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Many of the achievements or trophies you can unlock in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are kept secret from you in the game's different menus. There are no hints or clues that tell you what extra goals Geralt can accomplish to complete additional parts of this expansive action-adventure title. With multiple endings and added DLC, it is almost impossible to know every hidden milestone as you continue your adventure.
Even if you make Geralt ridiculously strong in The Witcher 3, many of the quests you embark upon have multiple outcomes based on smaller decisions you make. The multiple choices from various missions usually have secret achievements tied to them, making them easy to miss. Although some trophies depend on the skills you learn, many are locked behind separate possibilities determined by your actions.
The achievements and trophies kept secret in the game are not available for you to unlock on the Nintendo Switch version of the game.
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Every Hidden Achievement You Can't Miss
Simply Complete Sections Of The Main Story
The following secret achievements are those you get naturally by playing through the main story. Different points in the campaign are almost impossible to miss, but you can check to see if you skipped any by accident after beating The Witcher 3.
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| A Friend In Need |
Find and free Dandelion. |
Given when the "A Poet Under Pressure" quest is finished. |
| Family Counselor |
Find the Baron's wife and daughter. |
Given when the "Family Matters" quest is finished. |
| Lilac and Gooseberries |
Find Yennefer. |
Given when the "Lilac and Gooseberries" quest is finished. |
| Kingmaker |
Help choose Skellige's next ruler. |
Given when the "Possession," "The Lord of Undvik," "King's Gambit," and "Coronation" quests are finished. |
| Necromancer |
Help Yennefer extract information from Skjall's body. |
Given when the "Nameless" quest is finished. |
| Something More |
Find Ciri. |
Given when the "Isle of the Mists" quest is finished. |
| The King Is Dead |
Defeat Eredin. |
Given when the "On Thin Ice" quest is finished. |
| Xenonaut |
Visit Tir na Lia. |
Given when the "Through Time and Space" quest is finished. |
Every Secret Achievement in The Base Game
Complete Quests And Make Specific Choices
Many of the secret achievements in The Witcher 3 can be easily missed, so make sure to pay attention to the requirements of certain goals. As you can see in the above video by YouTube creator GuyFarruski, some achievements require multiple steps you need to follow to trigger their completion. The objectives you can miss from the base game are:
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Ashes to Ashes |
Kill Therazane. |
Awarded upon completing "Contract: Doors Slammed Shut," which is found on the notice board in Hierarch Square. |
| Assassin of Kings |
Take part in the assassination of King Radovid. You need to complete these quests before leaving for the Isle of Mists - "An Eye for an Eye", "Redania's Most Wanted", "A Matter of Life and Death", "Now or Never", "A Deadly Plot", and "Blindingly Obvious." |
Given when the "Reason of State" quest is finished. You must also choose the first dialogue option each time Geralt speaks when talking to Dijkstra and Philippa in the "Blindingly Oblivious" quest to win this achievement. |
| Fearless Vampire Slayer |
Kill Sarasti. |
Awarded through completing the "The Mystery of the Byways Murders" quest. You can get to this quest through "Contract: Missing Soldiers" on the notice board in Oreton. |
| Fiend or Foe? |
Kill Morvudd. |
Awarded upon completing "Contract: Missing Son," which can be found in Rannvaig. |
| Friends With Benefits |
Complete Keira Metz's questline. |
Given after completing "An Invitation from Kiera Metz", "A Towerful of Mice", "A Favor for a Friend", and "For the Advancement of Learning." |
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Full Crew |
You must send Keira to Kaer Morhen and complete "An Eye for an Eye" to bring Vernon Roche and Ves. You also need to ask Zoltan Chivay for help after meeting him at the Rosemary & Thyme Inn. During the "Now or Never" quest, help the mages escape Novigrad to win Triss so that the ruler of Skellige will pledge their help upon finishing their quests. Finally, you have to find Ermion in Gedyneith in Ard Skellig to ask for his help. |
Have every possible ally on hand for the battle at Kaer Morhen in The Witcher 3. |
| Shrieker |
Kill the Shrieker. |
The contract for this quest can be found in Crow's Perch in Velen. |
| The Doppler Effect |
Deal with the doppelganger. |
This is awarded upon completing "Contract: An Elusive Thief," which begins after "Contract: Imp." You can find "Contract: Imp" on the notice board in Hierarch Square. |
| Triple Threat |
Kill three different opponents with three different methods in one battle (i.e. different weapon types and spells). |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| What Was That? |
In four seconds, Geralt needs to attack, counter, cast a sign, and use a bomb. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| Woodland Spirit |
Kill the woodland spirit. |
Awarded after completing the "In the Heart of the Woods" quest and siding with Sven. |
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All Hidden Achievements In The Blood & Wine DLC
Search For The Right Requirements
The first DLC for the game, Blood & Wine, has a ton of new hidden achievements you could miss just as easily as those in the base game. Like before, you need to pay attention to the requirements for each goal to make the trophy/achievement trigger and unlock.
