Silver Swords
The silver sword is the blade a witcher draws for monsters and magical creatures, and the one his trade is named for. The Witcher 3 has 104 of them, many in several versions: a crafted one, and copies at different rarities found as loot or sold by smiths.
Combat
Pros
- It is the right blade for the fights a witcher is paid for: monsters and magical creatures. Geralt switches between it and his steel sword at will.
- Oils go on the sword, and each one adds damage against a single monster family, in three tiers.
- Up to 3 slots for runestones, which add attack power, sign intensity, adrenaline gain or a chance to burn, freeze, poison, bleed, stun or stagger.
- A sword with all three slots can carry a runeword instead, enchanted by the Ofieri Runewright at Upper Mill from Hearts of Stone onward.
Cons
- Against people, nonhumans and beasts it is the wrong sword. Those fights are for steel.
- Every swing wears it down, and a worn blade hits for less. A smith repairs it, or a repair kit does in the field.
- Most found swords roll their level and damage when they drop, so the same name can be a strong sword or a weak one.
Builds
Every witcher school makes a silver sword, and the school decides what it adds. Each one belongs to a full set with armour, and the set bonuses are where a build comes together, see Witcher Gear.
- Signs. The Griffin sword: +21% sign intensity at grandmaster tier, in a set built around Yrden.
- Fast attacks. The Feline sword: critical chance and bleeding, for light armour and a combo of quick strikes.
- Adrenaline and Quen. The Ursine sword: +21% adrenaline gain and +75% critical damage at grandmaster tier.
- Bleeding hybrid. The Wolven sword: 11% each to sign intensity, adrenaline gain, critical chance and bleeding.
- Alchemy and bombs. The Manticore sword: +250 armour piercing, in the one set made only at grandmaster tier.
A relic found late in the game can outhit all of them, but its bonuses are random and it belongs to no set.
Remastered rebuilt the skill trees and reset every point, so pair a sword with your skills in the new tree rather than with a build written before 29 September 2026.
Best Silver Swords
| Build | Weapon | Image | Key Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardest hitter | Ami | 532-650 damage at level 48 | |
| Grows with you | Aerondight | Each hit charges it 10%; a full charge always crits | |
| Critical hits | Gesheft | +100% critical damage, +15% critical chance | |
| Signs | Grandmaster Griffin silver sword | +21% sign intensity | |
| Adrenaline | Grandmaster Ursine silver sword | +21% adrenaline gain | |
| Alchemy and bombs | Manticore silver sword | Manticore set: +1 charge on every alchemy item |
Notes
- Rarity runs Common, Master, Magic, Relic, then witcher gear as a class of its own. Higher tiers carry more slots and more bonuses.
- Witcher swords are upgraded tier by tier: Basic, Enhanced, Superior, Mastercrafted and, from Blood and Wine, Grandmaster. A journeyman smith goes as far as Superior, a master to Mastercrafted, and Grandmaster needs the smith unlocked by the Toussaint quest Master Master Master Master!
- Upgrading keeps runestones and loses a runeword.
- In New Game + every witcher diagram becomes a Legendary version at the same spot, and Legendary swords add your New Game + starting level to theirs.
- Remastered adds Reforge: Éibhear Hattori in Novigrad and Yoana at Crow's Perch can change how a sword looks without touching its stats.
