4. macdaddymari0 • 9 yr. Corresponding general skill: Each piece light armor increases critical hit damage by 25% and fast attack damage by 5%. The Witcher 3 Wiki Guide: Full Walkthrough, Quest Outcomes, weapons, armor, signs, creatures, maps, alchemy and crafting guides and monster lists Fast Attack | The Witcher 3 Wiki Sign InCrushing Blows is worth investing in Heavy Attack builds. I believe the sword builds are the strongest (but basically only Gourmet is essential). High armored enemies are not common, however. 1 slot for Griffin School Techniques, everyting else is for alchemy. I don't want to spend the money to make multiple sets right now, so I'm. + 130% potion/decoction time. Next you want to get axii puppet, as its the easiest form of. Feline set for armor synergises well with Cat School Technique and Fast Attack. Early Hybrid Build - Mixed Combat (credit monoespacial) This is a great build for beginners (wish I had seen this one early on). . Adrenaline Point gain: +5%. This will greatly contribute to the build's damage output. Still use fast attacks for wolves and drowners, but strong attacks for elementals and when you counter a human are obviously better (because speed doesn't matter so might as well do more damage). Fast ATT DMG = BD + mWD * (1 + attack power + extra. Duration: 5 seconds. Here is my suggested gear for the Metamorphosis build in Witcher 3. Feline Build - Cat School This post will cover the best Feline Cat School build in Witcher 3. Whirl through a fallen knight camp and it's easy money. Duration: 5 seconds. Rend is an ability you use. Fast attack + Vitality + Toxicity. Steel Swords. Werewolf Build [Claws] Pet Sorcerer Heavy Attack Build [Summoner] Nightblade. DCGMoo 7 years ago #2. Wolf School Build. We can go for Witcher item sets, which can give improvements. Prioritise upgrading your Fast Attack. fast attack or strong attack? unbalancedego 8 years ago #1. Whirl is a Combat Skill in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The reason for no oils is you don't want to one-shot them but instead hit them 2-3 times before they die. Someone suggested to me, and I suggest to you, that you should bind strong attack to a single button, instead of shift+Lclilck. Help with Wolven armor build. Against certainly heavily armored opponents strong attacks will kill them much faster than fast attacks. The build's idea is to use Adrenaline points to cast Signs and empower them with a bonus of 300% sign intensity. 2) we don't know the difficulty. +1% Adrenaline Point gain per level. 5% of the damage. ・Best Early Game Skills and Builds. NotTheRealKenM. Take care of your weapons. Precise Blows -. Here's how to use Rend in Witcher 3. So with 8 points left: -Muscle Memory: +5 -Resolve: +3 -After that, I suggest Undying, as it's kind of useful. Because we will use multiple decoctions, we will be able to drink one potion at a time. 11: 3 skills in Sign tree: Put to any ability you prefer, you can definitely take Exploding Shield: 12: Active Shield: I love this Quen alternative mode. Strength Training - Strong attack damage increased. 11: 3 skills in Sign tree: Put to any ability you prefer, you can definitely take Exploding Shield: 12: Active Shield: I love this Quen alternative mode. This sword variant adds a flat 20% increase across all signs, which is great for a sign-focused Witcher 3 build. Witcher Decoctions Are Essential. if you cross the border of the map the fast travel menu will open and you can travel to anywhere. Fire stream (3 lvl) - Geralt shoots a stream of fire at the enemy. It's a strong attack that you have to 'wind up' with so you can't do any fast attacks while using rend. Magic build, Fast Attack build, Strong Attack build, alchemy build, hybrids. This build is aimed at enabling your fast and strong attacks with strong CC signs (Aard and Yrden) while using potions and decoctions effectively. Each piece of light armor increases critical hit damage by 25% and fast attack damage by 5%. Unkeeping this skill drains Vigor/Endurance, if depleted drains. Boats can fast travel from everywhere to explored harbors. This is my usual build: Full Feline gear Maxed Axii first tier (will keep this one) Maxed Quen first tier Maxed Light Attack. PSN: bmouse. Unfavorite. 