The Witcher 3 — Chronological Platinum Walkthrough

Ten minutes of reading that saves a second 100-hour run.

One playthrough gets the platinum. Every one of the 53 base-game trophies fits into a single Death March! run, and the game lets you free-roam after the ending for cleanup. The expansion trophies (Hearts of Stone, Blood and Wine) are not part of the platinum.

The tutorial, the griffin, and a five-minute Places of Power loop.

Main

Lilac and Gooseberries → The Beast of White Orchard

White OrchardLvl 1–4Trophy

1. Ride to the White Orchard inn, ask around about Yennefer, and meet the Nilfgaardian captain.
2. Hunt the griffin: gather the Buckthorn from the herbalist, find the griffin's lair, then bait and fight it. Use the crossbow to bring it down whenever it takes off, and apply Draconid Oil if you have it.
3. The griffin kill leads to Yennefer and Lilac and Gooseberries pops.

Trophy · Bronze

Lilac and Gooseberries — Story, White Orchard. Pops when Geralt finally catches up with Yennefer at the end of the prologue quest Lilac and Gooseberries, after the griffin hunt.

Activity

White Orchard sweep (before you leave)

White Orchard5 Places of PowerContract

1. Power Overwhelming: once you're free to roam, ride this loop so all five buffs are active at once (each lasts 30 minutes, and the loop takes under five): Aard (In the woods directly north of the cemetery, in a ring of large rocks), Igni (White Orchard cemetery yard, north of the Mill signpost), Axii (Across the bridge west of the Mill signpost, north-east of the sawmill), Quen (South of the Broken Bridge signpost, on the hill over the ravine (White Orchard has two Quen stones; either works)), Yrden (East of the Abandoned Village, just south of the road in the trees). The first use of each also gives a skill point.
2. Contract: Devil by the Well (level 2): a noonwraith at the abandoned village south of the Border Post. Pin it with Yrden. It's your first contract for Geralt: The Professional.
3. Gwent: buy the White Orchard innkeeper's cards and play every opponent in the area. The Zoltan Chivay card can be won here (there's a backup later).
4. Side quests: A Frying Pan, Spick and Span, Missing in Action, On Death's Bed, Precious Cargo and Twisted Firestarter all fail when you leave, so clear them for the XP and gear.
5. Read every note and book you find. Bookworm needs 30.

If you forget Power Overwhelming, White Orchard stays reachable from the world map later. It's still quickest to do it now.

Trophy · Bronze

Power Overwhelming — Activate one Place of Power for each Sign (Aard, Axii, Igni, Quen, Yrden) so all five buffs are running at once. Each buff lasts 30 minutes. White Orchard has all five within a few minutes' ride.

Trophy · Bronze

Bookworm — Read (open from the inventory) 30 books, letters or notes.

Returning to the Nilfgaardian camp and finishing the prologue triggers Imperial Audience in Vizima. White Orchard's side quests fail (Faithful Friend stays open). No trophies lock here.

The Bloody Baron, the Crones, Keira Metz, and the first contracts, fistfights and races.

Main

Bloody Baron → Family Matters

VelenLvl 4–10Trophy

1. Head to Crow's Perch in Velen and follow Ciri's trail to the Bloody Baron. His price is finding his missing wife and daughter.
2. Gwent with the Baron: when he offers a game during this questline, play him and win his Dijkstra card. If you miss it, a copy can be found in his office at Crow's Perch.
3. The trail takes you across Velen, and later to Tamara in Oxenfurt and Anna in the swamps of Crookback Bog. Family Counselor pops as this resolves.
4. Progressing the Baron's story opens Crow's Perch's inner keep. Grab the ‘Fist Fights’ note from its board for Fists of Fury: Velen.

The Baron's follow-up in Crookback Bog, Return to Crookback Bog, fails at The Isle of Mists. Finish it when it appears.

Trophy · Bronze

Family Counselor — Story, Velen. The Bloody Baron arc: track down his daughter Tamara (in Oxenfurt) and his wife Anna (in Crookback Bog). It pops as the arc resolves.

