The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Woodland Spirit

Woodland Spirit

Complete the contract on the Woodland Spirit.

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How to unlock the Woodland Spirit achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide

You get the Secondary Quest In the Heart of the Woods in Fayrlund, Skellige. There are two ways to solve this Quest: either you do the way Harald wants or what Sven wants. To get the Achievement you need to kill the Woodland Sprit, so you need to choose Svens way.

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25 May 2015 18:16

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fuck sake
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By DeadGreg84 on 20 Jun 2015 09:28
Yup, screwed myself too
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By Prattalmighty on 22 Jun 2015 07:33
That's annoying, hopefully an early save will me close enough to pick it up.
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By JPowderly on 26 Jun 2015 10:56
Wow, and I had just completed this quest. My earliest autosave looks like it was just after I completed it. That'll teach me not to research my achievements ahead of time...
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By Skridger on 28 Jun 2015 20:15
I done this quest svens way and still didn't get the achievement. I spoke to Harold first and had a failed objective so maybe that makes a difference
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By L1ttlemike on 02 May 2017 13:10
this achievment sucs, when you get a decision you should make it the way you want, not deciding becuse of missable achievment angry
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By kokorok on 26 May 2017 10:52
Shout out to II RedDwarf II for this work around;

Easy way to get back to the achievement if you missed it is to use new game on "The heart of Stone" DLC to start on level 33. Then simply fast travel to the first location and continue with the achievement.
Easily completable in 5-10 minutes this way.
Just tried this myself, works like a charm.
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By Phoenix Sabe on 15 Feb 2020 11:42
None of these solutions get this right. Spoilers ahead...

After fighting this monster twice with no achievement I did some searching and stumbled upon the suggestion that you need to choose the dialog option for killing Hildre prior to killing the monster. It might be a bug, or it might be the only confirmable way to kill the monster given that the exiling is conditional.

Either way, third time was the charm, sacrificed Hildre and the achievement popped right after the monster died.
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By The Nerevarine on 19 Feb 2020 08:47
Just unlocked the cheevo tonight. Just for general info, can confirm that you don't even need to speak to Harald when the choice comes up. I just spoke to Sven, and then did the deed and killed the beast. I also chose to exile Hilde instead of killing her. The Cheevo still popped. :)
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By TwentyThirdACE on 13 Jan 2021 15:10
I cannot get this to pop. Tried four times now. Very frustrating.
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By MegaRemlap on 18 Sep 2021 00:14
Got it to pop immediately after the beast died. Also did the exile option.
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By GhostJohn325 on 29 Apr 2022 07:03
This didnt pop for me.

I looked at the Contract progress and I didnt talk to Sven about the leshen. I did the other 9 things and killed the beast. No achievement. Perhaps you need to do every step, optional or not?
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By Y2Kasper10 on 12 Aug 2023 15:35
I was lucky with a manual save where I could go back and do this quest again. Thanks for the guide.
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By ScottmanPlay on 05 Jun 2016 04:58
Crappy achivement. In a game like this a decision you take within a quest should not be punished that way. I guess I missed this one now. My manual saves will be overwritten by now.
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By Lathandertg on 12 Jun 2015 11:24
You can get back here as soon as level 3 quite quickly but the Leshen will easily one-shot you as soon as the battle starts even on easy difficulty. I'm guessing I'll still need to be in the 10-15 level range to be able to get this achievement on easy. Ugh... cry
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By DadIsAZombie on 30 Jun 2015 01:45
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*This achievement is missable, make sure you follow Sven and not the elder*

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).
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25 May 2015 07:46

