The Witcher 3 junk

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, junk items return. This time, however, some junk items can be dismantled into useful crafting components. As junk items have weight, it is better to either sell or dismantle them when available.

Note that certain quest items, once they are no longer needed, will be put in the junk tab and can then be dismantled or sold off like regular items.

Innkeepers will offer the highest prices if you sell junk items to them over other types of merchants, usually around 5-15% more, although that is hard to quantify due to some hidden item flags and how the calculation formula works. The difference (not the full price) may be even over 100% for some items.

Dismantling

The price of dismantling items is approximately 20% of the price at which the armorer or blacksmith's would offer the item for, even though they don't buy or sell most junk items. This includes all factors for dynamic pricing, including area discounts that can be earned by completing quests, plus a small additional area modifier for dismantling on top. Craftsmen in Velen offer the cheapest dismantling, Skelligers are in the middle, and Novigrad ones are the most expensive in the base game. Craftsmen added by the game's expansions are additionally more expensive in progressive order.

• For instance a ladle costs 1 to dismantle by an armorer in Velen, and 2 to dismantle in Novigrad, whilst both times yielding 1 timber. The difference is usually not that high and technically is only around 5-15%, but the prices are rounded up, so particularly for low-value items, it makes a huge difference when the formula results cross whole number boundaries.

The amount of crafting components received from an item depends on the skill level of the dismantler:

• Amateurs can only extract 1 of each possible component per item
• Journeymen will extract random amounts between 1 and maximum-1 of the possible per component (if max is lower than 3, the result is always 1)
• Masters (and the grandmaster in Toussaint) will always extract the full possible amounts

Thus, the higher the number of components possible to be extracted, the bigger difference it makes. For example, dismantling a mug will always result in 1 timber, as the item itself only contains that much material, but a skull may yield up to 3 ashes from a journeyman, and always 4 from a master.

• Since Yoana is the cheapest master level craftsman in the game, it is recommended for penny-pinching to do all your dismantling with her. Before she is unlocked, Fergus Graem is the cheapest and earliest reached journeyman, while armorers in general will also have slightly lower prices for anything but weapons, so consider this in the very early game or otherwise.
• The list below indicates a range between the minimum and maximum amount of components received, as to cover craftsmen of all levels.

