5 Witcher Sign Details You Probably Missed | THE WITCHER 3

[@kubu3205]

This man makes more research for one video than netflix did for an entire series.

[@ashwinc3789]

The woman who writes the show has no passion the characters or the books and it shows so badly

[@TheBigchekka]

@@ashwinc3789 ©

[@chucketox5596]

bro the series aint based on the game but the books lol

[@LennyLenward]

@@chucketox5596 that's what they're referring to

[@chucketox5596]

@@LennyLenward they are also doing their own story

[@sonnyrynsaard3567]

Details people who played the Witcher 3 on switch might have missed: geralt has fingers

[@juliogordillo343]

Why on the switch?

[@Vs-ub4tq]

@@juliogordillo343 switch isn't as powerful as the other consoles/PC meaning that it's graphics are worse.

[@Vs-ub4tq]

I also played on Switch but it still was beautiful tho

[@shadow.dx2.095]

He has?

[@sonnyrynsaard3567]

@@Vs-ub4tq I have played it on switch, twice. It is still a wonderful looking game, but definitely does not hold a candle to other platforms

[@WorstRivenNA]

Fun book facts on sign usage: Compared to over a dozen instances of Geralt using signs in the short story books (Last Wish & Sword of Destiny), he only uses it 3 times in the novel series across 5 books. Not counting Season of Storms. 1) In Blood of Elves, he casts Aard at Rience's portal. "Geralt buried his knees in the sorcerer’s chest, raised his arm, forming the Sign of Aard with his fingers, and aimed at the flaming portal. It was a mistake." 2) In Baptism of Fire, he casts Aard on a burning barricade. It was also noted that the potency of Witcher signs are affected by their potions. "Geralt arranged his fingers and hit the burning pile with the sign of Aard. Not counting on a great result, since it had been weeks without his witcher’s elixirs. But there was a result. The pile exploded and disintegrated, squirting sparks. 3) In The Tower of Swallows, Geralt unsuccessfully casts, what seems to be Axii, on himself to calm down. "Shortly afterwards, he had to take another few breaths, he even had to run his hand under the table and cast a sign to calm himself - an unprecedented event. The effect - this was also unprecedented - was zero."

[@rododendron85]

In one book Geralt and his party found an old pot and he soldered it with Igni. Then they cought some fish in Cahir's chainmail and had a small feast.

[@thedukeofcats6616]

@@rododendron85 he also burns rope at some time

[@rododendron85]

@@thedukeofcats6616 this happened in the short story with The dragon

[@JayDee-c8f]

I think he also used Aard to break through Nilfgaardians on a bridge where he got his title from queen of lyria

[@landismithCOJ]

The number one sign: The knowledge of ×Letalis

[@xLetalis]

[@Rohan_bh]

@@xLetalis an interesting detail about igni : If you use the firestream and point it towards the feet of imlerith . He will immediately drop his shield and start teleporting. An interesting detail i thought.

[@tiromandal6399]

@@Rohan_bh Thanks a ton man! I'm screenshotting it!

[@bloodassassin9285]

No novice nor grand master witcher can never do his deadly has sign

[@shahqurbanbaba1873]

@@Rohan_bh damn interesting! I will do that in my next playthrough. Hopefully I remember

[@majormoron605]

Sign builds might not be the most effective but definitely the most fun cause of the added variety

[@DerOrso]

Effective? That depends. Once you've buffed Quen enough, you can basically never be killed. Every first hit just breaks the Quen-Shield, and possibly kicks the perpetrator in the ass to boot, but Geralt takes no damage at all. In a boss fight you can get smacked by anything, and take no damage, or A piano could fall on Geralt's head - you just have to to reignite your Quen-Shield and off you go again. Igni is always a hit with all necrophages. You can hit two are three at once and while they are stunned and in flames jump behind them and cut them up with attack from behind - zip zip zip and you can have a pack of drowners sucking muck. Aard at the highest development is really just totally OP, especially against a crown of soldiers. Charged-cast into the ground and BOOM everyone within 20 feet of you is frozen and they take excessive damager on the first strike against them. Axii I practically never use, because it is too slow. You need to use the charged application for it to be any good, and everything you would need it for will have caught you by then. The one place it is really useful is against Alghouls, to get them to take their spines back in . Yrden is for Wraiths and vampires. Makes them first vulnerable. Can also be useful if you're caught in a pack of wolves or against those tarantula-like black spiders (yick) that like to get behind you and be nasty. And yes, my first major armor goal is always Griffin gear, because signs are universally useful. Just pick the right one for the right occasion, and always install the armor mod (looks only) TBO (The Black Ones) because my Geralt is elegant. But if I want him to be sexy, I put him in the Cat gear :)

[@1Chasg]

That's exactly why I invested into signs for my first playthrough. It was fun unlocking the alternate versions and I think they keep things from getting repetitive with just swordplay.

