Witcher 3 | TOP 10 BEST DECOCTIONS! WHERE and HOW to Find/Craft them!

[@Nuxinor]

Ekhidna and Ancient Leshen work really well together. One increases stamina every time you cast a sign and the other heals you every time you cast a sign. Just dance around a fight at the start and continually cast Aard Sweep (half a stamina bar per cast, so quicker. ) You can then heal whenever you want. Because your stamina is so high in a fight you can stun lock enemies and even survive the White Frost indefinitely out of combat.

[@kolterquick6684]

Apparently quen active shield works the fastest for ancient leshen, and at max it doesn't even use stamina

[@spoingus69420]

When you first go to Triss' house (the one being rummaged through by thugs) in Novigrad, there is a bookshelf in her house, that I think, always has "My Evening With a Vampire" for the ekimarra decoction.

[@q5z5z91]

TY TY TY

[@HamboneGaming_]

Timestamps- 1:33 nightwraith Decoction 3:34 ekimmara Decoction 4:35 ancient leshen decoction 5:23 Fiend decoction 6:30 troll decoction 7:31 water hag Decoction 8:45 archgriffin decoction 10:03 reliever's decoction 10:50 chort Decoction 11:05 wyvern decoction 12:08 bonus decoction

[@GamingGamer1000]

Really helpful thanks

[@C0wb0yBebop]

Bonus: Succubus Decoction

[@carlosvalentindavila4389]

Thank you kind sir

[@Chronor007]

If you add a "00:00 Intro" to your Description, KZbin will chapter your video automatically. Like this: 00:00 Intro 01:33 Nightwraith Decoction 03:34 Ekimmara Decoction 04:35 Ancient Leshen Decoction 05:23 Fiend Decoction 06:30 Troll Decoction 07:31 Water Hag Decoction 08:45 Archgriffin Decoction 10:03 Reliever's Decoction 10:50 Chort Decoction 11:05 Wyvern Decoction 12:08 Bonus Decoction

[@serge470]

I just started playing this game on Nintendo switch, for the first time ever! Great help, thanks!

[@Witcherino]

Hey man, I have over 750 hours in The Witcher 3 and don't really need guides, but I've been watching your videos from some time ago because I really enjoy them to the point that even if I know what's gonna be in the video I still watch it. I like the content and the style of the videos, they're fun, informative and just entertaining so I finally subscribed. Also it's always a great idea to go back to guides to remember the things you've forgotten. I hope you continue to upload witcher content.

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you I really appreciate that, I've been super busy the past month with my family, I had a relative pass thats why I've been away and with everything going on but ill be back at very soon in the next couple days making more witcher and cyberpunk content, thank you for the support it means a lot

[@Witcherino]

@@HamboneGaming_ Sorry to hear about your loss, I lost a very close member of my family recently too. There's no way to be prepared for that. Family always comes first so be there for them, we'll wait for when you're ready. Good to hear content is coming soon.

[@doyokgonzalez]

Thanks for sharing! I would say Ekhidna decoction is helpful, too, as it generates vitality everytime we use our stamina. Great for those who often cast sign or use special sword attacks (Whirl or Rend).

[@HamboneGaming_]

Agreed I was going to add the Ekhidna decoction to

[@gordonweintraub6634]

Ekhidna + petri + tawny = OPAF

[@Nubbletech]

@@gordonweintraub6634 You could also combine tawny owl, ekhidna and archgriffin if you'd prefer to use your sword. I also like to mix in the ancient leshen if you expect the fight to take long.

[@saud8329]

Hardly ever use decoctions. But after watching your video I definitely am missing out on so much. Awesome video!!

[@Witcherino]

With Acquired Tolerance in the alchemy tree you can use 4 decoctions at the same time.

[@Witcherino]

@WillyJ True, I wonder how many potions you can drink at once, I never tried that.

[@nikolaynikolov9450]

Good video,dude! In my opinion Aracha's decoction+Echidna's is good too, (especially Echidna)if you play in Deathmarch and if you know how go to Skelige isles early and get Echidna mutagen!!!This is very helpful for survive couple of times before reach hi levels to create your BUILD!!! My favourite RPG of all time by the way!!!!

