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The Witcher 3

Golyat Giant Location, Weaknesses, and Loot

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This is a guide on how to beat the enemy Golyat Giant in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to find out what loot Golyat Giant drops, what its weaknesses are, what level you should fight it at, and more.

Golyat Giant - Basic Information

Appearance and Type

Golyat GiantGolyat Giant
Type Ogroids
Class Normal Monsters
Appearing in Blood and Wine DLC

The Type of a Monster will determine what Oil it is weak against. For example, Monsters of the Necrophage Type will receive 10% extra damage from Swords coated in Necrophage oil.

Golyat Giant - Loot and Locations

Loot Dropped by Golyat Giant

Loot Item 1 (eval):1: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ')' ('Golyat's Trophy'.present?) ^ (eval):1: unterminated string meets end of file ('Golyat's Trophy'.present?) ^ (eval):1: syntax error, unexpected end-of-input, expecting ')' ('Golyat's Trophy'.present?) ^ (eval):1: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ')' ('Golyat's Trophy'.blank?) ^ (eval):1: unterminated string meets end of file ('Golyat's Trophy'.blank?) ^ (eval):1: syntax error, unexpected end-of-input, expecting ')' ('Golyat's Trophy'.blank?) ^
Loot Item 2 Crowns

Golyat Giant - Weaknesses and How to Fight

Weaknesses of Golyat Giant

Weakness 1 Grapeshot
Weakness 2 Axii
Weakness 3 Yrden
Recommended Sword Silver
Recommended Oil Ogroid Oil

How to Fight Golyat

How to Fight

The best and easiest way to kill Golyat is to hit it in the eye with a crossbow bolt. If you are able to correctly aim the crossbow and hit its eye, Golyat will instantly die from the crossbow bolt. A good way to do this is to perfectly dodge Golyat's forward overhead swing with the Fleet Footed skill and use automatic aim of the crossbow.

Another way to deal with Golyat is to constantly protect yourself with the Quen Sign and attack him in between its large and slow attacks. You can also use the Yrden Sign to slow it down even more and give yourself larger openings to attack.

What Preparations to Make?

You should use your Silver Sword and coat it with Ogroid oil to deal bonus damage to them. Prepare bombs that deal a decent amount of damage like the Grapeshot Bomb or the Dancing Star Bomb if you are uncomfortable engaging Golyat in melee combat.

Special Sign Effects

  • Yrden - This can slow it down further and give you larger openings to attack it in between its slow attacks.

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