Missable

Keira Metz's chain

VelenLvl 8–14Friends With Benefits · Full Crew

1. You meet Keira on Ciri's trail in Velen. Afterwards she invites you to her hut: An Invitation from Keira Metz.
2. A Towerful of Mice: the cursed tower on Fyke Isle.
3. A Favor for a Friend: the elven ruins and a lost mage's lab. Magic Lamp is part of this storyline.
4. For the Advancement of Learning: at the end Keira wants to take Alvin's research to Radovid. Talk her out of it and send her to Kaer Morhen. Don't fight or kill her.

If you…	What happens
Send Keira to Kaer Morhen	✅ Friends With Benefits + one ally for Full Crew
Let her go to Radovid / kill her	❌ Lose Keira for Full Crew

The entire chain fails at The Isle of Mists. Do it during Act I while you're in Velen.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Friends With Benefits — Velen. You meet Keira on Ciri's trail in Velen. Then do her chain: An Invitation from Keira Metz (dinner at her hut) → A Towerful of Mice (Fyke Isle) → A Favor for a Friend (the elven ruins and the lab) → For the Advancement of Learning. At the end, when Keira wants to take Alvin's notes to Radovid, talk her out of it and send her to Kaer Morhen. Don't kill her.

Contract

Velen contracts

VelenLvl 6–23

1. Pick these up from the Velen boards and do them as your level allows:

   Contract	Where	Lvl	Notes
   Contract: Woodland Beast	Bandit camp north-west of the Inn at the Crossroads	6	Good Even Odds target later
   Contract: Patrol Gone Missing	West of Mulbrydale	7	Good Even Odds target later
   Contract: Shrieker	Crow's Perch notice board	8	Trophy: Shrieker
   Contract: The Merry Widow	Lindenvale	10	—
   Contract: Jenny o' the Woods	Boards at the Inn at the Crossroads, Blackbough, Crow's Perch or Lindenvale	10	Nightwraith: Yrden + Specter Oil
   Contract: Swamp Thing	Between Crow's Perch and the Boatmakers' Hut	12	—
   Contract: Mysterious Tracks	Lindenvale	20	—
   Contract: The Mystery of the Byways Murders	Byways	22	Trophy: Fearless Vampire Slayer (Sarasti)
   Contract: Phantom of the Trade Route	Benek	23	—

2. Even Odds tip: leave Woodland Beast and Patrol Gone Missing until you're 10+ levels above them, then do them with swords and crossbow only (no Signs, oils, potions, bombs, and unequip your mutagens). Two monsters = the silver.

Trophy · Bronze

Shrieker — Velen, Contract: Shrieker from the notice board at Crow's Perch (level 8). Follow the trail to the shrieker's roost. It's a flyer, so knock it down with Aard or the crossbow, then finish it on the ground.

Trophy · Bronze

Fearless Vampire Slayer — Velen, Contract: The Mystery of the Byways Murders (Byways, level 22). The trail leads to Sarasti, a katakan. Use Vampire Oil and Black Blood, and a Moon Dust bomb to stop it turning invisible.

Trophy · Silver · Missable

Even Odds — Beat two contract monsters using only your swords and crossbow: no Signs, potions, oils, bombs or equipped mutagens. It doesn't have to be in the same session.

Activity

Velen activities

VelenFistfights · Races · Gear

1. Fists of Fury: Velen (4): Jonah (Blackbough), Fishgulper (Lindenvale), Smithy (Inn at the Crossroads), then the Sergeant in Crow's Perch's inner keep. Talk to the bookie before each fight. Try to win one without taking a hit for Fist of the South Star, and reload if you get hit.
2. Races (3): the race notice on the Crow's Perch board leads to three races on the same track against three riders.
3. Griffin gear: buy the treasure maps from the Midcopse armorer, then go to Dragonslayer's Grotto (west of Reardon Manor and Downwarren) for the basic Griffin diagrams. Craft all six pieces and equip them for Armed and Dangerous.
4. Nests: Velen has plenty. Bomb them with Grapeshot (Fire in the Hole). If you want Pest Control on this map instead of Skellige, clear every nest marker in Velen and Novigrad.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Fist of the South Star — Win a fistfight without being hit once. The first Velen fight at the Inn at the Crossroads is the easiest.

