Necesse Potion Guide – All 42 Potions: Effects, Recipes & Best Loadouts

Potions in Necesse go far beyond healing. Press B once before a boss fight and you can boost your damage, attack speed, armor, and movement speed all at once for 5 minutes. In the late game, upgrade your standard potions with Alchemy Shards to stack +15% damage, +30% attack speed, and +32 armor simultaneously.

This guide covers all 42 potions in Necesse v1.2.0, organized by purpose. It starts with what to bring, then lists every effect and crafting recipe.

Recommended Loadouts

You don’t need to stock all 42 potions. Use these sets as a starting point and add extras based on your weapon type or activity.

For boss fights, the four core buffs are Battle, Attack Speed, Resistance, and Speed. Add Wisdom and Mana Regen for magic weapons, Accuracy and Rapid for ranged weapons, and Minion for summoner builds. Thorns and Web potions only trigger on giving or receiving hits, so they’re lower priority for general use.

How to Use Potions

Press B to Use All Buff Potions at Once

On PC, the default key B activates “Use buff potions.” It drinks every available buff potion in your inventory at once—no need to place them on the hotbar one by one.

Health Potions and Mana Potions are not affected by B. They have their own dedicated keys. You can rebind all keys in Settings → Controls.

Action	Default Key (PC)	Targets
Use Health Potion	Q	All 3 Health Potion tiers
Use Mana Potion	Z	All 3 Mana Potion tiers
Use Buff Potions	B	Combat, exploration & utility potions

Using a buff again while it’s active refreshes the duration. Standard and greater versions count as the same buff type, so you can’t stack both at once.

Potion Pouch & Potion Bag

The Potion Pouch holds 10 slots, and the upgraded Potion Bag holds 20. Both store Health Potions, Mana Potions, buff potions, and Revival Potions—and you can use them directly from storage via each shortcut key.

Item	Slots	How to Obtain
Potion Pouch	10	Buy from the Exotic Merchant who visits your settlement for 1,000–1,200 Coins. Can also drop from a Merchant’s Backpack at small campsite remnants found on the surface
Potion Bag	20	Craft at the Fallen Workstation with Potion Pouch ×1, Shadow Essence ×5, Cryo Essence ×5, Bio Essence ×5, Primordial Essence ×5

The Exotic Merchant always has the Potion Pouch in their shop rotation, so keep 1,200 Coins ready when they visit.

The other source is small campsite remnants found occasionally on the surface. Look for gravel ground with a Roasting Station, Oil Lantern, Moss Covered Skull, and a Merchant’s Backpack. The backpack drops one of several special items at random, so the Potion Pouch isn’t guaranteed.

When you upgrade to the Potion Bag, everything stored inside the Potion Pouch carries over automatically. No need to empty it first.

Rather than carrying all 42 potions loose, put healing and boss-fight sets in your Potion Pouch, and exploration/utility potions in the Potion Bag. Buff potions stored inside are still activated when you press B.

Alchemy Table Progression

Potions unlock across four tiers as you progress. The starter Alchemy Table already covers healing, damage, movement, and mining, so it’s worth crafting potions from the very beginning.

Station	What It Crafts	When It Unlocks
Alchemy Table	Healing, damage, movement, regen, mining, building, fishing	Very early game
Void Alchemy Table	Attack speed, armor, crit, projectile speed, special exploration	After Void Wizard
Caveglow Alchemy Table	Weapon-type buffs, minion, treasure, greater healing	After Swamp Guardian
Fallen Alchemy Table	Greater buff potions (with Alchemy Shards), superior healing	After Incursions

The tables unlock in order from left to right. The basic Alchemy Table carries you through the early game, but once you want armor buffs and weapon-type potions, move on to the higher-tier stations.

Healing, Mana & Revival Potions

Health Potions have a 30-second cooldown after use. The amount healed is a flat value plus a percentage of your base max HP and permanent HP upgrades. Temporary HP from equipment or buffs is not included in the percentage calculation. Mana Potions also have a 30-second cooldown.

