All Main Quests
There are 58 main quests in The Witcher 3's main storyline, following Geralt's search for Ciri.
The story spans across White Orchard, Velen, Novigrad, Skellige, and culminates at Kaer Morhen. Choices made during quests affect the game's ending.
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Kaer Morhen is a tutorial quest, where you learn the basic controls of The Witcher 3 with Ciri.
Finishing this quest leads to the present - Geralt and Vesemir are arriving to White Orchard. |
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Geralt and Vesemir and searching for Yennefer in White Orchard. Slay the Griffin and reunite with Yennefer.
Before you leave White Orchard, it is a good time to complete everything the area has to offer. |
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Before finishing this quest, make sure to finish everything in White Orchard. Some of the secondary quests will fail after exiting. Look for our list of White Orchard side quests. |
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After slaying the Griffin and talking with Nilfaardian Quartermaster, Geralt returns to White Orchard Inn. After a fight, they reunite with Yennefer.
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Geralt is escorted to
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Overarching quest for Main Quests in Velen.
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Geralt arrives in Velen and looks for Nilfgaardian spy Hendrik, first in
In Hendrik's Hut, Geralt discovers two leads on Ciri - the Bloody Baron or a mysterious witch. You can pursue either of them first. |
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Geralt arrives at
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Bloody Baron describes how he met Ciri in a vivid section when meeting Geralt.
As Ciri, help Gretka and defeat the Werewolf. After this section, it is a good time to complete a |
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Bloody Baron refuses to reveal more information about Ciri before his family is found.
Visit the Pellar and find his goat Princess. Pellar then reveals more about Baron and Anna. Geralt now must deal with a botchling. Progressing more in Family Matters will make Baron reveal more Ciri's Stories. Later in the game, Geralt can visit Tamara in Oxenfurt and report back to the Baron, activating the |
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Ciri and Bloody Baron race on horses. |
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Ciri fights a Basilisk to protect Bloody Baron. |
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As a lead on Ciri, Geralt investigates a mysterious witch near
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Geralt and Keira Metz investigate underground complex of elven ruins. They run into the Wild Hunt.
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Ladies of the Wood
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Geralt learns about The Crones and sets off for Crookback Bog. The Crones task him with helping the aldorman in
Decide the fate of a mysterious spirit and return to the bog to learn about another Ciri's Story. This also progresses |
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Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog
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Ciri is fleeing from Crookback Bog. |
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Overarching quest for Main Quests in Novigrad.
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After the events at Crookback Bog, Geralt moves to Novigrad and rendezvous with Triss.
Triss introduces Geralt to Novigrad's underground factions, and recommends visiting an oneiromancer. Before crossing the |
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Geralt helps oneiromancer Corinne Tilly, who has her dreams possessed by a godling.
Corinne reveals that Dandelion, who knows more about Ciri's actions in Novigrad, inherited The Rosemary and Thyme. |
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Geralt heads to The Rosemary and Thyme and meets Zoltan. Geralt then visits 5 different Dandelion's mistresses, searching for clues.
This ultimately leads to Rosa van Attre and Priscilla. Geralt learns that Dandelion had clashes with Sigi Reuven and Whoreson Junior. Now is the best time to do |
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Geralt heads to Novigrad Baths to source information from Sigi Reuven - Djikstra. They are attacked by Whoreson's Henchmen.
Geralt sets off and ultimately catches Whoreson Junior and ends him. This unlocks another Ciri's Story. After the bathhouse attack, Cleaver offers help. Visit him to start The |
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Ciri and Dandelion try to save Dudu from Whoreson Junior. |
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After dealing with Junior, Geralt is forced to visit King Radovid on his ship near Oxenfurt.
Radovid demands the capture of sorceress Philippa Eilhart, which Geralt doesn't want to do and can be resolved in many ways. New side quest |
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Djikstra has a problem - somebody broke into his basement. Geralt investigates the sewers and learns Dandelion was captured by Caleb Menge.