5k DPS Fast Attack/Alchemy Build. We’ll be using the Feline Armor and combat Skills to heighten our combat capability to the maximum. You more or less want the first 3 fast attack skills and all 4 strong attack skills, as well as a couple Battle Trance skills and maybe something like Fleet Footed or Deadly Precision. Greater Glyph of Quen. Wolven Hour Potion can be found in your inventory as soon as you start the game. Row 1: Start off by maxing out Muscle Memory. Freezing cold build got some nerfs, by making it 30% upon 3 adrenaline points, but it is slightly better if you chug marribor forest and equip razor focus. Refreshment - 5/5. This is a list of all Abilties in the game Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. With so many different skills to choose from, players should focus on certain trees. The total amount of points in the skill trees that are used are 46 though my level is 35, thanks to the places of power you can finish this build before you are extremely high level. Heightened Tolerance, Acquired Tolerance and Fast Metabolism: this allows equipping 3 decoctions with room for potions, which allows you to maintain a high toxicity (this is GOOD!) Euphoria mutation: this will give. RELATED: The Witcher 3: 10 Most Difficult Creatures To Fight, Ranked. Precise Cuts: Increases critical chance of fast attacks by 2% and their damage by 15%. Igni guarantees burning stun, Aard one shots kills lots of stuff, Alt Yrden is damn strong, Axii is super effective against big monsters, and Quen is as broken as ever. Edit: hopefully this doesn't get too buried, posting it so late at night. 07; yakalar 8 years ago #1. Mid game - health regen is still an issue so quen bubble is a must. Another take on how to do immense damage in Witcher 3 with a very different build style. Elemental Damage = 25%. Played this way almost exclusively thus far. It drains all of the stamina to hit with one. As far as potions go – Tawny Owl, Thunderbolt, Maribor Forest are the best ones to use. These type of builds rely on close quarters combat and usually endup using either Whirl or Rend for maximum damage. Covering The Best In Video Games, Esports, Movies and Geek CultureIm on my 2nd plqythrough now and these are my thoughts: i went with a physical build. . Also gives your alternative mode more charges, pretty mandatory in my opinion. Spinning attack that strikes all foes in the surrounding area. "Whirl" and "Riposte" are also essential skills in. The game's starting part can be overwhelming as there are multiple skills, locations, and things to do. When Whirl is activated Geralt cannot dodge, making him prone to enemy ranged attacks. Affected enemies lose 75 Vitality or Essence points per second. The green mutagens, and the +500 HP general skill allow for a very powerful Quen, unbuffed. I actually found him to be the easiest boss in the expansion (I was playing in NG+ DM using an Ursine/Rend build with some alchemy skills). On sign tree; dont use firestream, its useless for this build, take first tier igni and spam it mostly. 4 effects with single-use. The additional defenses and survivability this builds grants that are intended for the Death March. And then add in another 10% damage bonus for every bar of adrenaline. Nico. Heavy attacks and tankiness: Ursine armor which synergizes really well with the right combat/alchemy build. However, the key. Alchemy. 1. You can then control your crosshair to aim properly with your right analog stick. Improves fast attack damage, as they are one of the two primary ways the build deals damage: Precise Blows: Improves fast attack critical damage and critical chance:. Adrenaline Point gain:. S. Ekimmara is essential, regenerating vitality as Geralt doles out damage. Cat School Technique - Each piece of light armor increases critical damage by 25% and fast attack damage by 5%. Throw in Igni and axii for crowd control and shields. 3. The most important skill in Alchemy is Acquired Tolerance, it increases your maximum Toxicity by 1 for. Level 2: Fast attack damage increased by 10%. The soundtrack of the Witcher 3 is really something to comeback to to replay the entire game. . The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Light attacks and more stamine: feline gear. Enhanced Aard: This mutation increases the strength and range of the Aard sign, allowing Geralt to knock down and stagger enemies with ease. Is armor/weapon enchanted by runewright can be imported to New Game+? I just finished my first playthrough and I have Aerondight sword with Severance upgrade. Getting this skill can significantly boost your damage especially when you notice the damage difference when you land a critical hit. Read on to learn more about this ability and