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Level 55

Geronion
The Witcher 3 Remastered
Poison Tank
build
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lvl
55
Lowest level for this build
Combat
17 pts
Muscle Memory

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

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

Razor Focus

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

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%

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%

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%

Sunder Armor

Strong Attacks sunder enemy Armor, reducing enemy damage resistance by 10%. Stacks up to 3 time(s).

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

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Signs
6 pts
Exploding Shield

Whenever Quen shield breaks, it pushes enemies back. Push-back strength increases with skill level.

Stamina regeneration in combat: +1.5/s

Active Shield

Creates an active shield. Maintaining and blocking with it does not drain Stamina. Damage absorbed by the shield restores Vitality.

Stamina regeneration in combat: +1.5/s

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Alchemy
21 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%

Refreshment

Each potion dose heals 10% Vitality.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

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%

Protective Coating

Adds 15% protection against attacks from the monster type targeted by the oil.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Pyrotechnics

All bombs, even those that do not inflict damage, now deal 50 damage in addition to their normal effects.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

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%

Debilitating Poison

Poisoned targets deal 15% less damage.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Potent Sting

Poisoned weapons deal an additional 15% damage, or an additional 30% damage to targets immune to poison.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

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General
0 pts
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Skill points
In skills
44
In mutations
10
Total spent
54
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
0
0

Loadout

Greater red mutagen
+40% Attack power
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Group 1
3/3
Razor Focus

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

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%

2 pts
Strength Training

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

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

4 pts
Greater blue mutagen
+30% Sign intensity
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Group 2
3/3
Exploding Shield

Whenever Quen shield breaks, it pushes enemies back. Push-back strength increases with skill level.

Stamina regeneration in combat: +1.5/s

6 pts
Active Shield

Creates an active shield. Maintaining and blocking with it does not drain Stamina. Damage absorbed by the shield restores Vitality.

Stamina regeneration in combat: +1.5/s

8 pts
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%

10 pts
Greater green mutagen
+600 Vitality
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Group 3
3/3
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%

12 pts
Poisoned Blades

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

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

15 pts
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%

18 pts
Greater green mutagen
+600 Vitality
remove
Group 4
3/3
Debilitating Poison

Poisoned targets deal 15% less damage.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

22 pts
Potent Sting

Poisoned weapons deal an additional 15% damage, or an additional 30% damage to targets immune to poison.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

26 pts
Protective Coating

Adds 15% protection against attacks from the monster type targeted by the oil.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

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
Attack power
+40%
Sign intensity
+30%
Vitality
+1200

Mutations

1
Researched 3
Toxic Blood
Euphoria
Mutated Skin
research
Active mutation
Mutated Skin

Each Adrenaline Point decreases damage received by 15% (to a maximum of 45%).

2 red3 green5 pts
active
Strengthened Synapses
1/1
Sunder Armor

Strong Attacks sunder enemy Armor, reducing enemy damage resistance by 10%. Stacks up to 3 time(s).

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

2 mutations
4 mutations
8 mutations
12 mutations
Research
Researched
3/ 12
Active
Mutated Skin
Skill points
10
Greater mutagens
208

Gear

Steel sword
Ursine steel sword
GrandmasterUrsine setLevel 40
372 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
598 / 970
10%
1058
strong
1096 / 1778
10%
1058
+5% Critical hit chance+75% Critical hit damage+21% Adrenaline gain+14% Chance to dismember+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
Applies while this weapon is drawn, not counted in the character totals.
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Runestones
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Runeword
runeword
Takes all three sockets, replacing what they hold.
Oil
oil
Steel sword
Silver sword
Ursine silver sword
GrandmasterUrsine setLevel 40
524 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
811 / 1335
10%
1438
strong
1486 / 2446
10%
1438
+5% Critical hit chance+75% Critical hit damage+21% Adrenaline gain+14% Chance to dismember+20% Bonus experience from monsters
Applies while this weapon is drawn, not counted in the character totals.
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Runestones
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Greater Morana runestone
+5% Chance to poison
Runestone
Runeword
runeword
Takes all three sockets, replacing what they hold.
Oil
oil
Silver sword
Crossbow
Chest armor
Ursine armor
GrandmasterUrsine setheavyLevel 40
240 armor
+32% Slashing resistance+26% Piercing resistance+25% Bludgeoning resistance+32% Monster damage resistance+22% Adrenaline gain-10% Stamina regen
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphword
Protection

When you enter combat, there's a 100 percent chance you will automatically get a Quen shield without using any Stamina.

Made from Quen, Yrden, Warding
Level 2 Glyphword
Takes all three sockets.
Chest armor
Gauntlets
Ursine gauntlets
GrandmasterUrsine setheavyLevel 40
87 armor
+6% Slashing resistance+6% Piercing resistance+4% Monster damage resistance+6% Elemental resistance+11% Adrenaline gain-2% Stamina regen
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Gauntlets
Trousers
Ursine trousers
GrandmasterUrsine setheavyLevel 40
91 armor
+11% Slashing resistance+6% Piercing resistance+10% Monster damage resistance+25% Elemental resistance+11% Adrenaline gain-10% Stamina regen
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Trousers
Boots
Ursine boots
GrandmasterUrsine setheavyLevel 40
91 armor
+6% Slashing resistance+6% Piercing resistance+5% Bludgeoning resistance+4% Monster damage resistance+11% Adrenaline gain-3% Stamina regen
Variant
Grandmaster
Item level
40
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Boots
Mask
Set bonuses
Ursine set
6 / 6 bonus pieces
3 pieces: When a Quen shield shatters, there is a chance a new one will be cast at no Stamina cost. The bonus increases by 5% for each piece of the set. Current chance is: 30%.
6 pieces: Damage dealt by Abilities involving the Quen Sign is increased by 200%.

Alchemy

Potions
potion
Decoctions
decoction
Toxicity
Toxicity
0 / 100
100 freedamage above 50
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
7125
Toxicity
100
Stamina
100
Adrenaline points
3
Carry weight
60
Combat
Attack power
40%
Bonus damage
77
Critical hit chance
5%
Critical hit damage
25%
Adrenaline gain
100%
Stamina regen in combat
9.8/s
Signs
Sign intensity
58.1%
Quen intensity
60%
Defense
Armor
509
Vitality regen
1/s
Vitality regen in combat
1/s
Poison resistance
25%
Bleeding resistance
25%
Potion duration
36%
Resistances
Slashing resistance
55%
Piercing resistance
44%
Bludgeoning resistance
30%
Monster damage resistance
50%
Elemental resistance
31%
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