[@jacobm445]

Great to have witcher content in 2020! Feels more relevant

[@yozza4978]

Echidna+ekimara+water hag is what i use allways.

[@charleshoani8522]

I love using the ekkimara decoction when looting the hanse bases

[@frans-els]

Found your channel cause I was looking to refresh my memory of this awesome game. I'm subbed and going through all the Witcher videos great content. Hambonning 🤣

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you much appreciated, and yes this game is amazing with its level of detail and immersion I love it

[@Charles2.24]

Very very helpful video man. Just getting back into Witcher until I get Assassins Creed Valhalla and to take a break from AC Odyssey. This will definitely help

[@malta071]

ekhidna is must have

[@singhmanavop]

Love your videos , they are sooo much helpful. Thanks for making these. You're amazing

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you and thank you for the support

[@o0TraceuR0o]

Ancient leshen is one of my favorites altho its worded badly in vanilla, it hastens stam regen with only ard sweep and maybe firestream not sure about that though, u need a mod fix to allow it to function like its description

[@benmoore8809]

Fiend Decoction alternate take; use it in tandem with Strong Back while clearing out smuggler's caches in Skellige.

[@marwanbadr9406]

Nice video man, I play the game and it seems that my scavenging nature got me most of these haha. Sad part is the Succubus decoction though, won’t kill either since they don’t deserve it...damn game

[@stefansibbes2440]

The top 5 most powerful decoctions in the game: 5. Katakan 4. Ekkimara/Waterhag combo 3. Arachas 2. Chort 1. Ekidhna/Ancient Leshen combo Number 1 and 3 require a more specific build to reach full potential. And Katakan is great for fulll Manticore builds. Also don't overlook Basilisk decoction if you are playing A Manticore/Euphoria build like me. Its reduced toxicity cost of 40 gives you the only way to have 4 decoctions up at all time without passing the threshold. Since Next Gen update that is.

[@matiuz333]

TO EVERYONE LOOKING FOR THE EKIMMA DECOTION I FOUND IT IN THE LIBRARIAN ON THE HIERACH SQUARE YOU JUST GOTTA LOOK AROUND THERE

[@cowboy6993]

Is succubus that Op? I tested it and it gives a 30% damage boost that's it, water hag give's 50% at full health and when im in a endless fight against 14 level above guards wyvern build my damage 1% up endless each hit.

[@bigdog3628]

euphoria wolf swords with manticore armour 4 the win. Just 4 essential alchemy skills, put levity on the chest so you can use Cat school training. Put on your rubber boots cause there will be tons of blood.

[@georgethomas4567]

I always love playing with light gear. The three I use is Troll, Ekimmara, and Wyvern. Mix those with Thunderbolt and Severance on your swords. You become a literal whirlwind of death. Even if you get hit just keep swinging and you'll regain health while also building more attack. You can even add a fourth if you have enough toxicity which I add either Succubus or Griffin.

[@georgethomas4567]

Side note with the fifth skill tree passive that increases damage with your toxicity level. Most fights will end in a matter of seconds because you'll have at least 100 to 150% damage increase at all times just from that alone before any other increases but that's more for late game and NG+. The increases become pretty insane after a point. I finish most fights in literal seconds even on Death March unless it's a boss that teleports or spams aoe then you will have issue because the defense is trash.

[@popasmurf6834]

you should try out the werewolf decoction some time, bit tricky to use but i got up to 168/s stam regen in combat with it. it's like having a free set of griffin armor

[@Lord_Saibatrost]

I cant find the ancient leshen decoction formula. I've checked every herbalist and still cant find it anywhere any tips. It's really frustrating

[@mohammadjihad569]

Can you please make a video about what armours should should you get when starting off and should you keep repairing and upgraiding or get new ones entirely?

