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Level 25

Rend/Whirl Crit Dmg
The Witcher 3 Remastered
Min-maxed crit damage
build
by jaydan
Published

  • Start Red. Probably Ursine for most of the game.
  • Grab Alchemy stuff later as you acquire the recipes
  • General passives can wait until you have Runewords and Greater Mutagens
  • Get Metamorphosis with Tissue Transformation for massive Vitality

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lvl
25
Lowest level for this build
Combat
22 pts
Muscle Memory

After a successful dodge or roll, your next Fast Attack performed deals 30% additional damage.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

Strength Training

Fast attacks increase the next strong attack's damage by 45%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Crushing Blow

A Strong Attack has a 60% chance to increase the damage dealt by the next 2 Strong Attacks by 50%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Rend

Deals additional damage proportional to Stamina consumed. Ignores enemy defenses. Adrenaline points increase total damage by 30% per point upon hitting an enemy.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Three Strikes

The third Fast or Strong Attack has a 20% chance to make the next attack even more powerful, but only if it is the same attack type as the last.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

Undying

When Vitality reaches 0, immediately consumes Adrenaline points to restore 10% Vitality per point. Can only be used once every 30 seconds.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

Fleet-Footed

Reduces damage received while dodging by 33%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

Whirl

A spinning attack that strikes all enemies in your immediate vicinity. Maintaining the attack consumes Stamina and Adrenaline. Reduces Stamina and Adrenaline cost by 50%

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Crippling Strike

Critical hits from Fast Attacks cripple enemies, increasing their damage taken by 30%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Razor Focus

Gain 1 Adrenaline point upon entering combat. Increases Adrenaline generation from weapon strikes by 30%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

add Combat skills
Signs
0 pts
add Signs skills
Alchemy
20 pts
Refreshment

Each potion dose heals 10% Vitality.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

Hunter Instinct

When Adrenaline points reach their maximum, increases critical hit damage against the targeted enemy type by 60% if the correct oil is applied.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Acquired Tolerance

Every learned alchemical recipe increases maximum Toxicity by 3.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

The stats assume every alchemy recipe is known.
Tissue Transmutation

Decoctions increase maximum Vitality by 900 for the decoction's effective duration.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

High Tolerance

While at 80% Toxicity or higher, take 150% damage from enemies. Increases critical hit damage equal to 100% of current Toxicity.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Toxic Shock

Hitting a poisoned enemy with a Strong Attack consumes the poison, causing an extra burst of poison damage equal to 75% of the attack damage. Can be used once every 5 seconds.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Poisoned Blades

Oil applied to blades has a 15% chance of poisoning the target.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Efficiency

Increases the maximum number of bombs in each slot by 1.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

add Alchemy skills
General
14 pts
Battle Frenzy

Increases critical hit chance by 9% per Adrenaline point available.

Vitality gain: +3%

Cat School Techniques

Each piece of Light Armor increases critical hit damage by 24% and Fast Attack damage by 6%.

Vitality gain: +3%

Survival Instinct

Increases maximum Vitality by 24%.

Vitality gain: +3%

Adrenaline Burst

Increases Adrenaline generation by 2% and allows Signs to generate Adrenaline.

Vitality gain: +1%

Synergy

Increases bonuses for mutagens placed in mutagen slots by 30%.

Vitality gain: +3%

Anger Management

Allows casting Signs using Adrenaline points when Stamina is empty. Consumes 2 Adrenaline point(s) per cast.

Vitality gain: +1%

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Skill points
In skills
56
In mutations
0
Total spent
56
Bonus points (up to 32)
One playthrough gives 32: 29 Places of Power, 2 from Imlerith's acorn and 1 from the golden egg. Set how many you have collected: they lower the level the build needs.
0
3
2

Loadout

Greater green mutagen
+900 Vitality
remove
Group 1
3/3
Acquired Tolerance

Every learned alchemical recipe increases maximum Toxicity by 3.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

The stats assume every alchemy recipe is known.
High Tolerance

While at 80% Toxicity or higher, take 150% damage from enemies. Increases critical hit damage equal to 100% of current Toxicity.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

2 pts
Hunter Instinct

When Adrenaline points reach their maximum, increases critical hit damage against the targeted enemy type by 60% if the correct oil is applied.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

4 pts
Greater red mutagen
+60% Attack power
remove
Group 2
3/3
Crushing Blow

A Strong Attack has a 60% chance to increase the damage dealt by the next 2 Strong Attacks by 50%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

6 pts
Crippling Strike

Critical hits from Fast Attacks cripple enemies, increasing their damage taken by 30%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

8 pts
Strength Training

Fast attacks increase the next strong attack's damage by 45%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

10 pts
Greater red mutagen
+15% Attack power
remove
Group 3
3/3
Cat School Techniques

Each piece of Light Armor increases critical hit damage by 24% and Fast Attack damage by 6%.

Vitality gain: +3%

12 pts
Battle Frenzy

Increases critical hit chance by 9% per Adrenaline point available.

Vitality gain: +3%

15 pts
Synergy

Increases bonuses for mutagens placed in mutagen slots by 30%.