find whether it is any good or not worth investing points into. Increases Adrenaline generation by 5%. Resolve (Battle Trance): Makes you lose less adrenaline points after taking damage and increases adrenaline point gain. Increases the Adrenaline Point gain, which is the main focus of this build, to stack up on damage for long fights. ago. It only let heavy attacks, including Rend, ignore part. Intro (0:00)Undying rage build (0:14)Quenmaster build (1:05)Thornmail build (1:39)Conclusion (2:06)#witcher3. Một số skill khác nên chú ý: Cat School Techniques: Tăng sát thương chí mạng, tăng sát thương fast attack với mỗi light armor trên người. Rend is one of the last things a melee build should care about due to being marginally useful. If you have the perk and are wearing the full armor set, you have a 100% crit bonus and a 20% fast attack damage bonus. Witcher 3 Builds: General Skills. Counterattack 1/3. It is your bread and butter for combat and will lead to your greatest weapon. You need to hold down the fast attack button. Light armor for high critical hit chances coupled with fast attacks. Strength Training - Strong attack damage increased. Show more. . . For less armored enemies it makes little difference- strong attacks may only do 1. I have tended to rely very heavily on it, particularly early on when I was still feeling things out so this build is one that I find helpful. As. Muscle Memory is a must-have skill! Muscle Memory is one of the basic skills to get in almost any build. Once you have unlocked a skill, you will then need to apply it on the diagram on the right. The Base Damage (BD) depends on and raises with your level. Alternate Aard wipes out pretty much everything that is not red-skull level. The build doesn't have a whole lot of red skills in the end, it's a real hybrid. Jun 11, 2015 @ 11:00pm I play on Death March, I made a red/green (mostly green) build and I'm at the end of the game using only heavy attacks. Can't help much with the heavy attack aspect, I prefer fast attacks. Feline set is only light witcher set so you got no real options. Effect: Fast attack damage increased by 5%. Fast Attack. You WILL change your build. This. I concentrated on that one, and with all Yrden skills equipped, with some intensity runes and greater Yrden glyphs, it makes any battle effortless. The best build for Death March difficulty, including the best abilities, signs and which Witcher set you should use. Best build in the game, period, on Death March, NG+, level 80+ for patch 1. . loot everything. Fast combat is fine. Read on for information on each Ability and its effect at each stage. Tree: Combat Tier: 3 Ranks: 5 Ranks. For every level you upgrade, your Adrenaline Boost also increases by 1%. • 7 yr. Precise Blows - Increases chance of critical hits from fast attacks. Tank and melee builds generally run best with three primary decoctions. Undying x5 Crushing Blows x5 If you want Whirl x5, personally not a fan, would say Razor Focus x5. I mean I did a piercing cold NG+ play through and I think I got my piercing cold to do about 5-6k damage towards the end to most opponents. The best skills to invest in are: Arrow Deflection (Defense): Lets you deflect arrows while parrying; later levels reflect arrows back at the attacker. This build is aimed at enabling your fast and strong attacks with strong CC signs (Aard and Yrden) while using potions and decoctions effectively. For this build, the legendary NG+ Griffin Set is barely better than the non-Legendary Mastercrafted Griffin Set, Sign Intensity wise. Might be worth it up to Rend; don't have to counter blockers at that point, but strong attack in this game seems to be designed with the idea of using it to get that last big hit in to kill the guy. Otherwise quick attacks will get you through. Now with less points required to open up tiers, but the same skill points available (regular leveling, places of power), it should be easier. Imyo Sep 23, 2017 @ 10:45am. strong attack with ursine bear armor makes a lot of sense vs monsters though, strong and big ones. Combat:Muscle Memory 3/3 | Precise Blows 3/3 | Crushing Blows 3/3 | Razor Focus 3/3 | Whirl 3/3 | Rend 3/3 | Sunder Armor 3/3 | Counterattack 3/3 | Deadly Precision 2/2 | Arrow Deflection 2/2 (Optional) 2. Feline Armor Sets. Depending on your chosen storyline, this crimson armor set from the Blood and Wine DLC can be rendered unobtainable. But fast attack build with cat perk is very powerful on its own. If you get hit