The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Guide
Become a Witcher! Witcher 3 Wild Hunt guide is a full walkthrough of all misions, interactive maps with all collectibles, Beginner's Guide. We included tips for combat, character development, gwent mini-game, romances. We described trophies, mods and system requirements.
Last update: 14 December 2022
This guide for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt offers a complete walkthrough of all main and side quests in the game, as well as an extensive world atlas with maps of all visited locations. The guide presents the main quests, side quests, optional witcher contracts, and treasure hunting quests in great detail.
- The Witcher 3: Guide Content
- The Witcher 3: Quick Beginner's guide
- The Witcher 3: Interactive maps
- The Witcher 3: All main quests, walkthrough
- The Witcher 3: All Endings
- The Witcher 3: All side quests
- The Witcher 3: Romances
- The Witcher 3: Secrets, collectibles and world atlas
- The Witcher 3: Witcher Gear
- The Witcher 3: Game Guide
- The Witcher 3: FAQ
- The Witcher 3: Gwent mini-game
- The Witcher 3: Trophies and Achievements
- The Witcher 3: Game Length
- The Witcher 3: PC system requirements
The Witcher 3: Guide Content
The walkthrough for each of these quests includes information on how to unlock it, a list of all the steps that must be taken and the rewards for completing it. In the case of more advanced tasks, the quest description also includes battles with more difficult monsters and bosses, as well as important choices and consequences of decisions made. Pages with the most important choices and descriptions of all endings have also been added to the walkthrough part of the guide.
The atlas part of this guide focuses on all the important locations you visit while exploring the main locations in the game (White Orchard, Velen, Novigrad, Skellige Islands). The maps of the world atlas include, among others, the main cities and villages , places where you encounter traders and other important NPCs, places where you can find treasures and secrets , signposts or unique areas (bandit camps, monster hideouts, abandoned places, etc.). Both the walkthrough and the world atlas are accompanied by high-quality maps. There are both standard maps and separate interactive maps of White Orchard, Velen & Novigrad and Skellige Islands - they offer interactive legend and markings. The interactive maps can help in locating specific treasures or locations and they also lead to other pages of our game guide. . The atlas has also been enriched with a chapter on witcher gear and acquiring equipment from various schools. It also includes a page with a list of the most valuable witcher trophies, which are awarded for completing subsequent contracts.
A large and important chapter is the game guide, which tells you how to play and how to properly develop the main character. The guide opens with Beginner's Guide, as well as hints and tips for, among others, combat , world exploration , developing Geralt and improving his equipment. An important part of the guide is the chapter on the gwent mini-game, which describes its most important assumptions and tells you what strategies to use to win subsequent rounds.
This guide contains information about romances - it explains step by step how to start an affair with Keira Metz, Yennefer and Triss. There is also a FAQ chapter, which suggests, among others how to earn and spend gold, how to increase the inventory capacity limit, how to get xp easily, how to get to the Skellige islands, and how long does it take to complete the game.
The guide for The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt is supplemented by additional pages, including, first of all, a trophy guide with a description of all the achievements and the platinum trophy. Among others, you'll also find pages on controls , cheating and system requirements.
The Witcher 3: Quick Beginner's guide
Below, you'll find some quick tips and tricks for The Witcher 3. They should help if you are starting your adventure with the game for the first time and you are just learning its mechanics. More tips can be found on the Beginner's Guide page of the game guide.
- It is a good idea to prepare for each fight. This is especially important if we have one of the higher difficulty levels. First of all, we should choose the correct sword depending on the type of opponents, and, if possible, review the information about the weaknesses of a given monster in the bestiary. This will allow us to perfectly choose witcher signs, oils or bombs to win the fight.
- Quen witcher sign can effectively protect Geralt. Its regular use is especially important when playing on the highest difficulty level, where the hero can easily take critical damage. Protecting yourself with a shield significantly reduces the chances that we will suddenly die or be on the verge of death.
- Each quest and region of the world have a recommended level of experience. We shouldn't deal with completing quests with too high the suggested level and fighting monsters on a higher level than Geralt. We always find challenges and quests corresponding to the current level of the witcher, which will allow him to develop.
