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All missables in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Everything you can permanently miss, in the order you reach it: where it is, how to get it and what locks it out.
| Item | Area | Where and how | What locks it out | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yennefer’s Crystal Bird Skull | White Orchard | Right beside the opening campfire where you fought the first ghoulsHow: Turn around before leaving on horseback with Vesemir; activate Witcher Senses in the brush to find it glowing on the ground | Once The Beast of White Orchard is finished or once you progress past the prologue | |
| Menno Coehoorn | Inn at the Crossroads | From the taproom counter to The InnkeepHow: Play and defeat the innkeeper in Gwent during Gwent: Playing Innkeeps | If conditions cause the Innkeep to vanish before playing him | |
| Commander's Horn | Inn at the Crossroads | From the taproom counter to The InnkeepHow: Purchase from merchant inventory | If conditions cause the Innkeep to vanish before buying | |
| Impera Brigade Guard | Inn at the Crossroads | from the bar counter inside the tavern to the Innkeeper's shop stockHow: buy directly from the Innkeeper's inventory | fighting the Baron's thugs can cause the innkeeper to flee or hide, leaving his cards inaccessible | |
| Notice: 'Witcher wanted!' | Downwarren | Positioned in the settlement center notice boardExact spot: being checkedHow: Picked up from the notice board five in-game days after The Merry Widow contract | Freeing the spirit beneath the tree causes Downwarren to be razed to the ground | |
| Niellen’s Key | Blackbough | Isolated den/cave near the secluded shackHow: Looted after defeating the Werewolf | Missed if you accept Margrit's bribe to end Wild at Heart early | |
| Magic Acorn | Bald Mountain | Summit arena beneath the Great Oak, on Imlerith’s corpseExact spot: being checkedHow: Choose to stay when Ciri asks to leave, walk over to Imlerith's body, and manually loot it | Choosing to leave immediately with Ciri after slaying Imlerith | |
| Bald Mountain Key | Bald Mountain | Up the mountain trail with Marica at the entrance cavern, on the corpse of Fugas.How: Defeat Fugas and interact with his remains to loot the key | failing to loot Fugas locks you out of opening the mountain gate later | |
| Novigrad, Closed City | Temple Isle | From mainland Novigrad, head north across Gregory's Bridge to enter Temple Isle and find the Temple Isle Signpost, then advance up toward the summit; available nearby Great Temple and Electors' SquareHow: start and finish the quest before departing for The Isle of Mists | permanently fails if not finished prior to sailing for "The Isle of Mists" | |
| Romilly Family Figurine (Brass Eagle) | Borsodi Auction House | At the auction bench during Auction Lot 1Exact spot: being checkedHow: Win the first lot for 300 crowns | Passing on the bid during Auction Lot 1 | |
| "Starry Night Over the Pontar" (Van Rogh Painting) | Borsodi Auction House | At the auction bench during Auction Lot 2Exact spot: being checkedHow: Submit the winning bid on the second lot | Passing on the bid during Auction Lot 2 | |
| The Professor's Spectacles | Borsodi Auction House | At the auction bench during Auction Lot 3Exact spot: being checkedHow: Win the bid for ~350 crowns | Passing on the bid during Auction Lot 3 | |
| Viper School Armor Diagrams (Chest, Boots, Gauntlets, Trousers) | Borsodi Auction House | From the entrance stairs, go upstairs to the First Floor / Balcony to Countess MignoleHow: Purchase from Countess Mignole's trade inventory | permanently locked out once you take a seat at the auction bench | |
| Painted portrait of Iris holding the violet rose | Painted World | Found in the Von Everec Estate in the real manor bedroom upon leaving the portalExact spot: being checkedHow: Leave the Violet Rose with Iris in the final parlor dialogue | Lost if you choose to take the Violet Rose from Iris | |
| Drawing of the Beast of Toussaint (3 Sketches) | Toussaint | from Stonecutters' Settlement waypoint to Palmerin and Milton's quartersHow: search inside the quarters before triggering the departure cutscene | locked out once you travel to Toussaint | |