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I was 5 levels below the 'spirit', all you have to do is Quen (for the birds), stroll in and hit him 3-4 (sometimes, rarely, a 5th time), back up, re-Quen for birds, stay at distance of where the birds regroup as that is where the monster comes back to combative form, again, stay at distance, he will cast some roots through the ground, whack him 3-5 times, rinse, repeat, not bad, even on more difficult settings. I didn't bother with IGNI, as QUEN was awesome for the adds and you can avoid all 'boss' damage.
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By alladaskill17 on 01 Jun 2015 01:48
I think that it's a shame to create missable secret achievements. Didn't want to spoil myself so I prevented myself from seeing what I had to do to get them, and now I discover I've miss 2 of them. This one and
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By DEF Exeio on 07 Jun 2015 19:20
Yh this is stupid, who makes a secret missable achievement, the whole point of it being a secret is so you can achieve it by accident, but nooo this is based on luck
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By BoA The Sniper on 19 Jun 2015 13:01
I did this on 12 lvl just like alladaskill17 say. Just Quen shield and hit 4-5 times "spirit".
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By prObie and she on 27 Aug 2015 22:01
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Easy way to get back to the achievement if you missed it is to use new game on "The heart of Stone" DLC to start on level 33. Then simply fast travel to the first location and continue with the achievement.
Easily completable in 5-10 minutes this way.
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16 Nov 2015 18:17

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Lifesaver.
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By Phoenix Sabe on 15 Feb 2020 11:35

*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!

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In order to get this you must


Otherwise you cant get the achivement.
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19 Jul 2023 00:00

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!

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07 Oct 2016 23:44

You have the possibility to cooperate with the "old guy" or "sven". You have to choose to cooperate with Sven in order to get the achievement.
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25 Jan 2016 20:25

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This is in no way a helpful guide
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By Joshua-the-Pure on 07 Oct 2016 23:42
You can skip it!



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.
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19 May 2015 07:42

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I don’t know what they say about it being complicated. I calmly killed him being level 21 on the highest difficulty. And right the first time. I used only Quen. The main thing is that as soon as he appears, you immediately run to him. and always stay close. Well, they’ll duck. So nothing complicated
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By Taxxi on 02 Jun 2015 20:12
The boss was really not easy, especially if you beat him when your level is 5-6 levels lower than the Spirit of the Forest.

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.
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By squall56 on 30 May 2015 23:38
to help with this boss, explosive bolts, the boss didn’t even come to me, I just shot him with a crossbow, on average difficulty 30-40 bolts were enough.
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By himeo on 08 Jun 2015 02:02
I didn't see any problems with the boss at all. We pump up the Igni sign from 1 to level 3 and burn it, throwing “dragon’s dream” bombs. Profit, easy - because boss is a tree. 20-40 seconds and you can collect trophies from him
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By GiMMer on 15 Jun 2015 10:54
The easiest boss in the game! We throw a Dimerite bomb at him and deal one blow with the sword.
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By suffocated on 16 Jan 2016 04:32
If you are a warrior, use a dimerite bomb and hit him with regular blows.
If you are a magician, use a dimerite bomb and shoot it off with explosive bolts. Either Yrden + Igni, without dimerite.

IMHO: Gin was many times more difficult.
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By AlexIvanovRus on 06 Feb 2018 11:46
If you completed the quest incorrectly and did not receive the trophy, but you have the add-ons, then there are no problems at all. Through the “new game”, launch any add-on and immediately move to Skellige. The quest will be in its place - on the notice board of the main island. By the way, your level will immediately be 32-34, so the fight with the boss will not be a problem. In this situation, getting the trophy will not take even half an hour.
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By Ilyaman on 11 Feb 2017 18:27
Official response from CD Project RED:

Greetings, There are two ways to end this contract - only one leads to the trophy.
If you go to the altar, kill five wolves and place them there you can finish it - but this will not get the trophy. The other way isto search for noise the spirit makes and actually kill it - that'sthe way for the trophy.

Regards,
Amelia Kołat


Translation:

There are 2 ways to complete this contract, but only one leads to the trophy.
If you go to the altar, kill 5 wolves and leave 5 hearts on it, you will complete the contract, but will not receive a trophy. Another option for getting the trophy is to find Leshy by the sound he makes and kill him.
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By No1Livz4ever on 19 Aug 2015 15:03
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Order "Heart of the Forest". Receive the achievement after completing it by working on the achievement for completing all witcher orders.

Note! To obtain this achievement, you need to choose to kill the devil, and not to subdue him.
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25 Jun 2015 14:33