- Geralt has a burden limit. We should avoid exceeding it, as it will limit the mobility of the main character and, at the same time, may hinder effective combat. We can make efforts to raise the limit (e.g. buying saddlebags for a horse) or getting rid of unnecessary loot at traders on an ongoing basis.
- Witcher senses help in exploring the area. We can use them not only in quests that require investigating or following tracks, but also during regular exploration of the area. Activating witcher senses is free and you will reduce the risk of missing a valuable loot or an important interactive object.
The Witcher 3: Interactive maps
Our Witcher 3 game guide offers detailed interactive maps of the main regions. They contain interactive markings informing about hidden locations, treasures, quests and NPC's. Some markings also include links to other pages of the guide.
- White Orchard interactive map - This map focuses on the first location from the game you can visit after the prologue.
- Velen interactive map - This map shows the biggest region from the game. We've covered all of Velen, including two major cities: Novigrad and Oxenfurt.
- Skellige Islands interactive map - This map covers all of the bigger & smaller islands from the Skellige archipelago.
- Kaer Morhen interactive map - This map shows the area around Kaer Morhen which can be visited late in the campaign.
The Witcher 3: All main quests, walkthrough
Below is a list of pages with the walkthroughs of the main quests, i.e. those required to complete the main campaign. The presented order of quests is not pre-determined. The game in many moments of the main story allows us to choose which main tasks to do in the first place.
Prologue and White Orchard
- Kaer Morhen - This page describes the prologue in Kaer Morhen. The walkthrough explains what to do in Yennefer's bedroom and how to complete the sparring.
- Lilac and Gooseberries - The page describes the journey to White Orchard village and the first meeting with the Nilfgaardians.
- The Beast of White Orchard - The page describes how to track the griffon, how to prepare for the fight and how to defeat the first boss of the game.
- Incident in the White Orchard - The page describes the final main quest from the first visit to the White Orchard. Geralt returns to Vesemir.
- Royal Audience - The page describes the first visit to the Royal Palace. Our walkthrough covers the conversations with Morvran Voorhis, the Emperor and other key characters.
- In Ciri's Footsteps - The page describes a group of main quests related to finding Ciri's tracks in Velen, Novigrad and Skellige Island.
- The Nilfgaardian Connection - The page describes the first trip to Velen. The walkthrough includes the visits to the Inn by the Crossroads and Heatherton.
- Bloody Baron - The page describes an important main quest related to Baron Filip Strenger. We've described how to get inside Crow's Perch and meet with the Bloody Baron.
- Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves - The page describes the quest involving Ciri as a playable character. She needs to follow Gretka and defeat a mini-boss - King of Wolves.
- Family Matters - The page describes the search for Tamara - Baron's daughter. The walkthrough also includes an important choice involving the botchling.
- A Princess in Distress - The page describes the search for the Princess - a friendly goat. The walkthrough also tells how to escort the animal properly.
- Ciri's Story The Race - The page describes one of Ciri's quests. This time she must participate in a horse race against the Baron.
- Hunting a Witch - The page describes where to find the witch named Keira Metz who's hiding near the village of Heatherton.
Midcopse
- Wandering in the Dark - The page describes how to explore the ruins with Keira Metz, how to solve the symbols puzzle and how to defeat mini-bosses - a Golem and Nithral.
Crookback Bog
- Ladies of the Wood - The page describes where to find Johny. It also includes the choice involving the spirit inside the tree.
Free City of Novigrad
- Pyres of Novigrad - The page describes the first visit to Novigrad in the main story. We've covered in the walkthrough how to find Triss with the help from the King of Beggars.
- Novigrad Dreaming - The page describes the quest involving a haunted house in Novigrad. Geralt needs to find the source of the curse and make a choice involving the godling.
- Broken Flowers - The page describes meeting Zoltan in Rosemary and Thyme in Novigrad. Our walkthrough also covers a duel with Rosa var Attre.
- Get Junior - The page describes the search for Junior's hideout (both options) and the confrontation with Junior himself.
