In this guide, we will share a powerful build for The Witcher 3: Remastered, focusing on the Forgotten Wolven Armour set. This armour set is based on the armour Henry Cavill wears in The Witcher Netflix series. As usual, the build works on any difficulty and performs well in New Game Plus.
While it will take a long time to get all the items to perfect the build (unless you are already high level), we have included a progression table in the Skills section so you can gradually create the build as you level up.
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Table of Contents:
- Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build Overview
- Armour and Weapons
- Skills
- Mutations
- Potions and Bombs
- How to Play
We’ll now cover the basics of how this build works and how to play it.
Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build Overview
This Witcher 3: Remastered Henry Cavill Build uses the Forgotten Wolven Armour set bonus, which makes your Yrden and Aard signs stronger. When the armour is fully upgraded, Geralt’s Aard sign deals more damage to enemies affected by Yrden. We’ll use the Piercing Cold mutation to greatly increase Aard damage and cause it to freeze enemies.
This is a bit similar to our dedicated Aard Build. But in that build we used the Griffin Armour and focused purely on buffing the Aard sign to be as OP as possible, whereas in this build we will focus on a more balanced playstyle that still makes full use of swords.
You can see how the build works in the How to Play section.
Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build Armour and Weapons
As mentioned above, we’ll be using the Forgotten Wolven Armour set. You can craft the basic version at Level 20, but to get the full bonuses, you’ll need to upgrade it to the Mastercrafted and Grandmaster tiers.
Before you can get the Forgotten Wolven Armour, use anything you find in loot or buy sets from merchants, like the Nilfgaardian Armour set available from Crow’s Perch.
How to Get the Forgotten Wolven Armour in The Witcher 3: Remastered
You need to craft the Forgotten Wolven Armour set, but first you must find the diagrams.
The diagrams come in 3 tiers:
- Basic – Level 20
- Mastercrafted – Level 32
- Grandmaster – Level 40
To get the Basic diagrams, go to Devil’s Pit in Velen and do the quest In the Eternal Fire’s Shadow. We won’t put any quest spoilers here, but when you complete the quest, you’ll get the diagrams as a reward.
You can find the Mastercrafted and Grandmaster diagrams in Kaer Morhen. Search the bookshelves for Osmund’s Notes. Reading the notes gives you the rest of the diagrams.
To craft the armour, you must hire Willis in Crow’s Perch. For the swords, see Hattori in Novigrad. You’ll need to complete a quest for each to unlock their master crafting service.
Weapon and Armour Upgrades
Here are the recommended upgrades for your gear:
You can find the Runewright in the far northeast of the Novigrad and Oxenfurt region, near the Upper Mill Signpost, east of Brunwich village.
Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build Skills
The table below shows the ideal order to unlock Skills for this Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build, so you can start using the build from the moment you begin your adventure. The number in brackets indicates how many skill points to invest in each skill.
| Skill | Explanation |
|---|---|
Muscle Memory (x3) |
Gives a helpful early-game buff to your fast attack damage, triggered by dodging. |
Three Strikes (x3) |
Performing three fast or strong attacks in a row increases the damage of the next attack, as long as it is of the same type. |
Razor Focus (x3) |
You gain 1 Adrenaline Point at the start of combat. Increases Adrenaline gain from weapon strikes. |
Delusion (x3) |
Unlocks all Axii dialogue options. Skip this if you don’t want to use Axii to manipulate minds in dialogue. |
Far-Reaching Aard (x3) |
Increases Aard’s range. |
Aard Sweep (x3) |
Hold down Aard to unleash a shockwave in all directions. |
Sustained Glyphs (x3) |
Boosts the duration of your Yrden. We will need this later on to buff Aard. |
Magic Trap (x3) |
Hold down Yrden to create a static trap that zaps nearby enemies, slowing them down. |
Supercharged Glyphs (x3) |
Enemies inside your Yrden traps lose HP every second. |
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Each piece of Medium Armour equipped boosts your Sign Intensity and Stamina Recovery. |
Metabolic Control (x1) |
We only need one point to unlock the next skill. |
Synergy (x3) |
Increases the bonus from slotted Mutagens. Slot red & blue skills next to a matching Mutagen! |
Efficiency (x1) |
We only need one point to progress the skill tree. |
Hunter Instinct (x1) |
We only need one point to progress the skill tree. |
Acquired Tolerance (x3) |
Every known alchemy recipe increases your maximum toxicity. |
Shockwave (x3) |
Increases Aard’s damage by a percentage of your remaining HP. |
Catalyst (x3) |
Greatly increases the intensity of Aard and Igni against enemies inside Yrden. |
Focus (x3) |
Each Adrenaline Point boosts Sign Intensity. |
There are two ways to get more skill points: each time you level up, you will receive one, and the first time you interact with a newly discovered Place of Power, you’ll also receive one.
Mutation for the Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build
To unlock the Mutation system, you’ll need the Blood and Wine DLC and to complete the quest called Turn and Face the Strange.
We recommend the Piercing Cold mutation. Unlocking it takes 6 Greater Blue Mutagens and 6 spare skill points.
The Piercing Cold Mutation gives Aard a chance to freeze enemies (the chance scales with your Adrenaline Points, starting at 30%). Unfrozen enemies take extra damage from the Aard sign instead, and you can also insta-kill enemies who are knocked down and frozen at the same time.
Potions and Bombs for the Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build
Here are the best Potions and Bombs for the Witcher 3 Henry Cavill Build:
Don’t worry if you don’t have all of these right away. The basic and Enhanced versions of the potions are almost as good as the Superior version.
