THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT
78 Achievements
Hasta la Vista™
Kill a frozen opponent with a crossbow bolt.
How to unlock the Hasta la Vista™ achievement in THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT - Definitive Guide
Hasta la Vista!
I tried several times on cows and no luck.
Tried once on a goat and Hasta La Vista.
To start, equip the Northern Wind bomb and use it against your foe in combat. Their health should be considerably low before you attempt to freeze them with the bomb. Once they're stuck in the ice, switch over to your crossbow and manually aim the crosshair over their head. You’ll need a single bolt to deal the finishing blow because if the bolt does not kill them, they will thaw from the ice.
This achievement can be done against any enemy in the game, from those in Toussaint to Velen and Skellige, but try focusing on an isolated human enemy, or even low level wolves in White Orchard, for the best success. The lower the enemy’s level, the easier it will be since you won't have to take their health down with your swords.
The glitch were enemies stop at the door is still there even after all those patches.
With only one opponent left, whittle down his health until its pretty low, closer to death the better. Roll away to give yourself some distance and hit him with a bomb to freeze him in place. Switch to your crossbow and try for a headshot (does more damage, although if he's low enough in health, even a body shot will work). Two possible outcomes:
1. You kill him, which causes him to shatter into little pieces, unlocking the achievement.
2. You don't kill him, which automatically unfreezes him. Hit him with another bomb and try again, or put some more damage onto him to put him even closer to death, before trying again.
This was easier to get than it sounds. It took me three bombs (overestimated the damage the crossbow would do), but I did it in my first attempt without having to reload.
Note: you can try to do this with 2 or 3 enemies left alive. If they are all suitable low in health and you can get them to cluster, you can freeze them all with one bomb and take one shot at each with your crossbow.
Note 2: as with all crossbow related achievements, having the Lightning Reflexes perk maxed out helps a bit by giving you more time to aim.
Find and common enemy and get it down to a sliver of health. Mind that you don't burn, poison, etc. runes on your weapon as it could kill the enemy before you can get the crossbow kill. Freeze them with that last bit of health and hit them with the crossbow arrow. You will want to do it in one shot but if timed right you might pull off two before they unfreeze. Once they die, the trophy will pop!
Before attempting this achievement, you will need to prep yourself with all the right equipment. That includes both Northern Wind bombs (of any variant) and a crossbow and bolts of any type. Additionally, this is best done against a human enemy, preferably one that is on his own rather than part of a mob.
To start, equip the Northern Wind bomb and use it against your foe in combat. Their health should be considerably low before you attempt to freeze them with the bomb. Once they're stuck in the ice, switch over to your crossbow and manually aim the crosshair over their head. You’ll need a single bolt to deal the finishing blow because if the bolt does not kill them, they will thaw from the ice.
This achievement can be done against any enemy in the game, from those in Toussaint to Velen and Skellige, but try focusing on an isolated human enemy, or even low level wolves in White Orchard, for the best success. The lower the enemy’s level, the easier it will be since you won't have to take their health down with your swords.
There is two ways to achieve this, you can use a Northern Wind bomb or the Piercing Cold, which gives you a 25% chance to freeze opponents when Aard is cast. Using the bomb is the easier method as it is guaranteed to freeze them, whereas using the sign is not.
Beat down the enemy until they are low on health and then throw a bomb at them or try and freeze them with the Aard sign (there is a chance they will die doing this). Once they are frozen finish them off with a crossbow.