Potion	Effect	Station	Ingredients
Health Potion	Restores 50 + 10% of base max HP	Alchemy Table	Sunflower ×3 / Glass Bottle ×2 (makes 2)
Greater Health Potion	Restores 100 + 20% of base max HP	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Health Potion ×1 / Caveglow ×1
Superior Health Potion	Restores 150 + 30% of base max HP	Fallen Alchemy Table	Greater Health Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×4
Mana Potion	Restores 50 mana	Alchemy Table	Sunflower ×1 / Blueberry ×4 / Glass Bottle ×2 (makes 2)
Greater Mana Potion	Restores 150 mana	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Mana Potion ×1 / Caveglow ×1
Superior Mana Potion	Restores 300 mana	Fallen Alchemy Table	Greater Mana Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×2
Revival Potion	Revives a knocked-down settler	Alchemy Table	Firemone ×5 / Iceblossom ×5 / Sunflower ×5 / Mushroom ×5 / Cactus ×5 / Glass Bottle ×1

The Revival Potion is not something you drink—it’s an item used to revive knocked-down settlers. Besides crafting, you can buy it from the Elder for 300–400 Coins. If you play with settlers that can be knocked down, keep a few stored at your settlement.

Combat Potions

All combat potions last 5 minutes. Greater versions have the same duration with stronger effects.

Potion	Effect	Station	Ingredients
Battle Potion	All damage +10%	Alchemy Table	Terrorfish ×1 / Swampfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Battle Potion	All damage +15%	Fallen Alchemy Table	Battle Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Attack Speed Potion	Attack speed +15%	Void Alchemy Table	Void Shard ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Attack Speed Potion	Attack speed +30%	Fallen Alchemy Table	Attack Speed Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Resistance Potion	Armor +8	Void Alchemy Table	Rockfish ×2 / Any Stone ×10 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Resistance Potion	Armor +32	Fallen Alchemy Table	Resistance Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Speed Potion	Movement speed +20%	Alchemy Table	Bat Wing ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Speed Potion	Movement speed +30%	Fallen Alchemy Table	Speed Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Health Regen Potion	In-combat HP regen +0.5	Alchemy Table	Firemone ×5 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Health Regen Potion	In-combat HP regen +1	Fallen Alchemy Table	Health Regen Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Mana Regen Potion	In-combat mana regen +3	Alchemy Table	Iceblossom ×5 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Mana Regen Potion	In-combat mana regen +5	Fallen Alchemy Table	Mana Regen Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Accuracy Potion	Crit chance +10%	Void Alchemy Table	Firemone ×2 / Thorns ×3 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Accuracy Potion	Crit chance +20%	Fallen Alchemy Table	Accuracy Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Rapid Potion	Projectile speed +50%	Void Alchemy Table	Swampfish ×1 / Gobfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Rapid Potion	Projectile speed +100%	Fallen Alchemy Table	Rapid Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Knockback Potion	Knockback dealt +50%	Alchemy Table	Rockfish ×1 / Iceblossom ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1
Thorns Potion	Reflects damage back to attackers	Void Alchemy Table	Thorns ×4 / Mushroom ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1
Fire Resistance Potion	Negates fire damage	Void Alchemy Table	Icefish ×1 / Halffish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Strength Potion	Melee damage +10%	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Obsidian ×2 / Caveglow ×2 / Rockfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Ranger Potion	Ranged damage +10%	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Bone ×1 / Caveglow ×2 / Swampfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Wisdom Potion	Magic damage +10%	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Ectoplasm ×1 / Caveglow ×2 / Furfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Minion Potion	Max summons +1	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Glacial Shard ×1 / Caveglow ×2 / Icefish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Web Potion	Slows enemies you hit for 5 seconds	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Silk ×1 / Caveglow ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1

Despite its name, the Knockback Potion does not reduce knockback you receive—it increases the knockback you deal by 50%. Don’t let the name mislead you.

The Thorns Potion reflects an equal amount of damage back to the attacker when you’re hit. It’s useful in melee-heavy situations but less impactful in boss fights where avoiding damage comes first—prioritize the core four buffs instead.

