Lures


Lures work a bit like traps. Equip them to Geralt’s pockets and you can place them with the command for using pocket-equipped items. There’s a chance that a monster attracted to a given type of lure will be distracted by it, perhaps even taking a swipe at it. The distraction effect is temporary and does not necessarily affect all members of a group of monsters.

The best way to use lures is in conjunction with traps. Place traps at the edge of a monster’s territory, or in an area where you know a monster is going to spawn. Place lures inside your traps’ areas of effect. Wait until the monsters spawn, or go deeper into the monster’s territory to get them to chase you. The lures help ensure that at least some of the monsters want to move directly toward your traps.

There are a lot of downsides to using lures, mainly the same ones to using traps. It can be tricky to place them without getting attacked by the monsters you’re trying to lure. Even if you place a lure, monsters may still prefer to attack you if you’re anywhere nearby. Most Geralt builds can safely ignore lures, but alchemists may find uses for them.