hard, dodge away, use quen/swallow/water and avoid combat until full health. Undying: When Vitality reaches 0, it will be. 5) Pure Signs Build. Therefore increasing fast attack power by 20% and critical hit damage by 100%. Whirl is busted. Light armor = low armor rating + accelerated stamina regen. Going to make feline swords to test the bleed as well. It gives a constant shield that when damaged restores health. Adrenaline Points increase total damage by 33%. My build is a fast attack build, strong attack build and tank build all in one. So the whole idea is to use swords and potions to pump up your Adrenaline. For melee damage i would go for: combat: - 25% fast attack dmg. Put some Quen and Igni enhancers on your armor. For swords Ursine because they do more damage and have better stats overall. It would be pretty hard to make a build that's NOT viable for death march. Fully fit runes into a good fully repaired sword. For Crossbow you can use whatever you prefer i rarely use crossbow only to get monsters out of the sky if theyre not close enough to use Aard,bolts dont matter either since most mobs will. Fast attack is almost a weakness of mine. The only good sign build I found, and, perhaps, one of the best builds in the game, is the full griffin+enhanced aard+piecing cold mutation+shitload of sign intensity. Weird it's suppose to go down when you wear heavy armor, but if you wear light armor it should go up. Unlocking the Heightened Tolerance from Alchemy helps you consume more potions, and Refreshment helps you heal more from them. and most. Depending on whether you go for Fast or Strong attacks, we recommending opting for Muscle Memory or Strength Training. This is a fast attack based build along with sign support for. Humans actually don't have armor. Cat School Techniques 1/1: With the levity rune on your armor, gives you a nice 100% critical damage boost and 20% fast attack damage boost. Likewise Rend works by holding. Wolves included. 3 Avoid: Bleed. Dodge away while the target bleeds out. I have to say that all the badmouthing of Yrden seems a bit mistaken to me. Here's an example: Muscle memory. However, you’re not going to get very far without your swords. Takes. The Wiki page appears to be correct which makes the majority of fast attack builds on the internet utterly and completely wrong suggesting to use Sunder Armor. Greater Glyph of Igni. But obviously, you need to survive long enough to reach those lofty heights. The Homme Fatale. Euphoria build. I am now nearing the end of my second playthrough. Rage Management + Focus + Adrenaline Burst: 3 slots. Used the perk-system to build on the fast-attack OPness and Geralt is now a destroyer. This build forces you to get good at tactical combat, which for me is the best part of the game. It really is unbelievable the amount of confusion regarding this topic. Precise blows. I only invested the fast attack skills from the red tree, but im wondering for signs, which skill should be the primary dmg source? Im thinking Aard/Igni Since im lvl17, im still in the. 4) those are critical hits. Greater Chernobog runestone. Best. Fast attack Critical Hit Damage (CHD): The effect of CD and/or AP decrease when AP and CD are stacked. Increases your attack power in general making your hits deal more damage. We will delve deeply into the alchemy skill tree, taking full advantage of its power to manipulate toxicity and its effects to our advantage. Increases chance of landing a fast attack critical hit by 12% and fast attack critical hit damage by 75%. Afair there is a potion which enables the special sign effect which means you don't need sign power on equipment. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Best Combat Builds. But when focusing on fast attacks which is the most case when going for bleeding, it's very likely you land your next hit just right after the previous one and the bleeding damage doesn't cummulate. We use melee combat to empower Sing abilities with all upgrades. Effect. Light Armor vs Medium Armor vs Heavy Armor - Thoughts and benefits. Dodge away while the target bleeds out. Quick look at the build. This is an important ability for the Forgotten Wolven build. Fast is op cause crit and cat school techniques ability which further increases crit dmg. In the early parts of the game,. Whirl - Large AoE spinning attack. I am showing this on Xbox Series X, but the principle is the same on any platform. Witcher 3 - Best Fast Attack Build IMO as of Patch 1. But I