Exploration, Mining, Building & Fishing Potions

Potion	Effect	Duration	Station	Ingredients
Fishing Potion	Fishing power +20% / +1 fishing line	5 min	Alchemy Table	Worm Bait ×2 / Gobfish ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Fishing Potion	Fishing power +30% / +2 fishing lines	5 min	Fallen Alchemy Table	Fishing Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Mining Potion	Mining speed +40%	15 min	Alchemy Table	Bat Wing ×2 / Iron Bar ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Mining Potion	Mining speed +80%	15 min	Fallen Alchemy Table	Mining Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Building Potion	Tile/object placement speed +50%	30 min	Alchemy Table	Clay ×4 / Mushroom ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Greater Building Potion	Tile/object placement speed +100%	30 min	Fallen Alchemy Table	Building Potion ×1 / Alchemy Shard ×10
Invisibility Potion	Become invisible	10 min	Void Alchemy Table	Terrorfish ×2 / Icefish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Spelunker Potion	Highlights nearby ores	10 min	Void Alchemy Table	Void Shard ×2 / Gold Bar ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Treasure Potion	Highlights nearby treasures	10 min	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Ectoplasm ×2 / Iceblossom ×2 / Glass Bottle ×1
Tracker Potion	Highlights nearby enemies	10 min	Caveglow Alchemy Table	Ancient Roots ×2 / Terrorfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1
Passive Potion	Greatly reduces enemy spawn rate	15 min	Void Alchemy Table	Sunflower ×3 / Furfish ×1 / Glass Bottle ×1

For mining runs, use the Mining Potion, Spelunker Potion, and Treasure Potion together. Faster mining, ore highlighting, and chest detection are three separate effects—no single potion covers all of them.

Drink the Spelunker, Treasure, and Tracker Potions before heading underground. Seeing ores, treasures, and enemies at once cuts down the time you spend wandering in the deep caves significantly.

Where to Spend Alchemy Shards

The Fallen Alchemy Table upgrades standard potions using 10 Alchemy Shards each. Upgrading everything costs a massive amount, so prioritize by impact.

Here’s the recommended order:

1. Greater Resistance Potion: Jumps from +8 to +32 armor—the biggest single improvement
2. Greater Attack Speed Potion: Doubles from +15% to +30%, effective on nearly every weapon
3. Greater Accuracy Potion: Crit chance goes from +10% to +20%
4. Greater Speed Potion: Helpful against bosses with hard-to-dodge attacks
5. Greater Battle Potion: Universal but the increase from +10% to +15% is modest

If you mine or build extensively, bump Greater Mining Potion and Greater Building Potion up the list. Greater Fishing Potion is worth crafting only during dedicated fishing sessions.

Potion Ingredient Sources

Here’s where to find every material, organized by how you actually go get them. When multiple sources exist, the most reliable method is listed.

Gathered on the Surface & Underground

Material	Primary Source	Used In
Sunflower	Harvest on plains. Bring seeds back to farm	Health Potion / Mana Potion / Revival Potion / Passive Potion
Firemone	Harvest in forests. Bring seeds back to farm	Health Regen Potion / Accuracy Potion / Revival Potion
Iceblossom	Harvest in snow biome. Bring seeds back to farm	Mana Regen Potion / Knockback Potion / Treasure Potion / Revival Potion
Blueberry	Harvest from Blueberry Bushes in forests. Break the bush for a Blueberry Bush Sapling to farm at your settlement	Mana Potion
Mushroom	Harvest in swamps (surface and underground). Plant harvested Mushrooms on farmland to grow more	Thorns Potion / Building Potion / Revival Potion
Cactus	Harvest in deserts. Replant harvested Cactus on sand tiles to grow more	Revival Potion
Caveglow	Harvest deep underground in forest/plains caves. Can be farmed at your settlement	Weapon-type potions ×4 / Web Potion / Greater Health & Mana Potions
Ancient Roots	Harvest underground in swamp caves. Rarely drops an Ancient Roots Sprout—plant it on farmland to farm	Tracker Potion
Thorns	Harvest from mud patches in swamps. Replant on mud tiles—they spread to nearby mud on their own	Accuracy Potion / Thorns Potion
Worm Bait	Cut grass on the surface	Fishing Potion

Don’t turn all your harvests into potions—save some for farming. Once you can grow Sunflowers, Firemones, Iceblossoms, Blueberry Bush Saplings, Mushrooms, Cactus, Caveglow, Ancient Roots Sprouts, and Thorns at your settlement, you won’t need to trek back to biomes to restock.

Planting note: Cactus and Thorns need special tiles. Cactus must be placed on sand, and Thorns on mud. Neither can go on regular grass or farmland. Set up dedicated growing areas for each at your settlement.

