
Go to Keira Metz’s location. Hanged Man’s Venom formula is in a cellar inside Keira’s hut.
Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Hanged Man’s Venom 1x
Han Fiber 1x
Nekker Eye 1x
Fool’s Parsley Leaves 1x Arenaria 1x
Mandrake Root 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Humans and Nonhumans
The Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom formula is a random drop.
You can get a Nekker Eye on the East side of Velen, there are four Nekker’s nests. Slay some Nekkers until you get the eye.
Superior Hanged Man’s Venom
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Hanged Man’s Venom 1x
Bloodmoss 1x
Devourer’s Blood 1x Fool’s Parsley Leaves 1x
Green Mold 1x Quebrith 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Humans and Nonhumans
The Superior Hanged Man’s Venom formula is a random drop.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Quebrith by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Hybrid Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
White Myrtle Petals 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Hybrids
The Hybrid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Hybrid Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Hybrid Oil 1x
Erynia Eye 1x
Ginatia Petals 1x White Myrtle Petals 1x
Hornwort 1x Bryonia 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Hybrids
The Enhanced Hybrid Oil formula is a random drop.
Superior Hybrid Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Hybrid Oil 1x Erynia Eye 1x Ginatia Petals 1x White Myrtle Petals 1x Bison Grass 1x Albedo 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Hybrids
The Superior Hybrid Oil formula can be found during the side quest “A Greedy God”. You can pick it up in Velen, far Southwest of Crow’s Perch.
To get an Erynia Eye simply go to Ard Skellig and look for Redgill, a small abandoned village located on the East coast of the island. Follow the road north until you find a group of Harpies and Erynias.
You can craft Albedo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Insectoid Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
Ranogrin 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Insectoids
The Insectoid Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Insectoid Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Insectoid Oil 1x
Endrega Heart 1x Puffball 1x Ranogrin 1x Hornwort 1x Honeysuckle 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Insectoids
The Enhanced Insectoid Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
Superior Insectoid Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Insectoid Oil 1x Endrega Heart 1x Puffball 1x Hornwort 1x Bloodmoss 1x Hydragenum 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Insectoids
The Superior Insectoid Oil formula is a random drop.
Getting the required Endrega Heart is super simple. Go to Hindhold and defeat the Endregas guarding the entrance of the building.
You can craft Hydragenum by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Necrophage Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x
Blowball 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Necrophages
You start the game with the Necrophage Oil formula already in your inventory.
Enhanced Necrophage Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 4x
Necrophage Oil 1x
Rotfiend Blood 1x Blowball 1x Arenaria 1x
Pringrape 1x
Cortinarius 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Necrophages
The Enhanced Necrophage Oil formula is a random drop.
Superior Necrophage Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 5x
Enhanced Necrophage Oil 1x Devourer’s Blood 1x
Beggartick Blossoms 1x Arenaria 1x Pringrape 1x Hydragenum 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Necrophages
The Superior Necrophage Oil formula can be found in the ruins close to Byways far in the Southwest of Velen.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Hydragenum by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Ogroid Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x Ginatia Petals 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Ogroids
You can purchase the Ogroid Oil formula from the merchant at Rannvaig, in the Ard Skellig island.
Enhanced Ogroid Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 2x
Ogroid Oil 1x Cave Troll Liver 1x
Longrube 1x Ranogrin 1x Ginatia Petals 1x
Ribleaf 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Ogroids
The Enhanced Ogroid Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
Superior Ogroid Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 2x
Enhanced Ogroid Oil 1x Cave Troll Liver 1x Arenaria 1x Ranogrin 1x Ribleaf 1x Aether 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Ogroids
The Superior Ogroid Oil formula is a random drop.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
You can craft Aether by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Relict Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 1x Mistletoe 5x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Relicts
The Relict Oil formula is a random drop.
Enhanced Relict Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Relict Oil 1x
Water Hag Tooth 1x Cave Troll Liver 1x Beggartick Blossoms 1x
Hop Umbels 1x Green Mold 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Relicts
The Enhanced Relict Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
The Cave Troll Liver is obtainable when doing the secondary quest “Farting Trolls”; it is located in an unmarked cave Northwest of Kaer Muire in Ard Skellig.
Superior Relict Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 4x
Enhanced Relict Oil 1x Devourer’s Blood 1x Hop Umbels 1x Beggartick Blossoms 1x Green Mold 1x
Nigredo 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Relicts
The Superior Relict Oil formula is a random drop.
To collect some Devourer’s Blood head to Toderas, a village far in the East of Velen. The Devourers you need to defeat are near the entrance.
You can craft Nigredo by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Specter Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x Arenaria 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Specters
You start the game with the Specter Oil formula already in your inventory. The first witcher contract in White Orchard, The Devil by the Well, prompts you to prepare for the fight against the Noonwraith and that is likely the main reason why you get the Specter Oil available for crafting already. All you need are the ingredients, which are extremely easy to get.
Enhanced Specter Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 1x
Specter Oil 1x Essence of Wraith 1x Arenaria 1x Mistletoe 1x Wolf’s Liver 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Specters
The Enhanced Specter Oil is a random drop.
Superior Specter Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 1x
Enhanced Specter Oil 1x Essence of Wraith 1x Longrube 1x Mistletoe 1x Ergot Seeds 1x Rebis 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Specters
The Superior Specter Oil formula can be found in the far North of Kaer Morhen. Look for the “Guarded Treasure” that’s being guarded by two level 14 Wyverns.
Ruins and cemeteries are the best places to find Wraiths that drop Wraith Essence. The ruins close to Byways in the far Southwest of Velen are roamed by two level 7 Wraiths.
You can craft Rebis by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
Vampire Oil
Ingredients: Dog Tallow 2x
Ducal Water 4x
Effect:
+10% Attack Power vs Vampires
The Vampire Oil formula is sold by Keira Metz, she is located Northeast of Midcopse in Velen.
Enhanced Vampire Oil
Ingredients: Bear Fat 2x
Vampire Oil 1x
Fifth Essence 1x
Wine Stone 1x Cortinarius 1x Wolfsbane 1x Ribleaf 1x
Effect:
+25% Attack Power vs Vampires
The Enhanced Vampire Oil formula can be purchased from Gremist, at the Druid’s Camp in Ard Skellig. This merchant sells other Oils.
Superior Vampire Oil
Ingredients: Alchemy Paste 2x
Enhanced Vampire Oil 1x Fifth Essence 1x Wine Stone 1x Cortinarius 1x Wolfsbane 1x Vermillion 1x
Effect:
+50% Attack Power vs Vampires
The Superior Vampire Oil formula is a random drop. I have always found it in a chest in the mine while doing the newly added with the next-gen edition side quest “In the Eternal Fire’s Shadow“. Still haven’t done enough playthroughs to confirm if it’s guaranteed drop or random.
You can purchase both the Fifth Essence and Wine Stone from Tomira the Herbalist in White Orchard.
You can craft Vermillion by opening the Alchemy screen and navigating to the Alchemy Ingredients on the left side. It requires White Gull.
The Witcher 3 Collectible and Consumable Items Catalogs and Locations Guides
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In these dedicated Catalogs, you will find everything you need to know to learn how to find, craft and use these items, where and when they are most helpful, and why.
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The Witcher 3 Decoctions Catalog and Locations Guide
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The Witcher 3 Bombs Catalog and Locations Guide
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WITCHER 3 All White Orchard Places of Power Locations Guide
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Witcher 3 All Velen and Novigrad Places of Power Locations Guide
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