15 TASK GUIDES
The Witcher 3 gear diagrams, crafting materials and transmog
Choose the school and tier before hunting diagrams: standard, enhanced and later upgrades are different sets. Use the location routes for standard gear, the emerald dust guide for a missing material, or Reforge when you want a new appearance with the same stats.
Find standard Witcher gear
Cat School: standard gear locationsFind the seven standard Cat School diagrams, use the Eye of Nehaleni at Temple Isle, and distinguish the basic hunt from enhanced upgrade quests.Legacy standard Feline set · No 5.x playtestWolf School: diagrams & portalFind standard Wolf School diagrams at Kaer Morhen, stabilize the signal-tower portal, and avoid mixing the original set with Forgotten Wolf gear.Legacy original Wolven set · No 5.x playtestGriffin School: diagrams & LornrukFind six standard Griffin diagrams at Hindhold, Lornruk and Dragonslayer’s Grotto, including the underwater entrance around the raised bridge.Legacy standard Griffin set · No 5.x playtestUrsine School: standard diagramsFind the standard Ursine armor, sword and crossbow diagrams in Skellige, including the prison route into the castle’s locked room.Legacy standard Bear set · Seven diagrams
Craft or change your look
Emerald dust: buy or dismantle?Check an emerald’s dismantling preview, compare the cost with buying emerald dust, and use wraith loot as a possible source rather than a guaranteed farm.Legacy material routes · Stock and drops varyWhite Gull: recipe & ingredientsCheck Alcohol in the Alchemy menu, find the White Gull manuscript if needed, and gather the five ingredients for the crafting recipe.Legacy alchemy recipe · Seller availability variesArenaria: gathering & sellersGather Arenaria between White Orchard’s sawmill and Woesong Bridge, check herbalist stock, and verify the ingredient rather than collecting any white flower.Legacy plant route · No stock or respawn guaranteeTransmog & old-save skinsUse the right master craftsman and check how equipment enters your appearance collection.Remastered · Launch-era behavior
Claim a quest weapon
Choose a set and a build
Choose your armor schoolCompare Cat, Griffin, Wolf, Ursine and Manticore by playstyle before collecting diagrams or copying an old damage build.School roles · No universal 5.x rankingBuild planning after resetChoose a sword, Sign or mixed direction, then rebuild against the current skill descriptions instead of importing an obsolete point-by-point build.Official 5.0 skill rework · No tested optimal allocationManticore: six diagramsCollect the Manticore diagrams from Bastoy, the prison cave, Lebioda’s temple, the southern cave and Lake of Cleansing, then craft in Beauclair.Blood and Wine · Legacy diagram routeViper gear: missable piecesSeparate White Orchard’s early Viper swords from the Hearts of Stone armor and venomous weapons before looking for a missing piece.Hearts of Stone · Legacy collection checkpoints
Color and character appearance
Armor dyes & dye removerFind the dye merchant at Beauclair’s eastern harbor, buy or craft dyes, and distinguish recoloring from Remastered Reforge.Blood and Wine legacy system · Check 5.x item eligibilityHaircuts & barber locationsFind the scissors marker in Oxenfurt, Novigrad or Kaer Trolde; check the barber’s menu before paying for a hairstyle.Legacy barber locations · Appearance options may vary
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