The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Pest Control

Pest Control

Destroy all monster nests in the Velen / Novigrad region, or in Skellige.

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How to unlock the Pest Control achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide

I've thought I destroy all monster nests in the Velen / Novigrad region, I found only 22 Nests after hours of searching but no Achievement. After travelling to Skellige (you get there via Mainquest) and exploring there I found only five monster nests - so if your going for this Achievement, its way easier there ;)

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(more on the witchermap: https://witcher3map.com/s/#3/-10.83/-0.79)

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21 May 2015 19:18

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Must say, easy mode! I got mine via Velen lol
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By Mr Funkay on 25 May 2015 07:38
There's actually 23 that I've found in velen/novigead.....one glitched out on me in the wandering in the dark area (the quest with keira Metz).....it shows on my map that its still bright white but when I check it its not there anymore ....one of the many bugs that have ruined my experience (missing bandit key so i can't get all the gwent cards, infinite loading screen on kings gambit) its kinda annoying to be honest
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By hunterkillah789 on 28 May 2015 15:29
Yep, there are 23 in Velen, that's why it didn't pop at 22.
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By Current Future on 20 Jun 2015 01:09
What is the highest level enemy in the Skellige nests?
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By bryan dot exe on 22 Jun 2015 03:14
Keira's quest was the one that popped the achievement for me. The key to remember though is the map doesnt show the two rats nest as nor does it qeue you to drop a bomb to burn the nests. You just have to do that on your own and presto, if you found all the surface nests this is a done deal. Dont waste time chasing the rats down, burn the nests on either side, do some clean up and proceed.
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By Tattooed Gringo on 27 Jul 2015 20:17
Excellent guide... unfortunately you will not be getting +1 from me. As I have the Complete Edition. I do not think there is a guide yet. If you decide to post let me know if you want. I will gladly give you a positive.
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By Hexa Fox on 25 Oct 2016 23:48
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By Urban Huntsman on 28 Mar 2017 15:25
Ah thanks for the hint.
I've updated the Guide with the Link & Screenshot to the witchermap
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By King fiShiZ on 28 Mar 2017 15:31
This has glitched for me i did the 5 in skelliage it didnt pop (checked each one 3 times to be sure) then did the 23 in Velen and still didnt pop. bit annoyed but hey i got a fair bit of xp doing the nests. My only hope is when i do the DLC nests it pops the cheevo for me.
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By Adamantium NZ on 08 Dec 2019 18:15
I've got 23 greyed out in Velen, but no achievement...
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By GhostJohn325 on 23 Apr 2022 05:27
Okay, so there's definitely more than 23 monster nests in Velen/Novigrad area. I just found my 24th in a really high level monster area toward the right side of the map. Still no achievement yet, though.
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By GhostJohn325 on 24 Apr 2022 03:37
J'étais à 17.velen et novigrad et je vien de terminé les 5 de skellig et achievement 😁
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By RPM JESUS 4k on 08 Jan 2023 02:01
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Videos are great and all but I found it much quicker to use a map

here is a great interactive map you can filter and compare with your in game one to find any you need http://witcher3map.com

It's currently missing one in velen. If you go south on the map from Novigrad there is a wide area of water cutting the map in 2 with 3 /4 small islands linked to both sides by bridges, the missing nest is on the right most island and it has a signpost called Hindhold on it. Hope that helps those missing the last Velen one.

Word of warning if doing these in Velen , there are 2 in the east very close together , side by side in fact that are guarded by some lvl 21 enemies.
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04 Jun 2015 10:02

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Just got the drowner nest on the small island didn't pop for me was my 23rd nest maybe it might lag pop later like some achievements
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By Urban Huntsman on 28 Mar 2017 15:34
Second time playing the game, so I decided to do this in the Velen / Novigrad region this time around just to see it done. I can confirm that at minimum, the Hearts of Stone Monster Nests are required (assumingly though, only if you've purchased the DLC) raising the required amount for that region to 29. I've seen no word on whether Beauclair would count as a possible region despite the unchanged achievement description, but I'd assume not.

