DETTLAFF - The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine

[@JanStrzyzewski]

As someone who was producing a gameplay team responsible for creating this fight, I can say that that's the first time I've seen anyone fighting it exactly the way we imagined it during production of BaW. Great video and outstanding understanding of game mechanics!

[@raxabit_]

Jan Strzyżewski thank you sir :)

[@SinSeven-e9x]

ya

[@alecaquino4306]

Thanks for forcing us to have to replay all the damn cutscenes every time we die in battle. What a pain.

[@vsempruvet1509]

3:30 is the best non-cinematic scene i've seen in video games so far

[@TheDeagster877]

It was fucking beautiful.

[@charlieribbit8253]

FUCKING SICK

[@jaredrodrigguez2679]

WOW

[@icelandiccubicle3418]

This game is simply a piece of art. It also reminded me that vampires are supposed to be scary and not sparkly emo teenagers.

[@Speculaas]

3:57 was also pretty sick

[@ShayanAsim]

Your gameplay is really cinematic. It's amazing to find someone so awesome at the Witcher 3. Keep up the videos!

[@raxabit_]

thank you I will do my best when I'm not working for college stuff.

[@ShayanAsim]

+RaxRabbit my university is about to begin this week and I feel like playing this game even more haha.

[@raxabit_]

+Shayan Asim it's my first year and I won't be bringing my rig to where my college is so i'm stuck with my laptop. I can still game but not the Witcher :(. I'll try to upload a new bestiary the next weekend. I gota get used to this new life first haha.

[@ShayanAsim]

+RaxRabbit I understand you perfectly. I also study away from home so could only afford PS4, hence no gaming rig. My laptop will fry itself just by looking at Witcher 3 haha

[@kieranb7747]

@@raxabit_ you use cheats buddy

[@GalicianSniper]

Now that's a vampire not the beauty faces in Twilight

[@theseventhsin2783]

That's a fucken mole rat

[@jimmoriarty6964]

@@theseventhsin2783 Because vampires are suppose to look hideous.

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@jimmoriarty6964 they arent supposed to look like anything since THEY'RE NOT REAL..

[@jimmoriarty6964]

@@wallacesousuke1433 Agreed, but then, neither does unicorns. They don't exist, but we have standards about how they look. When was the last time you saw a depiction of unicorns without horns? The same way for vampires, they don't exist yes, but they are supposed to be depicted as monstrous ps: will you please use your brain sometimes

[@theseventhsin2783]

Na vampires should not look like that,they are not necessarily ugly, and these things claws lol,

[@revolverocelot1380]

"If you acknowledge any gods, start praying now!" >Gets his ass knocked down

[@theexile909]

Christ I could almost imagine this fight being written out in one of the books, but even then geralt probably would have been slammed around a couple times. you are a true Witcher sir

[@raxabit_]

theexile909 thank you sir :)

[@platinumfalcon798]

could've used Quen or Heliotrope tho

[@peewwee7427]

@@platinumfalcon798 you definitely couldnt have done better since you’re a piece of shit

[@platinumfalcon798]

@@peewwee7427 what? I was talking about the comment saying that this fight couldve taken place in the witcher books, so I said 'could've used Quen or Heliotrope' because Geralt uses those signs against a Bruxa in The Last Wish book :(

[@JackSmith-nt5nx]

@@peewwee7427 damn, who shat in your cornflakes, mate? One angry boi

[@phonglam5001]

Wow! I'm speechless! This is the best flawless fight ive ever seen. You used so many combat features that made it look like an amazing action movie, not just doing a few hits then spamming dodge and roll to avoid getting hit like other ordinary flawless fights. It took me like a dozen times just to beat this guy and you're so good that i feel like i'm even worse than a noob! Masterpiece!

[@globalsaturation7333]

Phong Lam really a dozen times ? None of the bosses are hard whatsoever in this game ...

[@VeNoM3killer]

They are not hard when you are playing on easy :P

[@Dowlphin]

The most difficult and ultimate boss you have to defeat is in you, in the form of undisciplined impulsivity, like Dettlaff embodies. When you did that, all other bosses become a lot easier. And speaking of that, I find this boss fight scenario amazing because of the imagery that suggests Geralt is fighting the vampire within his own body. The intended truth is probably some mix of internal and external. It's an ugly, bloody form of poetry. I defeated this guy on Story and Sword with Cat gear on first try with all reg potions used up and max toxicity (Damn use function doesn't have safety activation, so I might have spam-chained several potions in the hurry) and with less than 5% health left while some health reg effect was fighting the health loss from the toxicity. It was amazing.

