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The released 1.1 notes include Draught of Mind Rebirth: reset learned Swordmastery, Witchcraft and Vampirism abilities and reuse their learning time. Update 1.1 is released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The October 22 full notes do not document the item location, price, exact Skill Point accounting or trophy effects. Use the before/after checklist without assuming every progression resource is refunded.
Evidence checked October 22, 2026. Official all-platform 1.1 notes checked. Item acquisition, exact refunds and trophy effects are not independently tested here.
Keep the announced reset separate from other update features with the Patch Notes, Skills & Builds, 30-Day Time Limit, Trophy Guide and Story vs Forgiving Difficulty.
Can you respec in The Blood of Dawnwalker?
Update 1.1 is released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The official October 22 release notes include ability respec through Draught of Mind Rebirth. We have not independently tested the item in the released build. The release notes now supersede the earlier preview for feature availability.
The released notes describe clearing learned Swordmastery, Witchcraft and Vampirism abilities and reallocating their learning time. That establishes the feature, not a tested acquisition walkthrough or proof that every progression resource is refunded.
Check the patch status and platform history before changing a build. The historical hotfix records on that page are separate from the 1.1 announcement.
What does Draught of Mind Rebirth reset?
The release notes cover learned abilities in all three skill paths and reuse of their learning time. They do not provide the exact in-game refund screen, Skill Point accounting, or rules for manuals, Corruption, and Ultimate prerequisites.
Do not interpret the learning-time wording as a promise that every resource or progression flag is restored. In particular, it does not confirm that completed quests, companion decisions, or the campaign deadline can be reset. See the 30-day time-system guide for the distinction between study time and story progression.
Where do you get the respec potion, and what does it cost?
The checked official release notes do not give a location, merchant, quest reward, crafting recipe, price, or usage limit. A search for a named seller or recipe is still unresolved; a vendor route cannot be inferred from the fact that the feature has shipped.
Likewise, this guide cannot confirm whether the item is automatically added to an existing save, when it unlocks, or whether it can be used repeatedly. Those questions still need the actual item description or a documented acquisition route on the relevant platform.
Before and after a reset: what to compare
Keep an untouched save, then record the following in a separate test save if you already have the item. This is an editorial verification checklist, not a claim that the item refunds each field:
| Record before use | Check afterward | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Learned abilities and unspent Skill Points | Cleared abilities and the new unspent total | Confirms your actual refund, not an assumed formula |
| Learning-time costs and campaign clock | Relearning allowance versus the displayed campaign date | Reusable study time does not prove quest deadlines rewind |
| Manuals, Corruption and Ultimate choice | Remaining unlocks and prerequisites | Avoids rebuilding around an unavailable ability |
| Equipped abilities and difficulty preset | Whether the combat loadout still works | A reset is separate from difficulty or trophy conditions |
If the confirmation screen does not answer a trophy-critical question, cancel and preserve the original save. Reallocate toward the specific problem you want to solve using the post-update build planning checklist, rather than spending the whole refund immediately.
How to prepare a build without guessing the item rules
- Record your platform and installed game version. A preview page or another player's screenshot does not establish your build's features.
- Keep a separate manual save before committing points, learning time, or an Ultimate. Preserve the original rather than overwriting it while experimenting.
- Plan around abilities and manuals already available to you. The skills and builds guide explains the three paths; the early-skill guide offers a conservative starting order.
- If your updated game offers Draught of Mind Rebirth, read its confirmation screen before accepting. Check what it says about points, learning time, and prerequisites instead of assuming the release notes document every rule.
This is a save-protection checklist, not a verified sequence of menu commands for a released respec system.
Can respec replace the trophy guide's save-and-reload method?
That has not been established. The launch trophy roadmap uses saved Skill Points and manual reloads to protect mutually exclusive build commitments. The 1.1 release notes do not confirm trophy eligibility after a reset, whether every Ultimate can be reselected, or whether all prerequisites are returned.
Keep the old save until you have checked the released rules and the relevant trophy notification. Do not discard a completion save on the assumption that one announced potion eliminates every missable.
Respec is not New Game Plus
A skill reset is not a new campaign, an ending replay, or a way to reverse story choices. New Game Plus has its own status page; the 1.1 full notes do not list NG+. The released Story/Forgiving difficulty changes are another separate feature.
Source and verification limits
The all-platform release notes were checked on October 22, 2026. Item acquisition steps, price, repeat-use rules, exact refunds and trophy effects remain unverified; this page does not present them as tested gameplay. Confirm your installed version before following item-specific advice.