The Witcher 3 Achievements: All Trophies and How to unlock

The Witcher 3 achievements and trophies are quite a few, especially with the two expansions that were released later on. While a normal playthrough will net you several of them, some may challenge your imagination (like Moo-rderer). Completionists will surely strive to platinum the game, no matter how long it takes to do so.

Read on to find the entire list of The Witcher 3 achievements, along with Heart of Stone and Blood and Wine.

The Witcher 3 Trophy Guide: How to unlock all achievements

There is a total of 78 obtainable The Witcher 3 achievements (not counting the Platinum trophy exclusive to PS players) that you can unlock: 52 are available with the base game, 13 in the Hearts of Stone expansion, and 13 more in the Blood and Wine expansion.

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The full list of The Witcher 3 achievements is as follows (courtesy of Witcher wiki):

Base game

The Witcher 3 and its combat (Image via CDPR)

Achievement	Requirement
A Friend in Need	Find and free Dandelion
All In	Play three hero cards in one round of Gwent and win the match
Armed and Dangerous	Find and equip all the elements of one set of Witcher Gear
Ashes to Ashes	Complete the contract on Therazane
Assassin of Kings	Take part in the assassination of King Radovid
Bombardier	Collect the formulae for six different bomb types
Bookworm	Read 30 books, journals or other documents
Brawl Master	Complete all fistfighting quests in Velen, Skellige, and Novigrad
Brawler	Defeat Olaf, the Skellige champion of unarmed combat
Butcher of Blaviken	Kill at least five opponents in under ten seconds
Can't Touch This!	Kill five foes in a fight without taking damage (except for Toxicity) and without using the Quen Sign
Card Collector	Acquire all Gwent cards available in the base version of the game
Dendrologist	Acquire all the Abilities in one tree
Environment Unfriendly	Kill 50 opponents using the environment (e.g. swamp gas, insects, or objects)
Even Odds	Kill two monsters you have a contract on without using Signs, potions, mutagens, oils, or bombs
Family Counselor	Find the Baron's wife and daughter
Fast and Furious	Win all the horse races in the game
Fearless Vampire Slayer	Complete the contract on Sarasti
Fiend or Foe?	Complete the contract on Morvudd
Fire in the Hole	Destroy ten monster nests using bombs
Fist of the South Star	Defeat an opponent in a fistfight without taking any damage
Friends with Benefits	Complete the subplot involving Keira Metz
Full Crew	Bring all possible allies to Kaer Morhen for the battle against the Hunt
Geralt and Friends	Win a round of Gwent using only neutral cards
Geralt: The Professional	Complete all Witcher contracts
Globetrotter	Discover 100 fast travel points
Gwent Master	Defeat Tybalt and win the Gwent tournament held at the Passiflora
Humpty Dumpty	Kill 10 opponents by knocking them off somewhere high with the Aard Sign
Kaer Morhen Trained	Perform 10 effective counterattacks in a row without getting hit or parrying
Kingmaker	Complete the subplot about choosing Skellige's ruler
Let's Cook!	Learn 12 potion formulae
Lilac and Gooseberries	Find Yennefer of Vengerberg
Master Marksman	Kill 50 human and nonhuman opponents by striking them in the head with a crossbow bolt
Munchkin	Reach character development level 35
Mutant	Fill all mutagen slots
Necromancer	Help Yennefer extract information from Sjkall's body
Overkill	Make an opponent suffer from bleeding, poisoning, and burning simultaneously. Do this 10 times
Passed the Trial	Finish the game on any difficulty
Pest Control	Destroy all monster nests in the Velen / Novigrad region, or in Skellige
Power Overwhelming	Have all possible Place of Power bonuses active at the same time
Ran the Gauntlet	Finish the game on the "Blood and Broken Bones!" or "Death March!" difficulty levels
Shrieker	Complete the contract on the shrieker
Something More	Find Ciri
That is the Evilest Thing	Ignite the gas produced by a Dragon's Dream bomb using a burning opponent. Do this 10 times
The Doppler Effect	Resolve the Doppler problem in Novigrad
The Enemy of My Enemy	Use the Axii Sign to force an opponent to kill another. Do this 20 times
The King is Dead	Defeat Eredin
The Limits of the Possible	Collection of all trophies (PlayStation exclusive achievement)
Triple Threat	Kill 3 opponents in one fight using 3 different methods (swords, bombs, crossbow, Signs, etc)
Walked the Path	Finish the game on the "Death March!" difficulty level
What was That?	Attack, counter, cast a Sign, and throw a bomb (in any order) in under 4 seconds
Woodland Spirit	Complete the contract on the Woodland Spirit
Xenonaut	Visit Tir na Lia and convince Ge'els to betray Eredin