think the ursine swords will synergies better with fast attack build once you have the last bleed talent. Alchemy seems like it could be fun but it could also be a pain in the ♥♥♥ with constantly. Have fun on the Path. This build revolve around fast attack especially whirl with aard and I think it's fun to play this build, by all means this is far from complete build and it. Sustained Glyphs 2/2 - Increases Yrden sign duration, and lets you make 2 traps instead of 1. Invest 3 points into it. Crushing Blows - Increases chance of critical hits from strong attacks. For one the Wiki says fast attacks are definitely not affected: "Sunder Armor works by ignoring 25% PRP (physical resistance percentage) of the enemy. Combat rotation and flow. While toxicity is above 0 each killed enemy will increase the critical chance by 30%. It permanently increases Geralt’s weight capacity by 60, which means you can get even more out of your saddlebags and. Eagle Eye (1 lvl) -The crossbow deals 25% more damage. As far as potions go – Tawny Owl, Thunderbolt, Maribor Forest are the best ones to use. The main takeaway for the Bomb build is whether you want additional alchemy items for potions, grenades, etc. The higher your queen intensity, the more hits you can take before the shield breaks. 1 . Most fast attack builds will have you wear light. You want Acquired Tolerance for that, and if you're not too fussed about potions then you can go with decoctions only and just use Water Hag, Ekimmara, Arachas and a 4th one, probably Ancient Leshen (if using Aard Sweep) or Ekhidna decoction. 1/1. Against massed opponents use whirl. Not because there’s anything wrong with it (it kicks butt) but because it caters to a very specific playstyle. Heavy attacks are slow so you have to be more mindful of enemy attack patterns. First video on Youtube with 120k+ strikes, legit! 11k HP / Un. Forktail decoction – not mandatory, but really compliments the build since you will mix your attacks. Silver sword: Aerondight which i believe is the best silver. Sunder Armor is a must-have skill for Heavy Attack Builds! Any kind of build that includes heavy attacks must have this skill equipped. My recommendation is to start with light attack skills, since at the start of the game you don’t have a lot of potions yet so alchemy won’t help that much. The damage + difference was too high. Muscle Memory: Increases fast attack damage. Aard Intensity: 20%. Showing 1 - 5 of 5 comments. Get the Griffin Witcher Gear Set [Required Level to equip is 11]. 3) he uses several potions. You can still ride horse when overweight. Poisoned Blades - 5/5. Seems like the developers put a ton of thought into Alchemy so I have been sinking points into that after spending 5 points. To use the crossbow, you must first equip it in the inventory and select it while on the Quick Access Menu. Combat Tree. The Witcher 3 Death March Build: Abilities. I Redid the prologue a few times to practice the parry counter attack, haha (weirdly the durability loss on your sword carries over to when the game really starts so if you don't restart you start the game with a broken sword). Wearing a full set of light armor like Cat School Gear will give +100% critical hit damage and +20% to fast attack damage . The developers wanted to stop an exponential damage explosion. each piece of light armor set will deal 25% more critical hit damage along with 5% more fast attack. I think strong attacks get an armor piercing bonus. 2 general skills in the one that boosts adrenaline ane cat school ofc. Favorite. Cat is effective due to the high stamina regen. I wanted to share of what I think is the best fast attack build in the game and has given me the most fun and best experience in new game plus death march mode. Fast attack+Alchemy is pretty much the strongest build you can go in this game, at least DPS wise, so later on when you have enough skill points upgrade blade oil skill, maximum toxicity skills, the skill that gives max hp when using decoctions, mutagen effectiveness skill, max hp when over toxicity treshhold skill, and lastly the crit chance. This is an important ability for the Forgotten Wolven build. the game generally want u to start on sign build then melee with. Use those sword grinders and armorers table. This post will cover the best Spellsword build in Witcher 3. