"Kill the Griffin" is a quest objective in the main story quest "The Beast of White Orchard" in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Contents
Background
It's time to fight the Griffin.
Quest
Region
Area
Enemies
Walkthrough
Fight and kill the Griffin.
See "Strategy Guide/Tips" section for help killing the Griffin.
Map
Strategy Guide/Tips
- Royal Griffin is vulnerable to:
- Bomb: Grapeshot
- Potion: Hybrid Oil
- Sign: Aard
- Vesemir is fighting the Griffin as well but don't count on him too much
- Try to time it correctly to dodge the Griffin's attacks. Jump to the sides whenever the Griffin flies towards you.
- Try to hit the Griffin with the Crossbow
- Stagger the Griffin with the crossbow, get 2-3 hits in. Circle behind for a few easy hits, you can also light the Griffin on fire for another stun when he's grounded.
- When Griffin reaches half health, he will fly northwest towards the mill. Chase him there and continue attacking.
The Beast of White Orchard Quest
- Ask the Herbalist about buckthorn
- Find some buckthorn on the riverbed using your witcher senses
- Ask the hunter where he found the bodies
- Use your witcher senses to find the hunter
- Kill the wild dogs
- Talk to the hunter
- Follow the hunter
- Examine the site of the Nilfgaardian soldiers' death using your witcher senses
- Follow the Nilfgaardian soldiers' tracks using your witcher senses
- Search the griffin's nest using your witcher senses
- Talk to Vesemir
- Prepare to fight the griffin
- Meet Vesemir in the field where you plan to ambush the griffin
- Kill the griffin
- Take a trophy from the griffin's corpse
- Collect your reward from the Nilfgaardians
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