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Level 20

Lvl 20 Bear School Build
The Witcher 3 Remastered
Heavy Attack Tank Build
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This build is made for those crafting the Ursine armour as soon as it's first available at level 20. Build focuses on being a tank with high vitality and Quen whilst using heavy attacks.

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lvl
20
Lowest level for this build
Combat
16 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 15%.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

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%

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%

Resolve

Reduces Adrenaline point loss by 100% when taking damage.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

Arrow Deflection

You can parry ranged arrow attacks. A perfectly-timed parry deflects arrows back at the enemy, causing damage. It has a 15% chance to instantly kill the target.

Adrenaline Point gain: +1%

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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

Delusion

Target does not move towards Geralt while Axii is being cast. Increases the effectiveness of Axii in conversations.

Stamina regeneration in combat: +1.5/s

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Alchemy
9 pts
Refreshment

Each potion dose heals 10% Vitality.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

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%

Protective Coating

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

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

Hunter Instinct

When Adrenaline points reach their maximum, increases critical hit damage against the targeted enemy type by 20% if the correct oil is applied.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

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.
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General
7 pts
Bear School Techniques

Each piece of Heavy Armor increases maximum Vitality by 6% and Strong Attack damage by 6%.

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%

Survival Instinct

Increases maximum Vitality by 24%.

Vitality gain: +3%

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Skill points
In skills
38
In mutations
0
Total spent
38
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
1
9

Loadout

Greater red mutagen
+40% Attack power
remove
Group 1
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%

Razor Focus

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

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

2 pts
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%

4 pts
Greater red mutagen
+20% Attack power
remove
Group 2
3/3
Resolve

Reduces Adrenaline point loss by 100% when taking damage.

Adrenaline Point gain: +3%

6 pts
Protective Coating

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

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +6%

8 pts
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.
10 pts
Greater red mutagen
+10% Attack power
remove
Group 3
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

12 pts
Survival Instinct

Increases maximum Vitality by 24%.

Vitality gain: +3%

15 pts
Hunter Instinct

When Adrenaline points reach their maximum, increases critical hit damage against the targeted enemy type by 20% if the correct oil is applied.

Potion duration time and bomb damage: +2%

18 pts
Greater red mutagen
+10% Attack power
remove
Group 4
1/3
Bear School Techniques

Each piece of Heavy Armor increases maximum Vitality by 6% and Strong Attack damage by 6%.

Vitality gain: +3%

22 pts
26 pts
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
+80%

Mutations

0
Researched 0
research
Active mutation
research a mutation
Strengthened Synapses
0/0
2 mutations
4 mutations
8 mutations
12 mutations
Research
Researched
0/ 12
Active
none
Skill points
0
Greater mutagens
000

Gear

Steel sword
Ursine steel sword
BaseUrsine setLevel 20
204 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
486 / 537
5%
814
strong
980 / 1073
5%
895
+5% Adrenaline gain+5% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
This sword is drawn: these lines are included in the character totals. Attack power and crit lines show in the sword's figures above.
Variant
Base
Item level
20
Fixed 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. This piece has 1: the Runewright adds two.
Oil
Superior Hanged Man's Venom
+50% Attack power versus humans and nonhumans
Oil · 60 charges
Steel sword
Silver sword
Ursine silver sword
BaseUrsine setLevel 20
314 damage
damage / crit
crit chance
DPS
fast
722 / 801
10%
1217
strong
1462 / 1606
10%
1342
+5% Critical hit chance+5% Adrenaline gain+10% Chance to dismember+20% Bonus experience from monsters
Applies while this weapon is drawn, not counted in the character totals.
Variant
Base
Item level
20
Fixed 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. This piece has 1: the Runewright adds two.
Oil
Superior necrophage oil
+50% Attack power versus Necrophages
Oil · 60 charges
Silver sword
Crossbow
Chest armor
Ursine armor
BaseUrsine setheavyLevel 20
135 armor
+15% Slashing resistance+5% Piercing resistance+5% Bludgeoning resistance+18% Monster damage resistance+5% Adrenaline gain-10% Stamina regen
Variant
Base
Item level
20
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. This piece has 1: the Runewright adds two.
Chest armor
Gauntlets
Ursine gauntlets
BaseUrsine setheavyLevel 20
45 armor
+2% Slashing resistance+2% Piercing resistance+2% Monster damage resistance+2% Elemental resistance+5% Adrenaline gain-2% Stamina regen
Variant
Base
Item level
20
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Some pieces may not take a second socket.
Gauntlets
Trousers
Ursine trousers
BaseUrsine setheavyLevel 20
49 armor
+7% Slashing resistance+2% Piercing resistance+7% Monster damage resistance+5% Elemental resistance+5% Adrenaline gain-10% Stamina regen
Variant
Base
Item level
20
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Some pieces may not take a second socket.
Trousers
Boots
Ursine boots
BaseUrsine setheavyLevel 20
49 armor
+2% Slashing resistance+2% Piercing resistance+2% Bludgeoning resistance+2% Monster damage resistance+5% Adrenaline gain-3% Stamina regen
Variant
Base
Item level
20
Fixed for this form.The level on the item's tooltip, needed to equip it.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Greater Glyph of Quen
+10% Quen intensity
Glyph
Socket added by the Runewright
Some pieces may not take a second socket.
Boots
Mask
Set bonuses
Ursine set
0 / 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: 0%.
6 pieces: Damage dealt by Abilities involving the Quen Sign is increased by 200%.

Alchemy

Potions
Superior Full Moon

Increases maximum Vitality. Extended duration. Heals Vitality by an amount equal to current Toxicity.

+1000 Vitality
25 toxicity3 min5 doses
Superior Tawny Owl

Accelerates Stamina regeneration. Extended duration. Never expires at night.

+10/s Stamina regen in combat
20 toxicity68s5 doses
Superior Thunderbolt

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

+35% Attack power
25 toxicity103s5 doses
Superior Maribor Forest

Accelerates the generation of Adrenaline Points. Extended duration. Grants 1 Adrenaline Point upon consumption.

+15% Adrenaline gain
20 toxicity103s5 doses
potion
Decoctions
decoction
Toxicity
Toxicity
90 / 187
97 freedamage above 94
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
8546
Toxicity
187
Stamina
100
Adrenaline points
3
Carry weight
60
Combat
Attack power
115%
Bonus damage
47
Strong attack power
24%
Critical hit chance
5%
Critical hit damage
25%
Adrenaline gain
82%
Stamina regen in combat
16.1/s
Signs
Sign intensity
21.5%
Quen intensity
60%
Defense
Armor
278
Vitality regen
1/s
Vitality regen in combat
1/s
Poison resistance
25%
Bleeding resistance
25%
Potion duration
14%
Resistances
Slashing resistance
26%
Piercing resistance
11%
Bludgeoning resistance
7%
Monster damage resistance
29%
Elemental resistance
7%
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