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BG3 Alchemy Guide – Recipes, Ingredients, and more

Cooking up a storm.

Chris Marling

Published: Aug 10, 2023 02:55 am

I’d argue you can’t have a good RPG without crafting, and the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 would seem to agree. There are several types of crafting in the game, allowing players to make everything from weapons and armor, to dyes with which to customize their gear. If you want to get into making potions, poisons, and coating, follow my Baldur’s Gate 3 alchemy guide below.

How Alchemy Works in Baldur’s Gate 3

To open the Alchemy menu, press H on your keyboard, or click the righthand Alchemy icon at the top of the popup after bringing up the inventory of any companion in your current party. You can do this anytime, anywhere, as long as you’re not in combat. Next, click the Extract All Ingredients button at the bottom of the window. If the ingredients you have add up to a craftable item, it will appear in the menu on the left; click an item and the ingredients appear on the right. Click Craft Item and you’ll make it.

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You can filter the list by ticking the Filter Craftable Only box at the top-left of the Alchemy screen. However, some items use any type of an ingredient (for example, Any Salt), while others may need a specific kind (such as Salts of Rogue’s Morsel). This means it is possible to make one item, not realizing you may not be able to make another until you find more ingredients.

Finding Recipes and Ingredients in BG3

Both recipes and ingredients can be found throughout the game, with a few recipes coming from books you’ll find on your travels, but most from when you gain an extract from ingredients. Ingredients can be found as loot from enemies but also found on plants you’ll see growing along the roads and in caves as you explore.

Any ingredients you pick up will automatically be stored in the Alchemy Pouch of the currently selected player. However, when you execute the Extract All Ingredients action, the game combines any character’s ingredients to make as many resources as possible. You need three of any single base ingredient to get an extract.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Alchemy Recipes List

This list is in no way exhaustive, so let us know if you find the full details for anything we haven’t covered in the comments below.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Elixirs recipes

Name	Ingredients	Recipe location	Effect
Elixir Of The Colossus	Chasm Creeper, Any Suspension	Extract Chasm Creeper	Drink to increase your size. Weapons deal an additional 1d4 damage. You gain Advantage on Strength Checks and saves. Replaces effects from other elixirs when drunk.
Elixir Of Silvanus	Cauldron of Boiling Theriac, Mugwort Bundle	Read Halsin's Diary before meeting Nettie	Cure Nettie's Poison
Elixir Of Arcane Cultivation	Vitriol of Weavemoss, Any sublimate	Extract Weavemoss	Gain an additional Level 1 spell slot. Replaces effects from other elixirs when drunk.
Greater Elixir Of Arcane Cultivation	Suspension of Laculite, Any Vitriol	Extract Laculite	Gain 2 additional Level 1 spell slot. Replaced effects from other elixirs when drunk.
Elixir Of Barkskin	Salts of Tree Bark, Any Suspension	Extract Wood Bark	Drink to increase your Armour Class to 16. Replaces effects from other elixirs when drunk.
Elixir Of Peerless Focus	Sublimate of Belladona, Any Ashes	Extract Belladonna	Gain Advantage on Concentration saves. Gain Advantage against the Charm effect. Can't be put to sleep.
Elixir Of Vigilance	Sublimate of Bloodstained Hook, Any Ashes	Extract Bloodstained Hook	Drink to gain a +5 bonus to Initiative. In addition, you can't be Surprised. Replaces effects from other elixirs when drunk.
Elixir Of Hill Giant Strength	Ashes of Hill Giant Finger, Any Sublimate	Extract Hill Giant Finger	Increases Strength ability score to 21 until Long Rest
Elixir Of Bloodlust	Ashes of Worg Fang, Any Salt	Extract Worg Fang	Gain Bloodlust, kill an enemy to gain +5 temporary hit points and an extra action.
Elixir Of Fire Resistance	Ashes of Dragon Egg Mushroom, Any Salt	Extract Dragon Egg Mushroom	You gain Resistance to Fire damage, and can no longer Burn.
Elixir Of Poison Resistance	Suspension of Muddy Goo, Any Sublimate	Extract Muddy Goo	Gain Poison damage Resistance until next long rest.
Elixir Of Lightning Resistance	Salts of Copper Shavings, Any Suspension	Extract Copper Shavings	Gain Acid damage Resistance until next long rest.
Elixir Of Viciousness	Vitriol of Shadowroot Sac, Any Ashes	Extract Shadowroot Sac	Increases your chance to land a Critical Hit. Replaces effects front other elixirs when drunk.
Tadpole Elixir	Sublimate of Tongue of Madness, Any Essence	Extract Tongue of Madness	Gain Psionic Weakening and Psionic Enrichment. Replaces effects from other elixirs when drunk.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Potions recipes

