This page lists the available oils in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
To increase the effectiveness of blades, a witcher can coat them with special oils he creates. These are tailored to damage specific types of foes. Oils that assist against humans or animals should be applied to steel swords, while any monster-specific oils are applied to your silver swords. There are as many oils as there are families of monsters, and so it falls to a witcher to be prepared for these eventualities.
Crafting oils in Wild Hunt is done through the alchemy menu while out of combat, but they can be applied to weapons at any time. Similar to potions, once an oil is crafted, it remains in your inventory. You can find formulae for improved versions of oils, requiring the previous level of the oil and new ingredients. This again follows the standard, enhanced, and superior quality scheme used by potions.
Oils do not last indefinitely. Each successful strike on an enemy rubs some of the oil off the blade until eventually there is none left and the effect is no longer applied to the foe. You can reapply the oil by going into your inventory once again, as long as you have not discarded it.
List of oils
| Image | Name | Ingredients | Effect(s) | Charges |
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Beast oil | 10% Attack power versus Beasts | 20 | |
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Cursed oil | 10% Attack power versus Cursed Ones | 20 | |
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Draconid oil | 10% Attack power versus Draconids | 20 | |
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Elementa oil | 10% Attack power versus Elementa | 20 | |
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Enhanced Hanged Man's Venom | 25% Attack power versus humans and nonhumans | 40 | |
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Enhanced beast oil | 25% Attack power versus Beasts | 40 | |
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Enhanced cursed oil | 25% Attack power versus Cursed Ones | 40 | |
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Enhanced draconid oil | 25% Attack power versus Draconids | 40 | |
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Enhanced elementa oil | 25% Attack power versus Elementa | 40 | |
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Enhanced hybrid oil | 25% Attack power versus Hybrids | 40 | |
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Enhanced insectoid oil | 25% Attack power versus Insectoids | 40 | |
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Enhanced necrophage oil | 25% Attack power versus Necrophages | 40 | |
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Enhanced ogroid oil | 25% Attack power versus Ogroids | 40 | |
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Enhanced relict oil | 25% Attack power versus Relicts | 40 | |
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Enhanced specter oil | 25% Attack power versus Specters | 40 | |
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Enhanced vampire oil | 25% Attack power versus Vampires | 40 | |
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Hanged Man's Venom | 10% Attack power versus humans and nonhumans | 20 | |
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Hybrid oil | 10% Attack power versus Hybrids | 20 | |
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Insectoid oil | 10% Attack power versus Insectoids | 20 | |
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Necrophage oil | 10% Attack power versus Necrophages | 20 | |
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Ogroid oil | 10% Attack power versus Ogroids | 20 | |
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Relict oil | 10% Attack power versus Relicts | 20 | |
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Specter oil | 10% Attack power versus Specters | 20 | |
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Superior Hanged Man's Venom | 50% Attack power against humans and nonhumans | 60 | |
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Superior beast oil | 50% Attack power versus Beasts | 60 | |
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Superior cursed oil | 50% Attack power versus Cursed Ones | 60 | |
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Superior draconid oil | 50% Attack power versus Draconids | 60 | |
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Superior elementa oil | 50% Attack power versus Elementa | 60 | |
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Superior hybrid oil | 50% Attack power versus Hybrids | 60 | |
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Superior insectoid oil | 50% Attack power versus Insectoids | 60 | |
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Superior necrophage oil | 50% Attack power versus Necrophages | 60 | |
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Superior ogroid oil | 50% Attack power versus Ogroids | 60 | |
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Superior relict oil | 50% Attack power versus Relicts | 60 | |
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Superior specter oil | 50% Attack power versus Specters | 60 | |
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Superior vampire oil | 50% Attack power versus Vampires | 60 | |
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Vampire oil | 10% Attack power versus Vampires | 20 |