All Weapon Categories
All Silver Swords
| Name | Image | Rarity | Level | Damage | Effects | Slots | Location | Region | DLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addan Deith | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Base game | ||
| Aerondight | Relic | 35+ | 414-506 |
|
0 | Quest reward | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Ami | 48+ | 532-650 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | ||
| An'ferthe | - | - |
|
2 | Base game | ||||
| Anathema | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Velen | Base game | |
| Arainne | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| Azure Wrath | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Velen | Base game | |
| Bloodsword | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Skellige | Base game | |
| Cantata | Relic | 40+ | 459-561 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Casus Foederis | Relic | 41-43 | 460-562 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Dahlia | 38+ | 441-539 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | ||
| Deargdeith | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Base game | ||
| Deithwen | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Base game | ||
| Disglair | 12 | 193-237 | 2 random Magic effects | 0 | Base game | ||||
| Eirlithrad | 18 | 247-303 | 2 random Magic effects | 1 | Base game | ||||
| Fate | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Quest reward | Skellige | Base game | |
| Faustino | 37 | 418-512 |
|
1 | Skellige | Base game | |||
| Feline silver sword | Witcher Gear | 17 | 256-312 |
|
1 | Crafted | Oxenfurt | Base game | |
| Feline silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 23 | 310-378 |
|
2 | Crafted | Oxenfurt | Base game | |
| Feline silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 409-499 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Feline silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 29 | 364-444 |
|
3 | Crafted | Novigrad | Base game | |
| Fen'aeth | Relic | 45+ | 504-616 |
|
3 | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | ||
| Forgotten Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 20 | 283-345 |
|
1 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Forgotten Wolven silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 404-494 |
|
3 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Gesheft | Relic | 45 | 508-620 |
|
3 | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | ||
| Grandmaster Feline silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster forgotten Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Grandmaster Griffin silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster legendary Feline silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster legendary forgotten Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Grandmaster legendary Griffin silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster legendary Ursine silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster legendary Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster Ursine silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Grandmaster Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Griffin silver sword | Witcher Gear | 11 | 202-246 |
|
1 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Griffin silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 18 | 265-323 |
|
2 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Griffin silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 409-499 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Griffin silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 26 | 337-411 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Gven'nel | 13 | 202-248 | 2 random Magic effects | 1 | Base game | ||||
| Gynvael | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| Gynvael Aedd | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Skellige | Base game | |
| Harpy | Relic | 37 | 427-523 | +10% Chance to cause bleeding | 3 | Base game | |||
| Hav'caaren | Relic | - | 94-103 |
|
3 | Quest reward | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Feline silver sword | Witcher Gear | 17 | 265-323 |
|
3 | Crafted | Oxenfurt | Base game | |
| Legendary Feline silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 23 | 319-389 |
|
3 | Crafted | Oxenfurt | Base game | |
| Legendary Feline silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 418-510 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Feline silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 29 | 373-455 |
|
3 | Crafted | Novigrad | Base game | |
| Legendary forgotten Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 19 | 277-339 |
|
1 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary forgotten Wolven silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 418-510 |
|
3 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Legendary Griffin silver sword | Witcher Gear | 11 | 211-257 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Griffin silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 18 | 274-334 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Griffin silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 418-510 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Griffin silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 26 | 346-422 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Manticore silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Legendary Ursine silver sword | Witcher Gear | 20 | 292-356 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Ursine silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 25 | 337-411 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Legendary Ursine silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 418-510 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Ursine silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 30 | 382-466 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Viper silver sword | Witcher Gear | 1 | 121-149 |