Name	Ingredients	Recipe location	Effect
Potion Of Healing	Salts of Rogue's Morsel, Any Suspension	Extract Rogue's Morsel	Recover 2d4 + 2 HP.
Potion Of Greater Healing	Ashes of Balsam, Any Salt	Extract Balsam	Recover 4d4 + 4 HP.
Potion Of Superior Healing	Salts of Musk Creeper, Any Suspension	Extract Musk Creeper	Recover 8d4 + 8.
Antidote	Salts of Mugwort, Any Suspension	Extract Mugwort	Neutralizes the effects of all poisons.
Potion Of Feather Fall	Sublimate of Autumn Crocus, Any Essence	Extract Autumn Crocus	Drink to slow your rate of descent during falls and gain Immunity to Falling damage.
Potion Of Glorious Vaulting	Sublimate of Wispweed, Any Ashes	Extract Wispweed	Drink this to triple your Jump distance.
Potion Of Mind Reading	Suspension of Mergrass, Any Sublimate	Extract Mergrass	Drink to probe into the minds of those around you. You will be able to read the thoughts of certain creatures while speaking with them.
Potion Of Speed	Ashes of Hyena Ear, Any Salt	Extract Hyena Ear	Gain Haste for 3 turns.
Potion of Animal Speaking	Essence of Acorn Truffle, Any Salt	Extract Acorn Truffle	Gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts until the next long rest.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Grenades recipes

Name	Ingredients	Recipe location	Effect
Alchemist's Fire	Ashes of Fire Amber, Any Salt	Extract Fire Amber	Deals 1d4 Damage Per turn to any creature it hits
Fungal Bamboozler	Essence of Timmask Spores, Any Salt	Extract Timmask Spores	Lob this vaporous decoction to Befuddle nearby foes.
Hearthlight Bomb	Essence of Nightlight, Any Suspension	Extract Nightlight Frond	Illuminates 9m radius.
Noxious Spore Grenade	Sublimate of Poison Spores, Any Ashes	Extract Poison Spores	Explodes into a virulent cloud that can inflect Noxious Fumes upon creatures within.
Web Grenade	Suspension of Spider Silk, Any Vitriol	Extract Spider Silk	Explodes into a tangly mess that Enwebs creatures caught within.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Coatings recipes

Name	Ingredients	Recipe location	Effect
Basic Poison	Vitriol of Bonecap, Any Ashes	Extract Bonecap	Targets must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw or become Poisoned.
Drow Poison	Essence of Swarming Toadstool, Any Salt	Extract Swarming Toadstool	Coat your active weapon with poison. Targets must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw or become Poisoned and fall Asleep.
Oil Of Accuracy	Ashes of Daggerroot, Any Salt	Extract Daggerroot	Bonus of +2 in Attack Rolls.
Oil Of Diminution	Essence of Sylvan Stone, Any Suspension	Extract Sylvan Stone	Targets must throw CON Save, if they fail they gain Strength Disadvantage and 1d4 melee damage reduction.
Diluted Oil Of Sharpness	Sublimate of Viridian Crystal, Any Salt	Extract Viridian Crystal	Bludgeoning, Slashing or Piercing Resistance is ignored for your weapon, gaining +1 on Attack Rolls and Damage Rolls.
Oil Of Combustion	Ashes of Mephit, Any essence	Extract Mephit	Inflicts "Oil" on hit, lasts 2 turns. Deal any fire effect to oiled enemies in order to cause 4d4+4 fire damage on them and their surrounding enemies.
Wizardsbane Oil	Essence of Gremishka Tail, Any Suspension	Extract Gremishka Tail	Coat your weapon in oil. Its targets receive a -3 penalty to Spell Attack Rolls and Spell Save DC, and Disadvantage on Saving Throws for maintaining Concentration for 2 turns.
Thisobald's Brewed-up Bellyglummer	Salts of Corpse Rose, Any Suspension	Extract Corpse Rose	Coat Weapons, target must pass a DC17 CON Save or gain Poisoned and take 1d6 Poison Damage at the end of each of their turns.
Simple Toxin	Suspension of Bullywug Trumpet, Any Sublimate	Extract Bullywug Trumpet	Coat your active weapon with toxin that deals an additional 1-4 Poison damage.