- Count Reuven Treasure - The page describes how to visit the bathouse in Novigrad, how to maintain cover properly and how to win optional fights with Menge's men.
- The Play's The Thing - The page describes how to complete the preparations for the drama involving Priscilla.
- A Poet Under Pressure - The page describes how to ambush the convoy with Zoltan and how to complete Cir's scene on the Temple Isle.
- Destination Skellige - The page describes all of the preparations needed to reach Skellige Islands for the first time.
Kaer Trolde
- The King is Dead, Long Live The King - The page describes how to take part in the wake with Yennefer, how to search Mousesack's lab and how to unlock a love scene with Yennefer.
- Echoes of the Past - The page describes how to defeat the foglers, how to use Yennefer's mask and where to find the tree.
- Missing Person, Nameless - The page covers two smaller main quests. We explain how to find out about Freya's Garden and how to complete the encounter with Werewolf Morkvarg.
- The Calm Before the Storm - The page describes how to complete Wild Hunt units encounters as Ciri and how to escape.
Kaer Morhen (return in the game finale)
- Completing the team in Kaer Morhen - This is an additional page of the walkthrough that describes how to recruit all your allies BEFORE the game finale.
- Ugly Baby - This page also describes smaller quests: Disturbance, The Final Trial, To Bait a Forktail.
- No place like home; Va Fail Elaine - This page explains the optional scenes in Kaer Morhen and tells how to prepare an elixir for Yennefer.
- The Isle of Mists - The page also describes smaller quests: Brothers in Arms: Nilfgaard, Brothers in Arms: Skellige, Brothers in Arms: Novigrad.
- The Battle of Kaer Morhen - The page describes how to prepare for the battle and how to close 3 portals during the battle.
- Blood on the Battlefield - The page explains important choices regarding the ending - conversation with Ciri and meeting with the Emperoe.
Epilogue
- Bald Mountain - The page describes several important boss fights - with Silvan, three Crones and Imerlith.
- Final preparations - The page also describes smaller quests: Blindingly Obvious, Reason of State, Through Time and Space, Payback, The Great Escape
- Battle preparations - This page also describes smaller quests: Sunstone, Child of the Elder Blood, Veni Vidi Vigo
- On Thin Ice - The page also describes a smaller quest: Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age
- Something ends, something begins - The page describes the epilogue and the 3 final choices involving Ciri.
The Witcher 3: All Endings
We have described the endings of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt on several different pages. Each of them focuses on one character or a group of events that may change depending on our choices made during the course of the game.
- Ciri's Fate - This page describes the possible variants of endings related to Ciri.
- Fate of The World - On this page, we have described possible variants of endings related to the Northern Realms, Nilfgaard and Geralt himself.
- Major Supporting Characters - On this page we have described possible endings for selected NPCs, incl. Bloody Baron, Keira Metz and the mages of Novigrad.
The Witcher 3: All side quests
We have divided the side quests of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt in our guide according to the locations in which they start, and also according to their types - they can be "regular" quests, witcher contracts and treasure hunts.
Prologue and White Orchard
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Twisted Firestarter, Missing in Action, A Frying Pan, Spick and Span, Precious Cargo, On Death's Bed.
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Devil by the Well.
- Treasure hunt - This page contains descriptions of quests: Treasure Hunt: Viper School Gear, Deserters Gold, Dirty Funds, Temerian Valuables.
Inn at the Crossroads
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Funeral Pyres, Fake Papers, Bitter Harvest, Death by Fire, Thou Shalt Not Pass.
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Missing Brother.
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: An Unfortunate Turn of Events, Tough Luck, Lost Goods, Blood Gold, Battlefield Loot, Dowry.
Crow's Perch
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Wild at Heart, Ciri's Room, Master Armorers, Races: Crow's Perch, Fists of Fury: Velen, Defender of the Faith.
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Shrieker, Contract: The Griffin from the Highlands.
Midcopse
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: A Towerful of Mice, A Favor for a Friend, A Dog's Life, Love's Cruel Snares, Lynch Mob, A Greedy God, Forefathers' Eve, For the Advancement of Learning.