[@analovric1722]

he really good but i like him too see in dark souls 3 vs dark eater midir or slave knight gael :)

[@DHSNAKE]

Dᴏᴡʟᴘʜɪɴ I fought it and the rest of the game in death march. Had completed the game before so I was on new game+ and started/completed the whole game in death march and had the enemy level upscaling option on. That was an awesome experience. Lol oh I had grandmaster armor of school of griffin too :) and the OP sword from the lady of the lake too but I mean comeon. On that level of difficulty even a peasant can one hit kill you with grandmaster gear on! lol

[@Devastator155]

When you threw the bomb at 3:57 I instantly liked. That was insanely cool.

[@raxabit_]

Mylesxd Thank you sir :)

[@kevinsneed3951]

@@raxabit_ I agree, that timing of that throw with beautiful. In this wing form he has, he killed me at least 15 to 20 times maybe more. I was raging so damn hard. Plus what makes this boss is so freaking hard that it has several levels of him transforming and usually when I’m fighting a boss that’s tough and I’m under level, I will have the ability to Walk away to a safe place and manually save my game so the bosses health stays where I left it if in case I do die. But in this boss I can’t do that. So if I die, I have to do the whole fight all over again. Bass dead life I can fight with these. His other forms are a grand Bloody pain in the ass 😆. But that’s what made game still fun because it truly challenged the way I strategize and made specific builds for Garrald to overpower bosses. Like the general of the wild hunt, my first Playthru he was pretty hard. My second playthru I Completely destroyed him within 2-3 minutes because of THE baddest sword in the Witcher world, Arondight. Not to mention I equipped a rune on my robe/gear that it allows me to spread the flames of igni and with all the health/ healing abilities I faint I became tanky af af. So even if he tried to attack he was stuck defending with me being relentless with my Whirl skill, flames and me healing faster than he could ever deal punishment onto me.

[@Sigmapersonwholikespie69420]

@@kevinsneed3951 same bro, same.

[@rodrigogrover3322]

2:21 It gives me chills how Geralt acknowledges the power level Dettlaff is at but he still musters the courage to take him on. He truly is the embodiment of self-confidence and that (among many other reasons) is what makes him an extraordinary protagonist.

[@ManiaBucket]

Think it's the other way around, I'm surprised detlaff has the courage to face Geralt.

[@jordandennis6794]

@@ManiaBucket Same. After all the shit and monsters, Dettlaff had some balls

[@diegonin5181]

@Merciless Freak Overestimated* Geralt is not overrated at all

[@mihaimax2180]

He only manged to beat him cause he's the protagonist . In the cinematic he barely took out Orianna ....and she's a bruxa. I can't think of a single antagonist Geralt could've beaten on his own realisticaly , except Olgierd,Imlireth and maybe Caranthir. Deatlaff and O'dimm fights are just plot armor

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@mihaimax2180 I’m surprised you put Caranthir but not Eredin. Caranthir carried so hard Gaunter O’Dimm is also not shocking at all… he doesn’t fight him. He challenges him indirectly, and it’s actually very well written; GOD (abbreviation very fitting) constantly mentions how he is simply fulfilling wishes that people make, and that it is their fault for being too careless with how they phrase things. Gaunter O’Dimm cheated, destroying mirrors when Geralt found them, so he was clearly willing to manipulate the rules, but he was outsmarted with the reflection of water, which is a hint given by the talking dog (the mirror which cannot be broken, i.e water reflection). It’s similar to how the reapers worked in Mass Effect; arrogance causes complacency, and complacency causes errors

[@basedbattledroid3507]

"Didn't do anything..." *"SILENCE!"* "Well how long're you gonna make me wait?" Wow... almost sounded like an actual response.

[@sergiusko4327]

Part of the cinematic video

[@WhiteWolf-di2nh]

Geralt being cocky again.

[@killerkuerbis6845]

Probably the best player I've seen so far... You've mastered the game.