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• Hearts of Stone junk

• Blood and Wine junk

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Items

Type	Image	Name	Dismantles into		Base price	Buy	Sell
Common		Ashes	can't be dismantled	0.02	1	2	1
Common		Axe head	1 × Steel ingot	0.31	6	11 - 12	1
Common		Bards' belongings	can't be dismantled	0.08	100	181	18
Common		Bear hide	1 × Hardened leather 1-4 × Fur scrap	0.75	130	236 - 305	23
Common		Black magic doll	1-3 × Fiber 1 × Thread	0.08	13	24	2
Common		Blunt axe	1 × Steel ingot 1 × Haft	0.41	14	22	2 - 3
Common		Blunt pickaxe	1 × Haft 1 × Steel ingot	0.41	14	22	2 - 3
Common		Book	1 × Parchment 1 × String	0.15	32	50 - 51	5 - 8
Common		Bottle	1-4 × Glass	0.09	8	13 - 16	1
Common		Broken oar	1 × Hardened timber	0.15	12	22 - 23	2
Common		Broken rake	1-2 × Hardened timber	0.29	24	44 - 46	4 - 5
Common		Butter knife	1 × Iron ore	0.16	2	4	1
Common		Candelabrum	1 × Iron ingot	0.31	4	8	1
Common		Candle	1 × Wax 1 × String	0.04	10	19	1
Common		Casket	1-2 × Timber 1 × Iron ore	0.26	12	19	2
Common		Chain	1-2 × Steel ingot	0.61	12	23	2
Common		Cow hide	1-2 × Hardened leather 1-2 × Leather scraps	0.93	148	268	26
Common		Deer hide	1 × Cured leather 1-4 × Leather straps	0.21	40	73	7
Relic		Dimeritium chains	1 × Glowing ore ingot	0.25	162	224 - 331	18 - 54
Relic		Dimeritium shackles	1-2 × Glowing ore	0.25	162	224 - 331	18 - 54
Common		Doll	1 × String 1 × Thread	0.06	24	44 - 46	4 - 5
Common		Drum	1-3 × Timber 1 × Leather scraps	0.20	23	40	3 - 5
Common		Fishing net	1-3 × Twine	0.25	36	66 - 69	6 - 7
Common		Fishing rod	1 × Timber 1 × String	0.08	13	24	2
Master		Fisstech	can't be dismantled	0.03	20	34 - 44	3 - 4
Common		Flowers	1-2 × Fiber	0.05	6	11 - 12	1
Common		Flute	1 × Timber	0.06	5	8 - 10	1
Common		Fox hide	1-2 × Fur scrap	0.17	32	62	6
Master		Glamour	can't be dismantled	0.05	30	65	7
Common		Glass	can't be dismantled	0.03	2	4	1
Common		Goat hide	1 × Cured leather	0.17	32	58	5
Common		Goblet	1 × Iron ore	0.16	2	4	1
Master		Gold candelabrum	1 × Gold ore	0.21	100	117	19
Master		Gold casket	1 × Gold ore 1-2 × Timber	0.31	108	182 - 234	18 - 25
Magic		Gold diamond ring	1-2 × Gold nugget 1 × Diamond	0.07	320	476 - 670	73 - 117
Master		Gold mug	1 × Gold ore 1 × Timber	0.26	104	97 - 122	11 - 20
Magic		Gold pearl necklace	1-3 × Gold nugget 1-3 × Pearl	0.13	330	461 - 491	46 - 125
Master		Gold plate	1 × Gold ore 1 × Timber	0.26	104	149 - 226	16 - 24
Master		Gold ring	1-2 × Gold nugget	0.05	20	19 - 24	1 - 3
Magic		Gold ruby ring	1-2 × Gold nugget 1 × Ruby	0.07	220	491	55 - 81
Magic		Gold sapphire necklace	1-3 × Gold nugget 1 × Sapphire	0.09	250	349 - 524	34 - 94
Magic		Gold sapphire ring	1-2 × Gold nugget 1 × Sapphire	0.07	240	503 - 535	55 - 88
Common		Haft	1 × Hardened timber	0.15	12	19	2 - 3
Common		Horse hide	1-2 × Hardened leather 1 × Leather scraps	0.89	140	254	25
Common		Inkwell	1 × Vial 1 × Dye	0.05	7	13 - 14	1
Common		Ladle	1 × Timber	0.06	5	10	1
Common		Lead	can't be dismantled	0.41	1	2 - 3	1
Common		Lute	1-2 × Iron ore 1-2 × Timber	0.21	16	25 - 31	2 - 3
Common		Melitele figurine	1 × Lead	0.21	1	2	1
Common		Mug	1 × Timber	0.06	5	10	1
Common		Nilfgaardian Special Forces insignia	1 × Leather straps 1-2 × Thread	0.04	10	19	1
Common		Old bear hide	1 × Cured leather 1-3 × Fur scrap	0.41	80	145 - 185	14 - 16
Common		Old goat hide	1-3 × Leather scraps	0.13	24	37 - 46	4 - 5
Common		Old sheepskin	1-4 × Leather scraps 1-2 × String	0.20	48	87 - 92	8 - 15
Master		Ornate sword	1 × Silver ingot 1 × Leather straps	0.22	52	88 - 113	8 - 12
Common		Painting of Hierarch Hemmelfart	can't be dismantled	0.18	80	145	14
Common		Parchment	1-3 × Leather scraps	0.13	24	37 - 46	4 - 5
Common		Perfume	1 × Vial 1 × Oil	0.13	4	7 - 8	1
Common		Pickaxe head	1 × Steel ingot	0.31	6	11	1
Common		Pig hide	1 × Cured leather 1 × Oil	0.27	34	62	6
Common		Platter	1-2 × Timber	0.11	10	19 - 20	1 - 2
Master		Pure silver	1 × Silver ingot	0.21	50	47	4 - 7
Common		Rabbit pelt	1 × Fur scrap	0.09	16	25 - 29	2
Common		Razor	1 × Iron ore 1 × Fiber	0.18	5	8 - 10	1
Common		Redanian special forces insignia	1 × Leather straps 1-2 × Thread	0.04	10	14	2
Common		Rope ladder	1-3 × Hardened timber 1 × Rope	0.63	62	113 - 119	11 - 13
Common		Rotting flesh	1-2 × Ashes	0.03	2	4	1
Common		Rusty breadknife	1 × Iron ore	0.16	2	4	1
Common		Rusty hammer head	1 × Steel ingot	0.31	6	10	1
Common		Saltpeter	1 × Iron ore	0.16	2	4	1
Common		Sea shell	1 × Black pearl	0.03	8	15	1
Common		Shell	1 × Pearl	0.02	4	8	1
Magic		Silver amber necklace	1-3 × Silver 1-3 × Amber	0.13	465	921 - 1036	151 - 170
Magic		Silver amber ring	1-2 × Silver 1 × Amber	0.07	160	317 - 335	40 - 52
Master		Silver candelabrum	1 × Silver ingot	0.21	50	72 - 109	7 - 11
Master		Silver casket	1 × Silver ore 1 × Casket	0.41	39	56 - 85	6 - 9
Magic		Silver emerald necklace	1-3 × Silver 1 × Emerald	0.09	265	394 - 591	56 - 97
Magic		Silver emerald ring	1-2 × Silver 1 × Emerald	0.07	260	387 - 580	55 - 95
Master		Silver mug	1 × Silver ore 1 × Timber	0.16	29	49 - 63	4 - 6
Master		Silver pantaloons	1-2 × Silver 1 × Silk	0.11	42	71 - 91	7 - 10
Master		Silver platter	1 × Silver ore 1 × Timber	0.16	29	42 - 63	4 - 6
Magic		Silver ruby necklace	1-3 × Silver 1-3 × Ruby	0.13	615	1218 - 1370	200 - 226
Magic		Silver sapphire ring	1-2 × Silver 1 × Sapphire	0.07	230	482 - 513	53 - 87
Master		Silver teapot	1 × Silver ore	0.11	25	42 - 55	4 - 6
Common		Skull	1-4 × Ashes	0.05	4	8	1
Common		Smoking pipe	1 × Timber	0.06	5	8 - 10	1
Common		Squirrel tail	1 × Fur scrap	0.09	16	26-28	1-7
Common		Tableware	can't be dismantled	0.14	10	19	1
Common		Temerian Special Forces insignia	1 × Leather straps 1-3 × Thread	0.04	14	26	2
Common		Valuable fossil	1-10 × Ashes	0.11	10	19	1
Common		Vial	1 × Glass	0.03	2	4	1
Common		White bear hide	1 × Hardened leather 1-5 × Fur scrap	0.83	146	265	26
Common		White wolf hide	1 × Cured leather 1-2 × Fur scrap	0.33	64	116	11
Common		Wolf hide	1 × Cured leather 1 × Fur scrap	0.25	48	87	8 - 13
Common		Worn leather pelt	1-2 × Leather scraps	0.09	16	29 - 31	2 - 3

Notes

• A few other junk items are technically part of the base game, originally cut content, but have been later repurposed and appear in the Blood and Wine expansion. For simplicity, they are listed under Blood and Wine junk.