The King is Dead - Long Live the King — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Walkthrough

Walkthrough The King is Dead - Long Live the King in The Witcher 3. Navigate poisonous areas, find safe paths, and avoid environmental breath drains.

This quest involves navigating treacherous, poison-filled areas and making critical choices. After the events of The Witcher 2, Geralt seeks Yennefer and Ciri. This section guides you through specific environmental challenges, including areas with gas that drains breath, and highlights the importance of secondary quests.

Months after the events of The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings, Geralt of Rivia is once again an itinerant monster slayer. His focus shifts when he learns of Yennefer of Vengerberg's return and the need to rescue Ciri from the Wild Hunt. This journey will involve slaying monsters, dealing with zealots, and playing Gwent.

During this quest, you will encounter several environmental hazards:

• Poisonous Areas: Navigate through areas filled with poison.
• Gas-Filled Low Ground: Run through red, gassy areas that drain your breath meter quickly. Seek out high ground for respite.
• Ledges and Hills: Climb ledges and hills to progress and find safe zones.

Specific navigation points include:

1. Southwest of the Hanged Man’s Tree signpost, near Mulbrydale, is a good starting point.
2. Head to the southern end of an island, past a sea of red.
3. Get a running start to spring over ledges, climbing two, then a third to the south-east.
4. Climb a hill to the south-east and look south for more poison.
5. Drop down and run through a giant beast's rib cage, scaling a ledge to the south.
6. Turn east to a small ledge overlooking poison to spot a portal.
7. Continue south across gas-free high ground, then drop down a ledge and run south through gas-filled low ground to another safe ledge.
8. Walk south, then west to find a Place of Power for an ability point.
9. Turn north, drop down a ledge, and descend a ramp.
10. Drop into gassy red grass and run north-west to high ground.
11. Make your way counter-clockwise along the lowest ledge of this island until you reach the western edge.
12. From there, look south-west and run through choking gas to another oasis of high ground. The gas here drains breath faster. Consume food to heal if damaged.

Remember that some secondary quests are easily missable. These may appear as a yellow exclamation point on your minimap and can resolve themselves if you wait too long or venture too far away. While not all are critical, some may offer rewards. Avoid the environs around Oxenfurt initially, as a pass is needed to cross the Pontar, and some enemies may be too strong.