Hanged man's venom

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Hanged man's venom
Apply to a sword for additional effects in combat
Description
Inventory/slot	Usable items
Category	Master item
Type	Oil
Source	Alchemy / Meditation
Base price	10
Price to buy	10
Price to sell	1
Weight	0
Effects
+10% Attack power versus humans and nonhumans
Charges	20
Alchemy
Formula	Manuscript page: Hanged Man's Venom
Ingredients	1x Dog tallow 4x Arenaria

See also

• Enhanced hanged man's venom
• Superior hanged man's venom

In The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Hanged man's venom
Oil. Increases damage dealt to humans
Description
Category	Common
Type	Sword upgrade
Ingredients
Effects	+20%
Duration	5 minutes
Source	starting equipment / craftable
Price to buy	50 / 126
Price to sell	6
Weight	0.2

Geralt beings the game with four of these. The formula for this oil can be bought from Fioravanti in Flotsam.

Journal entry

Hanged Man's Venom is a toxin that is equally lethal to humans, elves and dwarves. Applied to a blade, it deals more damage than any other coating.

This oil is ineffective against monsters.

In The Witcher computer game

Hanged man's venom
Poisons wounded opponents
Description
Type	Blade coating
Ingredients
Base	top-quality
Effects	Poisons wounded opponents
Duration	24 hours
ID	it_grease_003

"In preparation for an assignment, an assassin applies Hanged Man's Venom to his blade. He grinds the ingredients with a mortar and pestle until he gets a thick paste, and then lightly coats the tools of his trade while taking care to keep the substance from touching his skin. Then comes the hard part, but even a hastily aimed slash can be fatal if Hanged Man's Venom slips into the wound."

Hanged man's venom poisons wounded opponents, yet it is ineffective against monsters whose physiology differs greatly from that of humans. It offers a "considerable" chance of poisoning a foe.

Sources

• Formula for Hanged Man's Venom
• Gramps in the Swamp if he lives.