The Witcher 3 10 Tips For Dealing With Monster Nests

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The Witcher 3 10 Tips For Dealing With Monster Nests

Monster Nests can be tricky encounters. But these tips will help make things much easier on you. During your questing and exploring through Continent in , you will stumble across over 30 monster nests. They will appear as white question marks on your map, so you won't know you've reached a monster nest until you see the creatures congregating around it. Often, they are discovered near abandoned sites, but not always. The only way to 100% clear a nest is by defeating all of the monsters that spawn there and then blowing up the nest itself with a bomb. Creatures found in monster nests include Ghouls, Alghouls, Drowners, Harpies, Sirens, Endrega Warriors, Rotfiends, and more. The following list gives you some tips for dealing with the nests. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Don t Forget To Bomb The Nest

When you're dealing with the many monster nests you'll encounter throughout the game, don't forget to finish the job and bomb the nest. It's easy to get caught up in defeating all of the monsters and then realize you didn't throw a bomb into the nest to destroy it. If you forget, the monsters you spent time killing will respawn. It can be easy to forget, especially when you're early in the game. Plus, if you stumble upon a monster nest and don't have any bombs, you'll have no choice but to abandon it until you make some.

Learn How To Craft A Variety Of Bombs

You can create a lot of different bombs in the game, but the three that you'll use most often will likely be Grapeshot, Samum, and Dancing Star. Those are the only three bombs that will destroy monster nests. You can upgrade them, too, from regular to enhanced to superior. You can purchase the formula for the Dancing Star bomb from a blacksmith in Oxenfurt. The Grapeshot formula can be purchased from Cedric or the merchant named Earso. Finally, you'll already have the Samum formula when you begin the game, and you just need to get saltpeter and celandine to make it.

Loot The Monster Nest

It should go without saying that all the monster nests are worth looting, but it can be easy to forget, especially if you're in a rush. After you finish killing all of the nest inhabitants and blow it up, you will be able to loot the nest itself. Typically, you'll find at least one rare or valuable item inside, sometimes even powerful weapons. If you don't plan to use any of the things you loot, take them anyway and sell them, it'll be worth your while.

Loot The Monster Corpses

Alchemy is a vital part of The Witcher 3, and sometimes it can be a pain to track down the ingredients. You're going to need a lot of monster parts to create the various decoctions and potions. Make sure you take advantage of monster nests and the several corpses they give you. After you kill the drowners, ghouls, or whatever other creature you encounter at the nest, take the time to loot their corpses for essential alchemy ingredients.

Try And Clear Every Monster Nest For Experience

If you're not a , you might find it challenging to motivate yourself into clearing out the many monster nests across the game. Try to do it anyway because it will make your life easier for several reasons. For one, it'll wipe out a section of monsters, and they won't respawn once you blow up their nests -- that means fewer pests to deal with while you're exploring. Also, as we've already mentioned, you can find great items this way. Finally, it's an easy way to earn experience and level up.

Practice Your Combat Technique On A Variety Of Monsters

Monster nests are typically not going to be your hardest challenges in the game. Therefore, they serve as an excellent way to practice your combative technique on a variety of monsters. You'll most commonly encounter Drowners, Rotfiends, and Ghouls when clearing out monster nests. You can experiment with their weaknesses and your abilities to discover the easiest way to kill them. Then, if you reencounter them during your or in the middle of a boss fight, it should be effortless for you to take them out quickly.

Stay Vigilant Most Monster Nests Have A Boss Monster

Most of the time, monster nests are home to low-level creatures like Ghouls and Drowners. However, they often have at least one other powerful being that serves as a mini-boss for that particular nest. If you find a monster nest of Ghouls, there is probably an Alghoul there, too. If you find Drowners, there might be a Drowned Dead or a Mucknixer, for a Siren nest -- prepare to face an Ekhidna.

Make Sure You re Handy With Your Crossbow

The majority of monster nests are home to creatures best defeated with your sword. However, once you get farther into the game, you will also encounter Harpy and Siren nests. That means you'll have to use your so you can shoot them down out of the sky. Not many players are handy with the crossbow because it tends to be the weapon used least in the game. Practice your sharpshooting on monster nests with flying foes.

Check Near Abandoned Sites

Abandoned sites are somewhat similar to monster nests. Typically, when you come across a deserted place, you'll need to defeat whatever group of beasts is inhabiting the area and keeping its former citizens from returning to their homes. Often, you'll discover a monster nest nearby, perhaps even contributing to the reason the site is abandoned in the first place -- but not always.

The Giant Centipede Monster Nests Are The Trickiest

As we've already said, most of the monster nests in the game are not very difficult to clear. However, once you start to play the expansion and unlock the region of Toussaint, that changes. To complete all monster nests, you will be required to clear a few nests containing Giant Centipedes. These are easily the trickiest nests in the game as the Centipedes are deadly and annoying to fight. The best way to combat them is by using the Yrden sign to magically trap them. Then aim for their soft underbelly as not much can pierce their armored bodies.