FAQ on passing

After reviewing the Witcher 2 blog, I was surprised to discover that the answers to frequently asked questions about the walkthrough were never compiled in one place. I am correcting this unfortunate oversight. Of course, spoilers are inevitable.

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General Questions

Q. What is the maximum level in the game?

**A.** Thirty-five.

Q. How do I enter meditation mode?

**A.** Hold the left Ctrl and select the central option. Note that you cannot meditate during combat.

Q. How to allocate character points?

**A.** Through meditation mode or in the character menu (the second option is only available on easy and medium difficulty levels).

Q. Will there be an option to redistribute character points?

**A.** Yes, in the third chapter during the quest "Memory of Old Years."

Q. How do I command the Witcher to rest until a certain time of day?

**A.** Enter meditation mode and select "Wait."

Q. How to brew potions and make bombs?

**A.** Enter meditation mode and select "Alchemy."

Q. How to consume potions?

**A.** Enter meditation mode and select "Potions."

Q. When will the paths of the swordsman, alchemist, and mage open?

**A.** As soon as you spend six points on abilities in the training branch.

Q. How to use mutagens?

**A.** They need to be applied to specific Witcher abilities.

Q. What is the maximum number of mutagens that can be applied simultaneously?

**A.** Generally, three to five (two slots in the training branch and three in the swordsman, alchemist, or mage paths).

Q. How to craft items using blueprints?

**A.** For this, you need to visit a blacksmith. Their location is marked with a special icon on the map.

Q. Where has the group style gone?

**A.** It has been moved to a separate ability (available only on the swordsman path).

Q. Why sometimes does blocking not work?

**A.** Apparently, you have spent all your stamina (blocks, like signs, consume stamina). Install patch 2.0 or higher, then blocks will always work (but won't reflect all damage).

Q. Can I store items with innkeepers like in the first part?

**A.** Yes, starting from patch 1.3. As always, all stored items carry over to the next chapter.

Q. Can I delete saved games?

**A.** Yes, starting from patch 1.2. Hover over the desired save in the "Load" menu and press Del.

Prologue Quest Questions

Q. Should I take the amulet from the rubail from Krinfrid?

**A.** Preferably, as otherwise you will lose one quest in the next chapter.

Q. How to hit the graph Echeverria from the ballista?

**A.** You just need to aim at the right soldier.

Q. Where to look for the passage to the monastery?

**A.** It is located behind the building where soldiers are holding people. You need to use Aard.

Q. How to escape from the dragon on the bridge?

**A.** You need to keep running backwards, not forwards.

Chapter 1 Quest Questions

Q. Where to find silver ore to forge a silver sword?

**A.** In the cave south of Flotsam or just buy it from the blacksmith.

Q. Where is the royal mail chest located?

**A.** In the building opposite the tavern. You need to go up to the second floor.

Q. Where did all the gear disappear during the quest "Hangover"?

**A.** Don't worry, it's in a chest in the Blue Stripes' house, but it can only be retrieved at the end of the quest.

Q. How to remove the tattoo on Geralt's neck?

**A.** Talk to Triss: she will say that she can make the needed potion. For this, she will need green mold, white myrtle petals, and wolf aloe, which can be bought from Aneshka in Bindyuga.

Q. How to complete the contract on the nekker?

**A.** You need to find and destroy all their nests using buckshot (the blueprint can be purchased from Cedric).

Q. How to complete the contract on the endriags?

**A.** You need to find and destroy their larvae. After that, the endriag queen will appear, which also needs to be killed.

Q. How to defeat Kayran?

**A.** You need to catch its tentacles using the Yrden sign and then cut them off. After cutting off three tentacles, climb up Kayran on the collapsed bridge and finish it off.

Q. How to deal with Letho?

**A.** You need to dodge and actively use the Yrden and Aard signs. It's enough to knock half of his health bar down.

Q. Where to look for Cedric at the end of the chapter?

**A.** By the waterfall in the southern part of the forest.

Chapter 2 Quest Questions

Q. Where to look for Odryn?

**A.** Near the cave located at the side entrance to the camp.

Q. In what order should the totems be lit in the quest "Little Sisters"?

**A.** Far from the entrance – at the entrance – to the right of the door.

Q. Should I give the manuscript to Detmold during the quest "Little Sisters"?

**A.** Not recommended, as otherwise you will lose a quest in the next chapter.

Q. What is the elixir "Duck"?

**A.** Actually, it's "Quack." The recipe is sold in the infirmary.

Q. In what order should Henselt apply the runes?

**A.** Loaf - Black candles - Goat skull - Charred wood - Carcass of a crow - Cup of buttermilk - Witch's circle.

Q. How to complete the contract on rotfiends?

**A.** You need to burn the bodies of corpses in the area.

Q. What are the correct answers to the spirit's questions during the quest "Symbol of Death"?

**A.** You're mistaken - Menno Coehoorn - Coehoorn is no longer alive - Vandergrift and Zeltkirk - A priest led us (Roach's path) / Biggerhorn captured me (Yorveth's path).

Q. How to enter the tower area during the quest "In Search of Magic"?

**A.** You need to find the path that leads up and then jump twice.

Q. Where to find evidence in the quest "With a Trembling Heart"?

**A.** The evidence is a shard of a sword that got stuck in the hand of a corpse lying in the crypt behind Vergan. You can extract it by buying surgical tools from a vendor near the gates of Mahakama.

Q. How to complete the contract on harpies?

**A.** You need to destroy their nests, setting traps for the harpies (any blacksmith can make them). Four nests are located on the descent to the quarry, at least three more in the closed part, which can be accessed during the harpy queen contract.

Q. How to defeat the Draug?

**A.** Use the Yrden sign and attack with force style (right mouse button) from the side of the shield.

Q. Where is the second vessel that needs to be found in the quest "Mystical River"?

**A.** In the southwestern part of the map near the troll's den. Note that if you pass it as Roach, you will only be able to get there closer to the end of the chapter.

Chapter 3 Quest Questions

Q. What components are needed for the quest "Encrypted Manuscript"?

**A.** Blood of an old nekker, brain of a duck, pheromones of the endriag queen, and the tongue of a rotfiend or an egg of a harpy.

Q. How to complete the contract on gargoyles?

**A.** It is necessary to deactivate the magical seals binding them to the guarded place.

• Room to the left of the main gate:

  1. Right of the entrance on the wall – left on the wall – on the floor to the left – near the chest on the floor.

  2. To the left of the entrance on the wall – left on the floor – on the floor near the chest – to the right from the entrance.

• Room to the right of the main gate:

  1. Right of the entrance on the wall – right of the entrance on the floor – on the wall to the left – left on the floor.

  2. To the left of the entrance on the floor – right on the wall – on the floor on the right – left on the wall.

• Room in the ruins near the amphitheater:

  1. To the left of the entrance on the floor – right on the floor – on the wall to the left – right on the wall.

  2. Right of the entrance on the floor – left on the floor – on the wall to the left – right on the wall.

Q. How to complete the quest "Memory of Old Years"?

**A.** The correct answers when talking: zi – yddu-ya – ia-ia – gat – exa – nibbit – kanpa – gat – yddu-zi.

Now about which fires need to be lit: the left one near the entrance and the central one on the right side (equidistant from the entrance and exit).

Q. Can Saskia be saved?

**A.** Yes, but only if you chose Yorveth's path and freed Philippa.