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This is a guide to the quest titled The Battle of Kaer Morhen from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, best choices for defense, as well as useful tips and strategies for completing the quest.

The Battle of Kaer Morhen Rewards and Basic Information

Basic Information

Rewards

The Battle of Kaer Morhen Main Objectives

The Battle of Kaer Morhen Defense Choices and Best Choices

Objective 2 Choice: Fortress defenses

Workshop Choice

When you choose the option Patch up the wall., the amount of Wild Hunt that you need to fight during Objective 8 will be reduced by 1 wave.

The option Let's clear the armory. will give you the Relic Silver Sword Rose of Shaerawed before going out to face the Wild Hunt.

Laboratory Choice

Choosing the option Potions'll be the most useful. will give you a Superior Swallow recipe and a Fortified Rafard’s Decoction recipe if you have finished the Secondary quest Following the Thread.

The option Witchers' traps - that's the best idea. will make the whole fortress get littered with Witchers' traps making it easier to maneuver during the heavy battles.

Best Choices for the Fortress Defense

For the Workshop Choice, you should always pick the Patch up the wall. option to reduce the number of enemies that you will face during the battle. You should only pick the other option if you made no effort in equipping better swords for yourself.

For the Laboratory Choice, you should always pick the Witchers' traps - that's the best idea. option to have multiple traps inside the fortress. Having multiple traps inside the fortress will help you move around during the battle and also help you so you will not get surrounded by multiple enemies.

The other option for the Laboratory Choice will just give you upgraded potions which you can just loot from chests scattered throughout the game.

The Battle of Kaer Morhen Tips and Strategies

Combat Strategies

Wild Hunt

• Coat your Silver Sword in Elementa Oil to deal bonus damage to them.
• When attacking, stop the combo at 2 strikes. Most of them will parry the 3rd attack in your combo and will shove you away making you stagger.

Hounds of the Wild Hunt

• Coat your SIlver Sword in Elementa Oil to deal bonus damage to them.
• Throw Dimeritium Bombs at them to block an ability they use which causes them to become invulnerable for a moment.
• Casting the Igni Sign on them is very effective. They are very prone to burning, and this will give you a huge opening to attack.

Ciri's New Move

Ciri has a new move that helps her a lot in battle. Pressing R1 on the PS4 or R on the Switch will call down a meteor to her position, dealing heavy damage and staggering the enemy.

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