The standard Bear School hunt has seven diagrams in Skellige. Four armor pieces share the An Skellig castle location; the two swords and crossbow are elsewhere. Enhanced and later upgrades use different hunts.
Legacy location route. No Remastered armor-stat, set-bonus or required-level test is claimed.
Match each diagram to its location
| Diagram | Location and approach |
|---|---|
| Silver sword | Fort Etnir, north of Rogne on Ard Skellig. Search the skeleton in the eastern room; prepare for gargoyles and an ice elemental. |
| Steel sword | Ruined Inn on southern Ard Skellig. Go downstairs, deal with the wraiths, and inspect the room’s chest. |
| Crossbow | Spikeroog cave south-southwest of Old Watchtower, also used for Here Comes the Groom. At the fork, climb the right-hand ledges and reach the skeleton across the gap. |
| Armor, boots, gauntlets, trousers | Castle Tuirseach on An Skellig, near Yngvar’s Fang. Enter through the prison route described below. |
Get behind the castle’s iron gate
- Enter the castle ruins and go downstairs into the dungeon.
- Find the wall lever at the end of the corridor. Opening the cells also brings more wraiths.
- Use the cell with a hole in its floor to reach the tunnel.
- Follow the tunnel, climb the stairs and ledges, then use Aard on the blocking rocks.
- Search the room’s chest for all four standard armor diagrams.
Read the letters and notes collected with the diagrams to reveal the hunt’s leads. A map from the Kaer Trolde armorer is another way to start tracking; it is not the armor itself.
Check the crafting result
At the appropriate craftsman, look for the exact standard diagram and its materials. Finding it does not equip the finished piece. If you wanted a later tier, keep the standard diagrams and select the corresponding upgrade hunt rather than repeating the same castle chest.
For craftsman access, use Yoana and Hattori. For the look without changing your current equipment’s stats, use the separate Reforge guide.
Sources and version limits
- Witcher Wiki: standard Bear School hunt — Legacy seven diagrams and castle route, separate from upgrade hunts.
- PC Gamer: standard Ursine diagram route — September 29, 2026 route by Sean Martin; exact minor build is not identified.
Sources checked October 4, 2026. This is an attributed guide, not a claim that we personally tested your save, hardware or game build.