[@raxabit_]

thank you sir :)

[@luffystar5194]

No HUD either? I guess on this difficulty its one touch your dead anyway since you can count the mistakes you're allowed if it isn't one touch death. The real Geralt, thats some fine witchering XD

[@raxabit_]

Luffystar some attacks take one, some 2-3 hits and I am dead :D. But for making these videos even a single mistake on my end or if the whole scene isn't "preety" I redo it until I get a great video that actually looks good and well cinematic :D

[@redlightgaming6444]

I wish you were able to counter attack on up scaled enemies.

[@josucontreras511]

yeah! probably the best player i ever seen too! I take more or less 10 attempts to get the good timing when Dettlaff was flying and throws the crows... Just incredible!

[@occultcenturion1131]

Did anyone notice the facial differences in Dettlaff and Regis in Vampire mode? Dettlaff's face seems more bat-like with the elongated canines, while Regis' face looks more rat-like with sharpened buck teeth. It shows this throughout the cutscenes.

[@afinecabbage11]

yes, because just like regis said, every higher vampires are different in abilities and most likely appearances

[@TripleX205]

Blood and Wine is extremely polished. I was seriously awestruck how much effort and details went into this game.

[@graham1158]

TripleX205 I'm still experiencing a very annoying issue that aparently has never been fixed... Whenever i'm in beauclair, the music has some delay... there's 1 minute silence before the theme starts playing, the song then loops like 2 times followed by a couple of minutes of silence until the song finally starts playing again. happens also when i'm in the wild but only in toussaint... really annoying.

[@zackhill3238]

CyberCitizen i have that bug too! And also the npc's wont spawn in untill 1 min either so it's like a ghost town. I dont know if they are gonna fix it.

[@tvrtkokaurinovic7370]

CyberCitizen same for me it sometimes only appear when i go to a merchant to buy something

[@Exluhuhh]

jesus christ dude this is so fucking insane. like every video its just people running around etc, and you literally dodged and parryd every single attack and using all kind of tricks to perfection. this was such a pleasure to watch. im totaly subbing!

[@raxabit_]

weetgeen naam Thanks for the awesome compliment. I'm glad you liked it :)

[@Corristo89]

"Acknowledge any gods? Start praying now!" So awesome! By the way, Higher Vampires (not like those lower Katakan, Ekimmara or Fleder) can't be killed and will regenerate over time. The only way to permanently kill them is if another Higher Vampire kills them, which is basically unheard of, since they adhere to a strict code. All Geralt would've done is delay his regeneration for a while. Regis killing Detlaff was essentially high treason in the eyes of his kin, similar to killing a family member.

[@srmelancia3523]

What if you cut him into little pieces and seperate the pieces inside secure vaults or something

[@decimation9780]

Corristo89 I’m pretty sure Geralt's sword would delay his regeneration for a good century or so, because gods knows what kind of magic that thing is imbued with. It can deal with almost any enemy, be they ethereal or physical. So I have to assume that the material along with the magic makes that blade more than a simple annoyance to a Higher Vampire. If anything it may cause the regeneration to be flawed, and result in a gnarled and stunted hand if one of his hand were cut off at the wrist.

[@MassacrisM]

Eh. Higher vamps can't be completely killed off by humans, but Vilgefortz got pretty close (pretty much incinerated Regis to a stain on the ground until Detlaff found him and infused his own blood to resurrect Regis). I guess if the blood stain that was Regis was carefully stored and hidden away he was as good as dead.

[@decimation9780]

MassacrisM So... a small army of maybe 100 or so Witchers could actually wipe out all Higher Vampires if it come to that point? We know Geralt's skill, although we don’t know if he’s gotten rusty in his old age or if there’s someone better, and he more than held his own against Regis. Another thing to take into consideration is that Geralt prefers not to go all out concerning his fire... magic? It’s been ages since I last brushed up on my Witcher games and lore, or read the books, so I think it’s magic. And theoretically he could have done the same thing, incinerating Regis to nothing more than ashes?

[@MassacrisM]

Firstly, the game isn't canon and lorewise witchers are much much weaker than higher vampires. Most are only hired to deal with vermins like drowners, arachas or at most some wyverns or lesser vamps. Most witchers would steer clear from first signs of higher vamps or nasty things like leshens etc. Second, Vilgefortz (guy who did Regis in) was one of the greatest sorcerers ever lived and he pretty much beat Geralt to a pulp with a wooden stick without using any magic. Only these hardcore sorcerers/sorceresses would have a chance against higher vamps. Last, witchers pretty much all died out when Geralt was around and even then they only work alone on principle. Geralt's magic also are only 'signs' i.e much weaker version of proper magic and would at most be a mild inconvenience to higher vamps.

