Follow The Rainbow Over The Stream. Follow The Girl Who Follows A Dream. — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Complete Edition eGuide

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Follow the yellow brick road

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

There’s a distinctive hue to the pavement you’re standing on. Set off through the toadstool forest. Inspect the signpost to the right, which gives you a briefing of exactly what is going on: This is apparently the land of a thousand fairy tales, where fun is to be had thanks to “Uncle Artorius” (a powerful mage who created this place). Only the warning (that the spell holding this Fablesphere together isn’t stable) is cause for concern.

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Wolpertingers and Grigg Village

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Wolpertinger: Bavarian Folklore
Grigg Gnomes

On your way through the Fablesphere, you may encounter some hoppity rabbit-like critters (that can be hunted, but are peaceful), said to have the head of a rabbit, deer antlers, pheasant wings, and a squirrel’s body.

Should you wish to divert from the yellow brick road, slightly downstream of the bridge is the tiny Grigg Village, where a number of diminutive gnomes are working. They flee to their burrows if you approach.

Archespore and the Apple: Getting Sleepy

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

When the yellow brick road peters out, just before a small bridge of briars, drop down and cross the structure, concentrating on a writhing Archespore to slice and dice. Then inspect the body of a dead dwarf, still clutching a poisoned apple. Does this playground seem a little…violent for two little girls? Cross the bridge, continue along the road, leaping the gap across a second bridge. Then follow the path under some briars until you hear voices.

Items: Poisoned apple

Evil Witch: Gingerly Does It…

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Defeat the Wicked Witch.

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Hansel and Gretel

You hear (and then see) Syanna arguing with a Witch both warty and familiar. Syanna orders the Wicked Witch to release someone, but the crone isn’t about to free a gingerbread stealer! After you open the gate, the witch seems puzzled why you’re here. Not to worry; she isn’t about to let you live to explain your predicament!

Defeating the Wicked Witch: Her Attacks

The Wicked Witch has the following attacks and maneuvers to be aware of:

Phase 1: Monster Summoning: The witch takes to her broomstick, and flies about the combat area, summoning Archespores from her bubbling cauldron, and letting them spit their disgusting projectiles at you. During her flight, she is completely impervious to attacks while encased in her magical bubble. Concentrate your attacks on the Archespores.

Phase 2: Airborne Projectiles and Divebombing: Once her summoned plant life has been cut down, she tries harming you with revolting liquids from her cauldron, in a long, airborne attack. She also tries to knock you over by swooping down in a divebomb, while riding her broomstick. Dodge out of the way during either of these attacks, and refrain from striking her during the time she is encased in her bubble; she is invulnerable. However, when her bubble disappears (usually just after the divebomb), she can be struck.

Phase 3: Cauldron Broth Projectiles and Melee Strikes: When she is on the ground, she will throw large, unpleasant globs of cauldron contents at you, which act like Archespore spittle, and should be dodged. She can bring down the cauldron with both hands, creating a large explosion that damages and staggers (so back up or interrupt this attack). She also has claw attacks (left or right) at melee range which can be dodged or parried. Spend too long neglecting her broomstick, and she flies off again, and Phase 2 begins anew.

Resistances: The Wicked Witch is resistant to Axii, and usually counters you successfully if you manage to strike her three times in succession.

Defeating the Wicked Witch: The Best Battle Tactics

Phase 1: Produce your silver sword, and watch the flight path of the witch, but don’t attempt to strike her. She lobs projectiles that spawn into Archespores. Face and cut these down continuously, until she starts Phase 2 of her attacks.

Phase 2: Avoid her cauldron-spilling airborne attacks, and watch for her impenetrable bubble to disappear during these divebombs; as soon as the bubble has gone, hit her hard with Igni, Aard, your crossbow, or a bomb; she tumbles to the ground, and separates from the broom. She now begins Phase 3 attacks. However, the broom seems sentient, and hops around, finally rejoining the witch as she takes off again, forcing you to strike her from the air just like before. Combat this problem by concentrating all your attacks on the broom, as soon as it becomes separated from the witch. Destroy the broom, so the witch is left on the ground.

Phase 3: Once she is on the ground permanently, combat is both swift and unrelenting; dodge the revolting projectiles the witch lobs, dodging around to slash at the stout foe when she waddles quickly toward you. Usual combat planning is necessary, but the fight is straightforward. Though there’s no oven to shove this witch into, Relict Oil (as offense) and Quen are useful (as defense), as well as a quick burst of Igni to put an end to her.

All Jacked Up

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Syanna has little time to talk after the witch is subdued; she needs a key. She’s already apprehended a weapon from Prince Charming, and quickly frees a small lad from a large baking oven. He recognizes Syanna; Jack wants to know if she’s come back to play. All she’s here for is Jack’s beans. Answer as you wish; it seems veiled threats against small children is Syanna’s current plan. However revolting this is to you, Jack claims Syanna’s sister ordered him to hide all the beans across this land, so Syanna could never leave. The only help Jack can give you both is to visit Joss, “the boy with the thing for wolves;” he might know where the beans are hidden.

After Jack flees, Syanna asks why you’re here. Answer as you wish. You explain Dettlaff has summoned monsters to attack Beauclair, and you’re here to put a stop to it by bringing back Syanna. Shockingly, Syanna displays a glimmer of compassion at the innocents currently dying in Beauclair’s streets, and an uneasy alliance is agreed upon. At this point, you can ask about the place, the men Dettlaff killed in her name, and about the Curse of the Black Sun. When you’re satisfied, ask about the beans.

It seems Jack (of Beanstalk fame) had three beans; a red one, a blue one, and a yellow one. All must be collected, before climbing up into the clouds to escape this land. You shake on your alliance.