New Oils (Blood and Wine)

Apply potent new oils from The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine to your blades for significant damage bonuses against specific monster types in Toussaint.

Enhance your combat effectiveness in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with new oils introduced in the Blood and Wine expansion. These potent alchemical concoctions are applied to your blades, offering significant damage bonuses against specific monster types. Mastering their use is crucial for overcoming the toughest foes in Toussaint.

New Oils in Blood and Wine

The Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt introduces several new oils that can be crafted and applied to Geralt's swords. These oils are essential for gaining an edge in combat, particularly when facing the unique and challenging monsters found in the new region of Toussaint. Each oil provides a temporary damage boost against a specific enemy classification, making it vital to identify your opponent and apply the correct oil before engaging.

Acquiring these new oil recipes often involves exploring Toussaint, completing quests, or purchasing them from alchemists and herbalists. Once you have a recipe, you can craft the oil at any time using the alchemy menu, provided you have the necessary ingredients. After the initial crafting, the oil will automatically replenish whenever you meditate, ensuring you're always prepared.

Key New Oils and Their Applications

• Relict Oil: Effective against ancient beings and creatures of old. Essential for fighting creatures like the Shaelmaar or certain types of specters.
• Cursed Oil: Deals increased damage to cursed creatures, such as werewolves and certain types of ghouls.
• Beast Oil: A generalist oil that boosts damage against a wide array of beasts, including wolves, bears, and panthers.
• Specter Oil: Particularly useful against ghosts and other spectral enemies.
• Insectoid Oil: Provides a bonus against insect-like monsters, such as giant centipedes or arachnids.

The effectiveness of these oils is directly tied to the quality of the recipe and the ingredients used. Higher-tier oils, often found as diagrams for Master or Grandmaster Witcher Gear, offer more potent and longer-lasting effects. Always check your bestiary to identify the creature you're about to face and select the most appropriate oil to maximize your damage output and minimize the risk of taking heavy damage.

Crafting and Application

To craft new oils, you'll need to find their corresponding recipes. These can be found in chests, as quest rewards, or purchased from vendors. Once learned, the recipe will appear in your alchemy menu. The ingredients required vary but often include common alchemical components alongside rarer monster parts. Applying an oil is as simple as selecting it from the quick access menu or the inventory screen before combat. The effect will last for a set duration or several sword strikes, so reapplication may be necessary for prolonged engagements.