At select points in the game, the perspective switches from Geralt to Cirilla. His adopted daughter is central to the plot, and Geralt’s efforts to find and safeguard her are his ultimate goals. However, Ciri is no mere damsel. She’s a sword fighter, trained by Geralt and his fellow witchers at Kaer Morhen. She has seen more than her fair share of struggles in her lifetime and she has fought through them all. You gain control of Ciri to experience certain events and battles from her perspective.
Ciri is a different combatant from Geralt. She’s lighter on her feet. Her aggressive, almost reckless, fighting style relies on a single sword as opposed to the witcher’s two. She cannot brew potions the way Geralt can, nor can she improve her stats by leveling or with mutagens and decoctions. Despite this, she’s a capable witcher in her own right, and possesses unique abilities that become more apparent during the course of the story.
Swordfighting
Ciri is an accomplished swordswoman, despite her impetuousness. She can use Fast and Strong Attacks as Geralt would. Her combinations come out faster than Geralt’s. However, unlike Geralt, she carries only one sword—but what a blade it is!
In due time, Ciri gains immense power that she uses to enhance her combat ability. Once she gains those powers, you can execute a short range charged sword strike. Ciri focuses power into her sword, then dashes at the closest target and delivers a devastating blow.
Parrying, Counterattacking
Like Geralt, Ciri can turn aside some blows with her sword, and even counterattack if she times her defense just right.
Teleportation
Ciri’s ability to teleport acts as her dodge technique, dashing forward in a blur of light.
Later in the game, she can charge up her strong attacks, and then teleport straight at the closest foe, cutting them down before they even have a chance to consider a defense. This attack has short range, but little can stand up to it.
As the ability grows, she can create a magical field that expands over a vast swath of the battlefield. This allows Ciri to teleport to each enemy caught in the field to deliver brutal slashes from her sword. These immediately slay any standard opponent.
