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The Best Weapons, Armors, and Equipment Sets

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This is a page on the Best Armors and Weapons in the game The Witcher 3. Read on to learn what are the best items you can equip with their effects in the game.

Witcher Gear Sets

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Witcher Gears are the best armor sets you can get in the game because of the additional set bonus provided once you are wearing all 6 of them. They can also be upgraded to the more-powerful Master versions, and you can push the upgrades up to Grandmaster if you have the Blood & Wine DLC.

Not only that, but they can be further improved by starting a New Game+ to unlock the Legendary version of the items, with even better stats. However, this will require you to start the game all over again and look for each diagram to make the Legendary armor available for crafting.

Wolven Armor Set

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Wolven armor is a medium-weight gear that gives the most balanced stats for both offense and defense among all the witcher gears. The bonus effect from this Witcher Gear allows you to apply multiple oils to your sword at the same time and makes your bomb throw more faster. This armor set works best with the balance use of sword, signs, and items.

Grandmaster legendary Wolven Set
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Chest.jpg Grandmaster legendary Wolven armor
Armor: 485
Adrenaline Point: 35%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Gauntlets.jpg Grandmaster legendary Wolven gloves
Armor: 185
Sign Intensity: 12%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Trousers.jpg Grandmaster legendary Wolven trousers
Armor: 189
Attack Power: 18%
Sign Intensity: 18%
Resistance: Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Boots.jpg Grandmaster legendary Wolven boots
Armor: 189
Attack Power: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Silver Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary silver sword
Sign Intensity: 15%
Adrenaline Point: 15%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Bonus XP
Best Weapon and Armor - Wolven Steel Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary steel sword
Sign Intensity: 15%
Adrenaline Point: 15%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Bonus XP
Set Bonus Effect:
・3 Piece: Up to three different oils can be applied to a sword at a time.
・6 Piece: Bombs are thrown without any delay.

Ursine Armor Sets

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Ursine Witcher Set is a heavy-weight gear that drastically increases your armor and adrenaline gain. This armor set is recommended for players who likes to play as defensive as possible and slowly taking out the enemies with perfectly timed strong attacks. This build relies on using decoctions, oils, and potions to increase their damage output when fighting thougher opponents.

Grandmaster legendary Ursine Set
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Chest.jpg Grandmaster legendary ursine armor
Armor:
Adrenaline Point Gain: 34%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Gauntlets.jpg Grandmaster legendary ursine gauntlets
Armor:
Adrenaline Point: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Trousers.jpg Grandmaster legendary Ursine trousers
Armor:
Adrenaline Point: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Boots.jpg Grandmaster legendary Ursine boots
Armor:
Adrenaline Point: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Silver Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Ursine Silver Sword
Damage:
Adrenaline Point: 25%
Critical Damage: 100%
Critical Chance, Dismember Chance, Bonus XP
Best Weapon and Armor - Ursine Steel Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Ursine Steel Sword
Damage:
Adrenaline Point: 25%
Critical Damage: 100%
Critical Chance, Dismamber Chance, Bonus XP
Set Bonus Effect:
・3 Piece: When a Quen shield shatters, there is a chance a new one will be cast at no Stamina cost. The bonus increases by 5% for each piece of the set. Current chance is: 0%
・6 Piece: Damage dealth by Abiities involving the Quen Sign is increased by 200%.

Griffin Armor Set

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Griffin Witcher Set is also a medium-weight armor that mainly focuses on increasing your Sign Intensity to maximize the use of your signs. This Armor Set is perfect for people who likes to use Signs during fights and instantly deal damage.

Grandmaster legendary Griffin Set
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Chest.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin armor
Armor: 485
Sign Intensity: 34%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Gauntlets.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin gloves
Armor: 185
Sign Intensity: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Trousers.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin trousers
Armor: 189
Sign Intensity: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Boots.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin boots
Armor: 189
Sign Intensity: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Bludgeoning, Slashing, Monsters
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Silver Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin silver sword
Sign Intensity: 25%
Critical Damage: 50%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Bonus XP
Best Weapon and Armor - Griffin Steel Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Griffin steel sword
Sign Intensity: 25%
Critical Damage: 50%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Bonus XP
Set Bonus Effect:
・3 Piece: After using Stamina to cast a Sign in its standard mode, the next Sign cast within 3 seconds will be cast in standard mode without using Stamina.
・6 Piece: The size of Yrden traps is increased by 40%. While you are within an Yrden trap, Stamina regeneration is increased by 5/s and Sign Intensity by 100%, and damage is reduced by 20%.

Feline Armor Sets

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Feline Witcher gear is a light-weight gear that mainly boosts your stamina regeneration and attack power. This armor set is most suited for players who like to dish out the most damage with fast attacks and be as mobile as possible. This build relies on dodging and rolling because of the increased stamina regen to make up for the extremely low defense.

Grandmaster legendary Feline Set
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Chest.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline armor
Armor: 485
Attack Power: 34%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Gauntlets.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline gauntletss
Armor: 185
Attack Power: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Trousers.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline trousers
Armor: 189
Attack Power: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Boots.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline boots
Armor: 189
Attack Power: 17%
Resistance: Piercing, Slashing, Monsters, Elemental
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Silver Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline silver sword
Aard Intensity: 15%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Dismember Chance, Bonus XP
Best Weapon and Armor - Feline Steel Sword.jpg Grandmaster legendary Feline steel sword
Aard Intensity: 20%
Critical Chance, Bleeding Chance, Dismember Chance, Bonus XP
Set Bonus Effect:
・3 Piece: Strong Attacks increase Fast attack damage for 5 seconds by 10% for each piece of the set.
・6 Piece: Rear attacks deal 50% more damage, and also stun opponents at the cost of 1 Adrenaline Point(s)

If you want to know how to get the diagrams for these witcher sets, you can check out our guide on Witcher Gear Locations on the link below!
Witcher Gear Locations

Other Weapons

Aerondight

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Aerondight's ability to generate charges and to permanently increase your damage puts this weapon to the top. If you want to deal the maximum damage possible in the game this is the best weapon available in the whole game. Aerondight is a weapon that is only available on the Blood & Wine DLC and can be received after finishing the quest called There Can Be Only One.

For more information on how to get Aerondight. You can check out our guide on How to Get Aerondight on the link below!
How to Get Aerondight

Toussaint Knight silver sword

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Toussaint Knight's Steel Sword can be crafted after getting the diagram dropped by the leader at Hanse Base in Toussaint. This weapon's +300 Armor Piercing stat with +100% Critical hit damage bonus makes this weapon extremely powerful against any foe. It is one of the best steel swords available in the whole game.

Unlocking DLC armors

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You can unlock the upgrades for Grandmaster and the Manticore Witcher Gear after finishing the quest called Master Master Master Master!, given by Lafargue, which is only available in the Blood & Wine DLC.

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