The Witcher 3 Achievements Guide

The Witcher 3 achievements guide lists every achievement for this Xbox One & PC action-RPG game and tells you how to get and unlock them.

In The Witcher 3 achievement guide we’ll show there are 52 Achievements (19 Secret Achievements) with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points to earn in the Xbox One and PC versions.

Index of The Witcher 3 Guides:

The Witcher 3 Achievements Guide

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1. Passed the Trial (15G) — Finish the game on any difficulty.

2. Ran the Gauntlet (30G) — Finish the game on the “Blood and Broken Bones!” or “Death March!” difficulty levels.

3. Walked the Path (65G) — Finish the game on the “Death March!” difficulty level.

4. Geralt: The Professional (15G) — Complete all witcher contracts.

5. Dendrologist (15G) — Acquire all the Abilities in one tree.

6. The Enemy of My Enemy (15G) — Use the Axii Sign to force one opponent to kill another. Do this 20 times.

7. Humpty Dumpty (15G) — Kill 10 opponents by knocking them off somewhere high with the Aard Sign.

8. Environmentally Unfriendly (15G) — Kill 50 opponents using the environment (e.g. swamp gas, insects or objects).

9. Kaer Morhen Trained (15G) — Perform 10 effective counterattacks in a row without getting hit or parrying.

Location: The best place to do this is by the river, north of the Woesong Bridge fast travel point on the White Orchard map (first town you enter in the game). There’s a friendly archer here. Attack him to start the fight. Doing it against friendly guards is great as they will only knock you out and not kill you. So if you mess up you will respawn right in front of the archer without any loading times and can keep trying.

Tips: This works best against human city guards with swords. Archers are also perfect as they always carry a sword. Look for a single city guard and counter 10 attacks in a row. You must press the block-button (LT on Xbox One) just before the enemy is about to hit you. Always press the block-button when the enemy has his sword vertically in the air above his head (a fraction of a second after he starts swinging the sword and a fraction of a second before he hits you). Your timing needs to be spot-on and it’s gonna take a few tries.

10. Can’t Touch This! (15G) — Kill 5 foes in a fight without taking damage (except for Toxicity) and without using the Quen Sign.
11. Butcher of Blaviken (30G) — Kill at least 5 opponents in under 10 seconds.

Location: A great place to get these two achievements is at the Hanged Man’s Tree Fast Travel Point on the Velen Map. That’s the point in the middle of the map where you enter Velen for the very first time. Near the fast travel point there’s a pack of level 1 wolves.

Tips: Block the wolf pack’s attacks until they are all in front of you, then use the Igni sign to kill them all instantly.
When holding down the block-button they cannot hurt you. If there are only a few wolves left you can take them out with some quick attacks.

Be sure to create a save game before trying this. In case you fail you can reload your save game and try again. You can also make the wolves respawn by fast traveling to another map (away from Velen) and then returning again.

12. That Is the Evilest Thing (15G) — Ignite the gas produced by a Dragon’s Dream bomb using a burning opponent. Do this 10 times.

13. Brawler (30G) — Defeat Olaf, the Skellige champion of unarmed combat.

Locations: To fight Olaf you must first complete the other 3 fistfights on The Skellige Isles. The first one is in Kaer Trolde Harbor (town in the north of main island), the second in Arinbjorn (far west on the main island) and the third in Harviken (small island in the south-east of the map). The fight against Olaf then takes place on Urialla Harbor (small island in the north of the map). Go to the arena to start the fight.

Tips: During the fight dodge Olaf’s attacks (B on Xbox One) and throw 2-3 heavy punches at him before you dodge again.
The achievement will pop when you finish the dialogue after the fight.

14. Overkill (30G) — Make an opponent suffer from bleeding, poisoning and burning simultaneously. Do this 10 times.

15. Master Marksman (15G) — Kill 50 human and nonhuman opponents by striking them in the head with a crossbow bolt.

16. Globetrotter (15G) — Discover 100 fast travel points.

17. Pest Control (30G) — Destroy all monster nests in the Velen / Novigrad region, or in Skellige.

Tip: Find all 5 monster nests in Skellige using our “The Witcher 3 Monster Nest Locations Guide“.

18. Card Collector (15G) — Acquire all gwent cards available in the base version of the game.

Tip: Find all 199 cards in the game using our “The Witcher 3 Gwent Cards Locations Guide“.

19. Gwent Master (15G) — Defeat Tybalt and win the gwent tournament held at the Passiflora.

20. Let’s Cook! (15G) — Learn 12 potion formulae.

21. Bombardier (15G) — Collect the formulae for 6 different bomb types.

Tip: Find all 8 bomb formula using our “The Witcher 3 Bomb Formula Locations Guide“.

22. Bookworm (15G) — Read 30 books, journals or other documents.

23. Armed and Dangerous (30G) — Find and equip all the elements of one set of witcher gear.

Tip: Find all 6 pieces of the first complete witcher gear in the game on our extensive “The Witcher 3 Griffin School Witcher Gear Crafting Diagrams Locations Guide“.

24. Power Overwhelming (15G) — Have all possible Place of Power bonuses active at the same time.

Tip: Find all 5 within 30 minutes in our “The Witcher 3 Place of Power Stones Locations Guide“.

