The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[]
Magic glyphs appears as a type of Runestone (the Witcher 2).
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[]
Similar to runestones, glyphs are applied to empty upgrade slots on armor to permanently upgrade the Witcher's abilities.
- Glyphs give a percentage bonus to specific sign intensity.
- Can be looted from monster nests and many treasures, crafted, or purchased from armorers, alchemists and occasionaly some other merchants.
- Glyphs can be crafted with crafting diagrams in 4 stages:
- 'Empty' Lesser Glyph -> Lesser Glyph -> Glyph -> Greater Glyph.
The Witcher 3 List[]
| Lesser Glyph | Image | Glyph | Image | Greater Glyph | Image |
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| Lesser Glyph of Aard
2% Aard Sign intensity |
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Glyph of Aard
5% Aard Sign intensity |
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Greater Glyph of Aard
10% Aard Sign intensity |
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| Lesser Glyph of Axii
2% Axii Sign intensity |
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Glyph of Axii
5% Axii Sign intensity |
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Greater Glyph of Axii
10% Axii Sign intensity |
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| Lesser Glyph of Igni
2% Igni Sign intensity |
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Glyph of Igni
5% Igni Sign intensity |
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Greater Glyph of Igni
10% Igni Sign intensity |
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| Lesser Glyph of Quen
2% Quen Sign intensity |
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Glyph of Quen
5% Quen Sign intensity |
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Greater Glyph of Quen
10% Quen Sign intensity |
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| Lesser Glyph of Yrden
2% Yrden Sign intensity |
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Glyph of Yrden
5% Yrden Sign intensity |
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Greater Glyph of Yrden
10% Yrden Sign intensity |
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Hearts of Stone expansion List[]
With the Hearts of Stone expansion, 4 new types of glyphs were added to the game. Unlike base game glyphs, they can only be purchased from the runewright (also the only source for the diagrams) or crafted.
| Lesser Glyph | Image | Glyph | Image | Greater Glyph | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Glyph of Binding
+2% Resistance to Bleeding |
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Glyph of Binding
+3% Resistance to Bleeding |
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Greater Glyph of Binding
+5% Resistance to Bleeding |
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| Lesser Glyph of Mending
+1 Vitality regeneration |
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Glyph of Mending
+2 Vitality regeneration |
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Greater Glyph of Mending
+3 Vitality regeneration |
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| Lesser Glyph of Reinforcement
+33% reduction in item durability loss |
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Glyph of Reinforcement
+50% reduction in item durability loss |
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Greater Glyph of Reinforcement
+100% reduction in item durability loss |
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| Lesser Glyph of Warding
+1% Resistance to elemental damage |
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Glyph of Warding
+2% Resistance to elemental damage |
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Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Resistance to elemental damage |
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