On Death’s Bed is a quest within the game The Witcher 3, as an option during the quest The Beast of White Orchard.

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On Death’s Bed Guide


Brew a dose of the Swallow potion.

On Death's Bed
On Death's Bed
On Death's Bed

In order to brew a Swallow potion, you’ll need three different ingredients:

  • x1 Dwarven Spirit
  • x5 Celandine
  • x1 Drowner Brain

If you don’t have the Dwarven Spirit or Drowner Brain, then you can fast travel to Ford and speak to the merchant on the edge of town that you saved from the male griffin. He sells a few Dwarven Spirits. If you’ve already got one, then head south along the shoreline where you’ll run into a group of Drowners. They’ll hopefully drop you a Drowner Brain, but if they don’t, then across the water is another group you can kill.

If you still don’t get any, you’re super unlucky.

You can find other drowners around areas of water.

As far as the Celandines go, you’ll need to find a patch of yellow flowers, but just know yellow flowers could also be Blowballs.

Take the potion to the herbalist.

Fast travel back to Sawmill and head to the herbalist’s house again. Speak with her and choose the first option regarding the potion and you’ll complete the quest.


On Death’s Bed Rewards


  • 350XP
  • x50 Crowns
  • x2 Venom Extract
  • Manuscript Page: Cursed Oil
  • Of Sweat and Blood