Cyclops Location, Weaknesses, and Loot

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

Cyclops - Basic Information

Appearance and Type

Cyclops
Type	Ogroids
Class	Normal Monsters
Appearing in	Witcher 3 Base Game

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.

Cyclops - Loot and Locations

Loot Dropped by Cyclops

Cyclops - Weaknesses and How to Fight

Weaknesses of Cyclops

How to Fight Cyclopses

How to Fight

The best and easiest way to deal with a Cyclops is to freeze them using the Northern Wind Bomb and attack them with a fully charged Rend from behind. It is possible to instant-kill a cyclops provided that you dealt enough damage with your Rend.

Another good way to deal with the Cyclops is to constantly protect yourself with the Quen Sign while attacking it in between its large and slow attacks. If you feel like you need time to collect yourself, you can use the Axii Sign to enrage it and use that time to recover somewhere outside the cylopses range of attack.

What Preparations to Make?

You should use your Silver Sword and coat it with Ogroid oil to deal bonus damage to them. Prepare Northern Wind Bombs if you plan to try and one-hit-kill the Cyclos with Rend. You can also prepare some bombs that deal a decent amount of damage to the monster like Grapeshot Bombs and Dancing Star Bombs.

Special Sign Effects

• Aard - DO NOT USE this, they are very resistant to the effects of the Aard Sign.
• Axii - Use this to enrage the Cyclops and give youself time to recover or collect yourself.

Related Links

See the List of All Monsters