Trophy · Silver

Armed and Dangerous — Equip a complete witcher school set: chest, gloves, trousers, boots, steel sword and silver sword of the same school. The Griffin set is the easiest: its basic diagrams are in Dragonslayer's Grotto, west of Reardon Manor and Downwarren in Velen (quest Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear). The armorer in Midcopse sells the treasure maps.

Dandelion, Triss, Roche, the masquerade, the Passiflora and most of the missable gwent cards.

Main

Novigrad main story: Triss & Dandelion

NovigradLvl 12–20Trophy

1. Find Triss in Novigrad. The hunt for Dandelion leads through the city's gang bosses and underworld, with quests like Get Junior and Count Reuven's Treasure.
2. A Friend in Need pops when you free Dandelion.
3. Get Junior also opens the Vegelbud races (see below).

Trophy · Bronze

A Friend in Need — Story, Novigrad. The Novigrad arc is about tracking Dandelion down through the city's underworld. The trophy pops when you finally break him out.

Gwent

High Stakes: the Passiflora tournament

Novigrad1,000 crownsGwent Master

1. Pick up High Stakes in Novigrad and bring 1,000 crowns for the entry fee.
2. Save before every match. The four opponents each hold a unique leader card: Bernard Tulle (Foltest), Sasha (Emhyr), Finneas (Francesca), and the final against Count Tybalt (Eredin).
3. Win the final: Gwent Master. Lose any match and that card is gone, so reload.

Deadline: The Isle of Mists. Build a strong Northern Realms or Nilfgaard deck with spies, Decoys and a Commander's Horn first.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Gwent Master — Novigrad, quest High Stakes. The tournament at the Passiflora costs 1,000 crowns to enter. Four rounds, each with a card you can't get anywhere else: Bernard Tulle (Foltest leader), Sasha (Emhyr leader), Finneas (Francesca leader) and finally Count Tybalt (Eredin leader). Win the final and the trophy pops.

Contract

Novigrad contracts

Novigrad / OxenfurtLvl 13–26

1. Mostly from the Hierarch Square and Oxenfurt boards:

   Contract	Where	Lvl	Notes
   Contract: An Elusive Thief	Hierarch Square, Novigrad	13	Trophy: The Doppler Effect. Save before the chase
   Contract: The Apiarian Phantom	Honeyfill Meadworks	14	—
   Contract: Deadly Delights	Crippled Kate's, Harborside (Novigrad)	15	—
   Contract: The White Lady	Drahim Castle / Farcorners	16	—
   Contract: Doors Slamming Shut	Moldavie residence (Novigrad)	24	Trophy: Ashes to Ashes (Therazane)
   Contract: The Griffin from the Highlands	Hangman's Alley	24	—
   Contract: Lord of the Wood	Loggers' hut, Hotsch Woods	25	—
   Contract: The Beast of Honorton	Abandoned site north of Condyle	25	—
   Contract: The Oxenfurt Drunk	Oxenfurt	26	—

2. An Elusive Thief is the doppler contract: save before the chase, because if it gets away the trophy is gone.
3. Doors Slamming Shut ends with Therazane. Bring Yrden and Specter Oil.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

The Doppler Effect — Novigrad, Contract: An Elusive Thief (Hierarch Square, level 13). The ‘thief’ is a doppler. Track it with your witcher senses and see the chase through to the end. The trophy pops when the contract resolves.

Trophy · Bronze

Ashes to Ashes — Novigrad, Contract: Doors Slamming Shut (the Moldavie residence, level 24). A haunted mansion leads to Therazane, a wraith. Use Yrden to pin it and Specter Oil.

Activity

Novigrad activities

NovigradFistfights · Races · Bombs

1. Fistfights (4): Southern Gate, Portside Gate, Glory Gate, and the inn in Hierarch Square.
2. Races (4): three at the Vegelbud residence (open after Get Junior). After the third, you're handed a note: read it for the final race from Hierarch Square.
3. Bombardier: the herbalist in south-east Novigrad sells several bomb formulae. Buy Dragon's Dream and Devil's Puffball; you need them for two combat trophies.

