Missables & Choices

The four big missable storylines, plus the six points of no return that control them. Get these right and the rest of the platinum is cleanup.

Kingmaker

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Complete the subplot about choosing Skellige's ruler.

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MissableYes

How to earn it

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.

Tip

Complete it before Act III's Battle Preparations, which fails the whole chain. Finishing King's Gambit also fails Stranger in a Strange Land and The Cave of Dreams, so do those first. Backing Cerys or Hjalmar (not the walk-away option) is also what keeps Hjalmar available for Full Crew.

Assassin of Kings

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Take part in the assassination of King Radovid.

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MissableYes

How to earn it

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.

Tip

Reason of State fails when you start On Thin Ice, so do it as soon as it appears. What you do with Dijkstra afterwards doesn't affect the trophy.

Friends With Benefits

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Complete the subplot involving Keira Metz.

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MissableYes

How to earn it

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.

Tip

The whole chain fails at The Isle of Mists. Sending Keira to Kaer Morhen is also one of the seven allies for Full Crew. The side quest Magic Lamp (the lamp for the lab) is part of her story too.

Full Crew

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Bring all possible allies to Kaer Morhen for the battle against the Hunt.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

How to earn it

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.

Tip

Emhyr's soldiers, Letho, Dijkstra, Folan, Vigi and Crach are not needed. Brothers in Arms opens after Ugly Baby and closes when you sail to the Isle of Mists, so recruit everyone in that window.

All six points of no return

Full Crew: the seven allies

Allies you don't need: Emhyr's soldiers, Letho, Dijkstra, Folan, Vigi and Crach an Craite. They may or may not show up depending on your choices, and none of them affect the trophy.