Hearts of Stone

Achievement	Requirement
Can Quit Anytime I Want	Be under the influence of seven potions or decoctions at the same time
Curator of Nightmares	Recreate all of Iris' nightmares in the Painted World
I Wore Ofieri Before It Was Cool	Collect all available Ofieri armor and horse gear, and at least one Ofieri sword
I'm Not Kissing That	Kill the prince cursed into a toad
Killed It	Win a round of Gwent with a total strength of at least 187
Let the Good Times Roll!	Participate in all the activities at the wedding
Moo-rderer	Kill 20 cows
Pacta Sunt Servanda	Finish the "Hearts of Stone" expansion
Rad Steez, Bro!	Slide downhill uninterrupted for at least 10 seconds
Return to Sender	Kill 3 opponents with their own arrows
Shopaholic	Buy all the items put on the block at the Borsodis' Auction House
When It's Many Against One...	Provoke all Iris von Everec's Nightmares into fighting you at the same time and defeat them
Wild Rose Dethorned	Destroy all the fallen knights of the Order of the Flaming Rose's campsites

Blood and Wine

Achievement	Requirement
A Knight to Remember	Obtain a flawless victory in all the competitions during the knights' tourney
David and Golyat	Kill Golyat with a crossbow bolt to his eye
Dressed to Kill	Unlock the bonus for equipping all the witcher gear elements from one School
Embodiment of the Five Virtues	Be given Aerondight by the Lady of the Lake
Hasta la Vista	Kill a frozen opponent with a crossbow bolt
I Have a Gwent Problem	Collect all the cards in the Skellige deck
King of the Clink	Serve time in Toussaint
Last Action Hero	Be decorated with the Order of Vitis Vinifera
Playing House	Use all available options for developing Corvo Bianco
The Grapes of Wrath Stomped	Help unite the warring vineyards and have wine named in your honor
The Witcher's Gone South	Travel to the Duchy of Toussaint
Turned Every Stone	Find all grandmaster diagrams for each Witcher school
Weapon "W"	Develop a mutation

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These are all the achievements you can unlock in The Witcher 3 if you complete all the tasks associated with them. 100% finishing the game isn't necessary to enjoy the flavor of this masterpiece. Nevertheless, completionists will not be discouraged by any request.

And if you are having difficulty in navigating the trials and tribulations of this open-world action RPG, you can check out The Witcher 3 console commands and cheat codes. The only issue with using them is that they may switch off achievements and trophies.

FAQs on achievements and trophies in The Witcher 3

Q1) Is there an achievement for beating The Witcher 3 on hardest difficulty?

Yes, there is an achievement in The Witcher 3 for completing the game on the highest difficulty, which is called "Death March!"

Q2) Does The Witcher 3 DLC have achievements?

Yes, both The Witcher 3 DLCs, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, come with their own set of achievements to unlock.

Q3) Are trophies worth keeping in The Witcher 3?

Trophies offer stat bonuses, but you only need one of each type. Sell duplicates or those with less useful effects for extra coin.

Q4) Was The Witcher 3 a success?

The Witcher 3 was a resounding success, critically acclaimed and commercially dominant, selling over 50 million copies and ranking among the best-selling games of all time.

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