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. So the final damage is multiplied by (1-Max (0, PRP-25%)) rather than (1-PRP). No such thing as the best. Build Advice. That's pricey, but combining these three skills makes for a pretty. That’s why we’re putting most of our points in the fast attack part of the combat tree and taking Cat School techniques to get fast attack and overall damage bonuses from wearing light armor. Magicka Damage Dealer [Azure] Magicka Healer [Illusion] Stamina Damage Dealer [Rampage]. There are some skills that I’ve grown to have a view of, and if I’m wrong please correct me, but I felt like sharing my doubts and thoughts. We will delve deeply into the alchemy skill tree, taking full advantage of its power to manipulate toxicity and its effects to our advantage. 1) he's 7 levels over the enemy. The Witcher 3's skill tree can be a complex maze. I use a mix of Wyvern, Water Hag, and Ekimara decoctions, and Swallow/White Rafford’s potions. Fun and great. Easy Fast Gold Farming Build; 1) he's 7 levels over the enemy. Combine this with Battle Frenzy Skill as well as Katakan Decoctions & Cat School Techniques and your fast attack criticals should go through the roof with a good amount of defense. When you unlock the second tier, focus on the following: Precise Blows (Fast attack): Increases the critical chance and damage of. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. Worth it for fast attack builds. . Does anyone have any ideas for a build for this armor?This does sound pretty damn fun. You will be able to spend these ability points on Character Abilities, which can be customized and improved to customize your ideal Witcher. Dodge, Roll, and Parry. 2 decoctions - maximum toxicity level 125 with level 3 Heightened Tolerance. Precise Blows, Resolve, one other red skill (below Precise Blows in fast attack tree) Heightened Tolerance, Acquired Tolerance, and Tissue Transmutation. Melt armor helps a lot with a sign based build, as your attack power. Compared to the Witcher where a fight might be over in 10 swings, and if you've only 10% crit chance, it's entirely. But fast attack build with cat perk is very powerful on its own Its exactly hybrid, since to make Igni and signs more powerfull you will need make at least one skill window with 3 spots aimed on signs with blue mutagen. Combat Skills are fairly self-explanatory, it focuses on Geralt. I'm now easily nearing Skyrim hours with Witcher 3 and there doesn't seem to be an end to it. Insane Witcher 3 Combat Build - Feline Combat Build (Witcher 3 Next Gen Build) Combat builds focus on buffing Geralt's attack power and using fast and. You will mostly be fighting against medium and small sized enemies that can easily be staggered even by Fast Attacks. When maxed out, you get a 5%. Maintaining the attack consumes Stamina and Adrenaline. It's something i learned with witcher 1. Magic Trap 3/3 - Incredibly useful skill just for it's utility to periodically stun and push back enemies. In a fast attack build with the yellow cat talent and assassin's gloves, I pick a crit/crit damage weapon over anything else, i crit 2 out of 3 times easily, and every crit is nearlly four times as high as normal damage. This thread is archived. Decoctions are incredibly powerful in this game, and the beauty about it, is that it works into any type of build you run. But when focusing on fast attacks which is the most case when going for bleeding, it's very likely you land your next hit just right after the previous one and the bleeding damage doesn't cummulate. It depends whether you prefer heavy attacks or light attacks. Ekhidna is a good substitute for any of those as well. Especially if they are in a group. 7-Griffin Witcher Build: The Build of the Griffin Witchers. This skill is very powerful if you have a build that focuses on buffing fast attacks as much as possible. Repeat a few times and the cutscene will play. Upgrade everything Yrden to the max, slot all the skills paired with greater blue mutagens, enchant chest piece with Entanglement, enchant both swords (silver at the very least) with Severence. -Heavy attack build: level up red and green skill, use Ursine armor. It made me learn to dodge every enemy in. In most situations you won't hit and. Igni upgraded to melt armor, long ranged Aard and AOE Aard alternate mode. 1. Getting this skill can significantly boost your damage especially when you notice the damage difference when you land a critical hit. Became a bit boring honestly. 9. Glyphs - anything that increased Attack Power (for the fast attack damage output) or Quen intensity. pazudorian 5 years ago #1 Hii.