Potions

All 18 potion recipes in Songs of Glimmerwick: ingredients, practice scores for every quality, effects, where to learn them and their value.

How brewing works

Put the ingredients in a cauldron and play the brewing practice. Your score decides the potion's quality, and better quality sells for more and lasts longer.

Poor Quality
Average Quality
High Quality
Exceptional Quality
Legendary Quality

Potion recipes(18)

What can I make with

18 recipes

Result	Ingredients	Quality thresholds	Learn the recipe	Ingredient cost	Sell (Average)	Margin
Fire Art Potion 1	Nocturne Squash×1 Frostwoven Nightshade×1 Ruby Bells×2	65 75 85 95 105	Nessa	≥ 160(not sold: Nocturne Squash, Ruby Bells)	240	—
Fire Art Potion 2	Quicksilver Cabbage×1 Frostwoven Nightshade×1 Gloomroot×1	65 75 85 95 105	Nessa	≥ 160(not sold: Quicksilver Cabbage, Gloomroot)	240	—
Fisherman's BrewFishing · 60 s	Mermaid's Thread×1 Seafloor Sand×1 Water of the Deep×1 Bane of Bard×1	45 55 65 75 85	—	—(not sold: Mermaid's Thread, Seafloor Sand, Water of the Deep, Bane of Bard)	282	—
Infernal Snail Repellent	Seaweed×1 Mermaid's Thread×1 Seastar×1 Salt Pile×1	35 45 55 65 75	Florian	≥ 28(not sold: Mermaid's Thread, Seastar)	96	—
Insta UngrowPlant Ungrowth	Instagrow×1 Moon Poppy×1 Salt Pile×1	55 65 75 85 95	Learned in the Potions 102 class	253	60	-193
InstagrowPlant Growth	Fiddlehead×1 Morel×2 Salt Pile×1	45 57 67 76 89	Chrys	≥ 3(not sold: Fiddlehead, Morel)	60	—
Munchitis Treatment	Spring Tuber×2 Salt Pile×1 Mussel×1	45 55 65 75 85	Plants of the Western IslesLearned by reading this book	≥ 3(not sold: Spring Tuber, Mussel)	222	—
Potion of Befuddlement	Wild Thyme×2 Marjoram×2	65 75 85 95 105	Learned during the Fairy Ring quest	—(not sold: Wild Thyme, Marjoram)	60	—
Potion of Detransformation	Bone Bundle×1 Beetle×1 Hot Essence×1 Ginger×1	65 75 85 95 105	—	≥ 290(not sold: Ginger)	—	—
Potion of Fungal TransmutationMushroom · 60 s	Bone Bundle×1 Beetle×1 Hot Essence×1 Witchfire×1	50 60 70 80 90	Given during a conversation	≥ 290(not sold: Witchfire)	—	—
Potion of GrowingPlant Growth	Cut Grass×2 Wild Leeks×1 Beetle×1	42 62 72 82 92	—	≥ 10(not sold: Cut Grass, Wild Leeks)	60	—
Potion of HardinessHardiness	Twigs×1 Cut Grass×2	50 60 70 80 95	Learned in the Potions 101 class	≥ 2(not sold: Cut Grass)	30	—
Potion of Healing	Bane of Bard×1 Nautilus×1 Urchin×1 Water of the Deep×1	30 40 50 60 75	Mel	—(not sold: Bane of Bard, Nautilus, Urchin, Water of the Deep)	30	—
Potion of SpeedSpeed · 60 s	Bone Bundle×1 Dread Sorrel×1 Hot Essence×1	58 68 78 88 98	Nessa	≥ 280(not sold: Dread Sorrel)	400	—
Potion of the MoleMole · 60 s	Snap Tater×2 Amber Dragon×1 Ghost Shroom×1	65 75 85 95 105	Secret Lives of MolesLearned by reading this book	—(not sold: Snap Tater, Amber Dragon, Ghost Shroom)	60	—
Root Strengthener Tonic	Bone Bundle×1 Frostleaf×2 Ruby Bells×1	65 75 85 95 105	Learned at the winter study session	≥ 80(not sold: Frostleaf, Ruby Bells)	6	—
Shark Repellant	Dye Powder Blue×1 Inky Puffer×1 Whistlers×1	55 65 75 85 100	—	—(not sold: Dye Powder Blue, Inky Puffer, Whistlers)	25	—
Spore NeutralizerSpore	Toxic Spores×3 Lavender×1	65 75 85 95 105	Professor Sylvine Learned in the summer Advanced Potions class	—(not sold: Toxic Spores, Lavender)	—	—

Practice score needed for each quality (Poor → Legendary). Sell price shown for Average quality; ingredient cost uses the cheapest shop prices.

Potions compared by quality

Potions	Effects						Duration
Fire Art Potion 1	—	200	240	280	320	360	—
Fire Art Potion 2	—	200	240	280	320	360	—
Fisherman's Brew	Fishing	235	282	329	376	423	60–140 s
Infernal Snail Repellent	—	80	96	112	128	144	—
Insta Ungrow	Plant Ungrowth	50	60	70	80	90	—
Instagrow	Plant Growth	50	60	70	80	90	—
Munchitis Treatment	—	185	222	259	296	333	—
Potion of Befuddlement	—	50	60	70	80	90	—
Potion of Detransformation	—	50	60	70	80	90	—
Potion of Fungal Transmutation	Mushroom	50	60	70	80	90	60 s
Potion of Growing	Plant Growth	50	60	70	80	90	—
Potion of Hardiness	Hardiness	25	30	35	40	45	—
Potion of Healing	—	25	30	35	40	45	—
Potion of Speed	Speed	334	400	466	532	598	60–140 s
Potion of the Mole	Mole	50	60	70	80	90	60 s
Root Strengthener Tonic	—	5	6	7	8	9	—
Spore Neutralizer	Spore	10	12	14	16	18	—

Sell price for each quality, Poor to Legendary. Duration grows with quality for timed potions.