The Witcher 3 main quests

This page is a finding aid which lists all main quests in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt first by chapter, and then in the order in which they normally are started within the chapter but can be sorted alphabetically for searching. Each quest will only appear in the chapter where it starts, even if the quest persists through more than one chapter. To see a quest walkthrough, click on the quest name.

For more information on the various quests in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, see the following:

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Prologue

Quest	Level	Location
Kaer Morhen	-	Kaer Morhen
Lilac and Gooseberries	-	White Orchard
The Beast of White Orchard	3	White Orchard
The Incident at White Orchard	2	White Orchard
Imperial Audience	2	Vizima

Act I

Main quests within Act I can generally be completed in any order you like. For example, you can finish some (or all) of the Main Quests in Novigrad, then sail to Skellige, and then return to Velen. The way the quests are presented in this guide (Velen, then Novigrad, then Skellige) represent the optimal paths.

In Ciri's Footsteps - Velen

Quest	Level	Location
The Nilfgaardian Connection	5	Velen
Bloody Baron	6	Crow's Perch
Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves	5	Lindenvale
Family Matters	6	Crow's Perch
A Princess in Distress	5	Blackbough
Ciri's Story: The Race	5	Velen
Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows	5	Abandoned Tower
Hunting a Witch	5	Midcopse
Wandering in the Dark	6	Byways
Ladies of the Wood	6	Crookback Bog
The Whispering Hillock	5	Ancient Oak
Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog	5	Crookback Bog

In Ciri's Footsteps - Novigrad

Quest	Level	Location
Pyres of Novigrad	10	Novigrad
Novigrad Dreaming	7	Novigrad
Broken Flowers	11	Novigrad
Get Junior	12	Novigrad
Ciri's Story: Visiting Junior	9	Novigrad
Count Reuven's Treasure	12	Novigrad
A Favor for Radovid	9	Oxenfurt Harbor
The Play's the Thing	11	Novigrad
A Poet Under Pressure	13	Novigrad
Ciri's Story: Breakneck Speed	11	Novigrad

In Ciri's Footsteps - Skellige

Quest	Level	Location
Destination: Skellige	16	Novigrad
The King is Dead – Long Live the King	16	Kaer Trolde
Echoes of the Past	17	Ard Skellig
Missing Persons	15	Lofoten
Nameless	14	Freya's Garden
The Calm Before the Storm	14	Lofoten
A Mysterious Passenger	-	Larvik

Act II

Uma's Curse

Quest	Level	Location
Ugly Baby	19	Velen
Disturbance	-	Kaer Morhen
To Bait a Forktail...	19	Kaer Morhen
The Final Trial	19	Kaer Morhen
No Place Like Home	19	Kaer Morhen
Va Fail, Elaine	19	Kaer Morhen
Brothers In Arms: Velen	22	Velen
Brothers In Arms: Novigrad	22	Novigrad
Brothers In Arms: Skellige	22	Skellige
Brothers In Arms: Nilfgaard	22	Royal Palace
The Isle of Mists	22	Skellige
The Battle of Kaer Morhen	24	Kaer Morhen
Blood on the Battlefield	20	Kaer Morhen

Act III

Wild Hunt

Quest	Level	Location
Bald Mountain	26	Bald Mountain
Final Preparations	-	Novigrad
Blindingly Obvious	28	Novigrad
The Great Escape	28	Novigrad
Payback	28	Novigrad
Through Time and Space	26	Novigrad
Battle Preparations	28	Novigrad
The Sunstone	28	Skellige
Veni Vidi Vigo	28	Skellige
Child of the Elder Blood	31	Skellige
Skjall's Grave	28	Hindarsfjall
On Thin Ice	30	Undvik
Tedd Deireadh, The Final Age	30	Undvik
Something Ends, Something Begins	30	White Orchard or Velen