|
2 | Crafted | White Orchard | Base game | |
| Legendary Viper venomous silver sword | Witcher Gear | 39 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Gaunter's world | Hearts of Stone | |
| Legendary Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 39+ | 454-554 |
|
1 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Legendary Wolven silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 46+ | 517-631 |
|
2 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Wolven silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 59+ | 634-774 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Legendary Wolven silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 54+ | 589-719 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Loathen | Relic | - | 90-100 | 3 | Random loot | Base game | |||
| Manticore silver sword | Witcher Gear | 40 | 472-576 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| Mastercrafted silver sword | - | - | 2 random Magic effects | 1 | Base game | ||||
| Maugrim | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Base game | ||
| Melltith | 26 | - |
|
1 | Base game | ||||
| Moonblade | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Quest reward | Base game | ||
| Naevde Seidhe | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Skellige | Base game | |
| Negotiator | Relic | 35 | 405-495 |
|
3 | Base game | |||
| Nine-Tailed Vixen silver sword | Relic | 11 | 192-234 |
|
1 | Fixed loot | Vizima | Base game | |
| Pang of Conscience | Relic | 17+ | 243-297 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Reach of the Damned | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| Rose of Shaerrawed | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Quest reward | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Sarrim | Relic | 35 | 418-512 |
|
3 | Crafted | Oxenfurt | Hearts of Stone | |
| Steiger | - | - |
|
1 | Skellige | Base game | |||
| Tah'rel | Relic | 42 | 481-587 |
|
3 | Crafted | Toussaint | Blood and Wine | |
| The Adversary | - | - |
|
1 | Random loot | Base game | |||
| The Bride | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| The Digger | 26 | 319-391 |
|
1 | Skellige | Base game | |||
| The Striga | - | - |
|
2 | Random loot | Base game | |||
| The Tamer | 24 | 301-369 |
|
0 | Base game | ||||
| Tlareg | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Base game | ||
| Tor Zireael | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| Tor'haerne | 27 | 337-413 |
|
2 | Base game | ||||
| Torlunn | 23 | 292-358 |
|
0 | Base game | ||||
| Ursine silver sword | Witcher Gear | 20 | 283-345 |
|
1 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Ursine silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 25 | 328-400 |
|
2 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Ursine silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 409-499 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Ursine silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 30 | 373-455 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Viper silver sword | Witcher Gear | 1 | 112-138 |
|
1 | Crafted | White Orchard | Base game | |
| Viper venomous silver sword | Witcher Gear | 39 | 463-565 |
|
3 | Fixed loot | Gaunter's world | Hearts of Stone | |
| Weeper | Relic | 31 | 369-451 |
|
3 | Base game | |||
| White Widow of the Valley of Flowers | Relic | 7 | 154-188 |
|
1 | Fixed loot | Vizima | Base game | |
| Witcher's silver sword | 1 | 81-99 | None | 0 | Base game | ||||
| Wolven silver sword | Witcher Gear | 14 | 229-279 |
|
1 | Crafted | Kaer Morhen | Base game | |
| Wolven silver sword - enhanced | Witcher Gear | 21 | 292-356 |
|
2 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Wolven silver sword - mastercrafted | Witcher Gear | 34 | 409-499 |
|
3 | Crafted | Velen | Base game | |
| Wolven silver sword - superior | Witcher Gear | 29 | 364-444 |
|
3 | Crafted | Skellige | Base game | |
| Zerrikanterment | Relic | - | - |
|
3 | Random loot | Base game | ||
| Zireael | Relic | 1 | - |
|
0 | Quest reward | White Orchard | Base game |
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Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Pages in category "Silver Swords"
The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
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- Witcher 3:Aerondight
- Witcher 3:Ami
- Witcher 3:Black Unicorn
- Witcher 3:Blunt crossbow bolt
- Witcher 3:Bolt with bait
- Witcher 3:Bolts
- Witcher 3:Broadhead bolt
- Witcher 3:Crossbow
- Witcher 3:Death From Above
- Witcher 3:Elven crossbow
- Witcher 3:Exploding bolt
- Witcher 3:Feline crossbow
- Witcher 3:Fen'aeth
- Witcher 3:Geralt of Rivia's crossbow
- Witcher 3:Gesheft
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Feline silver sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Feline steel sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster forgotten Wolven steel sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Griffin silver sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Griffin steel sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Ursine silver sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Ursine steel sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Wolven silver sword
- Witcher 3:Grandmaster Wolven steel sword
- Witcher 3:Iris
- Witcher 3:Manticore silver sword
- Witcher 3:Manticore steel sword
- Witcher 3:Ofieri crossbow
- Witcher 3:Precision bolt
- Witcher 3:Ravix of Fourhorn's crossbow
- Witcher 3:Skellige crossbow
- Witcher 3:Split bolt
- Witcher 3:Toussaint crossbow
- Witcher 3:Toussaint knight's steel sword
- Witcher 3:Tracking bolt
- Witcher 3:Ursine crossbow
- Witcher 3:Viper venomous silver sword
- Witcher 3:Viper venomous steel sword
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