Balanced Decoctions
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #77 of 132 Tweaks mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Most decoctions were useless. Buffed them a bit. Also reduced toxicity generated from 70 to 50.
Katakan Decoction (1)
Increases critical hit chance.
Vanilla: 5%
Modded: 20%
Arachas Decoction (2)
Reduces damage received based on armor and inventory weight: less weight carried and lighter armor means less damage is taken.
Vanilla: 20%
Modded: 50%
Cockatrice Decoction (3)
All alchemy creations can be used one additional time.
Vanilla: No value
Modded: Unchanged
Archgriffin Decoction (4)
If any Stamina is available, strong strikes consume all of it and reduce the struck foe’s Vitality by 5% after their normal damage is calculated.
Vanilla: 5%
Modded: 10%
Water Hag Decoction (5)
Damage dealt is increased when Vitality is at its maximum.
Vanilla: 50%
Modded: 100%
Nightwraith Decoction (6)
Geralt’s maximum Vitality is increased with each foe killed. This increase lasts until he meditates or fast travels.
Vanilla: 50
Modded: 100
Ekimmara Decoction (7)
Damage dealt to foes restores Vitality.
Vanilla: 10% x1
Modded: Unchanged
Chort Decoction (8)
Provides complete resistance to the Stagger effect and reduces the Knock-down effect to Stagger.
Vanilla: No value
Modded: Unchanged
Foglet Decoction (9)
Increases Sign Intensity during cloudy weather.
Vanilla: 25%
Modded: 100%
Wyvern Decoction (10)
Each blow landed increases Attack Power until either the fight ends or damage (other than that from potion Toxicity) is taken.
Vanilla: 1%, max stack -1
Modded: 10%, max stack 100%
Doppler Decoction (11)
Increases critical hit damage when attacking from behind.
Vanilla: 50%
Modded: 100%
Troll Decoction (12)
Regenerate additional Vitality during and outside of combat.
Vanilla: 100, 20
Modded: Unchanged
Noonwraith Decoction (13)
Significantly reduces effects of Knockdown, Hypnosis, Stun and Blindness effects.
Vanilla: No value
Modded: Unchanged
Succubus Decoction (14)
Attack Power grows over the course of a fight until reaching a maximum threshold.
Vanilla: 1%, max stack 30
Modded: 5%, max stack 50
Alghoul Decoction (15)
Adrenaline Points are generated more quickly than normal until the first successful enemy attack.
Vanilla: 50%
Modded: 200%
Fiend Decoction (16)
Increases the amount of weight the witcher can carry without being overburdened.
Vanilla: 20
Modded: 100
Forktail Decoction (17)
Combining fast and strong attacks with Sign abilities increases Attack Power o
Balanced Decoctions by Infernal is a small tweak mod for The Witcher 3 that makes decoctions more powerful while reducing their toxicity cost from 70 to 50. With 597 endorsements and 14,890 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life adjustment for players who want stronger alchemy builds without the heavy toxicity penalty.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 597 endorsements and nearly 15k downloads.
- Simple tweak that makes decoctions more viable for alchemy builds.
- Lower toxicity means you can use more decoctions simultaneously.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may not be compatible with the latest game version or DLCs.
- Only affects decoctions, not other alchemy items, so it's a narrow tweak.
For Witcher 3 players who love alchemy builds but find the high toxicity cost of decoctions limiting. If you want a straightforward buff to decoctions without overhauling the whole alchemy system, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for broader gameplay changes or play on the latest patch and worry about compatibility.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod was last updated in 2018, check if it works with your game version (especially if you have the Game of the Year edition).
- If you use other alchemy mods, load order might matter — place this mod after them to ensure its changes apply.
- Test the toxicity reduction in-game: with 50 toxicity, you can now combine decoctions with other potions more freely.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- Infernal
- Version
- 0.9
- Downloads
- 14,890
- Endorsements
- 597
- Category
- Tweaks
- Created
- 5/6/2018
- Updated
- 5/6/2018
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