The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
78 Achievements
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157.5-196h
Armed and Dangerous
Find and equip all the elements of one set of witcher gear.
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How to unlock the Armed and Dangerous achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide
Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear (Six Items)
The second Set are six Items and both can be found in Velen.
Dragonslayer’s Grotto #26 at the Map (SE): Witcher Gear: Diagram: Griffin Armor, Griffin Trousers, Griffin Boots, Griffin Gauntlets
Hindhold #27 - NE: Witcher Gear: Diagram: Griffin Steel
Lornruk #1 - North: Witcher Gear: Diagram: Griffin Silver Sword
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Posted by Hirogen D today at 22:13
For this achievement, you will need to complete 1 of the 3 Witcher School Scavenger Hunts (Griffin, Cat, or Bear) in the game and then craft and equip their items. These quests are completely unmarked and have very limited hints and objectives, so it's extremely hard to find their trigger point for quest activation. For this achievement, you only need to complete 1 set, so this guide will focus on the Griffin School Gear, since it's the earliest scavenger hunt in the game. Please take note that the Viper School gear collected in White Orchard will not count towards this achievement.
All the items for the Griffin Witcher Gear Set can be found in Velen. Upon finding the first item, it will activate the side quest entitled, "Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear," where you'll be required to find the diagrams for all the pieces of armor in the gear set. This set consists of 6 pieces: Steel Sword, Silver Sword, Armor, Trousers, Boots, and Gauntlets. A text-based solution detailing the location for all 6 pieces would be very messy, so please refer to the video guide below.
It's worth mentioning here that once you have all 6 diagrams, you should visit the Armorer and Blacksmith in Oxenfurt (the large town southeast of Novigrad). These craftsmen have the appropriate levels to craft your gear provided you have the ingredients/items necessary. After crafting and equipping all 6 pieces of the Griffin Witcher Gear Set, the achievement will unlock.
If you want to work on the other three scavenger hunts during your playthrough, and even find their enhanced, superior, and mastercrafted variants, don't hesitate in visiting THIS VIDEO PLAYLIST, courtesy of PowerPyx.
In order to earn this trophy, you must find all weapons and armor pieces of a witcher set, craft and equip them. There are 3 sets that are eligible for this: Griffin Set (6 pieces), Feline Set (7 pieces), Ursine Set (7 pieces). The Serpentine Set does not unlock the trophy as it doesn’t have armor pieces.
The Griffin Witcher Gear Set is recommended as it has the fewest pieces and the lowest level requirements. It’s found in Velen. Finding the first piece will trigger the side quest “Scavenger Hunt: Griffin School Gear”, which will lead you to the other pieces. Once you’ve found all 6 pieces go craft them at the Armorer and Blacksmith in Oxenfurt (big town in the East of Novigrad). To get the required materials you should loot all monsters you kill during story missions and side quests. Some materials need to be crafted from other components. The basic materials to craft more valuable materials that can be bought from armorers/blacksmiths. You can also dismantle your equipment to get required parts. For example to get Monster Eyes you can dismantle Drowner Eyes, Nekker Eyes, Cylcops Eyes etc. If you are unsure about a material, then just browse through your items and see what you get for dismantling them.
After equipping all 6 pieces the trophy will unlock.
You can view the full Playlist of all Witcher Gear Sets and their upgrades HERE.
The swords are in two different places - the silver one is in a lonely tower on the coast, in the north of Velen (Lonely Rock) . On the way to obtaining it, two problems arise - the first is the raised bridge to this tower. But don’t be upset, there is another entrance through an underwater cave (in the best traditions of the Middle Ages), located exactly under the Place of Power with the Quen sign. Although, I admit, I climbed the wall myself, quite successfully The second problem is the level 14 Wyvern. I myself was 6, so I had to dodge, lure her inside the tower and attack from under the floor with the Igni sign, bombs and rare powerful blows. The wyvern inside the building feels uncomfortable, so a little patience and everything will work out. All that remains is to climb the tower and pick up the recipe.
The steel sword is located in the Baronetta Castle (Last Bastion) . The entrance there is guarded by a group of Endrinagas with two Level 11 Endrinaga warriors. For those who have not met them, I will say one thing - constant Quen and powerful lunge attacks. Its blows cause poisoning, its attacks stun, but the attacks with its tail are most dangerous. At the top of the castle you will have a fight with a flock of harpies, as they have a nest there. Harpies are level 7, so they shouldn't cause any problems. In the room located on the roof you will find the treasured recipe.
The entire set can only be created by a blacksmith and an apprentice-level armorer (the armorer can be found in the castle of Vronitsa , the estate of the Bloody Baron, the gunsmith lives in Oxenfurt, to get there you will need a travel safe conduct, which can be obtained from the same Baron as you complete the main quest, buy from an underground merchant for 100 ( if you convince, then 50) crowns or receive from the captain of the Redanian guard, who stands at the northern crossing of the Pontar, as a reward for the quest). I also advise you not to throw away these kits, as in the future you can find recipes for improving the items.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pgp7tgNN5I
Video of the location of the Cat's armor set (Pain and Suffering difficulty), recommended level 12.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmf9PMFGwC0