[@senseithomes]

I gotta say that I kinda disagree with that. When I play I really don't like using devastatingly broken builds like euphoria for example. And I don't build full damage because I like slower fights. It makes the game more intense and immersive. But some times when I want to do a mission that's way ahead ofmy level( for example I wanted to finish with the ofieri merchant diagram quest really earlier than I should. The quest was like level 85 and I was 70, enemies were touching me and I was dying immediately). I use quen so I don't get hit by a crossbow I don't see coming and I just keep hitting a range enemy since they don't block your attacks to build adrenaline and I throw igni to the enemies behind me. With the right decoctions and a mutation that's good for signs they were getting melted really quickly and I was safe for most of the time.. granted that needs patience and really good positioning to pull of since one hit and you are dead but fun and challenging nonetheless.

[@ProxMackintosh]

My 500% sign intensity build had fun

[@dankdankeryetdanker2726]

Honestly they are extremely useful in some ways not intended. Like against archespores Aard's AoE destroys all nearby spores they plant that explode and stuns the archespores creating a lot of breathing room for Geraldo of River.

[@_E2XU_]

Personally the american sign language detail was the coolest of them all. Amazing how I've missed that even though I have thousands of hours on this game :D

[@W._Langman]

Even cooler, try doing it. Quite tricky to do the sign and give a verbal command at the same time

[@chutenjamir3097]

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[@chutenjamir3097]

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[@kibis54]

I was really mind blown. I had a feeling that the hand gestures Witchers makes when casting Axii felt familiar. It all made sense now!

[@xLetalis]

Ended up being a little more than 5 things

[@notacockgobbler2054]

Good

[@foreveruseless1292]

Lmao

[@zufallrap]

There is another situation where Geralt says "Igni" ... in the beginning of Velen, there is quest where you burn the corpses for this phony priest of the eternal fire. There he says "now for a shot of igni" when you apply the oil to the bodies.

[@notacockgobbler2054]

@@zufallrap that’s not the same

[@melthra]

Well who the sandwich f*** cares? You just keep up making these vids!

[@zajemc2604]

As far as I read the heliotrope sing was indeed used to block kinetic energy (sometimes weak spells), especially the fall damage. We know how fall damage works in Witcher 3 so it would be a nice sign to prevent Geralt dieing after a 2 meter fall!

[@moroblizniak4457]

You know if you double tap jump button, geralt will perform a roll and it will prevent him from dying after 2m fall?

[@LegatusLigeratus]

Fluent American Sign Language speaker here: the Axii signing is absolutely correct. When signing two of the same letters right after each other, like in i-i, you should make the i symbol on separate sides of your body to indicate that there are two separate letters rather than just the same letter being emphasized.

[@xLetalis]

damn, that's cool!

[@junejuvenal2434]

Important detail: You can calm the wild horses with Axii and have a free ride on them :D i just adore that.

[@FrancoisMarchant]

And if you Axii+ bandit riders, the horse will recognize his master is charmed, and kill him.

[@Karpfenkroete]

In Witcher 1 Geralt lured Azar Javed to fight him near the tower in the swamp because the damp environment weakend Javed's fire sorcery. Inside the tower Geralt can learn the Axii sign. So there's your connection between water and Axii.

[@xLetalis]

[@Frostmourne86]

Quen is for physical damage - Geralt uses it to deflect some rocks after Blaviken - and Heliotrope is for magical damage mitigation - he uses it to protect against the bruxa in "A Grain of Truth".

[@andrewignatov323]

Not quite, he also used Heliotrope to block the impact when bruxa threw him to the fence. As expected, it didn’t do much help.

[@gothasfuck4677]

In The Witcher official trpg, Heliotrope is an optional ability that lets you completely negate any magic attack or effect on the caster, and is called another sign

[@MiodekSamson]

I like the fact that you showed Triss from Netflix show when saying "It's not quite like the books!" It's all about little details :D

[@mikkel066h]

I think for the books case it is so the reader can better catch on what sign is being used at a time. While for the game I think it goes after what happens in the book. Geralt shouts the sign once, we see the effect and understands what it is about. Then later just uses it, and we as a reader understands what sign has been used by what effects that has been seen previously. Could also be that shouting or saying it brings more focus towards whatever sign is being used. As to bring more senses into it and thus more focus.

[@VegaLupina]

I was always wondering what Geralt did with his fingers while using Axii in conversations. I was thrilled to get this answer. Thank you very much.

[@oliver.n278]

The Axi sign language was very cool, I just thought is was some random handmovents from Geralt, but now as I know it, this is one of my favourite details ever.

