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Best Death March Build

Synergy 1/5Synergy Branch: Alchemy
Makes the equipped Mutagens more effective to boost your Vitality.
Acquired Tolerance 1/3Acquired Tolerance Branch: Alchemy
Drastically boosts your Maximum toxicity to use more potions and decoctions for combat.
Refreshment 1/5Refreshment Branch: Alchemy
Increases the effectiveness of your Potions, giving you more healing for more survivability.
Strength Training 1/5Strength Training Branch: Combat
Strengthens your primary Strong attack to kill enemies quicker.
Crushing Blows 1/5Crushing Blows Branch: Combat
Improves your strong attacks and Adrenaline Point gain.
Undying 1/5Undying Branch: Combat
Gives you more survivability making you harder to kill.
Bear School TechniquesBear School Techniques Branch: General
Boosts your vitality while making your strong attack damage more effective.
Survival InstinctSurvival Instinct Branch: General
Gives you additional Vitality for more survivability
GourmetGourmet Branch: General
Gives you a constant healing source for survivability

These are the best skills to pick up early if you've decided to try the Death March difficulty. These combinations provide assistance in combat and quality of life improvements to lessen the difficulty that Death March imposes.

Death March Tips

Checkmark Complete Side Quests
Checkmark Save After Fights
Checkmark Patience in Combat
Checkmark Check the Bestiary
Checkmark Adaptability at its Finest

Complete Side Quests

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Try to complete as much Side Quests as you can, this will help you grow stronger even faster. Most Side Quest will give you better weapons and armors that can help you better prepare for the Main Quest.

Save After Fights

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Make it a habit to save your game after killing enemies. Saving your game everytime you progress is really important to prevent long backtracking if you suddenly die from something unexpected.

Patience in Combat

Patience in Combat

Always wait for the proper timing before executing your attacks or when attempting to parry enemy strikes, as spamming your attacks will only lead to your death.

Rely on dodging and rolling to position yourself properly during fights. This technique is extremely useful, especially when fighting against large group of enemies.

Check the Bestiary

Check the Bestiary

Preparing and planning strategically is a crucial part of combat. Be sure to check the beastiary before fights to use the correct Potions, Oils, and Decoctions best suited for the situation.

Prioritize Quen

Prioritize Quen

Make sure that you always have your Quen up at all times. This will give you 1 guaranteed block for more survivability. Enemies on death march will deal a lot more damage and will have more health than the usual. This will make the duration of the fight much more longer which can cause you to make more mistakes.

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