The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3 is, for many, their best game of all time. This masterpiece was published in 2015 and is still being supported and updated to this day, many years after its initial release. Every year, new players find themselves at White Orchard starting the game, confused and fresh to the world of The Witcher 3.
In this ultimate guide, we will help you through the thick and thin of the game to make sure your Witcher experience is as smooth as possible.
What to Expect From the Witcher 3 Ultimate Guide
Main Story Quests
The main storyline of the game follows Geralt on his quest to find his adoptive daughter, Ciri. These quests are usually marked by a yellow exclamation mark and will alter and advance several different parts of the world, so you may want to explore the world before taking on some of these missions.
Prologue
Prologue establishes the story of the third instalment of this game and serves as a start to this 5-part series of a game.
- Kaer Morhen
- Lilac and Gooseberries
- The Beast of White Orchard
- The Incident at White Orchard
- Imperial Audience
Act 1
Happens through the games main three locations: Velen, Novigrad and Skellige. Most main story missions are related to you trying to find a clue about Ciri’s whereabouts.
- In Ciri’s footsteps – Velen
- The Nilfgaardian Connection
- Bloody Baron
- Ciri’s Story: The King of the Wolves
- Family Matters
- A Princess in Distress
- Ciri’s Story: The Race
- Ciri’s Story: Out of the Shadows
- Hunting a Witch
- Wandering in the Dark
- Ladies of the Wood
- The Whispering Hillock
- Ciri’s Story: Fleeing the Bog
- In Ciri’s footsteps – Novigrad
- Pyres of Novigrad
- Novigrad Dreaming
- Broken Flowers
- Get Junior
- Ciri’s Story: Visiting Junior
- Count Reuven’s Treasure
- A Favor for Radovid
- The Play’s the Thing
- A Poet Under Pressure
- Ciri’s Story: Breakneck Speed
- In Ciri’s footsteps – Skellige
- Destination: Skellige
- The King is Dead – Long Live the King
- Echoes of the Past
- Missing Persons
- Nameless
- The Calm Before the Storm
- A Mysterious Passenger
Act 2
After finding Ciri and listening to her story, it’s time to prepare for the Wild Hunt and start tying loose ends. Walk back through the areas you’ve been to before and check up on people you have met along the way.
- Uma’s Curse
- Ugly Baby
- Disturbance
- To Bait a Forktail…
- The Final Trial
- No Place Like Home
- Va Fail, Elaine
- Brothers In Arms: Velen
- Brothers In Arms: Novigrad
- Brothers In Arms: Skellige
- Brothers In Arms: Nilfgaard
- The Isle of Mists
- The Battle of Kaer Morhen
- Blood on the Battlefield
Act 3
The final stretch of the path, facing the Wild Hunt and finishing the years-long chase, is when all your efforts come to an end.
- Wild Hunt
- Bald Mountain
- Final Preparation
- Blindingly Obvious
- The Great Escape
- Payback
- Through Time and Space
- A Final Kindness
- It Takes Three to Tango
- Battle Preparations
- The Sunstone
- Veni Vidi Vigo
- Child of the Elder Blood
- Skjall’s Grave
- On Thin Ice
- Tedd Deireadh, The Final Age
- Something Ends, Something Begins
- Endings
Side Quests
The Witcher 3 is a game that offers a lot for those of you gamers that like to rush the main story and battle the bad guys. But the game offers even more to those who take their time and explore the world of Witcher 3 with patience and great attention.
- White Orchard
- Velen
- Novigrad
- Skellige
Contracts
Being a Witcher means hunting monsters (mostly) so a big part of your journey can be spent dealing with the various monsters plaguing the lives of common man. Here’s a list of all the contracts and how to deal with them.
- White Orchard
- Velen
- Novigrad
- Skellige
Armors & Swords
What is a Witcher without their gear? A normal mutated man. Here you can find all the information about the armor and weapons Geralt needs to survive in the harsh world of The Witcher 3
- Best Armors
- Best Swords
- Side Weapons
- Witcher School Gear
Skill Trees
Witchers are specifically trained and mutated beings, honed to kill monster and man alike. Geralt, being one of the strongest ones, has a variety of skills and abilities which can be confusing to newcomers. Here we will breakdown all the skill trees and abilities and help you sort through them.
- Combat (Red)
- Signs (Blue)
- Alchemy (Green)
- General (Brown)
Alchemy
Witchers rely on alchemical mixtures to enhance themselves, empower their weapons, weaken their foes, and create explosive surprises. All these and more can overwhelm those new to the world of The Witcher 3, and this guide will help you understand them and utilize them well.
- Bombs
- Oils
- Potions
- Decoctions
Builds
The Witcher 3 is a great RPG, a game with a variety of ways in which you can build and customize Geralt, so he can face the dangers of a Witcher’s day-to-day life. In this topic, we’ll go over the top-performing builds of this game and how to build and make them viable.
Gwent
A fan favorite part of Witcher games is the small mini-games you can play in each one, and Gwent isn’t an exception. Gwent is a deck-builder card battle mini-game introduced in The Witcher 3, which players have sunk hours upon hours into to perfect their builds and collect all the cards from the around the world of the game.
- Basic tutorial
- Factions
- Northern
- Monsters
- Elves
- Nilfgaard
- Factions
Romance
With so many beautiful and compelling companions, romance is one of the most interesting aspects of The Witcher 3 and has ignited the flames of discussion over the “right choice” for more than a decade. Here we will cover all the options available to you as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3.
- Main Romances
- Yennefer of Vengerberg
- Triss Merigold
- Side Romances
- Kiera Metz
- Madame Sasha
- Jutta an Dimun
- Shani
- Syanna
- Prostitutes
- Crippled Kate’s
- Passiflora
- Belles of Beauclair
