How to make every potion in Dead Rails

When I first started messing with potions in Dead Rails, I didn’t expect them to matter at all. I was treating the ingredients like random clutter until a little something happened - and that's when I started getting into potion crafting. After all, when you're smack-dab in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, you'll need to do whatever it takes to survive. 

Half the fun is that you never really know what each combination does, so unless you know beforehand, you're in for a surprise. That's exactly why you need to arm yourself with the knowledge of how to make every potion in Dead Rails!

So, what are potions, anyway?

Potions are a little mix of liquids that you can pick up in various ways. You can mix anything you want, from blood to water and even unicorn blood - yes, UNICORN BLOOD. 

The moment you use a potion, you will get a specific buff, which can be really good for you. For instance, the Devil Tears potion can set an entire area ablaze. Let's take a more detailed look at the recipe and the effect each potion has.

How to make every potion in Dead Rails

Name	Ingredients	Effect	Source	Notes
Water	-	-	Rain Buildings	Mix with Unicorn Blood to create Holy Water
Kerosene	-	-	Kerosene rain Buildings Goliath Nikola Tesla	Turns into fire when ignited
Milk	-	-	Milkman Milk rain Buildings	-
Blood	-	-	Buildings Blood Rain Wolf Horse Outlaws Soldier Vampire Covenant Apocalypse Horse Alpha Werewolf	Can heal (Vampire class)
Zombie Blood	-	-	Zombie Skeleton Alien Ghost	Can heal (Zombie class)
Unicorn Blood	-	-	Unicorn Unicorn blood rain Puddle struck by lightning	-
Fire	-	Deals DoT	Molotov Kerosene on fire Devil tears on fire Burning characters	-
Acid	-	Deals DoT	Acid barrel Acid mine Acid rain Acid skeletons	-
Angel Tears	Blood Unicorn blood	Heals	-	-
Devil Tears	Kerosene Unicorn blood	Sets an area on fire	-	-
Holy Water	Unicorn blood Water	Deals DoT	Alpha Werewolf	-
Primordial Soup	Milk Unicorn blood	Revive corpses	-	-
Cerberus Blood	Acid Unicorn blood	Spawns wolves	-	Spawning too many wolves can make the game laggy

Which are the best potions to use?

Depending on what class you play, I would say that Cerberus Blood is a top-tier pick. This one is great for any class, especially if you have to deal with lots of enemies. The wolves it spawns can make a huge difference - power in numbers, right?

Other than Cerberus Blood, I like the Blood one (plain good ol' blood), since the class I played was Vampire, and that definitely came in handy. 

And if this guide on how to make every potion in Dead Rails came in handy, let us know what else you'd like to learn about! We've already covered how to beat Dead Rails, but we also talked a little bit about how to get Snake Oil and its effects - so, if you're curious, make sure you go ahead and read it!