The Witcher 3 Main Story Quests Guide – walkthrough

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3 is an unforgettable action-RPG that continues to captivate players years after its release. The main story quests are the spine of Geralt’s massive adventure, and navigating them effectively brings you closer to the heart of this dark fantasy epic.

Release Date

May 18, 2015

ESRB

M for Mature 17+ ( Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Alcohol)

Developer(s)

CD PROJEKT RED

Publisher(s)

CD PROJEKT RED

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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.

Main Story Quests

Geralt’s primary mission revolves around tracking down his adoptive daughter, Ciri. Marked by yellow exclamation points, these quests carry major narrative weight and deeply impact the various regions you explore. Taking time to explore the world before diving into main tasks can reward you with a richer story experience.

Prologue

The prologue lays the foundation for the saga. It’s your first taste of the intense story and introduces you to key characters and locations.

• Kaer Morhen
• Lilac and Gooseberries
• The Beast of White Orchard
• The Incident at White Orchard
• Imperial Audience

Act 1

Act 1 spans three vast locations: Velen, Novigrad, and Skellige. During this stage, Geralt chases down leads on Ciri’s whereabouts, which gradually uncover layers of political intrigue and supernatural horror.

• 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

Once you locate Ciri and hear her story, the focus shifts toward preparing for the looming threat of the Wild Hunt. Revisiting familiar places and allies will unlock critical plot threads and preparations.

• 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 climax of Geralt’s journey sees him finally confront the Wild Hunt and close the years-long pursuit. This sequence delivers some of the most memorable moments and choices in the entire game.

• 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

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