Published 19:46 IST, January 2nd 2020

The Witcher spoilers: What does The Witcher drink before he fights?

The Witcher is an increasingly popular show on Netflix. What does The Witcher drink before he fights? Read to know about the potion. Caution- Spoilers ahead!

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Witcher has been winning hearts since time it was released on Netflix. series stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Jodhi May, and Mimi Ndiweni. show is based on a book series with same name written by a Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. 

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What does Witcher drink?

Witcher i.e. Geralt of Rivia is shown to be drinking some concoction from a vial that he keeps with himself before he participates in a fight. Fans who haven't read series but are watching show are confused by this since re is explanation given whatsoever on show about what Geralt is drinking. Many took to Google or sites like Reddit and Movies Stack Exchange to pose this question and understand show better. A few fans on se sites answered this doubt.

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A fan took it upon mselves to clear all questions on potion. fan said that according to excerpts from books, this potion is a mixture of materials that help Witcher to gain full control over his body. potion is chiefly made of veratrum, stramonium, hawthorn, and spurge. re are also or ingredients in potion but y do t have a name in human langu. 

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Geralt has been drinking this potion since he was a child, hence it is t lethal for him. But, potion can be fatal for any rmal human being. His senses get sharp after drinking potion. Something like rustling of footsteps can be heard by him. 

Ar potion that Witcher drinks is a mixture of banewart, monk's hood, and eyebright, which changes colour of face into  colour of chalk. His pupils also fill his entire iris. mixture's benefit is that one can see ors' deepest and darkest secrets.

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Witcher is currently streaming on OTT site Netflix. second season of show has been anunced on official Twitter of Netflix US. story of Geralt of Rivia thus continues.

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19:46 IST, January 2nd 2020