Trophy · Bronze

Bombardier — Learn 6 bomb formulae: Grapeshot, Dancing Star, Devil's Puffball, Dragon's Dream, Samum, Northern Wind, Moon Dust, Dimeritium Bomb.

Yennefer, the throne of Skellige, and the last fistfights and races.

Main

Skellige main story

SkelligeLvl 15–25Trophy

1. Sail to Skellige for Yennefer and King Bran's funeral: The King is Dead – Long Live the King.
2. Yennefer's investigation includes a necromancy ritual on Skjall's body. Necromancer pops.

Trophy · Bronze

Necromancer — Story, Skellige. Pops during Yennefer's necromancy ritual on Skjall's body in the Skellige main questline. You can't miss it.

Missable

Kingmaker: choosing Skellige's ruler

SkelligeBefore Battle PreparationsKingmaker · Full Crew (Hjalmar)

1. Possession: help Cerys deal with the curse on Udalryk.
2. The Lord of Undvik: join Hjalmar on Undvik and kill the ice giant. Keep Hjalmar alive.
3. Before the next step, finish Stranger in a Strange Land and The Cave of Dreams: completing King's Gambit fails both.
4. King's Gambit: the feast and the attack at Kaer Trolde. Back Cerys or Hjalmar. Don't pick the walk-away option.
5. Coronation: the new ruler is crowned and Kingmaker pops.

If you…	What happens
Back Cerys or Hjalmar in King's Gambit	✅ Kingmaker, and Hjalmar joins for Full Crew
Walk away	❌ Hjalmar lost for Full Crew

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Kingmaker — Skellige. After the main quest The King is Dead – Long Live the King, complete this chain: Possession (help Cerys at Udalryk's hall) → The Lord of Undvik (with Hjalmar, kill the ice giant) → King's Gambit (the feast at Kaer Trolde) → Coronation. In King's Gambit, back Cerys or Hjalmar; the outcome of the feast decides who's crowned, and the trophy pops at the coronation.

Contract

Skellige contracts

SkelligeLvl 16–29

1. Contract	Where	Lvl	Notes
   Contract: Strange Beast	Larvik	16	—
   Contract: The Phantom of Eldberg	Eldberg Lighthouse	17	—
   Contract: Muire D'yaeblen	Kaer Trolde	18	—
   Contract: Here Comes the Groom	Cave south of the Old Watchtower	19	—
   In the Heart of the Woods	Fayrlund	22	Trophy: Woodland Spirit. Side with Sven, not Harald
   Contract: Missing Miners	Blandare	27	Do it when you first find it
   Contract: Dragon	Fyresdal	28	—
   Contract: Missing Son	Rannvaig, Ard Skellig	29	Trophy: Fiend or Foe? (Morvudd)
   Contract: Skellige's Most Wanted	Fyresdal	29	—

2. In the Heart of the Woods (Fayrlund): save before the choice, side with Sven (not Harald) and kill the Woodland Spirit.
3. Missing Son (Rannvaig) is the Morvudd fiend. Leave it until you're level 29+.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Woodland Spirit — Skellige, In the Heart of the Woods (Fayrlund, level 22). The hunters want you to kill the leshen-like Woodland Spirit that their elders worship. When the choice comes, side with the hunter Sven and go through with the kill; don't take Harald's side. Kill the spirit for the trophy.

Trophy · Bronze

Fiend or Foe? — Skellige, Contract: Missing Son from Rannvaig on Ard Skellig (level 29). The trail leads to Morvudd, a fiend. Its hypnotic stare stuns you, so keep moving and use Relict Oil, Quen and the crossbow when it charges.

Activity

Skellige activities

SkelligeFistfights · Races · Nests

1. Fists of Fury: Skellige (the ‘Fist Fights’ note on the Kaer Trolde board): Valgard (Kaer Trolde harbor), Grim (Arinbjorn), Einar (Harviken, Faroe), then Olaf at the arena north-east of Urialla Harbor for Brawler.
2. Hov, Spikeroog: Master of the Arena. Lose to the ghost Ulle the Unlucky on purpose to lift the curse, then win Fists of Fury: Champion of Champions. That finishes Brawl Master if Velen and Novigrad are done.
3. Races (4): Rannvaig, Fayrlund, Blandare/the Palisade and Larvik. Finishing all 11 gives Fast and Furious.
4. Pest Control: Skellige is the easier map. Turn on the nest filter and bomb every one (they also count for Fire in the Hole).