[@GimpingFish]

Would the real Geralt of Rivia please stand up

[@jefthereaper]

Still feel the dev's made a mistake there by turning him back into his human form when he died. The giant beast form is supposedly the true form of the High Vampires, while their human form is just a shape-shift transformation to blend in with humans. It made no sense that he would turn into his fake human form while dying rather then remaining in his true HV form.

[@user-ie7js1un5l]

yeah i agree, but i'll admit i kind of like it. it makes it a bit more emotional, you get to see him as a person again and not some giant murderous beast. i got upset at the end knowing how much of a bond dettlaff and regis had and it motivated me to spare him in my next play through, couldn't put my man regis through that again

[@dryhard4137]

@@user-ie7js1un5l Facts my guy, Even though I was happy I saved both the duchess and snd syanna.... I could feel Regis’ pain

[@finntheviking5579]

@@dryhard4137 wait a minute...you can save both? I thought the duchess dies by default

[@dryhard4137]

@@finntheviking5579 yes u can save both but than Detlaff dies and Regis gets chased out of town because of Detlaffs death

[@leone41ll]

@@user-ie7js1un5l That's is such a human perspective and wrong. That vampire form is his true form, and should have perished that way.

[@valentino6664]

This is how geralt would actually fight :D

[@KRterrorKR123]

Meanwhile I die 20 times on Sword and Story difficulty

[@koichikun6954]

Me too man

[@fenrir517]

Story and sword that's nothing i died.....on the easiest difficulty

[@alexandermel9987]

Truth 😅

[@stephanielewis8023]

Blood and Wine was such a great expansion, Detlaff such an amazing boss, and The Witcher such an amazing game.

[@PolishGod1234]

Both expansion were equal imo : Hearts of Stone for the story Blood and Wine for beauty and size

[@elneir0]

Regis: "I insist" Dutch: "He insists"

[@powercouch1845]

king schulz: "if you insist.."

[@pedrojuan8050]

You just prove how good and superior Geralt actually is, 1v1 ing not just an ordinary monster, but a high vampire whom is intelligent, wise, and strong. Well done!

[@AWS137]

Incredible. Beautiful. Cinematic-worthy. The showcase of skills involved! The use of Viper armor to give Geralt the best witcher look (as in trailer). Aard, igni stream, bomb to bring down the flying 2nd stage. Calm dodging. Igni and aard to interrupt attack, counterattacking throughout and at the end. Guhhbuhhh! Wonder how many tries this took to perfect. Too bad you didn't show us your setup.

[@raxabit_]

thank you for the compliment and comment I am truly grateful. I have a separate video that shows my setup and mods that I use in almost every video if you wish to know how I play the game. it took at least 4-5h of slapping this bloodsucker around to shoot the perfect video I wanted to make but it was worth it in the end :D. I didn't count sorry but I think it took round 14-16 retries cuz the fricking loading screens take 3 years to finish.

[@wampyrelli]

I completely disagree with "The use of Viper armor to give Geralt the best witcher look"... Viper armor + Kaer Morhen armor + griffin school armor are my least favourite witcher armors on Geralt... for me the top are: Manticore, Wolf, Feline... But RaxRabbit compensated that drawback by playing it so perfectly and witcherly. :D

[@TripleX205]

Manticore and Wolven Armor are my personal favourites.

[@safakkandemir2741]

TripleX205 ı think feline is the best

[@gblakney1]

huh. I've finally found something that a Dragon Ball reference WONT go with. *Frieza gets cut in half by Geralt* nvm everybody. I stand corrected.

[@nurichbinreel4782]

I freaking hate it when you play perfect but the cutscene still demands that you fuck up.

[@raxabit_]

Nurichbin Reel lul

[@architius]

0:35 "Only a sith deals with absolutes, I shall do what I must."

[@dainluke]

"if you acknowledge any gods, start praying" - His transformation shocked me when I had my playthrough many years ago, one of the coolest lines I've ever heard in any cinematic.

[@schmittybacall1655]

Intimidating lines often heard in this fight: Dettlaff: she will pay! If you acknowledge any gods, start praying... now. Geralt: winds howling.