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: The mystery of the Byways Murders, Contract: Jenny o' the Woods.
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Sunken Treasure, Costly Mistake, Queen Zuleyka's Treasure.
Crookback Bog
- Return to Crookback Bog - This page describes the second visit to the bog and an important choice - kill or free the Spirit in the Tree.
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Hazardous Goods, The Truth is in the Stars, The Whispering Hillock, The Fall of the House of Reardon, Witcher Wannabe.
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Phantom of the Trade Route, Contract: Swamp Thing, Contract: The Merry Widow, Contract: Mysterious Track.
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Hidden from the World, Out of the Frying Pan, into the fire, Griffin School Gear.
Fyke Isle
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Magic Lamp, An Invitation from Keira Metz
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: The Dead Have No Defence, Don't Play With Gods, Sunken Chest, A Plea Ignored
Military camp
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Blood Ties
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Patrol Gone Missing
Farcorners
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Woodland Beast, Contract: White Lady, Contract: The Lord of the Wood
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Cat School Gear, Coast of Wrecks
Free City of Novigrad
- Now or never - This page describes Triss Merigold's optional quest from Novigrad which is about saving Anisse & Berthold and cleaning the sewers.
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Warehouse of Woe, Fists of Fury: Novigrad, The Dwarven Document Dilemma, The Nobleman Statue, Out on Your Arse!, Fencing Lessons, Of Swords and Dumplings, The Gangs of Novigrad, Of Dairy and Darkness, Honor Among Thieves, A Matter of Life and Death, An Eye for An Eye, Redania's Most Wanted, A Deadly Plot, A Dangerous Game, Cabaret, Carnal Sins, A Feast for Crows, Novigrad, Closed City, Following the Thread, Black Pearl, A Message From an Old Friend
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: An Elusive Thief, Contract: Deadly Delights, Contract: Doors Slamming Shut
Vegelbud Residence
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Novigrad Hospitality, Little Red, Empty Coop, A Barnful of Trouble, Race: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Race
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: The Apiarian Phantom
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Cat school gear upgrade diagrams - III
Oxenfurt
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: The Volunteer, Spooken Mare
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: The Creature from the Oxenfurt Forest, The Oxenfurt Drunk
Kaer Trolde
- Practicum in Advanced Alchemy - This page describes a side quest involving the master of alchemy Gremist, distilling alcohol and performing the ritual.
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: The Nithing, Abandoned Sawmill, The Sad Tale of the Grossbart Brothers, Finders Keepers, Shock Therapy, Peace Disturbed, Worthy of Trust, The Family Blade, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Cave of Dreams, Gwent: Skellige Style, The Last Wish, Possession, Lord of Undvik, King's Gambit
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Missing Son, Contract: Muire D'Yaeblen, Contract: The Phantom of Eldberg
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Freya Be Praised!, Pearls of the Coast
Kaer Muire
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: In the Heart of the Wood, A Bard's Beloved, Taken as a Lass, A Hallowed Horn
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Dragon
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Inheritance, Freya be praised!, Family fortune
Spikeroog
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: Master of the Arena
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Here Comes the Groom
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Not Only Eagles Dare
Northern Isles
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Unlucky's treasure
An Skellig
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: The Tower Outta Nowheres, The Path of Warrior
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Nilfgaardian treasure
Hindarsfjall
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests:In wolf's clothing, The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess' Glory!: Fayrlund, The Heroes' Pursuits: Kaer Trolde, The Heroes' Pursuits: Fyresdal, For Fame and Glory
- Witcher contracts - This page describes the following quests: Contract: Strange Beast
Faroe Isle
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: The Price of Honor, Iron Maiden, Flesh for sale
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Hidden in the depths, Ironsides' tresure
Undvik
- Treasure hunt - This page describes the following quests: Shortcut, Precious Haul
Kaer Morhen (return in the game finale)
- Side quests - This page describes the following quests: The Bastion, The Witcher's Forge, Greenhouse Effect, Monster Slayer
The Witcher 3: Romances
Geralt can have a romantic relationship with several women throughout the game, and it is also possible to complete single erotic scenes. All the witcher's love conquests are described in detail in the Romance chapter of the game guide.