Fishing Materials

Material	Where to Catch It	Used In
Gobfish	Surface water (any biome)	Rapid Potion / Fishing Potion
Halffish	Surface water (any biome)	Fire Resistance Potion
Furfish	Surface water in forest biome	Wisdom Potion / Passive Potion
Icefish	Surface water in snow biome	Minion Potion / Fire Resistance Potion / Invisibility Potion
Swampfish	Surface water in swamp biome	Ranger Potion / Battle Potion / Rapid Potion
Rockfish	Underground water	Strength Potion / Resistance Potion / Knockback Potion
Terrorfish	Underground water. Rarer than Rockfish	Battle Potion / Invisibility Potion / Tracker Potion

If you have an Angler at your settlement, you can send them on fishing trips to stock up. Paying Coins for bulk Gobfish, Halffish, Furfish, Icefish, Swampfish, Rockfish, and Terrorfish is often faster than fishing every biome yourself.

Despite its name, the Swampfish is caught on the swamp surface, not underground. The underground catches are Rockfish and Terrorfish. For full details on fishing spots and expedition stocking, see the Fishing Guide.

Enemy Drops & Expeditions

Material	Where to Farm Manually	Expedition Restocking	Used In
Bat Wing	Vampires in forest/snow underground	Explorer underground & snow underground expeditions	Speed Potion / Mining Potion
Bone	Skeleton enemies deep underground	Explorer deep underground expeditions	Ranger Potion
Ectoplasm	Souls deep underground (forest deep caves are reliable)	Explorer deep underground expeditions	Wisdom Potion / Treasure Potion
Glacial Shard	Cryo Flakes in snow deep underground	Explorer snow deep underground expeditions	Minion Potion
Silk	Swamp cave spiders in swamp underground	Hard to restock via expeditions—farm swamp underground directly	Web Potion
Void Shard	Void Apprentices in dungeons	Explorer dungeon expeditions	Attack Speed Potion / Spelunker Potion

Once your settlement is established, most enemy drops can be restocked passively. Explorer expeditions and mission boards supply Bat Wings, Bones, Ectoplasm, Glacial Shards, and Void Shards on the side. The exception is Silk—it’s faster to head into swamp caves and farm spiders directly than to rely on expeditions.

Mining & Processing

Material	Source	Used In
Any Stone	Mine regular rocks underground	Resistance Potion / Sand crafting
Obsidian	Mine deep underground (e.g., forest deep caves)	Strength Potion
Clay	Mine clay deposits underground	Building Potion
Iron Bar	Mine Iron Ore underground → smelt 4 ore into 1 bar at the Forge	Mining Potion
Gold Bar	Mine Gold Ore underground → smelt 4 ore into 1 bar at the Forge	Spelunker Potion
Sand	Dig up sand in deserts. Also craftable at the Alchemy Table: Any Stone ×5 → Sand ×1	Processed into Glass → Glass Bottles
Glass Bottle	Smelt Sand ×1 into Glass ×1 at the Forge, then craft Glass ×1 into Glass Bottle ×2 at the Alchemy Table	Nearly all standard potions

Glass Bottles are consumed in bulk. Besides digging sand, you can convert leftover Any Stone into Sand at the Alchemy Table. Smelt a batch of Sand into Glass in advance and store it near your alchemy station so you don’t have to process materials every time you brew.

Incursion Materials

Material	Source	Used For
Alchemy Shard	Drops from Incursion enemies and rewards	Upgrading standard potions to greater versions
Shadow Essence	Obtained from Incursions	Potion Bag crafting material
Cryo Essence	Obtained from Incursions	Potion Bag crafting material
Bio Essence	Obtained from Incursions	Potion Bag crafting material
Primordial Essence	Obtained from Incursions	Potion Bag crafting material

You don’t need to stockpile everything from the start. Keep Health Potions and boss-fight core sets for daily use, then craft utility potions (mining, fishing, building) right before you need them. This approach keeps your storage and material management clean.

Summary

Potions hit hardest when you stop using them one at a time and start loading purpose-built sets into your Potion Pouch, then hitting B to drink them all at once.

• Boss fights: start with Battle, Attack Speed, Resistance, and Speed
• Add Strength / Ranger / Wisdom / Minion to match your weapon type
• Mining: combine Mining, Spelunker, and Treasure potions
• Upgrade Resistance and Attack Speed potions first with Alchemy Shards
• Use Q and Z for healing and mana—B is for buffs only

To review your gear alongside potions, check the Equipment Roadmap and the Enchanting Guide. They’ll help you identify where your damage or defense falls short so you know exactly which potions to prioritize.