[@duckbit9657]

3:30 holy hell that igni was beautiful

[@proximacentauri2684]

Shit I didn't know you could take him down mid flight

[@raxabit_]

Michael Beever you're not the first :)

[@cheatmagnet]

*sigh* me neither

[@cirilocheryl2311]

I did with full sword

[@manuj2868]

7:26 Holy hell that parry and finish is so slick. Gameplay really shows Geralt as a master of his craft.

[@mysticmajestic2360]

Even after all that, the sadness on Geralt's face and his willingness to try and step in to try and spare Regis the pain of having to kill his friend always gets me.

[@justreal5588]

2:23 the way Geralt gets position with the music... man this game is flawless as like your gameplay

[@sicarius999]

I have to admit, when I first loaded the video up, I had a quick scroll through some of the comments and my first thought was that there was no way it'd be that entertaining a fight to watch. Granted you'd obviously be good if you could pull this off but to be able to do it with such finesses and make the whole fight an absolute pleasure to watch. You are a without doubt, the most enjoyable gamer to witness in action that I've ever had the good fortune to come across.

[@raxabit_]

Dominic Bright you are to kind :) Thank you sir!

[@juanantoniomelgarejo2142]

I love how you use Igni and the bombs to stop Dettlaf, and in the end that counterattack to improve the closing cinematic

[@aliaz1801]

This guy is surely a pro dark souls player or he has potential to be... Amazing skills nice job bro...

[@triton2397]

Aside from that gods forsaken toad, this was the hardest boss fight I’ve ever done. The bats man..unforgiving. And on death march, he can literally three shot you unless you’re paying attention.

[@StormZephyr]

He was easy for me, but then I had Mutated Skin stacked on Protective Coating stacked on Grandmaster Ursine Armor. What astounded me was how those damn bats still did heavy chip damage through Quen.

[@agiiable]

This channel deserves to be subscribed. Well done 👍

[@raxabit_]

Ramr Ganteng thank you sir :)

[@RenDolan]

your armor, its the very first armor. well, i believe with your gameplay. you no need armor at all. superb

[@raxabit_]

RenDolan thank you sir :)

[@noamias4897]

It’s by far the best looking armor imo I wish you could have it upgraded

[@nickos1397]

Noamias viper armor looks similar

[@noamias4897]

nikos-7- ah, thanks!

[@bloodfang9820]

Noamias well, you're saying that, but then there's the bear and the cat

[@RDBTheRedDeath]

I always come back to this video every once in a while. Still one of the most BADASS Witcher plays i've ever seen!

[@raxabit_]

Thank you :)

[@ray4493]

That was just flawless. Everything was so perfectly timed that it almost felt like some E3 presentation.

[@FalcoAcePilot]

thats pretty cool, flawless is always satisfying to watch

[@raxabit_]

thanks ! I agree :)

[@respiratoryfailure3780]

One of the most cinematic gameplays I've seen, great work.

[@shadow-ff5qb]

This is a high quality boss fight right there. Video quality is awsome all with playing without hud and not killing instantly I did not notice at the last state of the fight dettlaff become tired and broken. Great video and playing man thank you.

[@raxabit_]

Thank you :)

[@shadow-ff5qb]

@@raxabit_ No thank 'you' literally. By the way I watched all of your witcher videos after watching this masterpiece. I really enjoyed each of them and give them a like. Have a great night :)

[@raxabit_]

@@shadow-ff5qb thank you very much, sir :)

[@raxabit_]

FIRST 1K views on a video!!! haha :D. Thank you fellas!

[@TheMmxfan]

Congrats,btw are you using any visual mods,cause your geralt seems to be paler than usual and eyes look even more like those of a cat.

[@raxabit_]

+TheMmxfan thank you sir :). I do, all my mods are listed in the description of a video called : How I play the witcher 3. Take a look if you want, the mods are very good.

[@addictedtochocolate920]

RaxRabbit you can beat the elder vampire from the cave? or its shust a cinematic? cause i want to kill him

[@raxabit_]

tiranusH.B. Heredia you can't it's a cutscene :/ I would love to fight him to otherwise but the game doesn't let you.

[@raxabit_]

well x100 hahaha this is amazing.

[@Amosarthus]

What the fuck. I spent like 3 hours on this boss alone. Couldn't do much damage to him and kept dying to his 1-hit bat move. You do it without a HUD. What. The. Actual. Fuck.

