The table below shows every quest you should attempt during the Critical Path. Those in BOLD are Main Quests, and mandatory. Those quest names in normal text are Secondary, optional, but influence future quests; sometimes in a major way.
There are a total of 89 quests to complete to finish the entirety of the Main Quests, with all related Secondary Quests. There are 57 Main Quests and 32 Secondary Quests. They are presented as follows:
Prologue
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On Death’s Bed (Optional) |
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Act I: Search for the Child of the Elder Blood
| ACT I: VELEN (NO MAN’S LAND) | |
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Family Matters (Part 1) |
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Ciri’s Room (Optional) |
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Family Matters (Part 2) |
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Magic Lamp (Optional) |
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Keira Metz’s Quests |
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An Invitation from Keira Metz (Optional) |
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A Towerful of Mice (Optional) |
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A Favor for a Friend (Optional) |
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For the Advancement of Learning (Optional) |
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Letho’s Quest |
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The Fall of the House of Reardon (Optional) |
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Ghosts of the Past (Optional) |
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The Baron’s Quest |
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Return to Crookback Bog (Optional) |
| ACT I: SKELLIGE | |
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The Mysterious Passenger (Optional) |
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Yennefer’s Quest |
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Last Wish (Optional) |
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Clan An Craite Quests |
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The Lord of Undvik (Optional) |
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Possession (Optional) |
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King’s Gambit (Optional) |
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Coronation (Optional) |
Act II: The Great Battle
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Brothers in Arms:Nilfgaard (Optional) |
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Brothers in Arms: Novigrad (Optional) |
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Brothers in Arms: Skellige (Optional) |
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Act III: The Final Age
| ACT III: PART I: TYING UP LOOSE ENDS | |
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A Final Kindness (Optional) |
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It Takes Three to Tango (Optional) |
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Reason of State (Optional) |
| ACT III: PART II: TEDD DEIREADH | |
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| ACT I: NOVIGRAD | |
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The Gangs of Novigrad (Optional) |
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Honor Among Thieves (Optional) |
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Dandelion’s Quests |
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Cabaret (Optional) |
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Carnal Sins (Optional) |
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Zoltan’s Quest |
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A Dangerous Game (Optional) |
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Triss’ Quests |
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A Matter of Life and Death (Optional) |
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Novigrad, Closed City (Optional) |
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Now or Never (Optional) |
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The Assassin’s Quests |
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Eye for an Eye (Optional) |
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A Deadly Plot (Optional) |
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Redania’s Most Wanted (Optional) |