The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Side Quest Achievements

Hi everyone. Today I am gonna mention the newly released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is eye-catching. This guide will show “Side Quest Achievements”. Before the topic, I want to introduce the game:

About The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven open world RPG set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher, you play as professional monster hunter Geralt of Rivia tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.

Side Quest Achievements

This section deals with achievements awarded for completing various side quests. Most of these are closely related to the main story-line and are hard to miss.

Friends With Benefits

  • Complete the subplot involving Keira Metz.
  • You will meet Keira during the Velen section of the main quest-line and she will ask you some favors afterwards. Complete these side quests (the last one is called “A Favor for a Friend”) to earn this achievement. Remember to tell her to go to Kaer Morhen once the subplot is concluded. This is required fot the “Full crew” achievement.

Kingmaker

  • Complete the subplot about choosing Skellige’s ruler.
  • This subplot becomes available during the Skellige section of the main story. You can help the contestants as you see fit by completing their own side quests before concluding the subplot with the “King’s Gambit” quest. The achievement unlocks after the coronation ceremony.

Full Crew

  • Bring all possible allies to Kaer Morhen for the battle against the Hunt.
  • Be sure to complete all three “Brothers In Arms” side quests before initiating the siege of Kaer Morhen. I got the achievement by inviting the following people: Keira, Letho (spared him in the previous game), Roche, Zoltan, Hjalmar and Ermion. Triss was invited by Yennefer automatically since she was no longer in Novigrad. Letho is apparently optional (confirmed by Breuger).

Assassin of Kings

  • Take part in the assassination of King Radovid.
  • This subplot consists of two side quests: “A Deadly Plot”, which becomes available during the Novigrad section of the main quest-line and “Reason of State”, available after the siege of Kaer Morhen.

Witcher Contracts

All contracts can be taken from notice boards in various villages and towns throughout the world. Boards with available contracts are indicated on the world map by yellow icons.

Geralt: The Professional

  • Complete all witcher contracts.
  • There are a total of 28 contracts in the base game. 1 in White Orchard, 11 in Velen, 8 in Novigrad and 8 in Skellige. One of these (“The Griffin from the Highlands”) is tied into the “Master Armorers” quest in Velen. DLC contracts are not required for getting the achievement.

Shrieker

  • Complete the contract on the shrieker.
  • The contract is available in Crow’s Perch. Recommended level: 8.

Fearless Vampire Slayer

  • Complete the contract on Sarasti.
  • The contract is called “Mystery of the Byways Murders”. Recommended level: 22.

Fiend or Foe?

  • Complete the contract on Morvudd.
  • “Contract: Missing Son”, available in the village near Kaer Trolde. Recommended level: 29.

The Doppler Effect

  • Resolve the doppler problem in Novigrad.
  • You get the achievement regardless of how you deal with the doppler. Recommended level: 13.

Ashes to Ashes

  • Complete the contract on Therazane.
  • “Contract: Doors Slamming Shut”, available in Novigrad. Recommended level: 24.

Woodland Spirit

  • Complete the contract on the Woodland Spirit.
  • The contract is called “In the Heart of the Woods” (available in Farylund on Ard Skellig). It’s also bugged currently since the only way of getting the achievement is by killing the beast. This will hopefully be fixed in a future patch. Recommended level: 22.

Even Odds

  • Kill 2 monsters you have a contract on without using Signs, potions, mutagens, oils or bombs.
  • I used the cockatrice and foglet contracts to get this but you can get it during most contracts unless the monster requires the use of signs to defeat (wraiths mostly do). Remember to meditate before the fight to clear any potion effects, make sure no oils are applied to your weapons, clear any mutagens from your character screen, and resist the urge to use signs or bombs during the fight. If the fight is too hard consider coming back to it after gaining some levels and better gear.

Minigames and Side Activities

  • This section deals with achievements regarding fistfights, riding and gwent.

Brawler

  • Defeat Olaf, the Skellige champion of unarmed combat.
  • Defeat the 3 challengers in Skellige to face the mighty Olaf.

Brawl Master

  • Complete all fistfighting quests in Velen, Skellige and Novigrad.
  • Velen, Novigrad and Skellige each have 3 challengers for you to defeat before you can face the region’s champion. After winning all 12 fights you’ll get the opportunity to face The Champion of Champions. Defeat him to claim his title and earn this achievement.

