The Witcher I - Cannot find recipes for oils

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I'm stuck a little with my Witcher I walkthrough. I play Witcher I (EE) with FCR mod installed and use the 4th difficulty (of total 6). Monsters are really tough with this mod and I basically need to use specific oils.

I'm in Act III currently and I have to fight with vampires and wyverns sometimes, but for some reason I cannot find appropriate oils to beat them. I've read books about vampires and ornithosaurs, but no recipes have appeared in my recipes list. I managed to kill Royal Wyvern without any oil, but it was really challenging.

I've already checked all available book traders, alchemists and antiquarians, but no one seems to have necessary recipe for sale.

I've also checked wiki for help and it shows me that I need The Book of the Wolverine for ornithosaur oil and The Book of the Full Moon for vampire oil. And according to wiki both of these books will be available later in the game (Act IV). I'm afraid Geralt won't make it till then without oils.

So does anyone know where I can find necessary recipes? Or I have faced an unexpected bug?






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Where can I find oil recipes Witcher 3?

Possible Oils Locations | The Witcher 3 Wiki
  • Sold by Keira Metz.
  • Sold by Gremist in Skellige.
  • Sold by Herbalist in Kaer Trolde.
  • Sold by the Priest merchant in Elector's Square.
  • Sold by Herbalist in Rannvaig.
  • Sold by Herbalist due south of Hierarch Square, across the bridge.


  • Where do I find recipes in The Witcher 3?

    Recipes can often be found in treasure chests, bought from alchemists, or obtained from certain books. Note that merchants will only sell recipes that you don't yet possess, and are therefore a good way to fill in the blanks in your alchemical knowledge.

    Where can I find hybrid oil recipe Witcher 3?

    Formula for crafting an oil that can be applied to a sword for additional effects in combat. A copy of this formula can be purchased from Keira Metz. Another copy can be found in a chest inside the tower of the inner courtyard at Crow's Perch (the building behind the Quartermaster).

    Where can I find alchemy recipes in Witcher 3?

    Alchemy Locations
  • Many ingredients are common and you just have to gather them in the wild or buy them from herbalists.
  • There are multiple interesting locations for recipes/torn-out pages: The Herbalist's Hut (Velen) & Gedyneith (Skellige), the Halfling Herbalist in Novigrad, and the Druid Gremist in Skellige.




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