Compendium

After a successful dodge or roll, your following fast attacks hit 30% harder.

R1: next 1 fast attack · R2: next 2 fast attacks · R3: next 3 fast attacks

Parry arrows. A perfect parry sends them back with a chance to kill outright.

R1: 15% kill chance · R2: 30% kill, +50% reflected dmg · R3: 45% kill, +100% reflected dmg

Fast attacks charge up the damage of your next strong attack.

R1: +15% · R2: +30% · R3: +45%

Each crossbow bolt that hits gives Adrenaline.

R1: 0.3 per bolt · R2: 0.6 per bolt · R3: 1 per bolt

The third fast or strong attack can empower the next attack of the same type.

R1: 20% chance · R2: 40% chance · R3: 60% chance

You lose less Adrenaline when hit.

R1: 33% less · R2: 67% less · R3: 100% less

When Vitality hits 0, spends Adrenaline to heal instead of dying. 30 s cooldown.

R1: 10% Vitality per point · R2: +33% to that heal · R3: +67% to that heal

A strong attack can buff your next two strong attacks by 50%.

R1: 20% chance · R2: 40% chance · R3: 60% chance

Start every fight with 1 Adrenaline and build more from weapon hits.

R1: +10% from hits · R2: +20% from hits · R3: +30% from hits

Take less damage while dodging.

R1: 33% less · R2: 67% less · R3: 100% less

Extra slow-motion while aiming. Headshots deal +250% and can kill outright.

R1: 30% slower, 5% kill · R2: 60% slower, 10% kill · R3: 90% slower, 15% kill

Bolts gain a share of your silver sword's damage.

R1: +10% of silver dmg · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

Spinning attack that hits everything around you, sustained with Stamina then Adrenaline.

R1: normal cost · R2: 33% cheaper · R3: 50% cheaper

Charged strike that ignores defence; more Stamina spent and more Adrenaline = more damage.

R1: +10% per Adrenaline · R2: +20% per Adrenaline · R3: +30% per Adrenaline

After a successful counter or dodge, your next attack hits harder. Crossbow damage doubled.

R1: +33% · R2: +67% · R3: +100%

Strong attacks cut the target's damage resistance by 10% per stack.

R1: 1 stack · R2: 2 stacks · R3: 3 stacks

Fast-attack crits make the target take more damage.

R1: +10% taken · R2: +20% taken · R3: +30% taken

After any crit, your next bolt disables monster special abilities.

R1: 4 s · R2: 8 s · R3: 12 s

Attacks can arm your next strong attack as an instant kill. Immune enemies give Adrenaline instead.

R1: +0.1 Adrenaline if immune · R2: +0.2 · R3: +0.3

Spend 3 Adrenaline to cast a Sign at max level with bonus intensity.

R1: +50% intensity · R2: +100% · R3: +150%

Longer Aard range.

R1: +1 yard · R2: +2 yards · R3: +3 yards

Igni strips armour and gains burn chance.

R1: +10% burn · R2: +20% burn · R3: +30% burn

Signs last longer and cover more area; extra Yrden traps and alt-mode charges.

R1: +5 s, +10% area, +1 trap · R2: +10 s, +20%, +2 traps · R3: +15 s, +30%, +3 traps

A breaking Quen shield knocks enemies back.

R1: pushback · R2: stronger · R3: strongest

Enemies stop advancing while you cast Axii; better Axii dialogue options.

R1: dialogue + hold · R2: same · R3: same

Alt Aard: hits all enemies around you with lower knockdown chance.

R1: -21% knockdown · R2: -17% knockdown · R3: no penalty

Alt Igni: continuous flamethrower.

R1: normal cost · R2: 25% cheaper · R3: 50% cheaper

Alt Yrden: a 14-yard field that damages and slows enemies.

R1: +0% damage · R2: +25% · R3: +50%

Alt Quen: hold a shield; damage it absorbs heals you.

R1: normal Stamina drain · R2: half drain · R3: no drain

Alt Axii: the target fights for you briefly and hits harder.

R1: +20% ally dmg · R2: +40% · R3: +60%

Enemies inside Yrden lose Vitality or Essence every second, scaling with Sign intensity.

R1: 10/s · R2: 20/s · R3: 30/s

Aard deals extra damage based on your current Vitality.

R1: +1% of Vitality · R2: +2% · R3: +3%

Axii affects two targets at once.

R1: 50% weaker · R2: 25% weaker · R3: full strength

Aard and Igni gain big intensity against enemies standing in Yrden.

R1: +30% · R2: +60% · R3: +90%

Yrden, Quen and Axii last longer.

R1: +20% · R2: +40% · R3: +60%

Each Sign boosts the next different Sign, stacking 5 times.