[@raxabit_]

Amosarthus practice makes perfect I guess :)

[@luffystar5194]

Welp :)

[@globalsaturation7333]

Amosarthus you must have had a crappy build bro , by the time you get to this boss you should have been doing op damage anyways

[@graham1158]

must have worn a shit armor... this attack shouldnt be one hit, even on death march. I wore the armor I found in the fairy tale land and that attack only takes a third of my health on death march.

[@TheSuitness]

this fight is bs

[@geminacer]

So much instrisic lore here. I was blown away by such a simple thing. When they clanged their claws at each other. I was like woah is that their call to battle? and then when detlaff turned and did it before facing me I was like. Dude. It sure is. That's incredible. The attention to the small things is what makes the world so much more immersive.

[@iOnlySignIn]

CDPR should hire you to do their gameplay promos. You play as if you are really Geralt - the entire fight looking like one magnificent cutscene.

[@michaelearhart3863]

Man, I really wish you would do a complete walkthrough. You’re the best player of The Witcher 3 I’ve seen thus far

[@davidchen5061]

Holy crap you made Dettlaff look like a punk! Great video!

[@raxabit_]

David Chen thank you sir :)

[@kid9942]

Excellent timing and combo varieties. Very good video mate!

[@raxabit_]

Minh Nguyễn thank you sir :)

[@diegoherrera120]

This is phenomenal. I got so angry when my brother deleted my save as I was about to beat the main story for the base game. You've given me a reason to push through and buy the DLC's again. Definitely one of the best games I've ever played

[@wisnusyah6608]

Poor dettlaff he just want to be loved

[@hahahahahah-oj3to]

When doing this fight for the first time I was like: "Oh I'm fighting Dettlaff again, well that's pretty lame, I guess ill just beat him up again". Then 2:46 happened

[@j3otb1]

3:31 was just perfect

[@reefkeepingandeverythingelse]

Lol! This could have ended rather soon if Regis had killed Detlaff on the spot instead of just holding him

[@shoazdon7000]

Theoretically speaking, detlaff shouldn’t have respwan as quick as he did. It should’ve taken decades, geralt should e cut him up more to make it take longer. But Regis had to make sure it was permanent

[@gucciversace5101]

I killed Dettlaff with no swords, armor, potions, or signs. All I used was my fists to beat his ass.

[@raxabit_]

Gucci Versace Nice ! A true viking badass

[@BLACKSTTOPPER]

Gucci Versace show me the proof

[@gucciversace5101]

ScenicGuides gaming you actually believed me it was just a joke.

[@wampyrelli]

Well I can beat him without my arms and legs, just with my forehead!

[@alalmalal]

And I'm not even a higher vampire

[@bramgierkink7485]

I loved this dlc. I created a grandmaster forgotten wolven build before this fight, so it was a cakewalk. But i loved the whole vampire scene. Especially getting to learn more about Fleders, Bruxa's, Alps, Katakans etc

[@kevinrey07]

"if you acknowlegde any gods, start praying now" says while he get knocked down by aard

[@JasonAstraea]

Yea..the timing is off. But I think they fix it. while I play the game he said that to me while he was on air.

[@_tym3k]

2:24 I think this is the moment when Geralt's realised it was very possible he could die in that fight

[@raxabit_]

I think he thinks that every time he fights a vampire

[@gracecalis5421]

Damn, you make Geralt look like the most terrifying beast that's roamed the Witcher world.

[@slabbyfatback2272]

Like a true Witcher-So many peeps don't realize how many fight mechanics Geralt has besides Quen and potions!! Not all "beared up" in heavy witcher armor either. Well done sir!

[@raxabit_]

Thank you sir :)

[@xxEpicxGunnerxx]

Thought I was watching a well executed movie sequence. It was just you were so good at playing the game

[@AveLukas42]

Nearly 4 years later but, what a boss fight you did, awesome !

[@aguywholifts680]

The most exciting fight in the game. A bloodthirsty, killing machine beast vs Detlaff

[@jamquijano4402]

3:57 So. Fucking. Cool. Dude, you're like the best non cinematic fighter I've ever seen for Witcher 3. THis is amazing!

[@secondpath5148]

That's how you handle flying enemies the Witcher's way!

[@jcksparrowfan]

Ohhhhhh Phase 2 is the one I was struggling on. Couldn't see those damn bats. This is helpful.

[@ninepuchar1]

I just kept running around.