[@tomasz9429]

I did one playthrough as pure sign build, full Grandmaster Griffin. Was fun. The Griffin armor actually looks like a proper breastplate a knight would wear, and given the lore behind the Griffin armor you gather while collecting diagrams... It fits :)

[@xLetalis]

yep

[@casamir1]

Pure sign seems to struggle against monsters/bosses immune/resistant to magic, I'm doing a Sign/Combat deathmarch build right now and it seems the best of both worlds (not too OP but versatile enough to deal with every situation)

[@tomasz9429]

​@@casamir1 The only problem I had was with Iris during the fight when she pops out of the paintings. I was slightly underleveled and ended up lowerig the difficulty from death march to be able to outdps her healing. I didn't want to concede and come back later. But I agree, the fights vs bosses are boring as a pure sign build. Takes a looong time to murder some enemies.

[@moroblizniak4457]

I had full sings build too. But i found it a little bir boring after a while. I found myself just spamming Aard and igni over and over.

[@joelananna1116]

As my Renaissance fair nerd buddy would say , this type of armor just wears like this Still my favorite set

[@sir-taynly3688]

In Blood of Elves, when Triss talks with the witchers about Ciri, she also mentions that a Sign can be empowered by concentration and a spell. Maybe that is what Geralt was doing when casting Quen in the books, and it could be an in-universe explanation for the magic skill tree.

[@Das_Saint]

Some might not know and i forget if it says so in the game but to get that AoE attack for Aard you have to also hold down the sign button to cause it. same for some of the other signs like yrden when you have it maxed out. As well you need one of the Mutagen skills in the blue tree.

[@tristanstone4272]

Playing it now -->50+ and lvl 36 Aerondight sword that is still charging up it is just plain naughty. . .

[@chaz-e]

Are you talking about aard blast, shock wave or aard freeze?

[@Das_Saint]

@@chaz-e Piercing Cold is the name of the skill. it makes the max burst just ridicules.

[@MrWillypanda88]

There is a mod in Nexusmods that "flatten" Geralt's belly when he wore Griffin's armor, in case anyone doesn't like the current model

[@dinzhurkabaev]

Original one looks cool actually. It's look exactly like breastplate should look. And also giving some points to griffin school lore.

[@dominicp9296]

I freaking love this game was hoping it was gonna be coming to ps5 sooner. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with the game now so doesn't really matter. I've played it so many times it's gross lol love it

[@DanielaMartinez-rk6gc]

Your name is Dominic or just a nickname? Where you from? Just curious

[@dominicp9296]

@@DanielaMartinez-rk6gc my name is Dominic ya

[@StillGamingTM]

Yes

[@pyroangel9418]

You've embraced me! I used to teach sign to some, but I never realized that geralt was literally "signing" AXI. I've played the game four times and I never noticed that. 😅 But, thanks for another witcher video! Love your channel!

[@xLetalis]

my pleasure :)

[@fernandoquant]

Ciri is so tired of being sold she is breaking the 4th wall!

[@xLetalis]

[@1Chasg]

I agree about Axii. I found myself deliberately not using it in dialogue because it was a little boring resolving everything with it instantly.

[@xLetalis]

[@kessiamello8656]

So awesome when I think you covered all the details and then, you come up with more! hahaha It's amazing!

[@xLetalis]

Not yet :)

[@Stavdev85]

I remember reading that the sign Heliotrope is a powerful shield sign that can protect for a single blow, that kind of sounds like normal quen in game, with it eliminating also excess damage. The quen sign from the book was probably however alternative quen, which requires more concentration. That's my theory!

[@ischi6200]

The thing where Geralt spells Axii in sign language is such an amazing detail. I believe he does a specific hand shape for all the other signs. Awesome video!

[@xLetalis]

He does different finger arrangements for the other signs yes

[@quizstew7593]

To whom or what do these 6 aliases belong to? 1) Swallow - __________ 2) The Bloody Baron - _________ 3) Duke of Dogs - __________ 4) The Crimson Avenger - ________ 5) Master Mirror - _________ 6) The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies - _________

[@jasonjohn3612]

1) Ciri 2) Phillip strenger 3)Gascon Brossard 4)Dandelion 5)The demon gaunter o'dimm 6)Our gracious emperor Emhyr var Emreis

[@quizstew7593]

@@jasonjohn3612 Well done! :)

[@xLetalis]

[@titaiao]

I was talking to a friend of mine, what if the witcher had a co-op mode? imagine the following, you are the host, you play with Geralt and you can invite up to two friends and they will play with Eskiel or Lambert. for plot reasons, extra players will never appear in cuscnes and they cannot interact with non-seller npcs of any kind. Everyone could kill monsters or hostiles etc. loot chests would have the same loot for each player. It would be perfect.

