Tonics in Bioshock Bioshock guide, walkthrough
Last update: 04 February 2020
Tonics allow you to purchase many useful additional abilities in BioShock. On this page of the guide, you will find a summary of all available physical, engineering, and combat tonics. You can find out what effect each tonic has and how to unlock it.
Introductory note
- The locations of the tonics in the third column of the table are links to the corresponding chapters of the step-by-step guide, where they have been described in more detail (for example. Neptune's Bounty).
- In cases where a particular tonic can be purchased in the Gatherer's Garden, we include its FIRST appearance in the list of available products. For gifts from Tenenbaum for saving the sisters, we assume that the player saved everyone from the beginning (that is, this is the earliest appearance of a particular tonic that we can achieve).
- If the tonic is a research award, the table contains appropriate information (research). For more information, you can navigate to the Opponents and researching them section.
- The game has 3 tonics that can be made at the U-Invent station, and this is indicated in the table with U-Invent information. For more information, see the U-Invent section.
- On the next page of this chapter, you will find maps with marked tonic locations. Use it if you have problems finding any of them.
Physical tonics
Icon | Description | Location |
 | Natural Camouflage One of the most powerful tonics in the game-it gives you invisibility whenever you stand still. It's hard to overestimate! | 1 - (research) |
 | SportBoost Increases the damage caused by the wrench and increases the walking speed-it's worth it. | 1 - (research) 2 - (research) |
 | Bloodlust Restores some health and eve whenever you deal damage with a wrench. | 1-U-Invent |
 | Scrounger When you search corpses or various containers, you may not take what you found and try again-in the hope of finding something better. | 1 - (research) |
 | Medical Expert Increases the number of health points restored by first aid kits. | 1-Neptune's Bounty 2-Fort Frolic 3-Apollo Square |
 | Hacker's Delight It returns a small number of life points every time you hack some device. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2-U-Invent 3-Prometheus Point |
 | Security Evasion Cameras are slower to notice your presence. | 1-Arcadia 2-Hephaestus |
 | Booze Hound Alcohol restores eve instead of draining it. | 1-U-Invent |
 | Extra Nutrition Snacks and drinks restore more health and EVE. | 1-Neptune's Bounty 2-Fort Frolic 3 - (research) |
 | EVE Link This makes first aid kits restore EVE in addition to health. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2-Farmer's Market |
Engineering tonics
Icon | Description | Location |
 | Speedy Hacker Slows down the flow of liquid during hacking. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2-Olympus |
 | Security Expert Slows down the flow of liquid when hacking cameras, bots, and turrets. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2 - (research) |
 | Focused hacker Reduces the number of short circuit fields on the hacking Board by 2 (later 4). | 1-Neptune's Bounty 2-Apollo Square |
 | Prolific Inventor Doubles the number of items made at the U-Invent stations. | 1-Apollo Square |
 | Clever Inventor Reduces the need for each component in the U-Invent by 1 (minimum 1). | 1-Olympus |
 | Shorter Alarms Reduces the duration of alarms. | 1-Neptune's Bounty 2-Hephaestus |
 | Hacking Expert Reduces the number of alarm and short circuit fields on the hacking Board by 1 (later 2). | 1-Arcadia 2-Fort Frolic |
 | Safecracker Reduces the level of complexity when hacking safes. | 1-Arcadia 2-Prometheus Point |
 | Alarm Expert Reduces the number of alert fields on the hacking Board by 2 (later 4). | 1-Fort Frolic 2-Prometheus Point |
Combat tonics
Icon | Description | Location |
 | Photographer's Eye Speeds up the process of researching opponents. | 1-Famer's Market 2 - (research) |
 | Wrench Jockey Increases the damage done by the Wrench. Take it without thinking - Wrench does not require ammunition, and this is its greatest advantage. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2 - (research) |
 | Static Discharge Every time someone attacks you in close combat (for example with a stick), you will spread an electric field around you. Be careful not to upset the neutral Daddies with this. | 1-Medical Pavilion 2 - (research) |
 | Damage Research Increases research bonuses of the "increased damage" type. | 1-Hephaestus 2-Prometheus Point |
 | Electric Flesh Increases resistance to electricity and the strength of your electrical attacks. | 1-Fort Frolic 2-Olympus |
 | Armored Shell Noticeably increases resistance to injuries-invest! | 1-Medical Pavilion 2-Olympus |
 | Wrench Lurker Increases the damage you inflict with a wrench on unwitting opponents. A bit overcomplicated. | 1-Neptune's Bounty 2-Hephaestus |
 | Frozen Field This increases the effectiveness of our ice attacks. | 1-Fort Frolic 2-Hephaestus |