Hound of the Wild Hunt

Hound of the Wild Hunt

Species	Elementa
DLC	Base game
Oil	Elementa Oil
Signs	Igni Axii
Bombs	Dimeritium Bomb

The Hound of the Wild Hunt is one of the Elementa, a beast of ice that runs with the Wild Hunt. Hounds appear wherever the Hunt attacks, from Skellige to Kaer Morhen, and they are fought in several main quests.

Lore

The trobairitz Essi "Blackjack" Daven wrote about the Hounds. They bay at the heels of the Wild Hunt and follow it like a trail of dust behind a comet. Quiet legends say they sometimes lose their way and come down from the night sky to the earth. Cold and death follow in their wake.

Some experts believe the Hounds are born of magic ice crystal. They race alongside their ghostly masters. Like starving wild dogs, they can do nothing but attack whatever crosses their path.

Behaviour

The Hounds' icy nature lets them draw strength from extreme cold. Stay on guard when fighting them in a blizzard or on a glacier. Elven legends also say they grow stronger when a red moon hangs in the sky. A red moon is a known sign that the Hunt is coming.

Weaknesses

Coat the silver sword with Elementa Oil. Igni is the Sign to use, because creatures born of frost feel pain from fire. Axii can also dull their urge to kill for a moment and weaken them a little. A Dimeritium Bomb works against them as well.

The Hounds fight with their claws and teeth. They try to knock their enemy to the ground and then tear it apart. Badly wounded Hounds fall into a frenzy that makes them even deadlier. They can also freeze the ground around them and raise sharp spikes of ice.

Contracts and Quests

Quest	Quest Giver	Location	Reward
Wandering in the Dark	Keira Metz	The Mire, Velen	1000 XP
The Calm Before the Storm	-	Hindarsfjall, Skellige	-
The Battle of Kaer Morhen	-	Kaer Morhen	XP
On Thin Ice	-	Undvik, Skellige	-
Tedd Deireadh, The Final Age	-	Undvik, Skellige	-

In The Calm Before the Storm, the escape from Lofoten in Skellige leads past Hounds to a waiting boat. In The Battle of Kaer Morhen, Hounds and Wild Hunt warriors storm the witchers' keep.

On Thin Ice opens with Ciri fighting Wild Hunt warriors and Hounds. In Tedd Deireadh, The Final Age, Hounds attack on the steps while Yennefer leads the way inside her magic dome. Hounds also attack during Wandering in the Dark.

Drops

Name	Image
Sulfur
Monster Bone	-
Monster Brain
Monster Saliva
Rotting Flesh
Rotten Flesh	-

Notes

The Apiarian Phantom is a unique Hound of the Wild Hunt.

All Monster Categories

All Elementa

Name	Variant of	Oil	Signs	Bombs	Location	DLC
Djinn	-	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game
Earth Elemental	-	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	Velen	Base game
Fire Elemental	-	Elementa Oil	Aard	Dimeritium Bomb Northern Wind	-	Base game
Gargoyle	-	Elementa Oil	Quen	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game
Golem	-	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game
Hound of the Wild Hunt	-	Elementa Oil	Igni Axii	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game
Ice Elemental	-	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	Skellige	Base game
Moreau's Golem	-	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Blood and Wine
Pixies	-	Elementa Oil	-	-	Land of a Thousand Fables	Blood and Wine
The Apiarian Phantom	Hound of the Wild Hunt	Elementa Oil	Igni Axii	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game
Therazane	Earth Elemental	Elementa Oil	-	Dimeritium Bomb	-	Base game