[@HamboneGaming_]

I have one already, its the griffin armor I usually get as soon as I hit level 11 but until then I stay with basically the starting armor and upgrade it to kaer Morhen armor

[@mohammadjihad569]

Hambone Gaming yooo thx for the reply and i just wanna puk when i see the griffen lol , plus repair is expensive what should i do ? Oh and what about swords i have the moonblade

[@francisstranieri2067]

There is also the Ancient Leshen which there are only 2 as well. Duplicant there is only one. All missable as the Succubus are.

[@nikola4503]

Awesome video + really thankfull although i have like 2000h in the game i havent ever used them so thanks

[@vikingr4910]

Ekkimara decoction was useful, my top fav until it was nerfed in the new version.

[@martinkubat9193]

My favorite deconctions that werent mentioned: Combat - katakan deconction and echidna deconction Exploration: Werewolf deconction

[@paulconstantin4760]

Werewolf , was great to give that Decoction to Roach 😁

[@Xakaion]

Wyvern and Succubus

[@marcosherrera675]

Ekimmara.. is there another Ekimmara other than the one you were talking about? I already looted everything from that cave a while back and I don't want to reload a very old save file. I'm already on the hearts of stone DLC. I've already finished the game

[@HamboneGaming_]

There are multiple Ekimmara’s can’t remember off top of my head every location at the moment

[@tharun001]

Hella helpful man. Just started the game, I'm in love with it!!🤩

[@stephenburkholder8894]

Hell yea same here

[@baldwinthefourth4098]

Honestly the only decoctions I unironically used were werewolf and fiend.

[@emilmichael9692]

Great video as always...Will i have to kill those monsters again to receive mutagen once i make and consume a decoction?

[@randarkirotmaa950]

When you meditate , it automatically replenishes all of your bombs,decoctions and potions using strong alcohol . You probably already know it but just in case.

[@emilmichael9692]

@@randarkirotmaa950 yes brother...i know it now..thank you for replying

[@randarkirotmaa950]

@@emilmichael9692 🙂

[@UchihaMB]

Just can't bring my self to kill those Succubi, man.

[@ashutoshpradhan9262]

I've happened to notice that i have some of the monster's mutagen in my inventory but i can't see their decoration formula not listed in the alchemy. Can you help me why is it so? Do i meed to acquire their formulae too? And if yes, where can i find then?🤔

[@HamboneGaming_]

Yes you need to find the formula as well as the mutagen, usually you can buy formulas or find them in chest, for example you can find and buy the troll decotion from the woman herbalist in white orchard

[@ashutoshpradhan9262]

@@HamboneGaming_ thanks. Didn't know the herbalist had that decoction. Just last night i had to kill a troll, the one near oxenfurt just to get the mutagen for troll decoction.

[@dathunderman4]

No Katakan? I’m going for a pure swordsman build and katakan decoctions with ursine swords have been so good for me

[@HamboneGaming_]

It is a really good decoction, I was going to add that to the list of the top 10 but me personally dont always find myself using it as much as the other 10 but if I had a top 11 then yea I probably would've had the katakan on the list, but you are absolutely right on the build with the katakan Decoction

[@chekitatheanimatedskeptic6314]

Good list.

[@SmrtNO2]

we both are missing Doppler and Succubus concoctions , i never felt they should be killed either :D

[@SilentG07]

I killed them both. No regrets. 🙂

[@ameliaward7429]

Kill them on normal mode, spare them in game+. Having said that, the succubus is a demon... Like Geralt says... It WILL kill at some point.

[@konrad8541]

Same, but I just use console commands to get the mutagens.

[@anrom23]

What about forktail decoction?

[@HamboneGaming_]

It is a good decoction only problem is I wouldn't put it in my top 10, plus it confuses a lot of people, they don't really know how to use it to apply the buff which best way I found is counter attack then quick attack then cast sign, after that the buff should be applied for the next 2 attacks, sometimes feels like a lot if that makes sense I use it on occasion

[@anrom23]

@@HamboneGaming_ yeah i feel that i dont really know how to proc the buff but then again i there isnt any videos on KZbin about but thanks for the speedy reply

[@SilentG07]

How long does it take for the succubus decoction to reach its make threshold (30%) during a fight? I'm having a hard time finding the answer to this question.

