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Hunting a Witch Walkthrough

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This is a guide to the quest titled Hunting a Witch from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, as well as useful tips and strategies for completing the quest.

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Hunting a Witch Rewards and Basic Information

Basic Information

Quest Number 13
Region Velen
Quest Location Midcopse
Previous Quest Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows
Next Quest Wandering in the Dark

Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 100
Item Reward None


Hunting a Witch Main Objectives

Objectives
1 Head to Midcopse. It is south of Blackbough.
2 When you get there you will need to find out where her home is. There are 3 possible ways of doing this: Ask the old man, ask the peasant woman's husband, or eavesdrop on some gossip.
Alternatively you can go straight to the witch's hut. You can find it to the northeast of Midcope. You can find the directions in find the pond objectives.

Ask the Old Man

Objectives
3.A Near the western entrance, there is an old man sitting. Talk to him.
4.A Find the pond.

Ask the Peasant Woman's Husband

Objectives
3.B A woman peasant that lives in the northern, leftmost house will talk about the witch. Talk to the peasant.
4.B She will direct you to her husband who stays outside near the back. Talk to him.
5.B You can either pay him 50 crowns (giving you 5 exp) or use Axii if you have delusion level 2 (it will give you 40 exp).
6.B Find the pond.

Eavesdrop on Some Gossip

Objectives
2.C Outside the westernmost house are two women talking. Stand some distance away from them and use your Witcher Sense to listen in.
3.C Find the pond.

Find the Pond

Objectives
7 Head to the pond north of the village.
8 Get to the lone boulder north of the pond.
9 Find the abandoned cart to the east. You will encounter 5 Nekkers. Follow the road east to get to the witch's hut.

Note: You can skip straight to the witch's hut.
10 Enter the hut and head to the western part of the hut. Use your Witcher Sense and examine the skull on the southside wall.
11 Walk through the portal. Follow the path and go up the stairs.

Hunting a Witch Tips and Strategies

Fighting Nekkers

Nekker
Nekkers are fast and come in groups. Use light attacks as heavy attacks are too slow. Aard helps to knock down multiple nekkers as they attack together.

A Northern Wind Bomb will also help by slowing them down.

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All Act 1 Quests

No. Quest Title Location Sugg. Level
6 The Nilfgaardian Connection Velen 5
7 Bloody Baron Crow's Perch 6
8 Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves Lindenvale 5
9 Family Matters Crow's Perch 6
10 A Princess in Distress Blackbough 5
11 Ciri's Story: The Race Velen 5
12 Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows Abandoned Tower 5
13 Hunting a Witch Midcopse 5
14 Wandering in the Dark Byways 6
15 Ladies of the Wood Crookback Bog 6
16 The Whispering Hillock Ancient Oak 5
17 Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog Crookback Bog 5
18 Pyres of Novigrad Novigrad 10
19 Novigrad Dreaming Novigrad 7
20 Broken Flowers Novigrad 11
21 Get Junior Novigrad 12
22 Ciri's Story: Visiting Junior Novigrad 9
23 Count Reuven's Treasure Novigrad 12
24 A Favor for Radovid Oxenfurt Harbor 9
25 The Play's the Thing Novigrad 11
26 A Poet Under Pressure Novigrad 13
27 Ciri's Story: Breakneck Speed Novigrad 11
28 Destination: Skellige Novigrad 16
29 The King is Dead – Long Live the King Kaer Trolde 16
30 Echoes of the Past Ard Skellig 17
31 Missing Persons Lofoten 15
32 Nameless Freya's Garden 14
33 Ciri's Story: The Calm Before the Storm Lofoten 14

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