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Find out how to get Antidote potions in Baldur’s Gate 3, along with the crafting recipe, ingredients, and how to use them.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, you will face a variety of challenges, and sometimes the danger comes in the form of deadly toxins, poisons, and curses. Antidotes are essential tools in the adventurer’s inventory, offering the means to counteract some of these debilitating effects. Whether you’re dealing with a venomous creature, a toxic trap, or a cursed wound, having an antidote on hand is key to survival. The following guide details everything about antidotes in the game, how to get them, how to craft them, and strategies for using them effectively to navigate the perilous world of Baldur’s Gate 3 with confidence.
Everything about Antidote in Baldur’s Gate 3
Antitodes are single-use consumables in Baldur’s Gate 3 that neutralize all poisons and require a Bonus Action to drink in combat. Moreover, antidotes are classified as potions and your character will receive the beneficial effect instantly. Antidotes do not have any duration of effect.
Therefore, you can drink one to clear a poison effect, but antidotes will not keep protected for any additional time. There is the possibility that an enemy could immediately inflict you with a poison condition again.
Because of this, you will want to think strategically about when you use an antidote in combat. However, don’t fall into the trap of hoarding antidotes for the end game ‘when you really might need it’. Antidotes are simple potions available right from the start of the game. You can find them readily, purchase from vendors, and even craft your own. Unless you are using every single fight, you are unlikely to run out of antidotes.
How to Craft Antidote in Baldur’s Gate 3
Antidotes are a Level 1 potion that can be crafted by combining these two ingredients:
- Salts of Mugwort
- Any Suspension
To craft an Antidote in Baldur’s Gate 3, simply open up the character or inventory screen and click on the potion-shaped icon at the very top. This will open up the Alchemy screen where you can see all of your potions, elixirs, grenades, and other one-time-use items. On the left of the screen, find the listing for ‘Potions’ and click on it to see a full list of everything you can craft. Antidote should be at the top of the list.
Salts of Mugwort is an Alchemical Extraction you can make by grinding three Mugwort in the Alchemy screen. You can easily do this by simply clicking the ‘Extract All Ingredients’ at the bottom left of the screen. Mugwort is a quick-growing weed that is often found in alchemy labs and abandoned homes. You can also find a stock for sale by Derryth Bonecloak at the Myconid Colony.
Suspensions in Baldur’s Gate 3 are Extractions created from fluid, slime, organs, or other substances. So long as you are regularly looting enemies or gathering plants, you should always be able to create some suspensions.
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Where to Find Antidote in Baldurs Gate 3
You can find Antidotes throughout the world in Baldur’s Gate 3, by searching crates and boxes, looting from dead enemies, inside chests, and purchasing from merchants. Additionally, antidotes are a Level 1 potion that are available to you right from the beginning of the game. Check all the boxes, barrels, and crates you pass by. Not only might they have an antidote inside, but they could contain other food and drink you’ll need for Long and Short Rests.
Additionally, make sure to gather any harvestable plants you find out in the world. Nearly all of them are alchemy ingredients. These items will be placed directly into your alchemy pouch so they don’t clutter up your inventory. Mugwort and suspension ingredients can also be found relatively early on in the game.
FAQs about Antidote in Baldur’s Gate 3
1. Question: Does an Antidote cure other conditions?
Answer: No, drinking an antidote will cleanse you of all poison effects, and nothing else. Therefore, only use a Bonus Action to drink an antidote when your character is inflicted with a poison. Otherwise, both the antidote and the bonus action will go to waste.
2. Question: Are there alternatives to Antidotes?
Answer: There are many other potions and elixirs in Baldur’s Gate 3, but the Potion of Vitality is the only one that has a similar beneficial effect as an Antidote. When consumed, the Potion of Vitality will cure any Poison or Disease. However, although its cleanse is a bit more powerful, the Potion of Vitality is not craftable in BG3.
3. Question: Should I always keep Antidotes in my inventory?
Answer: Yes, it is best to always keep some antidote potions in your inventory just in case you run into enemies that can inflict a poison status effect. This shouldn’t be difficult, as you can find antidotes as loot or for sale throughout the world. Moreover, you can also use Alchemy to craft your own if you run out in the field.
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