[@BrandonFifer]

one minute i believe he says

[@SilentG07]

@@BrandonFifer Thanks for that. I missed hearing that small detail. I was having a hard time finding the answer for this on the internet. It was starting to frustrate me. Thanks for the help though.

[@BrandonFifer]

@@SilentG07 np

[@danpats1]

Nice Naruto background music

[@PatrickRob82]

I'm on my 4th play through and I've never used decoctions unless I needed to for a quest. I think I might be a moron.

[@austinfletcher24]

Dang bud your vids looks like your a pro

[@HamboneGaming_]

Haha thanks bro appreciate that, its been a lot of hard work man seriously, you know how it goes

[@Hellion73]

Sucks game forces you to meaningless and non sense kills just for the mutagens😡...granted, the succubus in the woods was a bit more dangerous than the one at Novigrad, but the doppler was totally harmless and no way I gonna kill him...Btw, I was "friend of Trolls" since TW2, but 3 forced me to kill so many with no other option😭😡👍

[@josephkerr5018]

Jesus that's freaky you sound exactly like my cousin

[@dan122go2]

Where that troll at?

[@HamboneGaming_]

Skellige isles bottom of map to right close to a light house

[@elcappa1167]

Everyone on YT is HORRIBLE at explaining how to get Troll decotion lol ..

[@paulconstantin4760]

You need to kill a Troll first and ghather all the ingredients at ALCHEMY. You will have the chance to kill one ( troll ) later in game, lever 23 + Just remember, not every monster needs to be killed.

[@randomassdude2734]

Been using the Bear School gear with Ekimmara, Water hag, Succubus, Ancient leshen and lemme tell you, those heavy attacks hit like a damn truck

[@greygiant9646]

Arachas decoction is underrated it should be on this video,it makes you super tanky with light armor and low inventory space

[@BeautifulSafety]

Arachas plus ekkimha/griffin plus water hag equals god powers, together with a few alchemy skills

[@joeljr5641]

Arachas for tankiness, ekkimara for health regen, water hag for 50% more dmg at full health. There's also wyvern for 1% more dmg build up per hit. nightwraith to build up vitality before boss

[@joeljr5641]

Also succubus for bossy boss monsters as dmg builds up as fight prolongs

[@Ramen.1]

@@joeljr5641 Wyvern only goes up 1% per hit so Is it even worth using ?

[@garrusvakarian3451]

@@Ramen.1 You will have to use the whirl attack

[@paulconstantin4760]

FORKTAIL decoction 70/100 toxicity 1800s duration effect 50% Attack power 50% Sign intensity

[@paulconstantin4760]

Combined with : Superior petri's philer 25% Sign intensity AND Superior THUNDERBOLT 35% Attack Power + 4th slot - Food.

[@Satoru_Gojo7575]

Just recently discovered ur channel and I gotta say it was so worth it, I just started the Witcher and ur tips helped me a lot

[@djwuden365]

I've just started playing the game again and found your channel. Your videos are really helpful, thanks for making them, keep it up

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you much appreciated

[@Gabriel-l]

Dood same!!! When I read the stats on the succubus decoction i found it to be the best. Never could bring myself to kill the succubi though.

[@HamboneGaming_]

Same haha

[@TheBedroomblues]

Same, I think that's why the game made the stats so good, which in my opinion is way cool.

[@dathunderman4]

I think you get two shots at it, one with the contract and another one in skellige when you do the quest for the master alchemist. Personally I found the contract one easier to live with because I perceived her to be lying about self-defense.

[@darkdestructer]

I wish you could manually sort your potions, so dam annoying once you have almost all and gotta check 5 decoctions because they look the same. especially alot of time wasted on menuing on console for no reason. meh

[@Starscream35310]

U can destroy useless one to avoid confusion!

[@kevinbueno5175]

It takes 3 days to respawn. Atleast for my game on PC.

