The Witcher 3 Manticore gear: How to get all Manticore armor and Manticore sword locations
How to complete the Manticore series of gear quests.
Witcher 3 Manticore gear is likely to be the last set you'll pick up.
It was introduced in the Blood and Wine expansion and is only available at Grandmaster level. That means you've only got to find one set of diagrams, which, if you've been collecting them all, should feel like being given a shoulder massage.
It's another medium armour set but it gives bonuses to bombs and other alchemical pursuits, making it perfect for those who like to use gadgets.
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The Witcher 3 has a vast array of different armour sets to wear. While many of these can simply be found lying around the world, the most powerful items must be crafted using diagrams you can find out in the world.
The best armours are often the Witcher School gear, each of which has a quest line associated with it. While you can always follow the quests themselves, you can also just go and pick up the diagrams anyway.
If you're looking for more assistance, our Witcher 3 walkthrough can help.
How to get the Manticore Steel Sword
Head southwest from the Chuchote Cave marker until you reach some ruins. Make your way to the ruined tower and climb up. Use your Witcher senses to find the loose brick and loot it for the diagram.
To craft this, you need:
2 Leather Scraps
2 Dimeritium Ingots
1 Ruby Dust
1 Monster Saliva
How to get the Manticore Silver Sword
From the Palace Gardens head southwest until you find a cave on the waterfront. Make your way through the cave fighting the monsters that appear until you reach some beggars. Pick up the coins and give them to the beggars to move onto the next area where there are more monsters, kill them and look for a wall to use Aard on. Go on through and you'll find the diagrams next to a strange man on an altar.
To craft this, you need:
2 Leather Scraps
2 Dimeritium Ingots
1 Ruby
1 Monster Brain
How to get the Manticore Chest Armour
Go south from the Termes Palace Ruins to find a cave, go inside and you'll see notes all over the walls. Go to the wall at the back and pick up the right-hand note for the diagram.
To craft this, you need:
2 Cured Draconid Leather
2 Dimeritium Plate
2 Monster Eyes
2 Monster Ears
How to get the Manticore Gauntlets
To the northeast of Basane Farm is a small lake with some bandits near it. Kill them off and go for a swim as the diagram is at the bottom of the lake.
To craft this, you need:
1 Cured Draconid Leather
1 Meteorite Silver Plate
1 Monster Hair
1 Monster Blood
Our Witcher 3 walkthrough and guide can help you with the main story, including the Wandering in the Dark and Family Matters missions, and eventually, one of several Witcher 3 endings. There's plenty of side content, too, including Witcher 3 Contracts, White Orchard quests, Velen quests, Novigrad quests and Skellige Isles quests. Elsewhere, learn about the best Witcher 3 builds, the best Witcher 3 mods, how to make money in Witcher 3, find Places of Power locations, and learn how to do Witcher 3 crafting and Witcher 3 Alchemy And when you're done with all those - we can help you through expansions with our Hearts of Stone walkthrough and Blood and Wine walkthrough.
How to get the Manticore Trousers and Boots
To the north of the Prophet Lebioda Statue is a temple. Go inside and you'll find a weak wall to break with Aard, you'l; be accosted by a spirit so take it out, then grab the diagrams from the table in the corner.
To craft these, you need:
Trousers
1 Cured Draconid Leather
1 Dimeritium Ingot
1 Monster Claw
2 Monster Blood
Boots
1 Cured Draconid Leather
1 Dimeritium Plate
4 Monster Claw
2 Monster Blood
Looking for more Witcher 3 gear? Here's where to find: