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Loc Muinne

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition guide · An ancient city where the summit takes place

Loc Muinne is the ancient Vran mountain city that hosts the royal summit and serves as the setting for Act III. Geralt navigates political intrigues, chooses between saving Triss or pursuing faction-specific rescue targets, and ultimately confronts the dragon and Letho. Exploring the ruins and ancient sewers also reveals forgotten Vran secrets and top-tier endgame equipment.

Related quests: A Score to SettleThe Spellbreaker

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Armor of Ysgith: In a chest inside the sewers beneath Loc MuinneDiagram: Vran Armor: Inside the chest in the secret room unlocked during the quest "A Score to Settle" / Mystic RiverDeithwen: Guarded by rotfiends in the ravine just outside the city entranceForgotten Vran Sword: Found in the basement of the tower during the quest "The Spellbreaker" or inside the secret treasuryAn Encrypted Manuscript quest item can only be deciphered by the sorcerer Bras of Ban Ard if you collected the four required elemental runes across earlier acts, which is needed to forge the steel sword Caerme.The silver sword Deithwen is found in the valley path near the city gates in Act III, but becomes inaccessible if you progress too far past the entry phase.Siding to rescue Triss bypasses the opportunity to lift the curse from Saskia (on Iorveth's path) or save Anaïs La Valette (on Roche's path), mutually locking out those quest outcomes and their unique rewards.

Achievements here

Pest Control MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Complete every monster contract involving the destruction of nests across all three chapters (nekker and endrega in Chapter 1; rotfiend and harpy/gargoyle in Chapters 2 and 3).

Being Witcher George MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Defeat the dragon at the top of the tower during the climax of Chapter 3 and choose to deliver the mercy killing instead of walking away.

Avenger MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Confront Letho in the epilogue at the Loc Muinne courtyard and defeat him in the final duel rather than letting him walk away.

Spellbreaker MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Choose to help Iorveth rescue Philippa Eilhart in Chapter 3 to lift the curse placed upon Saskia.

Witch Hunter MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Choose to rescue Anais La Valette with Vernon Roche in Chapter 3 rather than going to save Triss Merigold.

Kingmaker MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Complete the Chapter 3 questline on Roche's path by ensuring Anais La Valette is safely delivered to either King Radovid or John Natalis.

Reasons of State MissableGeralt, Chapter 3 | Complete Roche's path questline in Chapter 3 and decide the political fate of Temeria by choosing whether to kill or spare Bernard Loredo/Henselt earlier and resolving Anais's custody.

Trollslayer MissableKill the troll in Flotsam (Chapter 1), both trolls in the ravine in Chapter 2, and the female troll in Loc Muinne (Chapter 3).

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Secrets

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By interacting with the guardian artifact in the underground chambers and solving the riddle puzzle, Geralt unlocks a hidden laboratory containing the Operator, a powerful guardian guarding the artifact reset and the powerful staff Operator's Staff.

Enemies

Rotfiend

Weak to Necrophage Oil, Aard

Explodes upon death when low on health, damaging nearby allies and Geralt.

Gargoyle

Weak to Quen, Silver SwordSteal / drop Gargoyle heart, Gargoyle dust

Resistant to standard sword strikes; often encountered solving the Loc Muinne rune seals.

The Operator

Weak to Quen, IgniSteal / drop Operator's Staff

Boss summoned in the underground laboratory who summons Gargoyles and casts potent fire magic.

Saesenthessis (Dragon)

Weak to Quen, Aard

Fought across the summit tower; its sweeping fire breath and tail strikes must be dodged before finishing with quick-time events.

Shops and people

Bras of Ban Ard: Magic supplies, crafting diagrams, rune deciphering services
Falas: Crafting materials, standard arms, diagrams

Tips

Craft the Vran Armor using the Armor of Ysgith as a base component at Bras of Ban Ard to equip one of the strongest defensive armors in the game before the final battles.
Extinguish the Gargoyle rune traps in the specific sequence described in the purchasable rune books from Bras to prevent taking heavy magic explosion damage.

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