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| David and Golyat |
Kill Golyat with a crossbow bolt to the eye. |
When you accomplish the requirement during "The Beast of Toussaint" quest. |
| Hasta La Vista |
Kill a frozen opponent with a crossbow. To do this, hit an enemy with a Northern Wind bomb when it's at low health then kill it with a crossbow. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| The Grapes of Wrath Stomped |
Unite the two warring vineyards and have a wine named after Geralt after starting the "Wine Wars: Belgaard" quest from the Cockatrice Inn Notice Board. Geralt will be given two quests, "Wine Wars: Coronata" and "Wine Wars: Vermentino." Start Vermentino and reach the point where Geralt kills the Archespores and reads the letter. Then, start Coronata and keep going until Geralt reads a letter to begin the "Wine Wars: The Deus in the Machina" quest, which should be completed instead of the other two. Once finished, speak to the original quest givers to receive the "Wine Wars: Consorting" quest to complete to unlock "Wine Wars: Belgraad." |
Finish this quest, meditate for three days, then visit the couple at their new home to unlock the achievement. |
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Last Action Hero |
You need to be awarded the Vitis Vinifera Medal, which can be obtained by completing one of the final quests, "Pump and Strange Circumstance," in Blood & Wine. You can complete this quest by killing Dettlaff and preventing Syanna from dying. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| Turned Every Stone |
You must find all the grandmasters' schematics from all the Witcher schools. This includes finding schematics from Wolven, Griffin, Ursine, and Manicore schools. |
Upon collection of the final piece. |
| A Knight to |
You need to achieve a perfect score in every competition during the tourney in The Witcher 3. The tourney is part of the "The Warble of a Smitten Knight" side quest. Geralt will have to four competitions with flying colors including a horse race, a large battle, an archery competition, and a duel with the champion. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
Every Secret Achievement In The Hearts of Stone DLC
Finish Various Activities And Kill Certain Characters
The Hearts of Stone DLC for The Witcher 3 also includes a variety of hidden achievements. Here are all the tasks to look out for:
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Curator of Nightmares |
Recreate all of Iris' nightmares in the Painted World. Geralt needs to recreate seven memories to proceed, but there is an eighth memory that you might miss, which is the gazebo near the entrance to the Painted World. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| I'm Not Kissing That |
Kill the cursed prince. |
Given when the "Evil’s Soft First Touches" quest is finished. |
| Let the Good Times Roll! |
Complete all the activities at the wedding. You need to dance in front of the stage, talk to the woman near the hog pen, have a drink & play gwent with the dwarves, interact with the pillows in the hayloft, talk to the woman near the barn's ladder, have a drink with the women near the initial gate entrance, search for the dog and the fire swallower, and participate in the hog herding contest for the "Slip in for a Slipper" quest. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| Moo-rderer |
Kill twenty cows using the steel sword. |
Upon the final execution of the task mentioned. |
| Achievement Name |
Requirements |
Achievement Unlock Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Pacta Sunt Servanda |
Complete the Hearts of Stone DLC expansion. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| Rad Steez Bro! |
Slide uninterrupted for at least ten seconds. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
| Shopaholic |
Buy all the items at Borsodis' Auction House. |
Can be earned during the "Open Sesame!" quest. |
| When It's Many Against One |
Fight all the Iris von Everec spirits at once. To do this, the player needs to provoke all the spirits during the "Scenes From A Marriage" quest. |
Finish the task(s) mentioned in the requirements. |
Completionists will be happy to know that a majority of the secret objectives needed to fully finish the game are not hard once you know what they are. Once you complete every secret achievement or trophy in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you can rest knowing that you have explored every bit of content in one of the best open-world RPG games to release in the last decade.
Source: GuyFarruski/YouTube
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content
- Developer(s)
- CD Projekt Red
- Publisher(s)
- CD Projekt Red
- Engine
- REDengine 3
- Franchise
- The Witcher
- Platform(s)
- Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
