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An Elixir being inspected from the Alchemy window

Similar to Potions, Elixirs are consumable items that can be drunk as a bonus action to apply a variety of beneficial effects. Unlike Potions, the effects of an Elixir last until either taking a long rest or drinking another Elixir. Many Elixirs can be created with Alchemy.

A character can only benefit from the effects of one elixir at a time: drinking an elixir immediately cancels any active effects of a previously drunk elixir.

Other activities can cause elixir benefits to end, including:

The description of an Elixir of Barkskin

Level requirements for buying[edit | edit source]

The level requirements for buying Elixirs are as follows:

  • Level 1: All the uncommon elixirs (green ones), Elixirs of Psychic Resistance, and Elixir of Universal Resistance (that is, Elixir of Arcane Cultivation, Greater Elixir of Arcane Cultivation, Elixir of Barkskin, Elixir of Bloodlust, Elixir of Darkvision, Elixir of Fire Resistance, Elixir of Hill Giant Strength, Elixir of Heroism, Elixir of Lightning Resistance, Elixir of Peerless Focus, Elixir of Poison Resistance, Elixir of the Colossus, Elixir of Vigilance, Elixirs of Psychic Resistance, and Elixir of Universal Resistance). Elixir of Universal Resistance is only availabe on Skittle and Vicar Humbletoes. Vicar Humbletoes also sells Elixir of Necrotic Resistance for level 1 characters while other traders require level 6.
  • Level 6: All the rare elixirs (blue ones) except for the Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength and Tadpole Elixir (that is, Elixir of Battlemage's Power, Elixir of Guileful Movement, Elixir of Necrotic Resistance, Elixir of See Invisibility, Elixir of Viciousness, and Superior Elixir of Arcane Cultivation)
  • Level 9: Elixir of Radiant Resistance, Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength, and Supreme Elixir of Arcane Cultivation
  • Cannot be bought: Elixir of Acid Resistance, Elixir of Cold Resistance, Elixir of Force Resistance, Elixir of Thunder Resistance, and Tadpole Elixir

List of Arcane Cultivation Elixirs[edit | edit source]

Elixir Icon.png List of Arcane Cultivation Elixirs
Name Ingredient Rarity Value Throwable Effect
Elixir of Arcane Cultivation Weavemoss Uncommon 20 - Gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot
Greater Elixir of Arcane Cultivation Laculite Uncommon 30 - Gain an additional Level 2 Spell Slot
Superior Elixir of Arcane Cultivation Night Orchid Rare 65 - Gain an additional Level 3 Spell Slot
Supreme Elixir of Arcane Cultivation Beholder Iris Very Rare 160 - Gain an additional Level 4 Spell Slot

List of Resistance Elixirs[edit | edit source]

Elixir Icon.png List of Resistance Elixirs
Name Ingredient Rarity Value Throwable Effect
Elixir of Acid Resistance Not craftable Common 10 Yes Damage TypesAcid Resistance
Elixir of Cold Resistance Not craftable Common 10 Yes Damage TypesCold Resistance
Elixir of Fire Resistance Dragon Egg Mushroom Uncommon 13 Yes Damage TypesFire Resistance
Elixir of Force Resistance Not craftable Common 45 Yes Damage TypesForce Resistance
Elixir of Lightning Resistance Broken Machinery Uncommon 20 Yes Damage TypesLightning Resistance
Elixir of Necrotic Resistance Black Oleander Rare 25 - Damage TypesNecrotic Resistance
Elixir of Poison Resistance Mud Mephit Wing Uncommon 16 Yes Damage TypesPoison Resistance
Elixir of Psychic Resistance Intellect Devourer Cerebellum Very Rare 100 Yes Damage TypesPsychic Resistance
Elixir of Radiant Resistance Not craftable Common 10 Yes Damage TypesRadiant Resistance
Elixir of Thunder Resistance Not craftable Common 45 Yes Damage TypesThunder Resistance
Elixir of Universal Resistance Divine Bone Shard Very Rare 200 Yes Resistance to all Damage Types[1]

List of Strength Elixirs[edit | edit source]

Elixir Icon.png List of Strength Elixirs
Name Ingredient Rarity Value Throwable Effect
Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength Cloud Giant Finger Rare 160 Yes, with AOE, but only 10 turns[2] Increase your Strength to 27 until Long Rest when drunk
Elixir of Hill Giant Strength Hill Giant Finger Uncommon 30 Yes, with AOE, but only 10 turns[3] Increase your Strength to 21 until Long Rest when drunk