| Tesham Mutna Mask | Tesham Mutna | From the stairs situated next to the hanging cages, head down these steps and look to the right to another door with a chest beside it.How: inside a chest on the right side next to the doorway | Once the main questline concludes and the crypt doors lock | |
| Tesham Mutna Boots | Tesham Mutna | From the stairs situated next to the hanging cages, head down these steps and look to the right to another door with a chest beside it.How: inside a chest on the right side next to the doorway | Once the main questline concludes and the crypt doors lock | |
| Tesham Mutna Armor | Tesham Mutna | at the bottom of the first circular descending staircase (where Regis stops to rest/lean during La Cage au Fou)Exact spot: being checkedHow: inside a red-glowing wooden chest by the doorway/wall | Once the main questline concludes and the crypt doors lock | |
| Tesham Mutna Trousers | Tesham Mutna | at the bottom of the first circular descending staircase (where Regis stops to rest/lean during La Cage au Fou)Exact spot: being checkedHow: inside a red-glowing wooden chest by the doorway/wall | Once the main questline concludes and the crypt doors lock | |
| Tesham Mutna Steel Sword | Tesham Mutna | at the bottom of the first circular descending staircase (where Regis stops to rest/lean during La Cage au Fou)Exact spot: being checkedHow: inside a red-glowing wooden chest by the doorway/wall | Once the main questline concludes and the crypt doors lock | |
| Gesheft | Land of a Thousand Fables | Near the Cloud Giant's castle bridge, jump off the main path toward a lower rocky ledge with a wisp and follow it into a hidden cave with an unlit bonfireHow: Ignite the campfire in the hidden cave and draw it from the flame | Defeating the Cloud Giant and exiting down the castle well | |
| Golden Egg | Land of a Thousand Fables | In a bandit camp tracked during the quest Duck, Duck, Goosed!Exact spot: being checkedHow: Free Balbina and claim it from her nest | Defeating the Cloud Giant and exiting down the castle well | |
| Relic Toussaint Armor Set | Land of a Thousand Fables | Near Longlocks' tower / the beanstalk approach, follow a floating Will-o'-the-Wisp into a secluded grove to the corpse of a fallen knightHow: Loot the corpse of the fallen knight | Defeating the Cloud Giant and exiting down the castle well | |
| Vitis | Land of a Thousand Fables | Near Longlocks' tower / the beanstalk approach, follow a floating Will-o'-the-Wisp into a secluded grove to the corpse of a fallen knightHow: Loot the corpse of the fallen knight | Defeating the Cloud Giant and exiting down the castle well | |
| Pot of gold | Land of a Thousand Fables | From the open countryside, head directly to the base of the visible rainbowHow: Pick it up next to the dead panhandler | Defeating the Cloud Giant and exiting down the castle well | |
| Magic Ribbon | Land of a Thousand Fables | From the snowy fairytale village notice board, head to the marketplace to find the Little Flint Girl peddlerHow: interact with the Little Flint Girl and acquire Syanna's Magic Ribbon | it is lost if Geralt leaves the realm or finishes the quest without obtaining it | |
| Hen Gaidth Steel Sword | Unseen Elder's Cave | From the cliffside entrance southwest of Beauclair Palace, go inside where the path splits, and jump across a gap near the entrance or flooded exit to find a chest.How: Inside a chest across a jumpable chasm | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Hen Gaidth Gauntlets | Unseen Elder's Cave | From the cliffside entrance southwest of Beauclair Palace, go inside where the path splits, and jump across a gap near the entrance or flooded exit to find a chest.How: Inside a chest across a jumpable chasm | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Hen Gaidth Armor | Unseen Elder's Cave | Follow the deceased mage's trail onto the upside-down ceiling ruins; in this lower gravity-shifted section near the mage's route, open the chest.How: Inside a chest | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Hen Gaidth Trousers | Unseen Elder's Cave | In the left-hand side chamber branching off the lower cavernHow: Inside a chest | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Hen Gaidth Boots | Unseen Elder's Cave | Follow the deceased mage's trail onto the upside-down ceiling ruins; in this lower gravity-shifted section near the mage's route, open the chest.How: Inside a chest | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Hen Gaidth Mask | Unseen Elder's Cave | In the left-hand side chamber branching off the lower cavernHow: Inside a chest | Quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Geralt's Dropped Gear | Unseen Elder's Cave | from the wake-up point in The Drop Cavern to the groundHow: pick up immediately upon waking | quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Mage's Notes (Part 1, 2, & 3) | Unseen Elder's Cave | from the gravitational anomaly chambers to the various campsitesHow: search the abandoned camps | quest conclusion, returning later, or pursuing Syanna in The Land of a Thousand Fables | |
| Rose-Colored Stone | Unseen Elder's Cave | from the upside-down ceiling trail near the gravity-shifted ruins to the corpse of the dead mageHow: loot the corpse | permanently lost if you take the "Beyond Hill and Dale..." path or seal the cave upon completing the quest | |
| Geralt of Rivia's crossbow | Tourney Grounds | Practice & Shooting RangeExact spot: being checkedHow: Win the archery shooting contest registered as Geralt of Rivia | losing the shooting contest or starting "Capture the Castle" locks it out | |
| Sir Geralt of Rivia's saddle | Tourney Grounds | Horse Race CourseExact spot: being checkedHow: Awarded for placing 1st in the mounted race while enrolled as Geralt of Rivia | failing to place 1st or starting "Capture the Castle" locks it out | |
| Tourney Victor's Sword (Geralt of Rivia) | Tourney Grounds | The Grand ArenaExact spot: being checkedHow: Defeat Gregoire de Gorgon after winning prior events while enrolled as Geralt of Rivia | losing the tournament or starting "Capture the Castle" locks it out | |
| Sir Geralt of Rivia’s Shield | Tourney Grounds | Registration / Inscription TentExact spot: being checkedHow: Given automatically at registration depending on choosing Sir Geralt of Rivia | starting "Capture the Castle" or choosing Sir Ravix of Fourhorn locks it out | |
| Sir Ravix of Fourhorn’s Shield | Tourney Grounds | Registration / Inscription Tent from the Tournament ScribeExact spot: being checkedHow: Choose Sir Ravix of Fourhorn as your registration persona | starting "Capture the Castle" or choosing Geralt of Rivia locks it out | |
| Letter on elegant stationery | Sansretour Valley | From the Sansretour Valley signpost, head northeast along the riverbank to the Archespores guarded treasure site to find a human corpseHow: interact with the human corpse to loot it | turning in "Wine Wars: Vermentino" or "Wine Wars: Coronata" before reading this letter locks out the secret quest "Wine Wars: The Deus in the Machina" | |
| Notes found in the Toussaint prison | Toussaint Prison | In the prison yard, inside a hollow masonry compartment concealed by a loose brick on the stone wall directly behind where Handsome Jacques standsHow: Activate Witcher Senses on the stone wall behind Handsome Jacques and search the loose brick | Leaving through the prison gates and finishing Burlap is the New Stripe | |
| Prison Poster (Trophy/Decoration) | Toussaint Prison | Inside the loose brick cacheExact spot: being checkedHow: Wait seven days after stashing the hammer and chisel (by meditating for 7 days or advancing through the story time-skip) and loot it | Speaking to Damien/exiting and finishing Burlap is the New Stripe | |
| Orders on Elegant Stationery | Coronata Vineyard | on a corpse near a campfire bench at a guarded treasure clearing northeast of Coronata VineyardHow: found on a human corpse near the campfire bench | reporting back to Liam and turning in the quest before reading this letter and completing Matilda's side at Vermentino |
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