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The Witcher 3 quest routes, master craftsmen and Gwent
A blocked contract and a failed side quest need different routes. For a missing loot item, start with the trophy guide. For a craftsman, finish their unlock quest. For Gwent, learn the rounds before planning the card collection. Quest guides contain clearly marked spoilers.
Contracts and quest order
Missing monster trophySeparate a missing quest item from a hidden loot point, then test a save from before the kill.PC · Remastered v5.0 reportsFollowing the Thread: quest orderProtect Flesh for Sale before progressing Lambert’s quest, distinguish a missed opportunity from a broken marker, and preserve a Gwent chance.Legacy quest route · Spoilers · No 5.x playtestFamily Matters: remaining leadsWhen Family Matters has no new marker after Tamara, follow Ladies of the Wood, learn about Anna, and return to the Baron to continue the Ciri information.Legacy main quest · Anna and Tamara spoilersUnlock travel to Kaer MorhenProgress the main investigations to Ugly Baby, collect Uma at Crow’s Perch, and reach Kaer Morhen before hunting standard Wolf School diagrams.Legacy story gate · Uma spoilersWerewolf healing: combat checklistFind the Wild at Heart lair, prepare for its wolves and regenerating werewolf, and separate older combat advice from an unverified Remastered repair.Legacy combat tools · Current fix unknown · Spoilers
Unlock master craftsmen
Master Armorers: unlock YoanaBring the Undvik smithing tools and archgriffin acid to Yoana, complete the armor test, and unlock the craftsman used for Remastered armor Reforge.Legacy quest route · Remastered service confirmedOf Swords and Dumplings: HattoriFollow Hattori’s supplier, Sukrus and warehouse objectives to unlock the master swordsmith, with a separate check for crates that cannot be marked.Legacy quest route · Remastered service confirmed
Play and collect Gwent
Gwent: learn rounds & passingBuild a playable Witcher 3 Gwent deck, understand passing and shared hand resources, and practice winning two rounds without spending every strong card early.Witcher 3 minigame · Legacy rulesGwent: missable card checklistPrioritize story-linked Gwent opportunities, choose cards during A Dangerous Game, and use A Miraculous Guide to Gwent to narrow remaining collection gaps.Legacy base-game card collection · Spoilers
Velen and Novigrad story checkpoints
Wandering in the DarkFollow the swallow and horse symbols, protect Keira at the rifts, and clear Nithral’s summoned hounds while his shield is active.Legacy Keira ruins route · Puzzle spoilersMagic Lamp statue orderFace the four statues, count from left to right, and light them in the order 3 → 2 → 4 → 1.Legacy Keira puzzle · Solution spoilerLadies of the Wood routeRead the book, follow the Trail of Treats, help Johnny recover his voice, and continue the Crones’ task to advance the Velen investigation.Legacy Velen main quest · Story spoilersGet Junior: clues & cutoffFind the Redanian connection at the arena or gambling hall, then finish Cleaver’s side quest before meeting Roche’s contact.Legacy Novigrad main quest · Story spoilersA Deadly Plot: rescue ThalerMeet Dijkstra at the Passiflora, follow the abandoned cart’s shoe trail, and persuade the trolls to release Thaler without a fight.Legacy Novigrad side quest · Story spoilers
Skellige curses and puzzles
Morkvarg: In Wolf’s ClothingChoose whether to kill the cursed werewolf with his own meat or investigate Einar’s cursed fang to restore Morkvarg’s human form.Legacy Skellige curse · Outcome spoilersMaster of the Arena: UlleLet Ulle defeat Geralt in Hov’s arena; killing the ghost again does not satisfy the curse’s condition.Legacy Skellige quest · Solution spoilerShock Therapy: Egill puzzleUse the hornets, fire and hanging pots when Egill is performing the matching activity, then return for the Iorveth card.Legacy Skellige quest · Puzzle spoilersWoodland Spirit: Harald or SvenInvestigate Fayrlund’s woodland spirit, then choose Harald’s offering or Sven’s marked-villager and totem route before expecting a leshen fight.Legacy Skellige quest · Outcome spoilers
Tournament and expansion heist
High Stakes tournamentBring 1,000 crowns and a strong deck to the Passiflora; save before entry because losing matches can cost the tournament cards.Legacy Novigrad tournament · SpoilersOpen Sesame: auction & vaultBuy wanted Viper armor diagrams at the auction before recruiting the heist team, and inspect the vault before leaving.Hearts of Stone · Legacy quest spoilers
Choose a contract outcome
Salma: trophy or mutagenFollow the perfume clue to Salma, then choose between sparing her for the trophy or killing her for the succubus mutagen.Legacy Novigrad contract · Choice spoilersLittle Red: Yantra choicesWait for Little Red’s arrival at dusk, then choose whether to surrender Bertram or fight her band and werewolf form.Legacy Novigrad side quest · Werewolf spoiler
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