THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT
78 Achievements
Woodland Spirit
Complete the contract on the Woodland Spirit.
How to unlock the Woodland Spirit achievement in THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT - Definitive Guide
The quest tied to this achievement is called 'In the heart of the woods', it is found in Skellige on the main island in the village of Fayrlund.
It is recommended that you are atleast level 22.
You must kill the woodland spirit in order to unlock this achievement, the other option will end the quest with no achievement and you will need to start a new game (or reload a recent save).
Best way to kill the Woodland spirit is to just use Igni as this will kill it really quickly (dont bother with the sword).
Easily completable in 5-10 minutes this way.
*Missable Trophy*
In order to earn this trophy, you must play the "In the Heart of the Woods" Side Quest (Recommended Level: 22+). In can be started in Farylund, a small village on the main island of Skellige. Go into the woods and you will run into some villagers. This will automatically begin the quest. Investigate the marked areas in the woods and then look at the Woodland Spirit entry in your Bestiary to continue the quest.
The important thing is that you accept Sven's offer who wants you to kill the Woodland Spirit (the younger man) and not the offer from Harald (the elderly man). If you go with Harald's offer you will not get to fight the Woodland Spirit and will miss this trophy!
The Woodland Spirit has a lot of health and can kill you in 1-2 hits. Always activate the Quen Sign to protect yourself from damage. The boss is quite slow though. Attack it quickly when it appears, so it does not get a chance to attack you first (and if it does your Quen Sign will protect you).
Before going into this fight, you should get a silver sword with good damage stats and use Relict Oil on it for some bonus damage.
Remember: If you go with Harald's offer you won't get to fight the Woodland Spirit and will miss this trophy! So you must talk to Sven instead!
Otherwise you cant get the achivement.
This contract is actually a side quest and can be triggered by visiting the village crowd in the woods behind Farylund, a small village on the main island of Skellige (Ard Skellig). When you arrive, you’ll learn of a monster terrorizing the village and you’ll be required to inquire some clues in the wooded area ahead. This will trigger the “In the Heart of the Woods” side quest. It is recommended to wait until you are a Level 22+ to work on this contract.
After using Geralt’s witcher senses in the wooded area to learn more about the monster, complete your next objective with by reading about the Leshen in the Bestiary, where you'll learn that the monster in question is vulnerable to Dimeritium Bombs, Reltic Oil, and the Igni Sign. After closing the journal, your quest will update, telling you to talk to either Harald or Sven. You MUST talk to Sven at this point.
Continue on with your objectives as normal, following Sven’s side of the quest. It is important that you completely ignore Harald throughout the duration of the quest. Once you destroy the monster’s totems and travel deep into the woods, you’ll finally square off against the Woodland Spirit. This Leshen is one of the toughest opponents in the game because of its unique combat tactics and ability to kill Geralt in 1-2 hits. As such, make sure to cast the Quen Sign when facing the monster to protect yourself from damage. The Spirit is slow, so after it makes its move, attack it quickly before it teleports away. As a suggestion, it’s worth having a high-damage silver sword coated relict oil before the fight.
The achievement will unlock as soon as the Woodland Spirit is killed. Don’t forget to take a trophy from its corpse and head back to Sven in order to complete the quest and collect your reward.
NOTE: If you take Harald's offer, you won't be able fight the Woodland Spirit and will miss this achievement. To avoid that, make sure you side with Sven instead!
For the trophy you need the side quest " In The Heart of theWoods ". Level recommended 22+. It can be started in a small village on the main island of Skellig, Farylund. Run towards the village and you will meet a crowd of villagers. Explore the designated area in the forest and then go to the bestiary and look at the entry about the Spirit of the Forest to continue the quest.
Important moment! You need to accept the offer from Sveen, who wants to kill the Spirit of the Forest (Young) and not accept the offer from Harold (Old Man). If you go with Harold, you will miss the trophy that requires you to kill the Forest Spirit!
The Spirit of the Forest is one of the most difficult bosses in the game. It has multi-health and kills you in 1-2 hits. Use the Defense Sign (Quen) all the time. The boss is pretty slow. As soon as he appears, attack him first so as not to give him a chance to hit first.
Before starting the battle, make sure that you have a good silver sword with good damage and do not forget to use oil to increase damage.
Remember: If you accept Harold's offer, you will miss the trophy!
If something is not clear, then you can watch the video of the quest.
He knocks down in a couple of hits, so “Swallow” is not very effective and “Raffar the White’s potion” has only 2 bottles in stock.
A good option would be to make a “Decoction of Ekimma”, simply put, a vampiric (though you’ll have to forget about all the other potions for a while). and have Igni level 2 pumping. With a stream of fire, you will burn the Spirit of the Forest VERY strongly, and this will quickly restore your health. And don’t forget about Quen, without him, even a vampire can’t help.
Note! To obtain this achievement, you need to choose to kill the devil, and not to subdue him.