- Keira Metz - The page describes all of the quests and requirements to complete the romance with Keira.
- Triss Merigold - The page describes all of the quests and requirements to complete the romance with Triss.
- Yennefer from Vengerberg - The page describes all of the quests and requirements to complete the romance with Yennefer.
- Triss and Yennefer - The page describes the requirements to unlock a love triangle scene between Geralt, Triss and Yennefer.
- Other love scenes - The page describes smaller romances and love scenes: Courtesans, Jutta An Dimun, Madame Sasha.
The Witcher 3: Secrets, collectibles and world atlas
Our guide to The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt includes a world atlas with high-quality maps of all main locations and individual areas. On the maps, we have marked secrets and collectibles , important locations or areas related to completing quests. We divided the whole thing by location.
- Map of important locations M1 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the White Orchard.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the White Orchard.
- Places of power - This page contains a region map of the White Orchard with all of the Places of Power where Geralt can improve his Witcher signs.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the White Orchard.
Velen (except Novigrad)
- Map of Velen - This page contains the Velen world map with the list of regions: Inn by the Crossroads, Crow's Perch, Midcopse, Crookback Bog, Fyke Isle, Bald Mountain, Military Camp.
- Places of power in Velen - This page contains a world map of Velen with all of the Places of Power where Geralt can improve his Witcher signs.
Novigrad, Oxenfurt and surroundings
- Map of Novigrad and Oxenfurt - This page contains the world map with the list of regions: Farcorners, Free City of Novigrad, Vegelbud Residence, Oxenfurt.
- Places of Power in Novigrad, Oxenfurt - This page contains a region map with all of the Places of Power in Novigrad and Oxenfurt where Geralt can improve his Witcher signs.
Map M2 - Inn at the Crossroads
- Map of important locations M2 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Inn at the Crossroads.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Inn at the Crossroads.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Inn at the Crossroads.
Map M3 - Crow's Perch
- Map of important locations M3 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Crow's Perch.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Crow's Perch.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Crow's Perch.
Map M4 - Midcopse
- Map of important locations M4 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Midcopse.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Midcopse.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Midcopse.
Map M5 - Farcorners
- Map of important locations M5 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Farcorners.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Farcorners.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Farcorners.
Map M6 - Free City of Novigrad
- Map of important locations M6 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the city of Novigrad.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the city of Novigrad.
Map M7 - Vegelbud Residence
- Map of important locations M7 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Vegelbud Residence.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Vegelbud Residence.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Vegelbud Residence.
Map M8 - Oxenfurt
- Map of important locations M8 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the city of Oxenfurt.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the city of Oxenfurt.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the city of Oxenfurt.
Map M9 - Crookback Bog
- Map of important locations M9 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Crookback Bog.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Crookback Bog.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Crookback Bog.
Map M10 - Fyke Isle
- Map of important locations M10 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Fyke Isle.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Fyke Isle.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Fyke Isle.
Map M11 - Bald Mountain
- Map of important locations M11 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Bald Mountain.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Bald Mountain.
Map M12 - Military camp
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Military Camp.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Military Camp.
Skellige
- Map of the Skellige Islands - This page contains the Skellige Islands world map with the list of regions: Kaer Trolde, Kaer Muire, Spikeroog, Northern Isles, An Skellig, Hindarsfjall, Faroe, Southern Isles, Undvik.
- Places of Power - This page contains a world map of Skellige Islands with all of the Places of Power where Geralt can improve his Witcher signs.
Map M13 - Kaer Trolde
- Map of important locations M13 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Kaer Trolde.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Kaer Trolde.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Kaer Trolde.
Map M14 - Kaer Muire
- Map of important locations M14 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Kaer Muire.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Kaer Muire.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Kaer Muire.
Map M15 - Spikeroog
- Map of important locations M15 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Spikeroog.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Spikeroog.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Spikeroog.
Map M16 - Northern Isles
- Map of important locations M16 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Northern Isles.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Northern Isles.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Northern Isles.
