Bolt with bait

Bolt with bait

Type	Bolt
Rarity	Master
Level	1
Damage	5-7 Piercing +5 Silver
Effects	+100 Armor piercing
Slots	-
School	-
Tier	-
DLC	Base game
Location	Merchant
Crafting	Amateur blacksmith 2x Timber 2x Steel ingot 1x Silver ingot 2x Monster feather 1x Monster blood

The Bolt with bait and the Tracking bolt are the best bolts for armor piercing. Both add +100 armor piercing and deal 5-7 piercing damage. The Tracking bolt also makes every hit bleed for 120 seconds. It is a level 1 Master bolt with +5 silver damage. It is crafted in stacks of 20 from a diagram sold in Silverton and on Hindarsfjall. A few smiths also sell the bolts.

Why Players Pick It

The Tracking bolt has the same +100 armor piercing, 5-7 piercing and +5 silver.

When to Use It

It is level 1, so it fits the early game. The diagram is sold in Silverton and on Hindarsfjall in Skellige. Some soldier bodies in southeastern Velen carry 5-10 bolts.

How to Get Bolt with bait

Buy Diagram: Bait bolt from the blacksmith in Silverton or the merchant at the Isolated Hut on Hindarsfjall, and craft the bolts in stacks of 20.
Buy the bolts from the blacksmith in Oxenfurt, from Zoltan Chivay during The Battle of Kaer Morhen (if recruited), or from the smith in the 'Witcher' epilogue (if Redania wins).
Search soldier bodies in southeastern Velen (Fyke Isle, Bandits' Camp island and nearby isles, near Crookback Bog, southeast of Benek) and south of Winespring Grange. Each body has a 50% chance of carrying 5-10 bolts.

Notes

The diagram is named Diagram: Bait bolt, while the bolt itself is Bolt with bait.

All Weapon Categories

All Bolts

Name	Rarity	Level	Damage	Effects	Location
Bolts	Common	1	4-6 Piercing +4 Silver	Infinite default ammunition Cannot be sold or dropped	-
Bolts (underwater)	Common	1	9-11 Piercing +400 Silver	Infinite Auto-equipped whenever Geralt is submerged (harpoon bolts) Hidden from the inventory	-
Blunt crossbow bolt	Master (crafted)	1	7-9 Bludgeoning +8 Silver	-	Crafted Merchant Loot
Blunt crossbow bolt	Master (basic)	1	9-11 Bludgeoning +10 Silver	-	Merchant Loot
Bolt with bait	Master	1	5-7 Piercing +5 Silver	+100 Armor piercing	Crafted Merchant Loot
Broadhead bolt	Master (crafted)	9	+8 Piercing +8 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Crafted Merchant Loot
Broadhead bolt	Master (basic)	19	+12 Piercing +12 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Merchant Loot
Exploding bolt	Magic (crafted)	13	11-13 Fire +12 Silver +12 Piercing	-	Crafted Merchant Loot
Exploding bolt	Relic	15	18-22 Fire +15 Silver +20 Piercing	-	Merchant Loot
Precision bolt	Master (crafted)	4	+12 Piercing +12 Silver	+7 Armor piercing	Crafted Merchant Loot
Precision bolt	Master (basic)	-	+20 Piercing +20 Silver	+15 Armor piercing	Merchant
Split bolt	Magic (crafted)	8	9-11 Piercing +10 Silver	-	Crafted Merchant
Split bolt	Relic	13	13-15 Piercing +14 Silver	-	Merchant Loot
Tracking bolt	Master	1	5-7 Piercing +5 Silver	+100 Armor piercing 100% chance to cause bleeding, 120 s	Crafted Merchant Loot