Silver holds a special place among metals in the witcher universe. In particular, weapons and other items made of silver repel almost all magical beasts as they have a sensitivity to the metal. It is mined in Kovir and Poviss and is the basis for many currencies.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[]
Silver is a crafting component that is needed to craft the following items:
5 silver is always found in the big chest near the Mill in White Orchard, and it can also be found as random loot, or dismantled from silver ore and many junk items, particularly silver pantaloons and jewelry with "silver" in the names, as well as from any of the above-listed Ursine items crafted with it.
It can be purchased from the following merchants:
- All armorers and blacksmiths
- Armors and weapons merchants in Nilfgaardian Army Group 'Center' Camp
- Merchant in the boatyard south of Refugees' Camp
- Merchant at Calveit Watchtower
- Merchant at Coast of Wrecks
- Merchant in Ursten
- Merchant by the road west of White Eagle Fort
- Scoia'tael merchant in the forest south of Novigrad
- Scoia'tael merchant in the forest east of Oxenfurt
- Merchant at the sawmill northeast of Rannvaig
- Merchant at the Isolated Hut on Hindarsfjall
- Merchant in Mohrin Village
- Merchant in Stacheier
- Ofieri merchant at Upper Mill
- Clerk in Villa Vedette
- Merchant outside the The Cockatrice Inn
- Merchant in Dupont & Sons
- Merchant in Flovive
- Merchant in Francollarts
- Merchant in The Clever Clogs Tavern
- Merchant in the Wine Market in San Sebastian
- Wandering merchants in Toussaint
- Wine Merchant at Rivecalme Storehouse