[@StillGamingTM]

Blessed by the Algorithm ✨🍀

[@blacklegbeastro5295]

What about a re-balanced ciri or if they really tried re-balanced sorceresses probably triss cos she is the least powerful in my opinion

[@xLetalis]

an idea for Witcher 4 perhaps!

[@generalerica4123]

@@blacklegbeastro5295 Well, I mean, that’s somewhat by design. Triss is rather young (50-ish) and somewhat childish as opposed to Yen, who is much older (around 100), and of course you then have Philippa who’s able to polymorph and said to be "no younger than 300 years old" by 1267, which is like 10 years prior to the events of Witcher 3. So Triss is young and still somewhat learning, as opposed to yen who’s very learned powerful, and Philippa is god-tier by their standards, having become essentially immortal.

[@blacklegbeastro5295]

@@generalerica4123 I mean yeah, so triss would work best

[@SgtYTube]

I think the Griffin set is actually the best until you reach Blood an Wine. You get a lot of damage for igni early on, helping out a lot on Deatchmarch difficulty. I also didn't like the look first but after my 2nd playthrough I started to like how it looks.

[@addictedtochocolate920]

The Griffin set doesn't make Geralt look fat; the cuirass looks like a normal cuirass would look (contrary to armor in a lot of fantasy games, by the way) , although i can't tell what material it's made of. Could be metal plates underneath, like a Brigandine

[@1957DLT]

I use a mod called Griffin on the Path (I think), which gets rid of that barrel chested business and looks more in line with the other leathery armor sets. I really like it.

[@generalerica4123]

I mean, even if it did, that doesn’t really matter. Armor (at least most armor, obvious examples excluded) is not made to look good. It’s made to protect. So I would suppose that Geralt wears something like a gambeson underneath, possibly even a bit of mail? Which would thicken him up a bit.

[@addictedtochocolate920]

@@1957DLT I've seen it. Thing is, i can't take it seriously when i know Geralt wouldn't be able to bend wearing that. Just as people can't handle the Cuirass' normal look because to them it looks fat, i cannot handle the moded look because it's just unrealistic and Geralt wouldn't be able to fight in it. It isn't even a matter of historical accuracy or protection anymore, but a problem that causes restricted mobility

[@addictedtochocolate920]

@@generalerica4123 If you looks closely you will notice he is wearing mail. In previous version of the same armor (Superior, i think?) you can also see the lower part of a gambeson/Aketon. Now, in the middle ages fashion was quite important, just not as important as keeping you alive. This armor, however, looks pretty nice *and* it offers decent protection. A bit too fantasy-looking for my liking, though i have developed an unhealthy addiction for historical accuracy and prefer Geralt to wear a simple red Gambeson, which would be ideal for a traveler who doesn't have someone to help him get on a full plate harness or attach pauldrums (shoulder armor) to it. That's just me though, and the Griffin armor is actually designed in a way that Geralt could possibly put it on by himself: the Cuirass is secured by buckles on the sided, not on the back. The reason why breastplates have this rounded ("fat") shape is because that way they can deflect and absorb impacts way more efficiently than a flat piece of armor. It is also adjusted to the waist so the knight/warrior can bend while wearing it.

[@cvprasad9620]

Reason why I loved Witcher 3 so much 50%: Gameplay, Visuals, Story, Soundtrack 50%: xLetail's details you missed in Witcher 3 videos

[@xLetalis]

[@Adam_okaay]

Iirc is quen is like magic body armour and heliotrope is like an actively cast shield. And yeahh I'm pretty sure Yrden is an "exorcism" for lack of a better word. Also there was a point historically when t and x were synonymous for the crucifix so the hour glass shape of the sign would be one way of drawing the sign of the cross.

[@wombat4191]

Full Yrden build with Entanglement and Grandmaster Griffin set might just be one of the most fun builds in the game. So it really is a shame that Griffin armor is so underused.

[@kostas_kon]

Playing with the griffin armor set was one of my most fun playthroughs because i tried things that i ignored otherwise, great video as always!(just thought i should mention that i love it when you include the believe song in your videos)

[@ДаниславЛоманов]

I found sign-element accordance quite obvious yet fascinating. Places of power always refer to it in one way or another: Axii under waterfall, Quen guarded by earth elemental, or Aard at the top of the mountain, where wind in howling. Also it’s mentioned in in-game books, if I remember correctly. In addition I recall a quest at Kaer Morhen location, where you have to charge stones with respected elements using sign. Some thoughts on Yrdeh: Me favourite sign, but so much underpowered. I think that enhanced form from Griffin set should have been default, otherwise it’s really tough to make any use of it in most battle scenarios. Had a very interesting and useful concept in Witcher 2.

