Skills and Abilities in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are different than previous Witcher games. In the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt the player has 4 different Skill Trees to choose from and 70 Skills total to invest points into. The player may equip only 12 of these Skills at a given time, but they can be swapped out should the player wish to do so. The player will also be able to refund his/her Skill Points during the game.
Mutagens can be enhanced by equipping them in the Mutagen Slots and equipping Skills that match the same color of the
Mutagens.
Combat Skills
These abilities increase your offensive, defensive and crossbow Skills. These Skills will appear
red when equipped.
Fast Attack
Preform fast melee attacks with either sword
Strong Attack
Allows you to perform strong melee attacks which ignores enemy armor
Defense
Wolf School defense techniques
Marksmanship
Allows you to wield a light hand-held crossbow
Battle Trance
Signs
These abilities improve the 5
Signs that you can use through out the game. These Skills appear
blue when equipped.
Aard
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Igni
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Yrden
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Quen
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Axii
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Brewing
Enables the brewing and drinking of witcher potions
Oil Preparation
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Bomb Creation
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Mutation
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Trial of the Grasses
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General Skills
These abilities improve general aspects of your play style, such as
Armor proficiency,
Potions tolerance and amount of health. These Skills appear
yellow when equipped.
Sun and Stars
During the day,
Vitality regenerates by an additional 10 points per second when not in combat. At night,
Stamina regenerates by an additional 1 point per second during combat.
Survival Instinct
Cat School Techniques
Each piece
light armor increases critical hit damage by 25% and fast attack damage by 5%.
Griffin School Techniques
Bear School Techniques
Each piece of
heavy armor increases your strong attack 5% and maximum health by 5%.
Metabolism Control
Focus
Steady Shot
Crossbow deals 25% more damage
Rage Management
If your current Stamina level is too low, Signs can be cast using Adrenaline Points.
Adrenaline Burst
Increases Adrenaline generation by 5%. Using Signs now generates Adrenaline Points
Mutagens
Mutagens provide the player with benefits such as: increased health, armor proficiency,
Stamina recovery etc.