Map M17 - An Skellig
- Map of important locations M17 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the An Skellig.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the An Skellig.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the An Skellig.
Map M18 - Hindarsfjall
- Map of important locations M18 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Hindarsfjall.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Hindarsfjall.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Hindarsfjall.
Map M19 - Faroe Isle
- Map of important locations M19 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Faroe Isle.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Faroe Isle.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Faroe Isle.
Map M20 - Southern Isles
- Map of important locations M20 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Southern Isles.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Southern Isles.
Map M21 - Undvik
- Map of important locations M21 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the Undvik.
- Map of enemies - This page contains a region map showing areas with lower and higher level enemies & monsters from the Undvik.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Undvik.
Map M22 - Kaer Morhen (return in the game finale)
- Map of important locations M22 - This page offers a region map and a list of key locations & NPC's from the second visit to Kaer Morhen.
- Map of quests - This page offers a region map showing the starting locations of the main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts in the Kaer Morhen (second visit during the game's finale).
The Witcher 3: Witcher Gear
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt gear allows you to equip Geralt with the best swords, crossbows and armor elements . The methods of obtaining diagrams and the methods of crafting witcher's equipment are discussed in detail in a separate chapter of The Witcher Gear .
Griffin school gear
- Basic - This page describes how to complete the basic Griffin school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Enhanced - This page describes how to complete the enhanced Griffin school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Superior - This page describes how to complete the superior Griffin school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Mastercrafted - This page describes how to complete the mastercrafted Griffin school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
Cat school gear
- Basic - This page describes how to complete the basic Feline school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Enhanced - This page describes how to complete the enhanced Feline school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Superior - This page describes how to complete the superior Feline school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Mastercrafted - This page describes how to complete the mastercrafted Feline school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
Bear school gear
- Basic - This page describes how to complete the basic Ursine school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor, crossbow).
- Enhanced - This page describes how to complete the enhanced Ursine school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Superior - This page describes how to complete the superior Ursine school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Mastercrafted - This page describes how to complete the mastercrafted Ursine school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
Wolf school gear
- Basic - This page describes how to complete the basic Wolven school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Enhanced - This page describes how to complete the enhanced Wolven school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Superior - This page describes how to complete the superior Wolven school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
- Mastercrafted - This page describes how to complete the mastercrafted Wolven school gear (steel sword, silver sword, trouser, boots, gauntlets, armor).
Other witcher sets
- Viper School Gear - This page describes how to complete the Viper school gear from the White Orchard (steel sword, silver sword).
- Other sets (DLC) - This page lists the DLC gear sets: Skellige Armor Set, Nilfgaardian Armor Set, Elite Crossbow Set.
The Witcher 3: Game Guide
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt is an extensive and complicated role-playing game. The guide should help you understand the basic mechanics of the game. We divided them thematically into several different groups.
Character development
- Gaining new experience levels- The page explains how to gain XP and how to level up the main character.
- Skill points - The page lists main types of skills and informs how to unlock new skills using skill points.
- Mutagens - The page describes the meaning of mutagens and the difference between red, green and blue mutagents.
- Best skills - The page lists recommended skills from the Combat, Signs, Alchemy and General trees.
- Resetting Skills - The page describes how to reset Geralt's skills and regain skill points spent on them.
Exploration of the game world
- Basic information about exploration - The page explains how to use roadsigns & fast travel, what is the meaning behind the map markers and how to use Witcher senses.
- Horse ride and swimming - The page explains how to travel using the horse Roach and how to swim, dive and use a boat.
- Meeting NPCs - The page tells about timed choices during conversations and using the Axii sign when talking to NPC's.
- Theft and bad reputation - The page explains how to steal and how to react when Geralt is caught breaking the law.
- Categories of quests - The page explains the differences between main quests, side quests, Witcher contracts and treasure hunts.
- Optional locations - The page informs about question marks from the world map and types of locations discovered during the game.
- Notice boards - The page explains how to use notice boards in the villages & cities to unlock new quests.