Geralt rendezvous with Triss and decide to trick the Witch Hunters into believing that Geralt is bringing Triss for execution. |
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The Play's the Thing
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Geralt needs Dudu to impersonate Caleb Menge for Dandelion to get released, but first he needs to find him.
Priscilla with Geralt organize a theater show. |
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Geralt and Zoltan ambush a moving carriage where Dandelion is imprisoned.
Dandelion then reveals another part of Ciri's Story. This is the last Main Quest so far in Novigrad - Geralt now continues onto Skellige. |
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Part of Poet Under Pressure. Dandelion describes a part of Ciri's Story in a vivid sections.
Ciri and Dandelion are fleeing Whoreson's henchmen on Temple Isle. |
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Overarching quest for Main Quests in Skellige.
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The King is Dead - Long Live the King
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Geralt meets Yennefer and Crach an Craite in Kaer Trolde, then steal an artifact from Ermion's laboratory.
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Geralt and Yennefer use the Mask of Ouroboros they stole from Ermion's laboratory. A large explosion follows.
The duo then sees reconstructions of Ciri's past, which leads them to Hindarsfjall. |
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Geralt and Yennefer travel to
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Yennefer uses necromancy on Skjall to extract more information, switching to Ciri. |
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Skjall, under Yennefer's necromancy spell, reveals Ciri's past in a vidid memory.
Ciri awakes in a sauna and meets Skjall. White Hunt then attacks. This is the last of Main Quests in Skellige - we recommend finishing other Skellige content after this, especially |
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Geralt returns to
This is an umbrella quest covering most of Kaer Morhen Main Quests. After Geralt arrives, he needs to help his companions. Geralt, Yennefer and Vesemir clear Uma's curse, who turns into Avallach. He warns of incoming danger and reveals that Ciri is hidden on |
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While drinking, they use Yennefers megascope to try and connect to other sorceresses. |
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In the morning, Geralt and others start lifting Uma's curse. After they succeed, Uma transforms into Avallach, who warns them of incoming danger.
Avallach provides Geralt with a Magic firefly which leads him to Embarking on |
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Geralt sets of for Isle of Mists to rescue Ciri and encounters several Dwarves.
Ciri and Geralt teleport to Kaer Morhen, when Wild Hunt starts catching up with them. Before embarking on The Isle of Mists, Geralt can call for help in Brothers in Arms side quests. |
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After Ciri and Geralt arrive from
Geralt is part of a hunting group, tasked with closing Wild Hunt portals. They succeed, but Vesemir dies. |
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The victorious party attends Vesemir's funeral. A few days progress at Kaer Morhen. Geralt then cheers up Ciri with a snowball fight.
Ciri then surprises Geralt with information about a sabbath on |
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Geralt and Ciri arrive at Bald Mountain. They decide to Split - firstly Ciri will fight The Crones and later, Geralt will defeat Imlerith.
They later regroup with allies at The Rosemary and Thyme. |
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Final Preparations
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Geralt and Yennefer gather information on Wild Hunt and help the Lodge of Sorceresses.
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Geralt falls into Triss's and Yennefer's trap.
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Together with Triss they overwhelm her and confront Djikstra. |
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They instead find Dudu has assumed Junior's identity. They spend the rest of the night with Ciri's friends from the circus troupe. |
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Geralt finishes up in Novigrad and heads back to Skellige. As final preparation, a new set of Main Quests start in
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Related to The Sunstone Main Quest. |
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Geralt reaches Nilfgardian camp and the battle with Wild Hunt will begin.
Geralt and Ciri defeat Caranthir and Eredin. Yennefer pulls Geralt through a portal to save him at the last minute. |
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Geralt follows Yennefer in a hunt after Avallach. They run through cataclysmic scenes and catch up to Avallach.
Ciri enters the gate and the ending gets decided, based on a number of positive and negative decisions towards Ciri. |
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Something Ends, Something Begins
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Closing quest that serves as an epilogue to The Witcher 3. Form of this quest is dependent on the ending.
Ciri can reach the Witcher ending, the Empress ending and the Tragic ending. |
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