Additional Weapons


Weapons from this curious category are primarily found as loot rather than crafted or purchased. Most occur as strictly random loot, though the Succubus’s wand and Operator’s staff are obtained only by defeating their namesakes. Additional weapons are equipped to Geralt’s steel sword slot and are found in-game under the steel sword tab.

Although some additional weapons appear to have strong damage stats and effects, the only additional weapon that’s really worth using instead of a steel sword is the Operator’s staff. Some additional weapons, like the broom and scoop, are effectively gag items, primarily worth using so you can take screenshots of yourself using them to wallop enemies. Others are used in the Prologue, during sequences where you’ve lost access to your steel swords.

Note that certain additional weapons are described as being swords yet do not count as steel swords. If you equip these weapons, you’ll notice that Geralt wears them belted at his side instead of strapped to his back. This is because swords in the additional weapons category are low-quality, common swords that aren’t really on par with the weapons in the steel swords category.