Trophy · Silver

Brawler — Skellige, Fists of Fury: Skellige (the ‘Fist Fights’ note on the Kaer Trolde notice board). Beat Valgard (Kaer Trolde harbor), Grim (Arinbjorn) and Einar (Harviken, Faroe), which unlocks Olaf in the arena north-east of Urialla Harbor on An Skellige. Beat him for the trophy.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Brawl Master — Finish the Fists of Fury quests in all three regions, 14 fights in all. Velen (note in Crow's Perch's inner keep, once the Bloody Baron story lets you in): Blackbough, Lindenvale, Inn at the Crossroads, then the Sergeant at Crow's Perch. Novigrad: Southern Gate, Portside Gate, Glory Gate, Hierarch Square. Skellige (note on the Kaer Trolde board): Kaer Trolde harbor, Arinbjorn, Harviken, Olaf at Urialla Harbor, then Master of the Arena and Champion of Champions in Hov on Spikeroog. Talk to the bookie before each fight.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Fast and Furious — Win all 11 races. Velen (3): Crow's Perch, from the board notice, against three riders in turn on the same track. Novigrad (4): three at the Vegelbud residence, then a final race that starts in Hierarch Square (you get a note after the Vegelbud wins). Skellige (4): Rannvaig, Fayrlund, Blandare/the Palisade and Larvik.

Trophy · Silver

Pest Control — Destroy every monster nest (the red skull map markers marked as nests) on one map: Velen/Novigrad or Skellige. Kill the monsters around it, then throw a Grapeshot, Dancing Star, Samum or Dragon's Dream bomb into the hole.

Trophy · Bronze

Fire in the Hole — Destroy 10 nests with bombs. Every nest you clear for Pest Control counts.

The last calm moment before Act II's deadlines stack up.

Before you start Ugly Baby (the quest that takes Uma to Kaer Morhen), tick off this list. Nothing trophy-related fails at Ugly Baby itself, but Act II moves fast and the Isle of Mists deadline comes soon after.

Starting Ugly Baby fails Following the Thread and The Last Wish. At Kaer Morhen, play Lambert in Old Pals and win his Triss Merigold card.

The single most important stretch of the platinum.

Main

The Isle of Mists

Act IITrophy

1. Sail to the Isle of Mists and find Ciri. Something More pops.
2. This fails everything in the sweep above, and closes ally recruiting.

Trophy · Bronze

Something More — Story, Act II. Pops on The Isle of Mists when Geralt finds Ciri.

Main

The Battle of Kaer Morhen

Act II finaleTrophy

1. The Wild Hunt attacks Kaer Morhen. Defend the keep alongside your allies. If all seven are there, Full Crew pops during the battle.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Full Crew — Recruit seven allies before The Isle of Mists. Keira: finish her chain and send her to Kaer Morhen. Triss: in Now or Never, at the harbor, ask her to stay (the romance route is the safest). Roche + Ves: complete An Eye for an Eye, then recruit them in Brothers in Arms: Novigrad. Zoltan: also in Brothers in Arms: Novigrad. Hjalmar: finish The Lord of Undvik and don't pick the walk-away option in King's Gambit. Ermion: in Brothers in Arms: Skellige. The trophy pops during the battle of Kaer Morhen.

Assassin of Kings, the last Skellige deadline, and the road to the finale.

Missable

Reason of State

Act IIIBefore On Thin IceAssassin of Kings

1. Help Roche carry out the ambush on King Radovid. The trophy pops when Radovid falls.
2. What happens with Dijkstra afterwards doesn't matter for the trophy.
3. Make sure you've already beaten Thaler, Roche and Dijkstra at gwent: this quest locks them out.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Assassin of Kings — The Novigrad political chain, in this order: Redania's Most Wanted (Roche) → An Eye for an Eye → A Matter of Life and Death (the masquerade with Triss) → Now or Never (the mages at the docks) → A Deadly Plot (Dijkstra). All of these must be done before The Isle of Mists. In Act III, Blindingly Obvious: pick the first dialogue option every time you talk with Dijkstra and Philippa and agree to join the plot. Then Reason of State: help Roche carry out the ambush, and the trophy pops when Radovid falls.