Combat
- Set of tips - The page offers various combat tips, including sword combat, relying on signs and dodging enemy attacks.
- Healing during battle and meditation - The page informs how to heal Geralt's injuries and what is the purpose of meditating in the game.
- Battles with harder enemies - The page lists the main actions to perform as a preparation before facing elite and boss enemies.
- Adrenaline - The page informs how to accumulate adrenaline and how it can influence various skills.
Equipment management
- Inventory - The page tells about the inventory capacity limit, as well as about repairing weapons and armor.
- Merchants - The page offers basic info on selling and buying items from the merchants.
- Crafting - The page contains key info on crafting: obtaining diagrams, materials, craftsmen, upgrading items.
- Alchemy - The page offers key info on alchemy: obtaining recipes, ingredients, creating potions, best alchemical items.
- Best blacksmith and armorer - The page offers hints where to find the best blacksmith and the best armorer in the game.
The Witcher 3: FAQ
While playing The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, we may encounter various problematic situations. The FAQ section provides answers to frequently asked questions.
- How to earn money? - This page contains hints how to earn gold quickly using reliable money making methods.
- How to collect XP fast? - This page offers tips how to earn XP fast in order to make Geralt level up quicker.
- How to defeat a griffin? - This page informs how to defeat the Royal Griffin from The White Orchard - the first boss of the game.
- Where to exchange coins? - This page informs where to exchange coins to other currencies.
- Where to sell trophies from contracts? - This page explains what to do with the collected monster trophies and how to sell them.
- Where can I get horse equipment? - This page explains how can Geralt's horse Roach use special equipment designed for horses.
- Why I don't receive any XP? - This page solves the problem of not receiving experience points from doing quests or killing enemies.
- How to increase load capacity? - This page offers tips how to carry more items by increasing the defeault inventory load.
- How to reach Skellige islands? - This page answers the question when is it possible to travel from Velen to the Skellige Islands.
- Where to find ingredients for White Gull? - This page informs how to obtain both the recipe and the crafting materials for the White Gull potion.
- How to install free DLC add-ons? - This page explains how to redeem and install all of the game's free DLC's.
- Can saves be transferred? - This page informs about a save transfer - between different platforms and between the original and next-gen edition.
The Witcher 3: Gwent mini-game
Gwent is one of the most recognizable elements of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt . In our guide, we have included tips and strategies on how to successfully win in Gwent . They can also help you complete a deck of cards.
- Basics of the game - - This page explains the basics of the card game named Gwent - what are the main rules and what's the purpose of various cards and decks.
- Strategies and hints - This page contains various hints on how to prepare for Gwent matches and how to succeed against various players.
- Opponents - list of cards and players- This page contains a list of all Gwent players from the game and the unique cards which can be obtained from them.
The Witcher 3: Trophies and Achievements
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt allows you to get dozens of different trophies and achievements, including a platinum trophy on PS4 and PS5. All available achievements are described in detail in the Trophy Guide chapter. It should help you get 100% of the trophies in the base game.
- Trophies - list - The page contains a list of trophies available in the game along with the info & tips on how to unlock them.
- Walked the Path - The page offers hints on how to unlock the trophy for beating the game on the highest Death March difficulty level.
The Witcher 3: Game Length
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt is a long one, and even if we focus on completing the main plot itself, we have to take into account the fact that we will spend about 50 hours with it. Taking care of additional content (quests, exploration, secrets) can easily extend the playtime to over 100 hours . More information is available on the page Game's length.
The Witcher 3: PC system requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940
- RAM: 6 GB
- GPU: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870 or better
- Disk space: 35 GB
- Operating system: Windows 7/8 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
More information about the recommended system requirements for The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt game, as well as its console versions, can be found on the System requirements page.
About The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Guide
Author : Jacek Stranger Halas & Patrick yxu Homa & Krystian U.V. Impaler Smoszna for gamepressure.com
Translator : Michal Czarny Wilk Grygorcewicz
Guide contains : 282 pages, 1061 images, 70 maps and annotated illustrations.
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- developer: CD Projekt Red Studio
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- platform: PC, PS4, XONE
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