Fist of the South Star

  • Defeat an opponent in a fistfight without taking any damage.
  • Easy enough to do, especially during the early fights in Velen. A useful tactic is to keep your opponent at a distance by dodging backwards. This way he’ll always attack you with a right hook which is easy to counter. After following up with 2-3 fast attacks dodge again before he counterattacks. Repeat this until he goes down.

Fast and Furious

  • Win all the horse races in the game.
  • Horse races can be found by checking notice boards in major settlements. There are 3 in each region with an additional one in Novigrad and Skellige once you’ve won them all. Winning the 11th race grants you the achievement.

Gwent Master

  • Defeat Tybalt and win the gwent tournament held at the Passiflora.
  • You’ll need to finish first in the tournament during the “High Stakes” quest. These are some of the most powerful decks in the entire game so be sure to get a good number of hero cards before attempting this.

Geralt and Friends

  • Win a round of gwent using only neutral cards.
  • Every now and again the A.I. will forfeit a round without playing any cards. Simply keep a neutral creature or hero card in your hand whenever possible so you can take advantage and get this achievement the easy way.

All In

  • Play three hero cards in one round of gwent and win the match.
  • This becomes stupidly easy once you get a decent number of hero cards in your deck.

Card Collector

  • Acquire all gwent cards available in the base version of the game.
  • This achievement is awarded for completing the “Collect ‘Em All” side quest. You only need one of each card, duplicates don’t seem to count towards the achievement. Most cards can be purchased from vendors or won randomly from other players. There are a few unique cards that are only available during specific quests. These are:
  • “High Stakes”: The gwent tournament in Novigad.
  • “A Matter of Life and Death”: During the masquerade ball in Vegelbud Estate.
  • “A Dangerous Game”: Available from Zoltan in Novigrad.
  • “Shock Therapy”: Available from a druid in Gedyneith.
  • “Gwent: Playing Innkeeps”: Available from Stjepan in Oxenfurt.
  • “Gwent: Velen Players”: Available from the Baron in Velen.
  • “Gwent: Big City Players”: Available from Vivaldi in Novigrad.
  • “Gwent: Old Pals”: Available from Zoltan in Novigrad.
  • “Gwent: Playing Thaler”: Available form Thaler after completing the quest “A Deadly Plot”.
  • “Gwent: Skellige Style”: Available from Ermion in Skellige.

Just keep your eyes open for anyone willing to play you and always check vendors for cards. The only problem I had with this quest was the card vendor in Claywich. You need to rescue him from a nearby bandit camp to gain access to his cards.

Embodiment of the Five Virtues

  • Be given Aerondight by the Lady of the Lake.
  • Awarded for completing the “There Can Be Only One” quest, which requires you to stay true to the five chivalric virtues during the expansion. The tourney provides ample opportunities for doing so and should be completed while acting like a true knight. Be generous to everyone, whenever you can, fight with honor and bravery, and show mercy and compassion when dealing with your vanquished foes.

The Grapes of Wrath Stomped

  • Help unite the warring vineyards and have a wine named in your honor.
  • During the “Wine Wars” series of quests complete all tasks for both Coronata and Vermentino but don’t turn in any of the two quests. While doing so you’ll find some documents that will trigger the quest “Wine Wars: The Deus in the Machina”. Complete this and any subsequent quests and the achievement will trigger after completing “Wine Wars: Belgaard”.

A Knight to Remember

  • Obtain a flawless victory in all the competitions during the knights’ tourney.
  • You must complete the tourney during the quest “The Warble of a Smitten Knight” while winning each of the challenges. Most are pretty easy but the race nearly gave me an aneurysm on Death March difficulty. Lowering the difficulty level may make things easier for you if you’re having troubles. You should get a piece of gear after each win.

I Have a Gwent Problem

  • Collect all the cards in the Skellige deck.
  • Awarded for completing the quest “Gwent: Never Fear, Skellige’s Here”. All of the cards have their own quest markers, so collecting them should be easy.

Turned Every Stone

  • Find all grandmaster diagrams for each witcher school.
  • Complete all 5 scavenger hunts you receive during the “Master Master Master Master!” quest. Be prepared to fight hordes of bandits.

Playing House

  • Use all available options for developing Corvo Bianco.
  • Have your majordomo complete every upgrade to your estate during the “No Place Like Home” quest. You’ll need about 15.000 crowns to pay for everything.

by Vlad


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