Your skill with a sword can take you far in your adventures as Henry, but some situations may call for a more devious approach. For that, you’ll want to learn how to find and use poison inKingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Poison concoctions can bepurchased from specific herbalistsor brewed at an Alchemy Bench inKingdom Come 2. Naturally, you’ll need a recipe if you want to craft poisons. Thankfully, said herbalists do carry recipes you can purchase.
Where to find poison inKingdom Come 2
Bottles of poison can be found occasionally in the world or purchased from certain herbalists. For example, hidden in the woods north of Trosky Castle is Herbalist Barnaby, who is more than willing to provide for your poison needs.
You can find Barnaby caring for his herb garden at his house. Ask him about trade and he’ll give you a list of potions for sale. Scroll down to the Poisons section for his selection of less-than-healthy brews.
Here are the three poisons you may find, purchase, or brew in the game:
You can also purchase the recipes for Lullaby and Dollmaker poisons for a hefty fee. Read the recipes to unlock them in your alchemy book.
To the west is another herbalist who can sell you poisons and poison recipes.Head to the Nomad camp and speak with Aranka,the wife of the Voivode (camp leader). You may need to help the camp with its problems first, however.
Aranka sells both Bane and Dollmaker poison and the recipe for Bane poison. It’s a good idea to visit her if you didn’t get everything you need from Barnaby.
How to use poison inKingdom Come 2
Poison concoctions can be used to poison food inKingdom Come 2. To poison food or drink, approach a pot of stew or a barrel of wine and hold the appropriate button or key for the “Pour potion” option that appears on your HUD: the E key for PC users; the A button on the Xbox pad; or the X on a PlayStation controller. Choose the poison you want from the menu that pops up and Henry will pour it in. You can also poison the food you have in your inventory and drop it on the ground.
While it won’t make Henry an unofficial Witcher, you can also apply poison to weapons in the game. To do so, look for the poison in your inventory. Highlight the poison and press the E key (or A button/X button) for “Apply.” This opens up a window showing you everything that can be poisoned. Pick a weapon and press “Confirm” to apply the poison.
Poison can be useful in a multitude of ways. Applying it to your weapon can make you even deadlier during combat. You can also poison enemy camps by spiking their food. I imagine it should also work well for hunting animals or culling a dangerous wolf pack. Whatever you do, try not to eat anything you’ve poisoned. Poor Henry has enough on his plate already.