[@llamafarts9280]

Are you Canadian? You sound Canadian

[@firefades3604]

Ee yo nice video! here cuz new patch coming wanna replay this game on my ps5 my dumb ass didn't know these potions were reusable all that time I never used any of them xD

[@Shiftry87]

The game does a very good job of making u not wanna kill any of the 2 succubus in the game. I recently did the quest in Novigrad and i let her go to then remember that there only is 2 in the game and the choice of killing the other 1 is even worse as she is activly trying to keep humans away from her but they keep coming back and she is instead forced to use magic to make them go away rather then killing them.

[@Thebizkit123]

So which is more op a potion build or a decoction build ive been running decoction but all the youtube videos with high crits do potion

[@sadistyk_1671]

decoctions are like amplifiers for builds honestly

[@Thebizkit123]

@@sadistyk_1671 thanks for the response man

[@HamboneGaming_]

I agree with @Steven Lewis

[@Thebizkit123]

@@HamboneGaming_ Thanks bro..quick question, as of right now do you know if mutagen stack on to new game + for ps4? I want to know because I don't know whether to start new game plus death March with my all my skill points or just get as much mutagen slots beforehand?

[@vincemendoza8028]

There is Trolls got to give this game another try!

[@blakethomas1786]

Karakan is good for heavy builds

[@getbeamed1415]

trolls NEVER respawn back?

[@radicaltrafficcone8284]

for the sake of anyone reading this, the ancient leshen decoction is bugged, it only works on a few signs, you can download a mod to fix this on pc so if you are on console, you are plum out of luck

[@AbdullahAlshamiri]

You sure?

[@sayy_gaarr]

I just started new game plus with Iris and aerondight. But I also have master feline set. U think i should keep my swords or just go with a complete master feline set?

[@paulotuban5032]

Just be sure to get the aerondight sword...itll upgrade its damage according to your level

[@NicholasCastro531]

Great video dude

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you

[@hasansyrf]

yo i need that igni build.....

[@guilhermedealmeida9360]

hey man, how good is the doppler one? i dont killed the doppler cuz i felt bad, might consider doint it in a future NG+ if its that good

[@nikolaynikolov9450]

Hi,this is good too, especially for your build!! Get mooore damage when attack enemy's from behind!!!

[@georgetidwell003]

Forktail to me is number 1

[@knit2sip24]

Do I have to use a decoction when I fight that specific monster or can I use one for any foe (utilizing the benefits across the board)?

[@HamboneGaming_]

You dont have to use anything if you don't want to up to you, but decotions can be really help especially when up against tougher enemies or boss fights, but most of the time just making sure your blade is oiled with that specific monster oil will help a lot in most scenarios

[@derp5899]

Is there another way to get the troll decoction? Cause I finished the game and she's closed off. Her shop is closed. I've searched what happened to her and it's said that at the end of the game when you visit Ciri at the end you could see her getting burnt in the stake. I didn't see it tho... cause I was mostly looking forward to seeing Ciri again

[@HamboneGaming_]

Unfortunately it's random if you don't buy it from Tamara the herbalist in white orchard, yes depending on what ending you get she will be burned at the stake, just have to search random chest or go to other herbalist hoping it may show up

[@derp5899]

@Hambone Gaming I've already got it thanks. I was just exploring Toussaint and found a herbalist there

[@robertjepojepson1127]

So glad I clicked your vid I never knew about the relievers decoction and always used the Griffin one so thanks man great vid got a like and a sub from me 😊

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thanks man much appreciated

[@robertjepojepson1127]

@@HamboneGaming_ you're welcome man

[@saarhadad]

tnx alot

[@_kage_]

Do decoctions get refilled after medicating?

[@HamboneGaming_]

Yes as long as you have alcohol to replenish after you meditate

[@jamescarter8574]

Troll decoction doesn't seem to work?

[@HamboneGaming_]

Could be a glitch in the game

[@Takhar7]

Great vid.

[@HamboneGaming_]

Thank you