R1: +5% per stack · R2: +10% · R3: +15%

Each Adrenaline point raises Sign intensity.

R1: +10% per point · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

After a dodge or roll, your next Sign costs less Stamina.

R1: 20% cheaper · R2: 40% · R3: 60%

Every Sign cast also blasts nearby enemies with magic damage.

R1: damage up · R2: more · R3: most

After a Sign, your next three melee hits deal bonus damage from Sign intensity.

R1: +10% of intensity · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

Each potion dose heals you.

R1: 10% Vitality · R2: 20% · R3: 30%

More bombs per slot.

R1: +1 · R2: +2 · R3: +3

With any potion Toxicity, time slows when an enemy is about to counter.

R1: 5% slower · R2: 10% · R3: 15%

Decoctions last longer.

R1: +33% · R2: +67% · R3: +100%

Higher max Vitality while Toxicity is over the safe line.

R1: +10% · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

All bombs deal flat extra damage, even utility bombs.

R1: +50 · R2: +100 · R3: +150

At full Adrenaline, more crit damage vs the oil's target type.

R1: +20% · R2: +40% · R3: +60%

Oiled blades can poison.

R1: 5% chance · R2: 10% · R3: 15%

Oils also reduce damage from their target monster type.

R1: +5% · R2: +10% · R3: +15%

Every known recipe raises max Toxicity.

R1: +1 per recipe · R2: +2 · R3: +3

A strong attack on a poisoned enemy consumes the poison for a burst. 5 s cooldown.

R1: 25% of the hit · R2: 50% · R3: 75%

Decoctions raise max Vitality while active.

R1: +300 · R2: +600 · R3: +900

Potion effects don't expire while potion Toxicity stays high.

R1: until 85% of max · R2: until 70% · R3: until 55%

At 80%+ Toxicity you take 150% damage but gain crit damage equal to a share of your Toxicity.

R1: 33% of Toxicity · R2: 67% · R3: 100%

Bombs scale with current Toxicity.

R1: +0.1% per point · R2: +0.2% · R3: +0.3%

Poisoned enemies deal less damage.

R1: 5% less · R2: 10% · R3: 15%

Toxicity drains faster.

R1: 1/s faster · R2: 2/s · R3: 3/s

Bombs split into fragments that each deal 40% damage.

R1: 2 fragments · R2: 3 · R3: 4

Drinking a potion can trigger a random extra potion for free.

R1: 33% · R2: 67% · R3: 100%

Poisoned weapons deal more damage, doubled against poison-immune foes.

R1: +5% (+10%) · R2: +10% (+20%) · R3: +15% (+30%)

Per light armour piece: more crit damage and fast-attack damage.

R1: +8% crit dmg, +1% fast · R2: +16%, +4% · R3: +24%, +6%

More crit chance per Adrenaline point you hold.

R1: +3% per point · R2: +6% · R3: +9%

Per medium piece: weapon damage and Sign intensity.

R1: +2% each · R2: +4% · R3: +6%

More Adrenaline gain; Signs generate Adrenaline too.

R1: +2% · R2: +4% · R3: +6%

Successful parries, counters and dodges build Adrenaline.

R1: some · R2: more · R3: most

Day: Vitality regen out of combat. Night: Stamina regen in combat.

R1: +10 / +1 · R2: +20 / +2 · R3: +30 / +3

More carry weight.

R1: +20 · R2: +40 · R3: +60

Per heavy piece: max Vitality and strong-attack damage.

R1: +2% each · R2: +4% · R3: +6%

More max Vitality.

R1: +8% · R2: +16% · R3: +24%

Food heals over a longer period.

R1: 5 min · R2: 10 min · R3: 15 min

Cast Signs with Adrenaline when out of Stamina.

R1: 2 per cast · R2: 1.5 · R3: 1

Fire, frost, force, magic and poison damage up.

R1: +3% · R2: +6% · R3: +9%

Per medium piece: Sign intensity (Stamina regen at higher rank).

R1: +2% intensity · R2: +4% · R3: +6%, +1 Stamina/s per piece

Bigger bonuses from slotted mutagens.

R1: +10% · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

Hitting with a bomb raises melee damage for 10 s.

R1: +10% · R2: +20% · R3: +30%

More max Toxicity.

R1: +10 · R2: +20 · R3: +30

Thrown bombs may not be used up; your bombs can't hurt you.

R1: 10% · R2: 20% · R3: 30%

Per medium piece: sword and bomb damage.

R1: +2% each · R2: +4% · R3: +6%

Spend Adrenaline to lower potion Toxicity.

R1: -10% per point · R2: -20% · R3: -30%

Per medium piece: max Vitality and poison damage.

R1: +2% each · R2: +4% · R3: +6%