Potions in 100 Days at Sea let you heal, hit harder, shrug off damage, move faster, and even teleport back to your raft. They are brewed at a dedicated station using three ingredients per recipe, and each one falls into a clear category with a specific effect. Below is everything needed to unlock brewing, the exact recipes, and where the ingredients come from.
Quick answer: Raise your Bonfire to level 3, craft the Potions Table with 5x Metal, 10x Wood, and 1x Goo, place it on an empty wooden floor, then drop any three ingredients into the cauldron and wait for the brew to finish.
Unlock the Potions Table (Bonfire level 3)
Brewing is locked behind the Potions Table, and the recipe to craft it only appears once your Bonfire reaches level 3. Gather your core survival items before spending materials on the table so you are not stuck without food or defenses while you experiment.
The Potions Table costs 5x Metal, 10x Wood, and 1x Goo. Once crafted, place it on any empty wooden floor on your raft, the same way you position other buildings. This station is where every potion in the game is mixed.
How to brew a potion
Note: Only one buff from each potion category can be active at a time. You can stack buffs across different categories, but a second potion from the same category replaces the first.
Healing potion recipes
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Healing Potion | Healing Essence + Fish Filet + Any Metal | Restores 20 Health |
| Healing Potion | Healing Essence + Any Goo + Stew | Restores 50 Health |
| Greater Healing Potion | Healing Essence + Healing Essence + Chowder | Restores 70 Health |
| Healing Ward | Healing Essence + Any Goo + Healing Essence | Creates a healing radius |
Attack potion recipes
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Deadeye Potion I | Attack Essence + Crab Sticks + Any Metal | +25% gun damage |
| Deadeye Potion II | Attack Essence + Pistol Ammo + Any Metal | +50% gun damage |
| Brawler’s Brew I | Attack Essence + Potato + Any Wood | +25% melee damage |
| Brawler’s Brew II | Attack Essence + Shark Steak + Any Goo | +50% melee damage |
| Arcane Elixir I | Attack Essence + Stew + Any Metal | +25% magic damage |
| Arcane Elixir II | Attack Essence + Seafood Slice + Any Goo | +50% magic damage |
| Vampire Tonic I | Attack Essence + Any Goo + Meat | Heal 2.5% of damage dealt |
| Vampire Tonic II | Attack Essence + Attack Essence + Meat | Heal 5% of damage dealt |
| Power Potion I | Attack Essence + Fish Sandwich + Big Gas Can | +20% all damage |
| Power Potion II | Attack Essence + Shark Steak + Gas Drum | +40% all damage |
| Buddy Brew I | Attack Essence + Gas Drum + Fish Filet | +50% companion power |
| Buddy Brew II | Attack Essence + Attack Essence + Swordfish Steak | +100% companion power |
Defense potion recipes
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Hearty Tonic I | Defense Essence + Jar of Jelly + Any Metal | +20% maximum Health |
| Hearty Tonic II | Defense Essence + Defense Essence + Lobster Tail | +40% maximum Health |
| Ironskin Potion I | Defense Essence + Any Metal + Defense Essence | -15% all damage taken |
| Ironskin Potion II | Defense Essence + Defense Essence + Any Metal | -30% all damage taken |
| Invincibility Elixir I | Defense Essence + Defense Essence + Shotgun Ammo | Immune to all damage for 120 seconds |
| Invincibility Elixir II | Defense Essence + Defense Essence + Defense Essence | Immune to all damage for 180 seconds |
| Camouflage I | Defense Essence + Any Goo + Calamari | Angler Fish cannot detect you for 5 minutes |
Utility potion recipes
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune Brew | Utility Essence + Utility Essence + Fish and Chips | +25% Doubloons earned |
| Builder’s Brew | Utility Essence + Utility Essence + Gas Drum | Buildables cost 25% fewer materials |
| Swiftness Potion | Utility Essence + Buttered Bass + Any Metal | Sprint 25% faster |
| Hunger Brew | Utility Essence + Stew + Chowder | Hunger drains 50% slower |
| Bouncy Potion | Utility Essence + Cooked Bird + Any Metal | Two extra mid-air jumps |
Wacky potion recipes
Wacky potions lean toward transformations and novelty effects, though a couple, like Raft Teleport, are genuinely useful for getting around.
| Potion | Ingredients | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Big Gulp | Wacky Essence + Rifle Ammo + Cooked Bird | Grow to a gigantic size |
| Tiny Tincture | Wacky Essence + Pistol Ammo + Potato | Shrink to a tiny size |
| Featherweight Flask | Wacky Essence + Jar of Jelly + Any Goo | Reduced gravity effect |
| Fart Flask | Wacky Essence + Stew + Potato | Fart in a bottle |
| Phantom Potion | Any Goo + Any Goo + Any Goo | Transform into a Ghost Pirate |
| Chum in a Bottle | Wacky Essence + Sushi + Any Goo | Summons an Angler Fish nearby |
| Crab Cocktail | Wacky Essence + Crab Sticks + Any Goo | Transform into a Crab |
| Castaway Potion | Wacky Essence + Wacky Essence + Any Goo | Teleport to a random Island |
| Raft Teleport | Wacky Essence + Wacky Essence + Any Wood | Teleport back to your Raft |
Tip: Avoid stacking several transformation effects at once. Combining multiple wacky potions can cause visual glitches on your character.
Every ingredient and where it comes from
Recipes pull from five ingredient groups. Essences are the gatekeeper for most recipes, and they only drop from enemies on a chance basis, so expect to fight several before one appears.
| Ingredient group | Members | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Essence | Healing, Attack, Defense, Utility, Wacky | Chance drop from defeating enemies; each enemy type can drop a different Essence |
| Food | Fish Filet, Stew, Chowder, Fish Sandwich, Fish and Chips, Seafood Slice, Sushi, Crab Sticks, Shark Steak, Swordfish Steak, Buttered Bass, Cooked Bird, Calamari, Meat, Potato, Jar of Jelly, Lobster Tail | Fish for them or pick them up around the map |
| Ammo | Pistol Ammo, Shotgun Ammo, Rifle Ammo | Loot Containers on islands |
| Utility item | Gas Drum, Big Gas Can | Loot Containers on islands |
| Material | Metal, Wood, Goo | Metal and Wood from Loot Containers; Goo from enemy drops or gathered Goo nodes |
Which potions to brew first
Prioritize a small set that covers movement, survival, and income before chasing the novelty recipes.
- Swiftness Potion for faster exploration between islands.
- Greater Healing Potion to stay alive through tougher fights.
- Power Potion II for a flat 40% boost to all damage.
- Fortune Brew while farming loot for extra Doubloons.
- Raft Teleport to instantly return home after wandering far or to escape a bad spot.
Every valid brew you discover is saved permanently to the Recipe Book, so you only need to work out a combination once. As you farm more Essence and clear more Loot Containers, your recipe collection grows and it becomes easy to re-brew the effects that suit each run.