[@MR-kf5hd]

against bruxae its godlike

[@ДаниславЛоманов]

@@MR-kf5hd it truly is the direct counter to several monsters, but it’s so inconvenient and so unpleasant trying to play something around this tiny area.

[@tearingmyselfapartforyou]

witcher 3 is the greatest game ever

[@polskipro5502]

I agree

[@TheKisj]

I concur

[@DanielaMartinez-rk6gc]

I coincide

[@AngryBoozer]

So many hours in this game, gotten all trophies, several playthroughs and STILL every one of these videos show me something new

[@honzaadje8849]

I'm a big sign user too so I knew most of these XD. Griffin set was a lot of fun to use, and the freeze aard shock wave that can oneshot enemies too. I didn't know about the punch exploit though, looks interesting

[@matijabrajovic6370]

You really put so much work in videos. These details, time stamps on video, everything. We are so much thankful to have someone like u in withcer community

[@xLetalis]

:) I try, thank you

[@matijabrajovic6370]

@@xLetalis no, thank YOU

[@MasterLoda]

No one : Not a single witcher : Geralt : "Did itch Her"

[@StillGamingTM]

Player 1: “‘PITCHER’ YOU MORON”

[@tonyransom3848]

I believe the shouting of the signs name is something they sometimes do. Kinda like if you have a toy lightsaber you can't help but to sometimes imitate the sound it would make with your mouth while being a dork with it.

[@jankoflak820]

2:36 You are absolutely right Quenn protects you from physical damage and Heliotrope form magical damage. The obvious difference is in the way the sign is casted and (interestingly enough) in their difficulty. Heliotrope is really easy to use and is actually the first sign witchers learn as it protects them from (almost) every magic they encounter during the training.

[@CatAtomic99]

I think Geralt says, "Igni" in that one shot for storytelling reasons. They didn't want to do a custom animation just for him doing the Igni sign in a casual way (the battle animation would look ridiculous there), and he wasn't carrying a torch. So just cut to a tight shot and do a little ADR with Geralt saying "Igni...".

[@mukulnag1578]

Love effects for rain ... The level of polish and detail is really amazing in this game ... That y its a master piece .. thanku for finding these details ... They make me want play it again ...

[@StillGamingTM]

Heheh the level of POLISH

[@mukulnag1578]

@@StillGamingTM aaah word play ... Hummm didn't think of that

[@StillGamingTM]

@@mukulnag1578 My longtime favourite game!

[@SirRavix]

Sweet! I knew most of these. Even the elemental stuff. I love Witcher signs. I have them tattooed on my body. I did a magic build playthrough with the griffin armor. Felt awesome. Standing in the Yrden circle with the Yrden "auto turret" beside me while using Aard and Igni against my opponents. Too cool

[@xLetalis]

Nice :)

[@Weirdaman]

Aard and Igni can work with some bombs, ie. shattering ice or burning oils (I forgot the names). Maxxed Quen can serve as a free med kit if held in poison clouds. Yrden ray turret can shortly materialize wraiths (useful vs single target bosses, definitely better than the field debuff). I am not sure but I think that Axji puppet can force flying monsters to land at long range (longer than Aard, easier to use than a crossbow).

[@Witcherino]

All sign builds are the most fun, I used a full Yrden build last time and it was awesome. The grandmaster bonus + entanglement makes Geralt OP because if you use the alternative version of the yrden sign, every time it hits an enemy it leaves a new trap and with the grandmaster griffin set the trap is huge, you get to use double signs, the damage is boosted like crazy and the stamina regeneration is really high. It's the closest you can get to play as a mage, I didn't even need my swords. Many people don't try it because the armor is kind of ugly and makes Geralt look fat, but it's really fun.

[@xLetalis]

yep it's great!

[@azazel611]

Geralt using Quen Shield during rain. Umbrella: ‘Ight, I’m outa here.

[@beastmonger4821]

Quen is typical shield/absorb with duration (until its broken or dispelled) Heliotrop is like "one effect absorb" or "shock absorber" so its kinda better against magic or heavy weapons

[@thefatherinthecave943]

Who the hell says the gryphon set makes Geralt look fat? It makes him look BARRELCHESTED, but not fat, considering the chest piece is dimeritum plate covered with a monster leather jacket. It’s also the best gear for a generalist sign build since you get both sign intensity, and stamina regeneration. Also neither quen nor the quen barrier let you reflect damage if you have damage reflection on your armor. It will still reflect if you have the poison mutation

[@DerOrso]

The griffon breastplate is vaulted outward, and that is historical and functional. The reasoning is, that if a breastplate is hit by something heavy that would dent it inward, like a mace or a lance point, if the breastplate were resting against the wearer's chest (like a cuirass), the blow causing the dent would be transferred directly into the chest of the wearer, and the dent would remain and push into his chest as well - both certain to be very uncomfortable, if not completely incapacitating.

[@thefatherinthecave943]

@@DerOrso good thing Witchers don’t usually fight monsters that have maces. Also fictional metal

[@DerOrso]

@@678crazydave idk, but it's probably the reason so few want to use the gryphin gear.

[@DerOrso]

@@thefatherinthecave943 ummm... giants, trolls, ogres, giant ogres, cyclopes, shaelmaars, plus there are a lot of humans whealding war hammers

[@mustafaucuncuoglu6990]

I dont know if you know it but there are few witcher comics too. In them Geralt calls his signs and it make people around him get confused. One of them was asking to Geralt "Who is igni?"

[@XxXasparXxX]

I like the aard + freeze because if you instakill enemies with it they freaking explode in icy meat chunks.

[@TisMeBc]

the part about axi with ASL was actually extremely cool, i had never noticed that at all

[@sanchitnagar4534]

Found one more instance of Geralt announcing sign. In the comic Killing Monsters that comes with Hearts of Stone, he says "Aard" before casting it.

[@catrionadughlas5972]

Cheers my friend, I love your Witcher videos so much!

[@xLetalis]

A dangerous name you have :)

[@catrionadughlas5972]

@@xLetalis Haha thank you, I'm taking it as a compliment ;P

[@tobiasL1991]

What surprises me most is how the engine can handle that many active characters on screen. There rarely are big fights in the Witcher 3, so I assumed it was like Skyrim, crawled to a stop when large groups were involved.

[@casamir1]

It still does depending on your rig, I play on a macbook pro and I have decent performance most of the time but the hanse slaughterfests in B&W cause my computer to crawl. Our boy XLetalis probably just has a beastly processor.

[@xLetalis]

indeed it can

[@ehranndealg4841]

Fun Fact - The Yrden Sign is based upon the real world Elder Futhark rune of "Dagaz" meaning Linear time - nice little Easter egg that Yrden slows down enemies.

[@xLetalis]

oh interesting

[@ehranndealg4841]

@@xLetalis Glad you liked it! Gotta hand it to both Mr Sapkowski and CDPR, theyve certainly done their research - the Witcher series is littered with nuggets of Slavic cosmology, from the weapon runes being named after the major Gods of the Rodnovery pantheon, to pretty much the entirety of the bestiary having roots in real-world cryptid folklore, its as if the game itself is training the new generation of Witchers.... ( really hoping for a modern setting for the upcoming title, lol)

[@tomrowell1558]

I never thought anything of it when Geralt used his fingers casting Axii, doing it in sign language is a great detail

[@ravenkorr8167]

I believe you didn't forget things but rather purposefuly left them out in order to surprise us with a new "Probably missed" video. Keep up the good work, man.

[@indybingyi]

It's awesome that they put this much detail in this game, and props to you for always finding them

[@DonPatrono]

IIRC from the books, the Heliotrope is basically a more immediate but less lasting variant of Quen, basically it will immediately protect against a quick attack as soon as you cast the sign (by crossing the wrists) but will dissipate just as quickly, whereas Quen takes a couple seconds more to cast by making a slightly more complex hand movement, but can protect against stronger attacks and lasts longer in time. In the books, if Geralt has time he always casts Quen, and uses Heliotrope when he's really in a chinch and needs a quick protection (when Vereena first attacks, when he meets Yennefer while she's trying to release the Jinn etc.). I think in the game the "bubble shield" version of Quen is a beefed up variant of what the Heliotrope is supposed to be

[@xLetalis]

Fair enough :)

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

Ah yes, another list of facts I have missed after the years of playthrough. Much Thanks, xLetalis!

[@xLetalis]

My pleasure :)

[@bluemoth6854]

200h playing still can't recognize this scene 1:08

[@xLetalis]

@@bluemoth6854 from this quest kzbin.info/www/bejne/emWaoaCjmJaAaK8 it's in the middle of Faroe

[@bluemoth6854]

@@xLetalis if she doesn't know geralt of rivia not gonna sleep with her😂😂😂

[@mattronimus]

The umbrella will come in handy when it's actually raining inside...which happened to me twice today in novigrad.

[@sayy_gaarr]

I used the Igni a lot in my first playthrough. From then on, Quen's the way.

[@rohitaswadas2414]

Geralt actually says igni in another quest. From hanged mans tree, if you take a turn ( dont remember which), you meet a priest of the eternal fire. He gives you a quest where you burn the bodies of dead soldiers in the battlefields filled with necrophages, while burning, he says igni.