Vitality gain: +3%

18 pts
Greater red mutagen
+60% Attack power
remove
Group 4
3/3
Rend

Deals additional damage proportional to Stamina consumed. Ignores enemy defenses. Adrenaline points increase total damage by 30% per point upon hitting an enemy.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

22 pts
Whirl

A spinning attack that strikes all enemies in your immediate vicinity. Maintaining the attack consumes Stamina and Adrenaline. Reduces Stamina and Adrenaline cost by 50%

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

26 pts
Razor Focus

Gain 1 Adrenaline point upon entering combat. Increases Adrenaline generation from weapon strikes by 30%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

30 pts
N pts: the ability points the build must have acquired for that slot to work. Filling the slot raises the build's level to the one that has them.
Mutagen bonuses
Vitality
+900
Attack power
+135%

Mutations

0
Researched 0
research
Active mutation
research a mutation
Strengthened Synapses
4/0
4 locked
Survival Instinct

Increases maximum Vitality by 24%.

Vitality gain: +3%

2 mutations
Toxic Shock

Hitting a poisoned enemy with a Strong Attack consumes the poison, causing an extra burst of poison damage equal to 75% of the attack damage. Can be used once every 5 seconds.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

4 mutations
Poisoned Blades

Oil applied to blades has a 15% chance of poisoning the target.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

8 mutations
Tissue Transmutation

Decoctions increase maximum Vitality by 900 for the decoction's effective duration.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

12 mutations
Research
Researched
0/ 12
Active
none
Skill points
0
Greater mutagens
000

Gear

Steel sword
Toussaint knight's steel sword
Crafted relicLevel 48
428 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
1310 / 2059
55%
2870
strong
2214 / 3586
55%
2699
+20% Critical hit chance+100% Critical hit damage+30% Quen intensity300 Armor piercing+15% Chance to cause burning
Applies while this weapon is drawn, not counted in the character totals.
Variant
Crafted relic
Forged from its diagram.
Item level
48
Needs level 48Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Runeword
Severance

Increases the range of Whirl by 1.1 yards and Rend by 1.9 yards.

Made from Zoria, Veles, Perun
Level 2 Runeword
Takes all three sockets.
Oil
Superior Hanged Man's Venom
+50% Attack power versus humans and nonhumans
Oil · 60 charges
Steel sword
Silver sword
Aerondight
RelicLevel 35
460 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
1404 / 1749
35%
2542
strong
2372 / 3004
35%
2357
Item level
35 auto
Needs level 35The drop you would get at level 25.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Set level
Runeword
Severance

Increases the range of Whirl by 1.1 yards and Rend by 1.9 yards.

Made from Zoria, Veles, Perun
Level 2 Runeword
Takes all three sockets. This piece has none: the Runewright adds three.
Oil
Superior vampire oil
+50% Attack power versus Vampires
Oil · 60 charges
Silver sword
Crossbow
Chest armor
Manticore armor
Manticore setmediumLevel 40
240 armor
+24% Slashing resistance+19% Piercing resistance+28% Monster damage resistance+25% Critical hit damage+5 Toxicity
Item level
40
Needs level 40Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphword
Levity

All equipped armor items are treated as Light Armor.

Made from Greater Aard, Mending, Reinforcement
Level 3 Glyphword
Takes all three sockets.
Chest armor
Gauntlets
Manticore gauntlets
Manticore setmediumLevel 40
87 armor
+6% Slashing resistance+5% Piercing resistance+12% Elemental resistance+5% Critical hit chance+5 Toxicity
Item level
40
Needs level 40Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Gauntlets
Trousers
Manticore trousers
Manticore setmediumLevel 40
91 armor
+9% Slashing resistance+8% Monster damage resistance+33% Elemental resistance+5% Critical hit chance+5 Toxicity
Item level
40
Needs level 40Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Trousers
Boots
Manticore boots
Manticore setmediumLevel 40
91 armor
+6% Slashing resistance+5% Piercing resistance+4% Monster damage resistance+25% Critical hit damage+5 Toxicity
Item level
40
Needs level 40Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Warding
+3% Elemental resistance
Glyph
Boots
Mask
Set bonuses
Manticore set
4 / 6 bonus pieces
3 pieces: Critical hit chance and critical hit damage also apply to bombs. Bombs are thrown without any delay.
6 pieces: The maximum number of charges for each alchemy item is increased by 1.

Alchemy

Potions
Superior Cat

Grants sight in total darkness and immunity to hypnosis. Increases critical hit chance. Extended duration.

+10% Critical hit chance
15 toxicity4 min5 doses
Superior Thunderbolt

Extended duration. Grants 100% critical hit chance during storms.

+35% Attack power
25 toxicity106s5 doses
potion
Decoctions
Katakan decoction

Increases critical hit chance.

+10% Critical hit chance
50 toxicity35 min
Arachas decoction

Reduces damage received based on armor and inventory weight: less weight carried and lighter armor means less damage is taken.

50 toxicity35 min
Doppler decoction

Increases critical hit damage when attacking from behind.

+50% Critical hit damageConditional, not in the character stats
50 toxicity35 min
decoction
Toxicity
Toxicity
190 / 207
17 freedamage above 104
Character state
A sword's own stat lines, runestones and random effects count only while it is drawn. Pick the sword in hand to see them in the character stats.
Steel sword drawn
Fighting humans and beasts
Silver sword drawn
Fighting monsters
Character stats
Character
Vitality
6595
Toxicity
207
Stamina
100
Adrenaline points
3
Carry weight
60
Combat
Attack power
170%
Bonus damage
52
Fast attack power
24%
Critical hit chance
35%
Critical hit damage
75%
Adrenaline gain
48%
Stamina regen in combat
12.5/s
Signs
Sign intensity
24%
Defense
Armor
509
Vitality regen
1/s
Vitality regen in combat
1/s
Poison resistance
25%
Bleeding resistance
25%
Potion duration
18%
Resistances
Slashing resistance
45%
Piercing resistance
29%
Monster damage resistance
40%
Elemental resistance
53.1%
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