Main

Tir ná Lia

Act IIITrophy

1. Avallac'h's portal journey takes you into the world of the Aen Elle. The talks at Tir ná Lia end with Ge'els agreeing to betray Eredin, and Xenonaut pops.

Trophy · Bronze

Xenonaut — Story, Act III. Avallac'h's portal trip into the world of the Aen Elle takes you to Tir ná Lia. The trophy pops when the talks with Ge'els end with him agreeing to turn on Eredin.

If you haven't finished Kingmaker yet, do Stranger in a Strange Land and The Cave of Dreams before completing King's Gambit.

Act III's Battle Preparations in Skellige fails Possession, The Lord of Undvik, King's Gambit and Coronation, so Kingmaker must be done by now. It also closes the Crach and Madman Lugos gwent games.

The last point of no return, the Eredin fight and the three difficulty trophies.

Starting On Thin Ice fails Reason of State and Contract: Devil by the Well. Check both are done.

Main

The final battle

FinaleDeath MarchTrophies

1. Stock up: your best oils, Swallow, Thunderbolt and plenty of food. Save.
2. Defeat Eredin: keep Quen up, dodge his combos and punish him afterwards. The King is Dead.
3. Finish the story. On Death March, Passed the Trial, Ran the Gauntlet and Walked the Path all pop at the end.

Ciri's fate (the ending) depends on choices across the whole game. None of the endings affect any trophy, so play it however you like.

Trophy · Silver

The King is Dead — Story, finale. Beat Eredin, King of the Wild Hunt, in the last main quests. His frost attacks and summons are telegraphed: keep Quen up, dodge rather than roll, and punish him after each combo.

Trophy · Bronze

Passed the Trial — Finish the base-game main story. It stacks with the two difficulty trophies below.

Trophy · Silver

Ran the Gauntlet — Finish the game on Blood and Broken Bones! or Death March!. It stacks with Walked the Path, so a Death March run gets you both.

Trophy · Gold

Walked the Path — Finish the game on Death March!, the hardest setting. Start on it from the very first menu. The first ~10 hours are the hardest (low level, few potions). Once you have Quen, Swallow, oils and decent gear, it settles down.

Counters, leftover contracts and cards, and level 35.

The game drops you back into free roam after the credits. With Walked the Path in the bag, drop the difficulty to make the cleanup faster. Clean up:

Contract

Contracts & monsters

Post-game

1. The two highest-level contracts are good post-game fights:

   Contract	Where	Lvl	Notes
   Contract: Missing Brother	Inn at the Crossroads	33	—
   Contract: The Creature from Oxenfurt Forest	Camp east-south-east of the herbalist's hut	35	—

2. Check your journal for any other contract still open. Geralt: The Professional needs them all (Devil by the Well excepted).

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Geralt: The Professional — Complete the base-game witcher contracts (the quests titled ‘Contract:’, plus In the Heart of the Woods). There are about 30 across White Orchard, Velen/Novigrad and Skellige, picked up from notice boards and townsfolk. A patch removed the requirement for Devil by the Well, but the safe play is to finish every contract you can.

Gwent

Gwent cleanup

Post-game

1. Buy any remaining cards from merchants and innkeepers in every region, and play any named players you skipped. Check the collection screen for gaps.
2. Geralt and Friends: pass round 1, then win round 2 with only neutral cards (Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer are enough against a weak innkeeper).
3. All In: play three heroes in one round and win the match. The same game can give you both.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Card Collector — Collect every base-game card: Northern Realms, Nilfgaard, Scoia'tael, Monsters, the neutral and special cards, and every leader. The Skellige deck and the expansion cards are not needed. Most cards come from buying from innkeepers and merchants and beating named players. A handful are one-shot: the masquerade cards, the four tournament cards at the Passiflora, and the cards from A Dangerous Game.