[@driftingdruid]

grand master griffin armor makes him look fat? i don't think so but it does look grandiose, and NEEDS any re-color that is not its original color, suitable for Toussaint DLC

[@paradox-machine]

As for the signs being used verbally, in "Blood of the elves" (at least the original polish version) when Triss talks with Lambert about Ciri, he uses Aard on a log in a fireplace and she says that "If I made the same gesture and focused the energy it would've flown out of the chimney" and when Yennefer later in the same book is teaching Ciri in the temple of Melitele she is teaching her gestures required to do magic and one of the test she performs is for Ciri to use a telekinetic burst on a shed and she outstretches her arm, focuses and the shed falls apart and flies across the countryside (A very powerful form of Aard I think). I think it's just that sometimes saying it out loud helps you focus your mind and that is probably why sorceresses use incantations pretty much in just the more powerful spells.

[@drlinux3]

there is another upgrade with the sign Aard if you complete the full set in the slots and combine it with the Piercing Cold mutation there will be chance to see enemies exploded and shattered to iced pieces from the first time specially drowners

[@edoardocaprara3676]

That is not the only occasion Geralt says Igni in the game. There is a quest in Velen where you have to burn 3 piles of bodies in wich Geralt says "now for a shot of Igni" or "let's try with Igni".

[@kotomondo2395]

Did you know that you can close the enemy portals during the "wandering in the dark" quest using Yrden? Another cool sign detail :D

[@ischi6200]

It makes sense because Yennefer tells you to use yrden at the portals but further on in the game (at Kaer Morhen). I'll try it next time

[@championlunatic835]

A great detail about the runewords(enchantments from the runewright) Using the replenishment runeword is really interesting.. adds some interesting effects to the fight Still talking about the runewright... During your basic playthrough I'd recommend most players use Severance in the steel sword(increasing the whirl and rend range)(Makes killing easier in death march_ and Using the Replenishment enchantment on your Aerondight..(since you can basically use this sword throughout your whole NG+)(Also, increased damage makes fighting easier) Back to the point... Using the Replenishment runeword, which consumes an adrenaline point to charge your sword with a sign... you can do many more things.. When fighting bruxae, heavy/medium armours dont always help doing the bruxae exploitation xLetalis showed in his video... But, charge your sword with Aard beforehand, and enter combat, use yrden and perform a quick attack, the sword will use the aard charge to knock the bruxae down, and the yrden still holding her can make it easier finishing her off. Similarly, You can also try charging your blade with Yrden and using aard with your fingers.. also, Yrden charge in your swords, help in fighting Centipedes Quen users(which is much of a necessity to charge up your Aerondight) , Can use this sign to make a shield but, the charge of quen on a sword heals you up real good... you can literally use 3 adrenaline points to heal yourself up fully from 1 points of vitality. Igni charge is also really good, As it applies a real great burning effect, much more effective than a normal igni(though it could have been due to the fact that the burning damage is getting added up with the slashing damage from your swords). Also useful outside a fight.. When a fight ends, and you still have adrenaline points left, use it to charge your sword. It makes your sword have a flaming effect, which will even be visible if you sheathe your sword, hence making the use of torch practically useless... Also, when diving underwater in the dark, this flaming effect can help greatly with vision lighting up everything around... just like it can be used as a torch while you explore caverns

[@addictedtochocolate920]

I always go for the sign build just because of how cool it can look. Might not be the best one, but it is fun as hell during a normal difficulty gameplay. By the way, how the hell do you come up with new details, Letalis? Your love for this game is bigger than Novigrad and Toussaint combined.

[@xLetalis]

Yeah, it's that love that keeps me going I guess :)

[@kuyagab4444]

You have no idea how many times Quen and Undying saved my Death March playthrough.

[@platoplam3]

Took me way too long to realize you're also Bulgarian! Been loving every vid I watch of yours since discovering you a few days ago and I can't believe just now I'm realizing you have the same nationality. Продължавай с чудесните видеа!

[@xLetalis]

Благодаря :)

[@yourdude4197]

I think when they verbally say the signs, it’s just them speaking what they have on their mind like telling themselves do what they plan to do

[@Gwynbleidd1217]

For what I recall, Heliotrope cushions any impact geralt suffers. Including the impact of geralt's body into hard surface, like when Vereena throws him at a wall and he still felt the impact. And I think it only lasts a second or 2, since geralt only uses it in the last second. However, I can't tell the difference from it to Quen. I'm still in Time of Contempt and, so far, geralt hasn't used it again.

[@mukarramkamal5432]

When Quen breaks, it breaks into very small Quen symbols I think

[@decrepitabsols]

I was hoping for your video, mate. Very good!

