Skill Points and Skill Trees

Customize Geralt in The Witcher 3 with Skill Points across Combat, Ss, and Alchemy trees. Enhance abilities via Places of Power to unlock new techniques.

Skill Points are your primary means of customizing Geralt's abilities in The Witcher 3. Earn them by leveling up and discovering Places of Power, then invest them across four distinct Skill Trees: Combat, Ss, Alchemy, and General Skills, to enhance your playstyle and unlock powerful new techniques.

Skill Points and Skill Trees

As you progress through The Witcher 3, you'll earn Skill Points that are crucial for developing Geralt's capabilities. The primary way to acquire these points is by gaining experience (XP) and leveling up. Additionally, discovering and activating a Place of Power for the first time will grant you a single Skill Point, so seek these out during your explorations.

These earned Skill Points can then be strategically allocated within Geralt's four distinct Skill Trees. Each tree focuses on a different aspect of his combat prowess and survival:

• Combat Skills: This tree is dedicated to enhancing Geralt's proficiency in melee and ranged combat. Investing here will unlock new attack maneuvers, boost your damage output, and improve your survivability with abilities that increase armor and health. Furthermore, this tree offers passive bonuses to Adrenaline Point generation.
• Ss: Focus on mastering Geralt's magical Ss by investing in this tree. Points spent here will increase the effectiveness, extend the duration, or add unique functionalities to his five core Ss: Aard, Axii, i, Quen, and Yrden. This tree also provides passive bonuses to Stamina regeneration during combat.
• Alchemy: If you prefer to rely on crafted concoctions, the Alchemy tree is for you. It bolsters the potency of your Bombs, Potions, and Oils. Crucially, it also offers abilities to manage and reduce the Toxicity generated by Potions, allowing for greater tolerance and quicker recovery. This tree grants passive bonuses to Potion Duration.
• General Skills: This tree is half the size of the others but offers a versatile array of useful abilities. You'll find boosts to Health and Armor, a minor health regeneration perk, and enhancements to your crossbow and Adrenaline generation.

Mutagens

Mutagens are special items dropped by monsters that can be equipped to provide significant passive bonuses. They come in three tiers: Lesser Mutagens (from common enemies), Mutagens (crafted from three Lesser Mutagens), and Greater Mutagens (from unique creatures and boss monsters, often found through Witcher Contracts).

When equipped in the Character Development screen, Mutagens provide stat boosts that scale with their tier. They come in three colors, each tied to a specific attribute:

• Red Mutagens: Enhance Attack Power (+5% Lesser, +7% Normal, +10% Greater).
• Green Mutagens: Increase Vitality (+50 Lesser, +100 Normal, +150 Greater).
• Blue Mutagens: Boost S Intensity (+5% Lesser, +7% Normal, +10% Greater).

Geralt has four Mutagen slots, with one unlocking every seven character levels. The final slot becomes available at level 28.