Free KCD2 tool

Alchemy Workbench

Enter the amount of each ingredient and how many batches you want to prepare. The workbench calculates exact shortages for Saviour Schnapps, Marigold Decoction, Digestive Potion, Nighthawk and Lullaby, with a base liquid and brewing sequence for each.

This is for the moment before a risky quest: you check your pouch, see whether a manual save potion is realistic, and decide whether to visit an apothecary or ride to a herb route first. The tool keeps the list short so every recipe shown has a clear reason to exist.

Before theft or dialogue

Check Saviour Schnapps ingredients, then use Belladonna routes if the save potion is blocked.

 Before Mice

Confirm Lullaby ingredients before riding to the bull-prank step.

 Before combat routes

Use healing and save checks before For Victory, Storm or other commitment chains.
Step 1

Enter your ingredient quantities

Use handful counts from your inventory. Each recipe is evaluated separately against the same stock; the cards do not reserve shared ingredients for other recipes.

Step 2

Check requirements for each recipe

Matching ingredients do not guarantee a successful brew. Choose the stated base at an alchemy bench and follow the sequence. Batches are brewing attempts, not a guaranteed bottle yield.

Saviour Schnapps

3 handfuls missing

A manual save potion for the game; keep one available before a difficult quest choice.

Base: Wine

  • Nettle: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Belladonna: need 2, have 0, gather 2

Sequence for one batch

  1. Start with wine and one handful of Nettle; maintain a boil for two turns.
  2. Grind both handfuls of Belladonna, put them in the cauldron, then boil for one more turn.
  3. Bottle the mixture. The number and quality of bottles depend on your game skills and brewing execution.

INARA recipe transcription · Mr.K Gaming brewing demonstration

Marigold Decoction

3 handfuls missing

Gradual health recovery; quality also affects its help with a hangover.

Base: Water

  • Nettle: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Marigold: need 2, have 0, gather 2

Sequence for one batch

  1. In a water-filled cauldron, boil one handful of Nettle for two turns.
  2. Grind two handfuls of Marigold and stir them into the cauldron.
  3. Bottle after adding the ground Marigold; this recipe does not call for another boil.

INARA recipe transcription · Mr.K Gaming brewing demonstration

Lullaby Potion

3 handfuls missing

Reduces energy; useful for the game's sleep-related quest actions, including the Mice bull route.

Base: Oil

  • Poppy: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Thistle: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Herb Paris: need 1, have 0, gather 1

Sequence for one batch

  1. Use oil. Add one handful of Poppy and boil for one turn.
  2. Add one handful of Thistle and boil for another turn.
  3. Grind one handful of Herb Paris, add it and bottle.

INARA recipe transcription · Mr.K Gaming brewing demonstration

Digestive Potion

4 handfuls missing

Reduces nourishment and helps with food poisoning. Effects vary with quality.

Base: Water

  • Thistle: need 2, have 0, gather 2
  • Nettle: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Charcoal: need 1, have 0, gather 1

Sequence for one batch

  1. Use water and two handfuls of Thistle; boil for two turns.
  2. Grind a handful of Nettle, add it, then boil for one turn.
  3. Grind one handful of Charcoal, add it and bottle. Mint and Valerian belong to a different recipe.

INARA recipe transcription · Mr.K Gaming brewing demonstration

Nighthawk

4 handfuls missing

Improves visibility in darkness and affects energy drain according to quality.

Base: Water

  • Eyebright: need 2, have 0, gather 2
  • Belladonna: need 1, have 0, gather 1
  • Chamomile: need 1, have 0, gather 1

Sequence for one batch

  1. Fill the cauldron with water. Grind two handfuls of Eyebright before adding them.
  2. Put in one handful of Belladonna and boil for three turns.
  3. Grind a handful of Chamomile, add it and bottle.

INARA recipe transcription · Mr.K Gaming brewing demonstration

How this tool should be used

The workbench is a planning tool, not a replacement for the in-game recipe book. Use it before travel: if you are missing Belladonna, open the Belladonna guide; if you can already brew Saviour Schnapps, do that before starting theft, hard dialogue or a long quest chain. If you are doing Mice, check Lullaby ingredients before you ride to the barn.

Recipes were checked against INARA's game-text transcriptions on October 18, 2026, with links to Mr.K Gaming's April 2025 demonstrations. We have not replayed every recipe in the current game client. Each card checks the same inventory independently; preparing several different recipes together consumes shared ingredients and needs a separate combined shopping list.

Why Belladonna is the anchor ingredient

Belladonna matters because it turns into practical save control. In a game where theft, dialogue, ambushes and reputation can all punish careless choices, one Saviour Schnapps can save far more time than it costs. That is why the workbench links rare ingredients back to the map and guide pages instead of showing recipes as isolated trivia.

Lullaby matters for the Tachov and Zhelejov feud because Mice asks you to calm a bull before painting it. That is the kind of quest-specific utility this workbench is meant to support: not a complete alchemy encyclopedia, but a practical pre-quest pouch check.