In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[ | ]
| Fifth essence | |
|---|---|
 Used in alchemy | |
| Description | |
Inventory/slot |
Alchemy and crafting |
Category |
Magic item |
Type |
Alchemy ingredient |
Source |
Loot / Purchase |
Base price |
60 
|
Price to buy |
104 – 149
|
Price to sell |
11 – 22
|
Weight |
0 
|
Fifth essence is used to craft the following items:
- Enhanced vampire oil
- Superior vampire oil
- Griffin silver sword
- Mastercrafted Griffin armor
- Wolven silver sword
- Mastercrafted Wolven armor
In The Witcher computer game[ | ]
| Fifth essence | |
|---|---|
 Fifth essence | |
| Description | |
Type |
Mineral |
Contains |
|
Source |
Loot / purchase |
Price to buy |
60 
|
Price to sell |
30
|
ID |
it_ingr_109
|
The Fifth essence is a rather difficult alchemical distillate to obtain. It commands a higher price as a result.
Sources[ | ]
Notes[ | ]
- Kalkstein buys this mineral.
- The fifth essence, or element, rounds out the puzzle of the classical elements.
- The word "quintessential" is derived from the Latin phrase for "fifth essence".