There are a number of monster nests scattered about the various regions in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. They are often found close to abandoned sites and typically require the use of a bomb to destroy the nest (or nests) to stop the monsters from regenerating and allow the population to return. Bombs which do the trick are: dancing star, grapeshot and samum.
Monster nests spawn one type of monster, normally based on the area it is located in. When destroyed, that often causes a stronger variation of the chosen monster to appear as a final "boss" enemy. Loot may be obtained from these nests by heading to the nest once a bomb (or other force on some occasions) has destroyed it. This loot varies between what type of monster you fought, particularly in that most of it will be items droppable by the corresponding creature, but all may have random runestones and glyphs.
White Orchard[]
3 locations:
- Far north of The Mill (Ghouls)
- East of Crossroads (Ghouls)
- Northeast of Crossroads (Ghouls)
Pontar (Velen and Novigrad)[]
22 locations:
- 2 underground in the elven sage's hideout (Rats) during Wandering in the Dark
- North of Codgers' Quarry (Nekkers)
- Further north of Codgers' Quarry (Rotfiends)
- In Hindhold (Harpies)
- Far north of Inn at the Crossroads and southwest of Ursten (Rotfiends)
- 2 far south of Oxenfurt Harbor and southeast of Ferry Station (Ghouls)
- South of Stonecutters' Settlement (Ghouls)
- Southeast of Burned Ruins (Ghouls)
- North of Troll Bridge and west of Crow's Perch (Ghouls)
- Outside Boatmakers' Hut (Ghouls)
- East of Reardon Manor and northeast of Downwarren (Nekkers)
- Further east of Reardon Manor and northeast of Downwarren (Nekkers)
- South of Toderas (Nekkers)
- West of Benek (Nekkers)
- 2 south of Grotto, and northeast of Benek (Wyverns) during Contract: Patrol Gone Missing
- West of The Orphans of Crookback Bog and east of Drudge (Drowners)
- Northeast of Olena's Grove and west of Road to Bald Mountain (Drowners)
- 2 northeast of Ursten (Endregas)
Skellige[]
5 locations:
- South of Kaer Trolde Harbor and west of Crossroads (Sirens)
- Southeast of Crossroads northwest of Rannvaig (Drowners)
- North of Bay Of Winds (Harpies)
- In Ruined Inn (Sirens)
- Southwest of Fyresdal (Harpies)
Hearts of Stone expansion[]
6 locations:
- Outside Draken Hollow Outpost (Wyverns)
- North of Vikk Watchtower (Forktails)
- 2 south of Brunwich and west of Upper Mill (Nekkers)
- West of Garin Estate (Arachnomorphs)
- North of Sarrasin Grange and west of Hunter's Cottage (Nekkers)
Blood and Wine expansion (Toussaint)[]
10 locations:
- 2 south of Fort Astre Ruins (Giant centipedes) during Big Game Hunter
- East of Corvo Bianco and north of Count de la Croix's Mill (Archespores)
- In monster den south of Dun Tynne Castle and north of Flovive (Kikimores)
- Northeast of Basane Farm (Forktail)
- In Fort Ussar Ruins (Slyzards) during Contract: Bovine Blues
- In Rioux-Cannes Outpost (Harpies)
- East of Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery and west of Gélenser Farm (Archespores)
- South of Francollarts and north of Tesham Mutna Ruins (Giant centipedes)
- Northeast of Tesham Mutna Ruins (Giant centipedes) during Wine Wars: Belgaard
Additionally, there are 5 locations with a new type of monster nest, vineyard Infestation.
External links[]
See the GWENT standalone game version card: Monster Nest