After Geralt gets into his first fistfight in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, he’s going to feel like he wants to do more. You can do one of two things; ignore Geralt’s need to hit things in the face with his fists or follow through with his need to become the best fistfighter there is.
If you choose to follow through, there are 13 fistfights in the game; four in Velen, four in Novigrad and five in Skellige. The fights progressively get harder, but the difficulty is limited to the region. The last fighter (and strongest fighter) will only appear after you defeat the first three fighters.
So, strap yourself in, find some bookies and be prepared to fight!
Velen Fistfights
Locations:
- Inn at the Crossroads
- Blackbough
- Lindenvale
- Crow’s Perch
Challengers:
- Blacksmith
- Inn at the Crossroads, it won’t be a difficult fight.
- Jonas
- Konas is located in the tavern in Blackbough, travel there and speak with the bookie order to start the fight. It’s best to be on the defensive against Jonas, parrying most attacks.
- Stan Fishgulper
- Head to the Lindenvale Noticeboard and speak with the bookie near it. This fight, similar to the first, will be relatively easy.
- It is necessary to win this fight in order to progress in the fistfights.
- Sergeant
- Winning this fight will have you become the champion on Velen.
- Head to the Crow’s Perch, once there make you way towards the stables in the upper courtyard.
- Timing is everything in this fight. Make good use of counter-attacks and fast attacks.
- Must defeat first three challengers.
Novigrad Fistfights
Locations:
- Golden Sturgeon
- Portside Gate
- Southern Gate
- Glory Gate
- Farcorners
Challengers:
- Georgius Georg
- Head to the Golden Sturgeon Tavern (dockside, West Novigrad).
- Easy fight, just hit him till he gives in.
- Losing the the first fight against Georg and winning the second round will give your double the payout.
- Archibald O’Neill
- Found in a corner inside of the Portside Gate.
- Focus on using counter-attacks, coupled with occasional strong attacks.
- Iron Mortimer
- Inside the Souther Gate.
- As strong as the name Iron suggests, counter-attack your way to victory. Fast punches and strong attacks should be occassional and you should back away everytime you land one.
- Durden
- Appears around sunset at the Settlement of Farcorners.
- Counter attacks and no chain attacks.
- Beating him will title you as the champion of Novigrad.
- Must defeat first three challengers.
Skellige Fistfights
Locations:
- New Port Inn
- Kaer Trolde Harbor
- Ringvold
- Arinbjorn
- Urialla Arena
Challengers:
- Valgard
- Found in the New Port Inn along the North end of the Kaer Trolde Harbor.
- Succefully land a Counter-attack followed with a strong attack and back off. Rinse and repeat.
- Fast attacks are useless as he will block them.
- Einar
- Southeast of Ard Skellig.
- Counter-attack and window for best results.
- Keep distance between you two.
- Grim
- NorthWest of Ard Skellig.
- Fast punches and parry/block.
- Olaf
- On An Skellig (it’s an island).
- Keep distance between you two.
- Get behind him when he roars, land attacks in this moment and then back off. Rinse and repeat for best results.
- Must defeat first three challengers.
Champion of Champions
Location:
Challenger:
- Errant Troll
- The island of Spikeroog in Hov.
- Dodge, fast punch and back away. It’s a difficult fight, good luck!
- Must defeat all above challengers.