There's also another caveat to potentially consider - there's 12 unmarked "monster nests" during the 'Contract: Missing Brother' Witcher contract. An optional objective tasks you with destroying Arachas eggs - after examining the first one you come across, all twelve get marked with a Monster Nest logo. It's entirely possible these also count, however I did that mission at level 20-something, before Hearts of Stone felt feasible - so I didn't test as to whether you need those.

Probably a fairly pointless solution since the real solution will always just be "Skellige", but ever in the name of science, I'm posting this anyways. So for the three of you that want to or tried to do this in Velen / Novigrad... it'll be helpful.
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11 Dec 2017 18:18

To get this trophy you need to clear all monster nets (can be found at "?" locations and are marked with a monster head when discovered) in Velen/Novigrad or Skellige. Skellige is the best zone to do this in having that there are more nests in Velen/Novigrad than in Skellige.

There are a total of 5 nests in Skellige:
There are 4 nests on the main island (Ard Skellige) and one on the northern island of An Skellige. Having that the quest to get to Skellige is level 16 its recommended that you are around that level.

Refer to this map: http://witcher3map.com/s/#3/24.13/-4.31
Clear all markers on the left and just enable the "Monster Nest" one. You could enable the "Sign post" one as well to see where the closest travel point is.

If you are dead set on doing this trophy in Velen/Novigrad refer to this map insted: http://witcher3map.com/v/#3/60.00/-5.00
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18 Jun 2015 07:28

It's recommended you do this on Skellige as it has the fewest monster nests, making it the quickest way to earn this trophy (Velen/Novigrad has over 20).

4 of the Skellige Monster Nests are on the main island (Ard Skellig) and 1 on the northern island (An Skellig). You must have destructive bombs in your inventory to destroy the nests (e.g. Grapeshot, Dancing Star Bomb). Bombs can be crafted using alchemy and replenished using strong alcohol while meditating. Monster nests will be shown as question marks on the map after interacting with all quest boards of that region. For a quick overview of their locations see the video below:

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Though you will most likely be destroying all the monster nests you encounter across the Northern Realms for XP, this achievement can be knocked out of the way quickly by focusing your attention on the nests in Skellige once you arrive on the island. This is mainly due to the reason that Skellige has the fewest monster nests, while Velen/Novigrad have well over twenty nests. Monster nests appear on the mini-map and world map as a "dragon head" icon and must be destroyed via direct interaction, where Geralt will then place a bomb on the nest to eliminate it (only Grapeshot, Samum, or Dancing Star bombs work).

Four of the Skellige monster nests are located on the main island (Ard Skellig) and the fifth monster nest is located on the northern island (An Skellig). Make sure you're stocked with the appropriate bombs when working on this; it'll even net progress towards the "Fire in the Hole!" achievement. Go ahead and refer to the video guide below for the location of all five nests in Skellige.

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It's better to do this in Skellige (there are only 5 nests there). 4 nests on the main island and 1 on the northern one. To destroy the nests, you need to have bombs with you.

Video to help.
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19 May 2015 19:19

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who is too lazy to watch the video, all 5 places on Skellige:
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By mig9 on 29 Dec 2016 15:09
If you are interested in playing the game to its fullest, just open all the questions on the map. I received the trophy in Velen. If you open everything and climb everywhere it will click by itself
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By ALexZ25 on 30 Jun 2016 08:59
Sometimes, after destroying the “guards” and the nest itself, another monster emerges. It also needs to be destroyed (she shamefully ran away to Velen - they didn’t give her a trophy). Looting nests doesn't seem to be necessary - on the Skellige islands there was a ding before collecting loot in a nest.
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By yarolika00 on 12 Jun 2021 16:25
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After clearing all 23 points in Velen and Novigrad, the trophy did not drop, try immediately on Skelig
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29 Jan 2020 21:41