[@cchristianjeremy]

Damn, so flawless I had to save it offline so I could watch it anywhere. Props to you my man

[@raxabit_]

blunder buss thank you sir :)

[@xxxxyz5979]

GERALT'S SOUL HAS ENTERED YOU SON

[@baongocnguyenan8808]

I love the way Geralt parry then counter attack, it's look so professional and seem like untouchable swordmaster, you did it very well, nice vid (sr for bad english)

[@raxabit_]

Bảo Ngọc Nguyễn An thanks alot :)

[@HemoStopRomania]

This guy really knows how to parry. Amazing, amazing skills!

[@AB-fr2ei]

You made Detlaff look like a helpless fool 😂

[@AnthonySenpaikun]

you got bitten @ 4:17...still took damage. :D

[@raxabit_]

Anthony! Senpai-kun~ shit I guess I did :( Still a good clickbait though xD

[@AnthonySenpaikun]

RaxRabbit yup, the most epic and cinematic-like fighting clickbait :D

[@raxabit_]

Anthony! Senpai-kun~

[@sneakyguy4444]

Title says no damage, so OP stayed true to his word :3

[@BeyondPrideMF]

what I thought too - Detlaff only broke through quen, not causing damage :)

[@xinferischief1570]

Boss:*throwing everything he's got at Geralt.* Geralt:How long are you gonna maje me wait

[@otakoob]

You fought like a Withcer, man!! for me it was Quen, Quen, Ques, Light Atk, Quen...

[@marlenabaryla1269]

Honestly, this was beautiful to watch! Having beaten Dettlaff once, this made it look extremely easy! I even struggled having the Tesham Mutna armor and quen all the way to the top.. Nonetheless I give you credit for doing it so smoothly haha :3

[@raxabit_]

thank you sir :)

[@Harry.117]

Damn i have never scene a more cinematic fight than yours. Most of usually smash buttons and spam quen but we lack your combat grace

[@drinnerd8532]

Rax, you're a bad@$$!!! You straight, SLAYED that boss fight! I forgot how incredible these Wiitcher games are! This looked like a choreographed final battle from a kick@$$ action flick!

[@williaml7390]

Glad you saved Syanna, I did too without even realising it lol

[@raxabit_]

William L same :D

[@sheevinopalpatino4782]

Syanna deserved to die, in my humble opinion.

[@deceptiveauto]

Haukevvod I don't know for sure, I mean she only killed those that wronged her. Her manipulating detlaff was wrong but him deciding that killing a bunch of innocents is a good way to get back at it clearly makes him the worse one

[@JamilJslibi]

deceptiveauto she not only acted like she was in love with a higher vampire just so she could use him to do her dirty work (putting the life of hundreds of innocent people at risk), but she tried to kill her own sister aswell (boo hoo she didnt search for me even thought she actually did and i was the one hiding, so she deserves to die). And speaking of her sister, she deserved to die aswell (or maybe just lose the right to rule) because she not only caused the death of hundreds at beaucleair, but she was using her power to ensure that her murderer sister that caused every bad situation in the game to happen wouldnt be punished. dettlaff is not the only one at fault for the mass murder at beaucleair, the 2 sisters were at fault aswell. In my first game, i managed to get the happy ending, but it didnt seem right. now in my ng+ i will kill all of them cause fuck em.

[@deceptiveauto]

Jamil Inumanox I agree all 3 of them are in the wrong as well as those who treated syanna unfairly, but if I had to pick the one that is most wrong it's definitely detlaff

[@York22]

The greatest boss fight I’ve ever seen. This is exactly how I imagine this portrayed if it was ever put on screen.

[@raxabit_]

Thank you :)

[@marcuskiller02]

Now you exemplify all a Witcher should be. That was the stuff of legend. Thank you for making this and sharing it with the world. I eagerly await seeing your performance on the Witcher 4, let us pray that it will be on par with Blood and Wine

[@raxabit_]

Thanks for the praise. I wouldn't hold my breath. I'm afraid it will be a product of it's "modern" time.

[@marcuskiller02]

@raxabit_ Phantom Liberty proved they still know how to weave a fantastic story, the more creative they become the better. What they need to avoid is making a game with too much player customization of the player character, the history of the company has been dealing with already established figures of the IP they worked on, V being the exception. I truly believe a game giving you the choice of PC from CDPR will be a failure to launch, as recently as the Veilguard put the Fear of God in me I've been reminded of how great a Character Hawke was, far superior to what headcanon you mesh over the Warden or the Inquisitor. The Witcher 3 wasn't woke nor pandering to any demographics and was everything as modern as the world has ever been. Another world as old and storied as the Continent where our own Earth exists within the same dimension is a formidable backdrop to CD Projekt's craft.