25. Brawl Master (15G) — Complete all fistfighting quests in Velen, Skellige and Novigrad.

Tip: Find all 14 in our “The Witcher 3 Fistfighting Quests Locations Guide“.

26. Fast and Furious (15G) — Win all the horse races in the game.

27. Munchkin (65G) — Reach character development level 35.

Hint: For leveling up methods, check out our “The Witcher 3: How To Level Up Fast” guide.

28. Fire in the Hole (15G) — Destroy 10 monster nests using bombs.

29. Fist of the South Star (15G) — Defeat an opponent in a fistfight without taking any damage.

Location: You can find a fistfight at the “Inn at the Crossroads” fast travel point on the Velen map. Go into the inn and there will be some men fighting in the corner. Talk to them to participate.

Tip: When the fight starts you must immediately hold down the block-button. After blocking your opponent’s strikes you use strong attacks (press the Y button) to break his defense and take him out.

30. Geralt and Friends (15G) — Win a round of gwent using only neutral cards.

31. All In (15G) — Play three hero cards in one round of gwent and win the match.

32. Even Odds (30G) — Kill 2 monsters you have a contract on without using Signs, potions, mutagens, oils or bombs.

33. Mutant (15G) — Fill all mutagen slots.

Secret Achievements:

34. Lilac and Gooseberries (15G) — Find Yennefer of Vengerberg.

35. A Friend in Need (15G) — Find and free Dandelion.

36. Necromancer (15G) — Help Yennefer extract information from Skjall’s body.

37. Family Counselor (15G) — Find the baron’s wife and daughter.

38. Something More (15G) — Find Ciri.

39. Xenonaut (15G) — Visit Tir ná Lia and convince Ge’els to betray Eredin.

40. The King is Dead (30G) — Defeat Eredin.

41. Kingmaker (15G) — Complete the subplot about choosing Skellige’s ruler.

42. Assassin of Kings (15G) — Take part in the assassination of King Radovid.

43. Friends With Benefits (15G) — Complete the subplot involving Keira Metz.

To do this you must first complete these 3 main story quests “Hunting a Witch”, “Wandering in the Dark”, and “Magic Lamp!” In these quests you will go through a dungeon with Keira (unmissable). After this story questline is complete you will automatically receive a new side quest called “An Invitation from Keira Metz”. Go visit Keira in her hut in the woods of Velen to start this optional subplot.

Her subplot consists of these 4 small Side Quests:
1. An Invitation from Keira Metz (0:05)
2. A Towerful of Mice (0:54)
3. A Favor for a Friend (8:28)
4. For the Advancement of Learning (14:40)

Be sure to track the quests so you can see where to go next. Complete these 4 quests and you will receive this achievement at the end.
Note: It’s highly recommended that you send Keira to Kaer Morhen at the end and not kill her (required to get the “Full Crew” achievement).

44. Full Crew (15G) — Bring all possible allies to Kaer Morhen for the battle against the Hunt.

Tip: This is a Missable Achievement! Find all 7 allies in our “The Witcher 3: How To Bring All Allies To Kaer Morhen” guide.

45. Triple Threat (15G) — Kill 3 opponents in one fight using 3 different methods (swords, bombs, crossbow, Signs, etc.).

Location: Can easily be done at the “Hanged Man’s Tree” fast travel point in Velen, which is in the middle of the map.

Tips: By the time you enter Velen you will automatically have a crossbow in your inventory. Equip the crossbow and Igni sign. Now kill some wolves near the fast travel point with the Igni sign, then use your sword until only one is left. Kill the last one with your crossbow by pressing RB on your Xbox One controller to shoot.

The achievement pops after the fight is over and all enemies are dead.

46. What Was That? (15G) — Attack, counter, cast a Sign and throw a bomb (in any order) in under 4 seconds.

Location: Bomb ingredients can be found in the middle of White Orchard in the Herbalist’s house near the Sawmill.

Tips: First you need to craft a bomb with alchemy. Put the bomb in your inventory and look for an enemy. But make sure it’s not a very weak enemy as you may one-hit kill it. Start with the counter attack, followed by a quick attack, throw the bomb and cast the sign at the end.

Don’t forget to select the bomb in your weapon wheel before the fight.

47. Shrieker (15G) — Complete the contract on the shrieker.

Location: The Shrieker contract starts at the quest board in Crow’s Perch (Velen Map). Make sure you are tracking the quest to see where you must go. Talk to the man down by the village and accept his offer. Ask the child behind the house about the Shrieker and head to the target area. Investigate the site to find some blood trails. Follow the blood, go into the cave and throw a bomb at the Shrieker’s nest to lure it out. Now kill the Shirker outside the cave and return to the man in the village to collect your reward.

48. Fearless Vampire Slayer (15G) — Complete the contract on Sarasti.

49. Woodland Spirit (15G) — Complete the contract on the Woodland Spirit.

50. Fiend or Foe? (15G) — Complete the contract on Morvudd.

51. Ashes to Ashes (15G) — Complete the contract on Therazane.

52. The Doppler Effect (15G) — Resolve the doppler problem in Novigrad.

Special thanks to CD Projekt RED & Powerpyx for the list, tips & guide videos.

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