[@xLetalis]

happy to be of service :)

[@Dreadgen_]

"5 things you may have missed in my 5 things you may have missed series" hahaha It's so cool how much details there are in this game ! Keep up the good work, I love your videos ^^

[@MiSt3300]

hell yeah! Please don't stop making witcher videos! I want to see a witcher video in 2030 "Top 10 details you missed in croockbag bog" I'll love it!

[@xLetalis]

I'll do my best not to :)

[@StillGamingTM]

Thanks that’s hilarious 😂

[@GodlsAFK]

I say this every few months but again. I appreciate every video or post u make Keeps the game in the back of the mind of many including myself. Also responsible for many of my random playthroough moments

[@Daemonwii]

I may be too much of a dork here, but perhaps the whole "casting signs using the name" is something sort of like in D&D, how spells can need three different components, verbal: meaning you have to say something, be it an incantation or a name or something, somatic: you need to use some sort of motion, commonly with your hands and/or arms, and material: meaning you need some sort of object to serve as a catalyst. What if in the rare instances that the sign was cast saying its name, it was done to replace the hand motions / shape? In the anime Vesemir just has his hand out, in the well mission Geralt I *think* was sitting down? So perhaps they're interchangeable?

[@DerpaholicGaming]

I just started watching your vids, I love how you always seem to find a relevant clip from the game that actually helps visualize what it is your talking about. The two halves of the djinn seal for example. Subbed!

[@xLetalis]

:) ty

[@kassassindlr]

The E-mail from Ciri killed me 😅😅

[@xLetalis]

[@aleksad4g901]

He does say "Now for a shot of Igni" when you accept the contract from the priest of the eternal fire to burn the bodies on the battlefield. It's one of the first contracts you can stumble upon after arriving in Velen

[@xLetalis]

True... but does he actually go "igni!" as he casts it?

[@pratyakshsingh7834]

01:40 ahh with Triss aside, who wouldn't be!!

[@xLetalis]

[@brandoncaulfield9617]

From reading the books it seems like the heliotrope sign is used to cushion a fall or shield against heavy impacts, great video dude!

[@nicow5549]

Excellent video as always! You forgot to sell Ciri though 🤣

[@xLetalis]

:) There's a small explanation in my community feed

[@Ploaper]

fun fact geralt said igni twice (or 3/4) in the whole game in the polish dubbing. first in white orchard then in velen in a quest where geralt is asked to burn the corpses in pits by a eternal flames priest in velen

[@geraldiors]

I didn't even realize the Yrden sign even though i got full set of giffin armor😂. Now i have extra reason to go back and play it again.

[@simplecliche5833]

You know maybe the reason he doesn’t always have to say it is because he takes the time to sign it out in “asl” or whatever they call it in cannon, and says it out loud when he doesn’t have the time.

[@lonewolf5238]

Geralt is actually signing AXI? Holy freakin' moley! Damn! This game is amazing. And so are you xLetalis, for discovering these details.

[@CalMeNeva]

At the Vesemir funeral, if u interact with the bed that Vesemir lies on, geralt will say some kind of farewell words, i wonder if he says something else when lambert dies too

[@atsukikuroe2613]

May be the relation to Axi and the alchemical symbol of water has been interpreted in a more "metaphorical sense", like how water can be somewhat tided to emotions, manipulation, persuasion, or even illusions… Although for Igni and Aard they went in a more litteral sense of it, which make it a bit weird in consistency of the few witcher spells imo, but it still cool nonetheless.

[@ZertusDarkSun]

I'm in the middle of a pure sign playthrough right now. I normally run Cat School with a focus on quick attacks and Aard (and minor Quen usage), but this time I'm going Griffin School. I've been using Yrden and Igni exclusively. It's a little slow in the beginning, but once you get the Griffin School gear, things pick up. Magic trap and Igni means I basically never use my swords. I've even started including some Axii in as well. As someone who never really used Yrden before outside of early game wraiths, I love this sign, or I should say I love it's alternate magic trap mode. I imagine this build will only get stronger when I reach the runewright for the Entangle enchantment and get the Grandmaster Griffin gear. Even though I'm currently in a normal new game, I'm guessing this build really shines during NG+.

[@owenscull2531]

I do like using the Axii sign. Every time uses it can't help myself saying "these aren't the driods you are looking for" also the rune Smith enchantment that make Axii jumps to the nearest enemy if you kill enemy when with Axii on you can do chain kills by doing this. I would like to do a jedi build, I think it's possible.

[@MysticalExplorer8]

Great video. I noticed that the Witcher sign Yrden is the rune Dagaz sideways. It seems to have quite a few meanings like the day, cycles, gateways & the letter "D".

[@Vladek16]

Ciri's sign at the end xD

[@Pacemeister]

So based on what I could find about Heliotrope it is used to block a single attack whilst Quen can block several depending on the strength of the attacks