The Witcher 3 walkthrough: Guide to completing every main story mission and side quest

Two years after the game's official reveal - and after a couple of delays for polishing - The Witcher 3 got its long-awaited release in early 2015.

It might be the final entry in the current Witcher story for developers CD Projekt RED, but with a massive world to explore and a gargantuan list of quests to rattle through, it's certainly a fitting send-off for the last leg of this particular journey.

Right here, you'll find a complete A-Z The Witcher 3 walkthrough of the main campaign, neatly broken down into easily-digested chunks.

You'll find our regional guides - stuffed with Witcher 3 side quest walkthroughs - directly below, as well as our coverage of both expansions Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.

On this page:

The Witcher 3 walkthrough

What follows is a list of main mission guides for The Witcher 3's core campaign, broken up by region:

White Orchard

• The Witcher 3 - Lilac and Gooseberries, Vesemir, Gwent, Nilfgaardian garrison, Yennefer
• The Witcher 3 - The Beast of White Orchard, Mislav, dead soldiers, buckthorn, griffin fight
• The Witcher 3 - The Incident at White Orchard, bandits, Royal Palace, Yennefer's chamber

Velen - No Man's Land

• The Witcher 3 - The Nilfgaardian Connection, Hendrik, Heatherton
• The Witcher 3 - Hunting a Witch, Midcopse, Blackbough, eavesdropping, witch's hut, Keira
• The Witcher 3 - Wandering in the Dark, Guardian, Gargoyle, Eye of Nehaleni, White Frost
• The Witcher 3 - Magic Lamp, braziers, statues, lamp, golem, escape
• The Witcher 3 - Bloody Baron, The King of the Wolves, Gretka, Wolf King, ingredients
• The Witcher 3 - Family Matters, Ciri's Room, talisman, pellar, Eric, pellar's hut
• The Witcher 3 - A Princess in Distress, The Race, burning stables, Oxenfurt, Tamara
• The Witcher 3 - Ladies of the Wood, Trail of Treats, Johnny, Whispering Hillock, ealdorman
• The Witcher 3 - Escaping the Bog, Out of the Shadows, Wild at Heart, werewolf fight

Novigrad

• The Witcher 3 - Pyres of Novigrad, Triss, King of Beggars, rat traps, witch hunters
• The Witcher 3 - Novigrad Dreaming, Corinne, ragdoll, crib, Golden Sturgeon
• The Witcher 3 - Broken Flowers, Zoltan, Dandelion, Superior Racing Saddle, var Attre villa
• The Witcher 3 - Get Junior, The Gangs of Novigrad, assassins, Dijkstra, Margrave Henckel
• The Witcher 3 - Count Reuven's Treasure, Menge, Whoreson Junior, arena, Roche
• The Witcher 3 - The Play's The Thing, Philippa Eilhart, Puffins, A Favour for Radovid
• The Witcher 3 - A Poet Under Pressure, Breakneck Speed, cellar key, trapdoor

The Skellige Isles

• The Witcher 3 - Destination Skellige, The King is Dead, earth elemental, Mask of Uruboros
• The Witcher 3 - Echoes of the Past, Missing Persons, In Wolf's Clothing
• The Witcher 3 - Nameless, fight Morkvarg, The Calm Before The Storm, Wild Hunt warriors
• The Witcher 3 - Ugly Baby, find Yennefer, megascope, potestaquisitor
• The Witcher 3 - The Final Trial, Lambert's boat, Old Speartip, Circle of Elements
• The Witcher 3 - To Bait A Forktail, Eskel, forktail fight, horse race
• The Witcher 3 - No Place Like Home, Va Fail Elaine, Decoctions of the Grasses
• The Witcher 3 - The Isle of Mists, Brothers in Arms, Ivo, Ferenc
• The Witcher 3 - The Battle of Kaer Morhen, close the portals, fight the Wild Hunt
• The Witcher 3 - Imlerith, Blood on the Battlefield, Bald Mountain, Crones, Fugas
• The Witcher 3 - Through Time and Space, Place of Power, Avallac'h, Ge'els
• The Witcher 3 - Payback, Blindingly Obvious, stables, bathhouse, Philippa Eilhart
• The Witcher 3 - The Great Escape, Zoltan, free Margarita, ruins
• The Witcher 3 - Battle Preparations, The Sunstone, pearl diver, Ermion, Eyvind
• The Witcher 3 - Child of the Elder Blood, Skjall's Grave, Veni Vidi Vigo, siren, mirror puzzle
• The Witcher 3 - On Thin Ice, Caranthir, Eredin, Tedd, Deireadh, The Final Age

The Witcher 3 expansion walkthroughs

Here's how to complete each expansion Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine:

Hearts of Stone walkthrough

• The Witcher 3 - getting started, Evil's Soft First Touches, Toad Prince
• The Witcher 3 - Dead Man's Party, Open Sesame!, The Safecracker, Breaking and Entering
• The Witcher 3 - The Caretaker, Witcher Seasonings, Scenes from a Marriage
• The Witcher 3 - Wraith from the Painting, Iris' Greatest Fear, Olgierd
• The Witcher 3 - Without a Trace, Rose on a Red Field, Drakenborg
• The Witcher 3 - Runewright, Enchanting, recipes, Start-up Costs, Quality has its Price

Blood and Wine walkthrough

• The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - Envoys, Wineboys and The Beast of Toussaint
• The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - La Cage au Fou
• The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - Where Children Toil, Toys Waste Away, Wine is Sacred, The Man From Cintra, Capture the Castle and The Night of Long Fangs
• The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - Beyond Hill and Dale
• The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - What Lies Unseen

Other The Witcher 3 guides

Side activities:

• The Witcher 3 Gwent tips
• The Witcher 3 Contracts list
• The Witcher 3 Places of Power locations
• The Witcher 3 - White Orchard: Secondary Quests and Witcher Contracts
• The Witcher 3 - Velen: Secondary Quests and Witcher Contracts
• The Witcher 3 - Novigrad: Secondary Quests and Witcher Contracts
• The Witcher 3 - Skellige Isles: Secondary Quests, Contracts and secrets

System explainers:

• The Witcher 3 Crafting lists: How to craft runestones, components, repair kits, glyphs and crossbow bolts
• The Witcher 3 herb locations explained
• The Witcher 3 Alchemy ingredient lists: How to make potions, bombs, decoctions, oils and substances
• The Witcher 3 money making
• he Witcher 3 endings explained: What to choose to get good, bad and best endings

Witcher 3 gear sets:

• The Witcher 3 Griffin gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Feline gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Manticore gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Wolven gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Viper gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Ursine gear locations
• The Witcher 3 Serpentine gear locations