Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 alchemy recipes list

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Though maybe not the most mechanically engaging of the many activities on offer in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, alchemy is a crucial skill to brew all manner of potions that can help with everything from seeing at night and healing to even saving your game manually.

You’ll organically come across most of the recipes, either as rewards for completing quests, at apothecary shops, or even on dead bodies. But, you can learn and unlock them by mixing the right herbal and plant ingredients at an alchemy bench. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 alchemy recipes we’ve come across so far, including potions, gunpowder, and poisons.

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Aesop recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Aesop

Ingredients – Spirits, x1 Belladonna, x1 Boar’s Tusk, x2 Comfrey

  • Grind the comfrey and add it to the cauldron
  • Add the boar’s tusk to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the belladonna and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, distil.
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Aqua Vitalis recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Aqua Vitalis

Ingredients – Water, x2 Dandelion, x2 Marigold

  • Add the dandelion to the cauldron and boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the marigold and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns
  • Finally, distil.
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Artemisia recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Artemisia

Ingredients – Spirits, x2 Wormwood, x1 Sage

  • Add the sage to the cauldron and boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the wormwood and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Finally, distil.

Bowman’s Brew

Ingredients – Spirits, x1 Eyebright, x1 St. John’s Wort

  • Add the eyebright to the cauldron and boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the St. John’s wort and add to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 1 turn using the bellows.
  • Finally, distil.
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Buck’s Blood recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Buck’s Blood Potion

Ingredients – Oil, x1 St. John’s Wort, x1 Dandelion, x1 Comfrey

  • Grind the St. John’s Wort and add it to the cauldron.
  • Add the comfrey to the cauldron and boil for 1 turn.
  • Add the dandelion to the cauldron and using the bellows, boil for 1 turn.
  • Finally, pour.
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Chamomile Decoction recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Chamomile Decoction

Ingredients – Wine, x2 Chamomile, x1 Sage

  • Add the chamomile and boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the sage and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Cockerel recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Cockerel recipe

Ingredients – Spirits, x1 Valerian, x2 Min

  • Grind the mint and add to the cauldron. 
  • Boil for 1 turn. 
  • Add the valerian and boil for 2 turns. 
  • Finally, distil.
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Digestive Potion recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Digestive Potion

Ingredients – Water, x1 Nettle, x2 Thistle, x1 Charcoal

  • Add the thistle to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the nettle and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Embrocation recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Embrocation

Ingredients – Oil, x1 Eyebright, x Poppy, x1 Valerian, x1 Boar’s Tusk

  • Add the poppy and valerian to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the eyebright and add it to the cauldron.
  • Add the boar’s tusk and boil for 1 turn.
  • Finally, pour.
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Fever Tonic recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Fever Tonic

Ingredients – Wine, x3 Feverfew, x2 Ginger, x1 Elderberry Leaves

  • Add the feverfew and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the elderberry leaves and add them to the cauldron.
  • Add the ginger.
  • Finally, distil
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Fox recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Fox

Ingredients – Oil, x1 Nettle, x1 St. John’s Wort, x1 Belladonna, x1 Charcoal

  • Grind the St John’s wort and nettle.
  • Add them to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron.
  • Add the belladonna and boil for 1 turn.
  • Finally, pour.
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Hair o’ the Dog recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Hair o’ the Dog

Ingredients – Water, x1 Sage, x1 St. John’s Wort, x1 Mint

  • Add the sage and St. John’s wort to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the mint and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Lethean Water recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Lethean Water

Ingredients – Spirits, x2 Wormwood, x1 Belladonna, x1 Henbane

  • Grind the wormwood and add it to the cauldron.
  • Add the belladonna and brew for 3 turns.
  • Add the henbane.
  • Finally, distil.
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Lion Perfume recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Lion Perfume

Ingredients – Spirits, x1 Sage, x2 Mint

  • Add the sage to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the mint and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Marigold Decoction recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Marigold Decoction

Ingredients – Water, x1 Nettle, x2 Marigold

  • Add the nettle to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the marigold and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Mintha Perfume recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Mintha Perfume

Ingredients – Wine, x3 Dandelion, x1 Marigold, x1 Mint

  • Grind the dandelion and mint and add them to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Add the marigold to the cauldron and boil one turn using the bellows.
  • Finally, distil.
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Nighthawk recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Nighthawk

Ingredients – Water, x2 Eyebright, x1 Belladonna, x1 Chamomile

  • Grind the eyebright and add it to the cauldron.
  • Add the belladonna and boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the chamomile and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Painkiller Brew recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Painkiller Brew

Ingredients – Water, x1 Nettle, x2 Marigold

  • Add the nettles to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the marigold and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.
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Quickfinger recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Quickfinger

Ingredients – Water, x2 Eyebright, x2 Valerian, x1 Cobweb

  • Add the cobweb and eyebright to the cauldron and boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the valerian and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 1 turn.
  • Finally, pour.
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Saviour Schnapps recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Saviour Schnapps

Ingredients – Wine, x1 Nettle, x2 Belladonna

  • Add the nettle to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the belladonna.
  • Add the belladonna to the cauldron and boil for 1 turn.
  • Finally, pour.
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Soap recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Soap

Ingredients – Oil, x2 Thistle, x2 Dandelion, x1 Charcoal

  • Grind the thistle and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Add the dandelion to the cauldron and boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the charcoal and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour.

Bane Poison

Ingredients – Wine, x1 Wormwood, x2 Belladonna, x1 Amanita Muscaria

  • Add the wormwood to the cauldron and boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the belladonna and add to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 1 turn using the bellows.
  • Add the fly agaric to the cauldron.
  • Finally, distil.

Dollmaker Poison

Ingredients – Spirits, x1 Valerian, x2 Herb Paris

  • Add the herb paris to the cauldron and boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the valerian and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Finally, distil.
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Lullaby recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Lullaby

Ingredients – Oil, x1 Poppy, x1 Herb Paris, x1 Thistle

  • Add the poppy and boi for 1 turn.
  • Add the thistle and boil for 1 turn.
  • Grind the herb paris and add it to the cauldron.
  • Finally, pour. 
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Lead Shot Gunpowder recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Lead Shot Gunpowder

Ingredients – Water, x1 Sulphur, x1 Saltpetre, x1 Charcoal

  • Grind the sulphur and saltpetre and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Grind the charcoal and add to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 2 turns.
  • Pour into a mortar and grind.
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Scattershot Powder recipe. Captured by VideoGamer

Scattershot Powder

Ingredients – Water, x1 Sulphur, x1 Saltpetre, x1 Leached coal

  • Grind the sulphur and saltpetre and add them to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 3 turns.
  • Grind the infused charcoal and add it to the cauldron.
  • Boil for 1 turn.
  • Pour into a mortar and grind.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
  • Genre(s): Action RPG