The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
78 Achievements
2,000
157.5-196h
Brawl Master
Complete all fistfighting quests in Velen, Skellige and Novigrad.
15
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How to unlock the Brawl Master achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide
There are 14 fistfights that you must win to unlock the Brawl Master achievement. After winning a fight you will receive a fistfighting questline for that region. You can then track this side quest to see the next fight highlighted on the map. It doesn't matter in what order you do the first 3 fights of each map. But the fourth fight (champion) is only unlocked after the other 3 fighters have been defeated.
The fights get increasingly harder with every map. If you have too much trouble, then lower the difficulty in the game options. The basic strategy for every fight is to counter (or dodge) an opponents attack, then use 3 quick strikes to hurt him.
The fights are available at any time. Just walk up to the Bookie to start fighting. If you lose a fight you can replay it by talking to the Bookie again (or load last checkpoint). Unlocking the very last fight requires you to complete a side quest to get rid off a wraith that haunts the arena. Let the wraith defeat you in combat and talk to the guards in the watchtower near the arena to unlock the last fight. If you die against the champion of champions you need to reload the last save game to try again.
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Not only is this achievement missable, it's also buggy as shit. I had an issue where after defeating the final opponent, the achievement didn't pop. I reloaded my prior save and fought the champion 3 times to no avail. In order to get this to pop, I had to perform a hard reset on my system (hold down power button for 30 seconds), load up my save again, and FINALLY got it on my 4th attempt. If this happens to you, try this. It should work.
Not sure if this works for all fights as I only discovered it before the final one.
In total, there are exactly 13 fistfights in the Northern Realms that must be completed for this achievement. There are 4 in Velen, another 4 in Novigrad, and 5 in Skellige. Refer to the checklist below for the general area of each fistfight.
Velen
- Inn at the Crossroads
- Lindenvale
- Blackbough
- Crow’s Perch
Novigrad
- Hierarch Square
- Oxenfurt Gate
- Novigrad Docks
- Glory Gate
Skellige
- Kaer Trolde Harbor
- Arinbjorn
- Harviken
- Urialla Harbor
- Hov [Champion of Champions Fight]
In order for the fights in the aforementioned towns/villages to spawn, you will need to pick up a note on a notice board in that region that mentions "Fist Fights." This will then activate the "Fists of Fury" side quest for that region. Make sure to set this as your active quest as a means of tracking your opponents/fights on the world map.
Be aware that the fourth fight of each region (Championship Fight) will only be available once all prior fights in that region have been completed. Also, you’ll notice that the fights will increase in difficulty, so keep basic combat tactics in mind: counter/dodge the incoming attack, then perform 2-3 fast punches (or 1-2 strong punches), then repeat until your opponent has been defeated. If you happen to lose during a fight, you can enter the brawl again by speaking with the bookie or reloading a previous save file if you want to save your crowns.
The fights in each region will be available at any time during your playthrough, so you can begin working on this achievement as early or as late as you wish. After the 12th fight, you will need to complete a side quest called "Master of the Arena" for the arena guards in Hov (Skellige) before unlocking the Champions of Champions fight. Once this side quest has been completed, return to the guards in the watchtower near the arena in Hov and the final fight will unlock. Defeating the Champion of Champions here will then finally unlock the achievement. If you die against the Champion of Champions, you must reload your previous save file (or previous auto-save checkpoint) and try again since the fight cannot be repeated.
*Missable Trophy*
There are 14 fistfights that you must win to unlock the Brawl Master trophy. After winning a fight you will receive a fistfighting questline for that region. You can then track this side quest to see the next fight highlighted on the map. It does not matter in what order you do the first 3 fights of each map. But the fourth fight (champion) is only unlocked after the other 3 fighters have been defeated.
The fights get increasingly harder with every map. If you have too much trouble, then lower the difficulty (make a backup save if your doing Death March) in the game options. The basic strategy for every fight is to counter (or dodge) an opponent’s attack, then use 3 quick strikes to hurt him.
The fights will become available after completing the "Bloody Baron" main story quest in Velen. Just walk up to the Bookie to start fighting. If you lose a fight you can replay it by talking to the Bookie again (or load last checkpoint). Unlocking the very last fight requires you to complete a side quest to get rid off a wraith that haunts the arena. Let the wraith defeat you in combat and talk to the guards in the watchtower near the arena to unlock the last fight. If you die or lose against the champion of champions you need to reload the last save game to try again.
Detailed video showing where the battles are located and the general battle strategy
https://youtu.be/ngBmEloCcHg
The final troll is also easy to defeat. The arena is big, he's slow. Dodge it and hit the sides and back. But don't forget to save before the final battle! It is given only 1 attempt.