Changes: Quen (character development)

Latest revision as of 04:37, 13 December 2023

This article is about the character tree in The Witcher. For information about the sign, see Quen.

Quen attribute governs the use of the sign. There are five basic levels, each with a selection of attributes, and five levels of special attack (Student, Apprentice, Specialist, Expert, and Master). The full Quen attribute tree can be found below.

Contrary to its description, the Quen Sign renders Geralt invincible rather than providing damage absorption based on Sign level.

Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |Level 5

Attribute tree

Click on any of the attributes below for a more complete description or scroll down to see each level.

Level One

Quen (level 1)

Generates damage-absorbing shield
Endurance Cost 15

Barrier I

Fire Resistance + 50%

Student

Assailant loses 5% of current Vitality
Right-click and hold to powerup Sign

Level Two

Quen (level 2)

Generates damage-absorbing shield
Damage Absorption + 25%
Endurance Cost 15
Requires level 1 Intelligence

Barrier II

Acid Resistance + 50%

Extended Duration

Sign Duration + 10%

Apprentice

Assailant loses 10% of current Vitality
Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
Requires Student

Level Three

Quen (level 3)

Generates damage-absorbing shield
Damage Absorption + 50%
Endurance Cost 20
Requires level 2 Intelligence

Barrier III

Knockdown Resistance + 50%
Stun Resistance + 50%

Added Intensity

Sign Intensity + 25%

Specialist

Assailant loses 15% of current Vitality
Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
Requires Apprentice

Level Four

Quen (level 4)

Generates damage-absorbing shield
Damage Absorption + 75%
Endurance Cost 20
Requires level 3 Intelligence

Survival Zone

Restores Vitality at a rate of + 1 per second

Added Efficiency

Cost of casting Sign − 20%

Expert

Assailant loses 20% of current Vitality
Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
Requires Specialist

Level Five

Quen (level 5)

Generates damage-absorbing shield
Damage Absorption + 100%
Endurance Cost 25
Requires level 4 Intelligence

Resonance

Raises chance of opponent Knockdown
Works only with Sign powerup

Master

Assailant loses 25% of current Vitality
Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
Requires Expert

