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5 Things to Do in White Orchard

Everything we'd do in White Orchard before heading to Velen on Death March in The Witcher 3 Remastered. No commentary, just our run and the tips that kept us alive.

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Death March: 5 things to do in White Orchard
Places of Power in The Witcher 3 Remastered
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Places of Power

Every standing stone gives you a free ability point the first time you touch it. White Orchard has six, so that is six points before you ever leave the starting area.

  • Check your map for the stone icons and work through them as you explore.
  • Some stones are guarded. Clear the monsters first, then touch the stone.
  • The stone also gives a short boost to that Sign.
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Make Swallow in The Witcher 3 Remastered
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Make Swallow

You will need it early on Death March. Swallow speeds up Vitality regeneration, and you already know the recipe.

  • Grab a Drowner Brain. Drowners are usually by the water.
  • Craft it from the Alchemy menu.
  • From the tooltip: faster Vitality regen, 20 s duration, 20 Toxicity.
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Do the side quests in The Witcher 3 Remastered
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Do the side quests

Side quests are where the early XP is, and Death March punishes you for being under-leveled when you reach Velen.

  • Devil by the Well (contract)
  • Missing in Action
  • Precious Cargo
  • On Death's Bed: 280 XP, 50 crowns and the Cursed Oil recipe on our run
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Craft armor + Viper swords in The Witcher 3 Remastered
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Craft armor + Viper swords

Both Viper School sword diagrams are in White Orchard, and the armorer can make you a big early armor upgrade.

  • Viper Silver Sword diagram: cemetery crypt, guarded by wraiths.
  • Viper Steel Sword diagram: top of the tower at the bandit camp ruins.
  • From our crafting screens: Viper Steel 49-61 damage (56 crowns), Viper Silver 112-138 damage (104 crowns), Warrior's Leather Jacket 30 Armor (39 crowns).
Tip: loot the village houses for crafting materials. Not the Nilfgaardian camp (you will be killed).
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The griffin in The Witcher 3 Remastered
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The griffin

Read the bestiary before the fight. Griffins are weak to Grapeshot, Hybrid Oil and Aard.

  • Fight inside Yrden and use Igni when it lands.
  • Finish off the griffin to complete The Beast of White Orchard, then carry on with the story.
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Quick recap

White Orchard checklist

  1. Craft Swallow
  2. Grab all the Places of Power
  3. Complete the side quests
  4. Craft the Viper swords
  5. Finish The Beast of White Orchard and continue the story

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