She mixed it up right there in the sink; it smelled like terps and looked like Indian ink...

Potions’, gaming is full of em.

Need to heal a near fatal arrow wound to the chest? There’s a potion for that.

Need run faster than a speeding train? There’s a potion for that.

Need to fly up through the clouds and punch a god to death? Yup, there’s a potion for that.

From MUD to Skyrim, potions are the practical alternative to the graft of first aid training or hitting the gym, and let’s face it, none of us are going to play a game that requires us to take a break from the action to learn CPR in Tamriel or spend 4 days a week at the gym to stave off Nathan Drake’s beer belly.

 

Good god that's a messed up bottle!

Potion of Transmogrification ; Fable 2

Get to the end of fable 2 and earn yourself 1 million gold (or choose to kill your dog and get given it for free- you monster!!!), you can then purchase the HQ of your now dead nemesis, Bowerstone castle.
Hidden under this imposing pile is the alchemy lab of one of the previous residents.
Revealed in several diary entries scattered around the place are the details of his greatest achievement, a potion that lets you permanently change from he to she with one swig from the disturbingly shaped bottle.

Morrowwind, The elder scrolls.

This speed run aiding creation can be knocked together within the first 10 mins of the game.
Once you have used your alchemy skills to create this potion you can take a swig and instantly fly though the clouds, develop super strength and instantly kill the games main big bad and complete the a game that should take dozens of hours in just under 30 mins- check out some of the speed run videos on you tube.

White Radford's decoction ; The witcher.

The witcher games take potions to the next level, the shear verity of mutagens, potions and elixirs you can create is astounding.

This decoction allows bones to mend, flesh to heal and wounds as deadly as a crossbow bolt through the chest to be shrugged off easily.

The creation screen for these potions is quite daunting when you first start, but with miraculous liquids like this one available its well worth the effort!