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+{{DisambigMsg|This article is about = the character tree in {{Tw1}}|For = information about the sign|see = Quen}}
-There are five basic levels available in the Quen sign,  and five levels of special attack (Student, Apprentice, Specialist, Expert, and Master):
+'''Quen''' attribute governs the use of the sign. There are five basic levels, each with a selection of attributes, and five levels of special attack ([[Student]], [[Apprentice]], [[Specialist]], [[Expert]], and [[Master]]). The full Quen attribute tree can be found below.
+Contrary to its description, the Quen Sign renders Geralt invincible rather than providing damage absorption based on Sign level.
-== Special Attacks ==
-=== Student  ===
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* Angle 180 degrees
-* Causes Knockdown
-* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-Requires Bronze Talent
-|}
+<div align="center">[[#Level One|Level 1]] |[[#Level Two|Level 2]] |[[#Level Three|Level 3]] |[[#Level Four|Level 4]] |[[#Level Five|Level 5]]</div>
-=== Apprentice ===
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* Angle 180 degrees
-* Sign Intensity +25%
-* Causes Knockdown
-* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-* Requires [[#Student|Student]]
-Requires Bronze Talent
-|}
-=== Specialist ===
+== Attribute tree ==
+Click on any of the attributes below for a more complete description or scroll down to see each level.
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* Angle 270 degrees
-* Sign Intensity +50%
-* Causes Knockdown
-* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-* Requires [[#Apprentice|Apprentice]]
-Requires Silver Talent
-|}
+<imagemap>
-=== Expert ===
+File:CharDev_Quen.png|673px|Quen attribute tree
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
+# These circles are for the first level attibutes
-|-
+circle 122 492 35 [[#Level One|Student]]
-|-valign="bottom"
+circle 117 577 35 [[#Level One|Quen (level 1)]]
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
+circle 144 691 35 [[#Level One|Barrier I]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
+# These circles are for the second level attibutes
-* Angle 360 degrees
+circle 258 513 35 [[#Level Two|Apprentice]]
-* Sign Intensity +75%
+circle 311 585 35 [[#Level Two|Quen (level 2)]]
-* Causes Knockdown
+circle 405 609 35 [[#Level Two|Barrier II]]
+circle 508 669 35 [[#Level Two|Extended Duration]]
+# These circles are for the third level attibutes
+circle 374 438 35 [[#Level Three|Specialist]]
+circle 423 500 35 [[#Level Three|Quen (level 3)]]
+circle 532 517 35 [[#Level Three|Barrier III]]
+circle 638 561 35 [[#Level Three|Added Intensity]]
+# These circles are for the fourth level attibutes
+circle 394 302 35 [[#Level Four|Expert]]
+circle 466 347 35 [[#Level Four|Quen (level 4)]]
+circle 567 334 35 [[#Level Four|Survival Zone]]
+circle 677 372 35 [[#Level Four|Added Efficiency]]
+# These circles are for the fifth level attibutes
+circle 333 215 35 [[#Level Five|Master]]
+circle 425 203 35 [[#Level Five|Quen (level 5)]]
+circle 576 201 35 [[#Level Five|Resonance]]
+desc none
+</imagemap>
+== [[File:Talent_bronze.png|24px|Each level 1 attribute requires one Bronze Talent]] Level One ==
+{{Cols Adj|num=3|width=100|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_1.png|Quen (level 1)]]
+Quen (level 1)
+* Generates [[damage]]-absorbing shield
+* [[The Witcher character statistics|Endurance]] Cost 15
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_1_1.png|Barrier I]]
+Barrier I
+* [[Incineration (critical effect)|Fire]] Resistance + 50%
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_student.png|Student]]
+Student
+* Assailant loses 5% of current [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]]
+* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign}}
+== [[File:Talent_bronze.png|24px|Each level 2 attribute requires one Bronze Talent]] Level Two ==
+{{Cols Adj|num=4|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_2.png|Quen (level 2)]]
+Quen (level 2)
+* Generates [[damage]]-absorbing shield
+* [[Damage]] Absorption + 25%
+* [[The Witcher character statistics|Endurance]] Cost 15
+* Requires [[Intelligence|level 1 Intelligence]]
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_2_1.png|Barrier II]]
+Barrier II
+* Acid Resistance + 50%
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_2_2.png|Extended Duration]]
+Extended Duration
+* [[Sign Duration]] + 10%
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_apprentice.png|Apprentice]]
+Apprentice
+* Assailant loses 10% of current [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]]
 * Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-* Requires [[#Specialist|Specialist]]
+* Requires [[#Level One|Student]]}}
-Requires Silver Talent
-|}
+== [[File:Talent_silver.png|24px|Each level 3 attribute requires one Silver Talent]] Level Three ==
-=== Master ===
+{{Cols Adj|num=4|
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_3.png|Quen (level 3)]]
-|-
-|-valign="bottom"
+Quen (level 3)
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
+* Generates [[damage]]-absorbing shield
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
+* [[Damage]] Absorption + 50%
-* Angle 360 degrees
+* [[The Witcher character statistics|Endurance]] Cost 20
-* Sign Intensity +100%
+* Requires [[Intelligence|level 2 Intelligence]]
-* Causes Knockdown
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_3_1.png|Barrier III]]
+Barrier III
+* [[Knockdown]] Resistance + 50%
+* [[Stun (critical effect)|Stun]] Resistance + 50%
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_3_2.png|Added Intensity]]
+Added Intensity
+* [[Sign Intensity]] + 25%
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_specialist.png|Specialist]]
+Specialist
+* Assailant loses 15% of current [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]]
 * Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-* Requires [[#Expert|Expert]]
+* Requires [[#Level Two|Apprentice]]}}
-Requires Gold Talent
-|}
+== [[File:Talent_silver.png|24px|Each level 4 attribute requires one Silver Talent]] Level Four ==
-== Basic Levels ==
+{{Cols Adj|num=4|
-=== Quen (level 1) ===
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_4.png|Quen (level 4)]]
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Bronze_talent.png|Bronze talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* <Bullet list of stats>
-Requires Bronze Talent
-|}
-=== Quen (level 2) ===
+Quen (level 4)
+* Generates [[damage]]-absorbing shield
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
+* [[Damage]] Absorption + 75%
-|-
+* [[The Witcher character statistics|Endurance]] Cost 20
-|-valign="bottom"
+* Requires [[Intelligence|level 3 Intelligence]]
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Bronze_talent.png|Bronze talent]]
+|
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_4_1.png|Survival Zone]]
-* <Bullet list of stats>
-Requires Bronze Talent
-|}
+Survival Zone
-=== Quen (level 3) ===
+* Restores [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]] at a rate of + 1 per second
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_4_2.png|Added Efficiency]]
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Silver_talent.png|Silver talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* <Bullet list of stats>
-Requires Silver Talent
-|}
+Added Efficiency
-=== Quen (level 4) ===
+* [[Cost of casting]] Sign − 20%
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
-|-
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_expert.png|Expert]]
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Silver_talent.png|Silver talent]]
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
-* <Bullet list of stats>
-Requires Silver Talent
-|}
+Expert
-=== Quen (level 5) ===
+* Assailant loses 20% of current [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]]
-{|border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
+* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
-|-
+* Requires [[#Level Three|Specialist]]}}
-|-valign="bottom"
-|width="10%" align="center"|[[Image:Gold_talent.png|Gold talent]]
+== [[File:Talent_gold.png|24px|Each level 5 attribute requires one Gold Talent]] Level Five ==
-|width="90%"|'''Stats'''
+{{Cols Adj|num=3|width=100|
-* <Bullet list of stats>
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_5.png|Quen (level 5)]]
-Requires Gold Talent
-|}
+Quen (level 5)
+* Generates [[damage]]-absorbing shield
+* [[Damage]] Absorption + 100%
+* [[The Witcher character statistics|Endurance]] Cost 25
+* Requires [[Intelligence|level 4 Intelligence]]
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_5_1.png|Resonance]]
+Resonance
+* Raises chance of opponent [[Knockdown]]
+* Works only with Sign powerup
+|
+[[File:CharDev_Quen_master.png|Master]]
+Master
+* Assailant loses 25% of current [[The Witcher character statistics|Vitality]]
+* Right-click and hold to powerup Sign
+* Requires [[#Level Four|Expert]]}}
+[[cs:Quen]]
-[[Category:The Witcher (computer game)]]
+[[de:Quen Fertigkeiten]]
+[[fr:Quen (progression du personnage)]]
+[[it:Sviluppo di Quen]]
+[[pl:Quen (rozwój postaci)]]
+[[ru:Квен (развитие персонажа)]]
+[[Category:The Witcher character development]]
+[[Category:Magic]]
+[[Category:The Witcher combat]]