Trophy · Bronze · Missable

Geralt and Friends — Win one round using only neutral cards (Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer, Triss, Vesemir, Zoltan, Dandelion, Avallac'h, Villentretenmerth) plus specials such as weather and Decoy. Easiest method: lose or pass round 1 cheaply, then play only your neutral heroes in round 2 against a weak opponent.

Trophy · Bronze

All In — Play three hero cards (gold border) in the same round and go on to win the match.

Activity

Combat counters

Post-gameFarm spots

1. Low-level wolves near Hanged Man's Tree (Velen): Butcher of Blaviken (5 kills in 10s), Can't Touch This! (5 kills, no damage, no Quen) and Triple Threat (sword + crossbow + Sign kills in one fight).
2. Bandits at the Devil's Pit: Humpty Dumpty (Aard them off the ledge), Overkill (Devil's Puffball + a bleed + fire), Master Marksman (knock down, then crossbow headshots) and The Enemy of My Enemy (Axii the strongest).
3. Drowner groups: That Is the Evilest Thing… (burn one, then Dragon's Dream) and Environmentally Unfriendly (gas pockets).
4. Any lone human: Kaer Morhen Trained (10 counters in a row) and What Was That? (attack + counter + Sign + bomb in 4 seconds).

Trophy · Bronze

The Enemy of My Enemy — Cast Axii on a human so they fight for you, and let them land the killing blow on another enemy. Do it 20 times. The Axii skill that makes charmed targets fight for you (Delusion/Puppet line) makes it much easier.

Trophy · Bronze

Humpty Dumpty — Blast 10 enemies off a height with Aard so the fall kills them. Cliffs, bridges, towers and ships all work.

Trophy · Bronze

Environmentally Unfriendly — Get 50 kills from the environment: ignite swamp gas or other explosive gas with Igni, knock hornet nests or beehives onto enemies with Aard or the crossbow, or use explosive barrels.

Trophy · Bronze

Kaer Morhen Trained — Land 10 counterattacks in a row without taking a hit or doing a plain parry in between. A counter is a block pressed at the moment an enemy attacks.

Trophy · Bronze

Can't Touch This! — Kill 5 enemies in one fight without taking damage and without Quen.

Trophy · Bronze

That Is the Evilest Thing… — Set an enemy on fire (Igni), then throw a Dragon's Dream bomb next to them. The burning enemy ignites the gas cloud. Do it 10 times.

Trophy · Silver

Butcher of Blaviken — Kill 5 enemies within 10 seconds.

Trophy · Bronze

Triple Threat — In one fight, get one kill each with three different methods: for example a sword kill, a crossbow kill and an Igni kill.

Trophy · Silver

Overkill — Get bleeding, poisoning and burning on one enemy at the same time, 10 times.

Trophy · Bronze

Master Marksman — Get 50 crossbow headshot kills on humans and nonhumans (elves, dwarves). Monsters don't count.

Trophy · Bronze

What Was That? — Within 4 seconds: a sword attack, a counter, a Sign and a bomb, in any order.

Activity

Character & exploration

Post-game

1. Munchkin: level 35. If you're short, the free expansions' quests give huge XP.
2. Mutant: equip a mutagen in every slot once the last one unlocks.
3. Dendrologist: spend points until one tree is complete. The Remastered tree is reworked, so choose the shortest one in your version.
4. Globetrotter (100 signposts), Let's Cook! (12 potion formulae): check the counts and fill any gap.

Trophy · Gold

Munchkin — Reach level 35. Main story plus most side quests and contracts gets you into the low-to-mid 30s; the rest comes from post-game cleanup.

Trophy · Bronze

Mutant — Equip a mutagen in every mutagen slot. Slots unlock as your character level rises; the last one opens late in the game.

Trophy · Bronze

Dendrologist — Unlock every ability in one skill tree (Combat, Signs, Alchemy or General). Skill points come from levelling up and from the Places of Power (a point the first time you use each one).

Trophy · Bronze

Globetrotter — Discover 100 signposts across White Orchard, Velen, Novigrad, Skellige and Kaer Morhen. The base game has well over 100.

Trophy · Bronze

Let's Cook! — Learn 12 potion formulae (not oils, decoctions or bombs). Buy them from herbalists or find them in loot.

The Limits of the Possible pops once everything's in.