Getting to their archers first can avoid a lot of damage, and using Aard/Igni/Axxi to stun them briefly will generally allow you at least one hit before they can get their defenses back up.Ģ. Human enemies tend not to swarm you as much as monsters, but they do parry your attacks and most groups have one or two archers sniping you from the back. Wraiths disappear, but almost always re-materialize directly behind you, so rolling away immediately after they disappear will reliably avoid damage. Both drowners and ghouls for example, will shriek at you just before attacking, and they both tend to counter-attack you immediately after dodging. However, most monsters also have obvious tells. For example, most monsters attack in groups and attack all at once, so having some crowd control or some means of stringing them out is important. Know Thy Enemy: Enemy types tend to behave in predictable ways. Here's a few things I've learned over the course of the series that might help:ġ. I don't find the game particularly difficult at all (playing on Blood and Broken Bones), but then again I have a ton of experience with the Witcher series so I know how much the combat can be an acquired taste. I imagine dropping down a level would suck quite a lot of enjoyment out of it and ultimately make the world feel a bit too safe. You will soon get the hang of it, and the balance is about right for most encounters to feel dangerous but manageable. Aard will typically drop a Drowner pretty quickly, then you can just hit X over them to insta-kill while they're on the floor.īlood & Broken Bones is worth perservering with I think. Igni tends to be effective against packs of animals (wolves, dogs etc). I pretty much never use Block at all, unless it's a timed Parry against a human.įiguring out a good method for the various types of opponent is more important than applying the appropriate oil. Parry is more for opening a human opponent up to attack, and Roll is for quick movement (especially if you're about to get surrounded). Dodge when the enemy name flashes red to indicate an attack. Think of Dodge as you would think of Counter in most other third person action games - it should be your go-to option most of the time. Get used to using Dodge for most attacks rather than Parry or Roll. If you do get hit, it's usually a good idea to give yourself some room and keep your distance until Quen is back up. Try and have Quen activated as much of the time as possible, which will effectively act as a safety net in case you do take a hit - Quen lasts a while, so learn to avoid getting hit and you won't need to reactivate it very often. 5 times is far too many times to get hit, at least in quick succession.

Witcher 3 stun vs stagger