List of other Elixirs[edit | edit source]

Elixir Icon.png List of other Elixirs
Name Ingredient Rarity Value Throwable Effect
Elixir of Barkskin Wood Bark Uncommon 30 Yes Increases your Armour Class Armour Class to 16
Elixir of Battlemage's Power Gauth Eyestalk Rare 65 - Gain Arcane Acuity Arcane Acuity for 3 turns.
Elixir of Bloodlust Worg Fang Uncommon 25 - Once per turn when you kill a foe, you gain HP Icon.png 5 temporary hit points and an additional Action
Elixir of Darkvision Crystalline Lens Uncommon 25 - Gain the effects of Darkvision Darkvision
Elixir of Guileful Movement Ochre Jelly Slime Rare 40 - Gain the effects of Freedom of Movement Freedom of Movement
Elixir of Heroism Pegasus Feather Uncommon 30 No Gain Heroism, HP Icon.png 10 temporary hit points and Bless Bless. Can be followed (not preceded) by Strength elixir without losing Heroism and temp HP.
Elixir of Peerless Focus Belladonna Uncommon 20 No
Elixir of See Invisibility Nothic Eye Rare 40 - Gain See Invisibility See Invisibility
Elixir of the Colossus Chasm Creeper Uncommon 25 - Gain the effects of Enlarged Enlarged
Elixir of Viciousness Shadowroot Sac Rare 50 - The number you need to roll to land a Critical Hit is reduced by 1
Elixir of Vigilance Hook Uncommon 25 -
Tadpole Elixir Tongue of Madness Rare 30 - Gain Psionic Weakening and Psionic Enrichment

Unique Elixirs[edit | edit source]

These elixirs cannot be crafted and are not sold by normal merchants. They can only be obtained by giving blood samples to Araj Oblodra, and each party member can only do this once, so the number available is limited. These elixirs apparently do not replace regular elixirs when drunk, nor do they replace elixirs from the blood of different races. [Needs Verification]

Elixir Icon.png List of unique Elixirs
Name Race Rarity Value Effect
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Acid Dragonborn Dragonborn
(Black/Copper)
Rare 10
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Fire Dragonborn Dragonborn
(Brass/Gold/Red)
Rare 10
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Frost Dragonborn Dragonborn
(Silver/White)
Rare 10
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Lightning Dragonborn Dragonborn
(Blue/Bronze)
Rare 10
Elixir of Dragonborn Prowess: Poison Dragonborn Dragonborn
(Green)
Rare 10
Elixir of Dwarven Resilience Dwarf Dwarf[4] Rare 10
  • Add your Proficiency Modifier to Saving Throws until you succeed on 3 of them
Elixir of Elven Elegance Elf Elf[5] Rare 10
Elixir of Githyanki Providence Githyanki Githyanki Rare 10
Elixir of Gnomish Ingenuity Gnome Gnome Rare 10
Elixir of Half-Elven Healing Half-Elf Half-Elf Rare 10

(This is an instantaneous effect, more like a potion than an elixir.)

Elixir of Half-Orcish Fury Half-Orc Half-Orc Rare 10
  • The next time you are Downed Downed, you instead drop to 1 hit point
Elixir of Halfling Luck Halfling Halfling Rare 10
Elixir of Human Versatility Human Human Rare 10
Elixir of Tiefling Vice Tiefling Tiefling Rare 10

Other[edit | edit source]

The following items are called Elixirs, but function more similary to Potions.

Turn Based Duration[edit | edit source]


Terminology Note[edit | edit source]

In-game, "Potion" is used as a general category of liquid consumables that includes the more specific categories of Potions, Coatings and Elixirs, which are highlighted in tooltips. Only consumables labelled as "elixirs" follow the specific rules mentioned above.

In the tabletop game, "elixir" is just a word used to name particularly powerful potions, and a few potions in Baldur's Gate 3 follow this convention despite functioning as regular potions. These "false elixirs" are included in the Potions page.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Despite having "Elixir" in the name, this item behaves like a regular Potion. Its effect lasts only 10 rounds, and does not overwrite other elixirs.
  2. At least as of Patch 7, the tooltip for Cloud Giant (but not Hill Giant) Strength says "This elixir can be thrown at at target to apply its effects."
  3. At least as of Patch 7, the tooltip for Cloud Giant (but not Hill Giant) Strength says "This elixir can be thrown at at target to apply its effects."
  4. Duergar will also get this elixir, as they are a dwarven subrace.
  5. Drow will also get this elixir, as they were once an elven subrace.

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