[@raxabit_]

@@marcuskiller02 I won't say what the game needs to have/avoid because it's just my preference(a nobody). I'm just making an assumption based on my observation of game development in these times.

[@insaneirish231]

I always thought it was funny how dettlaff is a super difficult fight but when you kill the higher vampire that attacks Pricilla in novagraad it's stupid easy

[@pendubenchnaldo]

That's a katakan(not really a higher vampire)

[@jamilkhan8284]

Thats not really a higher vampire.The sequence is elders>higher vampires(regis,detlaff)>bruxae>alps>katakans>ekimarras>garkains>fleders.Though garkains and felders are much stronger than katakans still katakans are superior to them.

[@chaosdirge4906]

Either way, I still find the guy silly and arrogant when he says "you haven't faced one of my kind before have you" its like "umm you do realize I'm Geralt of Rivia, I had a Dragon that was a friend and my Best Friend was A higher vampire, you aren't the first Vampire I've fought.

[@GrimgoreIronhide]

@@chaosdirge4906 I honestly think this is a point of bad writing on the part of the creators. I don't know whether it was Sapkowski or the game developers who decided that Vampires should be completely unkillable except by another vampire, but it was a bad decision. With such a massive array of powers, but it doesn't fit well with the universe. Vampires are stronger than Dragons in this universe yet their presence affects almost nothing about the world. This is vaguely hand waved by Regis saying that they are just not interested in humans, but he then latter says that Vampires hate this world and want to escape it because humans hunt them. It doesn't really add up. The point I guess I'm making is that it makes sense in universe why Dettlaff is so arrogant, but it was a bad writing decision that justified the arrogance in the first place.

[@chaosdirge4906]

@@GrimgoreIronhide i was talking about the vampire that attacked pricilla not detlaff. But i agree with everything else.

[@DropoutJournal]

It is such a shame that I'm discovering this so late, but I absolutely adore your fight style. Wish I'd found the channel back when I'd first gotten the game instead. If you ever plan on returning to the Witcher 3, I'll definitely be up for more videos.

[@raxabit_]

Thanks :) I'm not actually gone. Just on a long break lets say. I am currently unable to make videos.

[@DropoutJournal]

@@raxabit_ That makes total sense. I’ve just gotten a bit of free time so I’ve been playing, and I’m wondering how you practice this style of combat. I’ve beaten probably every mob and every boss in this game hitless on Death March multiple times and without alchemy, but only through excessive side-step use, which sucks the fluidity and pace out of the combat. What would you recommend for practicing how to break that habit and vary my playstyle?

[@raxabit_]

@@DropoutJournal learn which attacks can be parried/countered and use that instead of sidestepping. Also try using different to interrupt attacks and follow up with your own.

[@thefamilyman8709]

Holy Sh** ,Pro parry right there,cant even use those parries properly,ill be dead when i face this guy

[@raxabit_]

Marc Christian Bruan Thanks :) You'll get the hang of it. Try to use a sign instead.

[@Eliel-Lin]

I might be 4 years late but I have to say that this is the best Witcher gameplay I have seen.

[@raxabit_]

Thank you :)

[@wayneteo7871]

This game never get old

[@kunalsinha7791]

2 years late, but you got some insane timing on the parries. This was the toughest boss fight in the entire game, in my opinion. Surprised to see you beat it so damn smoothly

[@RadagonTheRed]

How can we know it’s truly flawless if we can’t see the HUD?

[@Ali-jm5jm]

You humiliated Detlaff. You should fight the Elder and I think you have a pretty good chance of kicking his ass, too.

[@ΚωνσταντινοςΚαλούδης-ρ6η]

wich pair of swords are you using??

[@rajamohammadismail982]

I love supporting new channels like urs. Honestly u have great content! Keep it up!

[@hajam4714]

Dettlaff damaged you when he drank your blood

[@raxabit_]

Dettlaff van der Eretein didn't taste that good I think since he spat some out... probably damaged himself more than me :D

[@jamesmyers1632]

RaxRabbit: *Doesn't take any damage on max difficulty* Dettlaff, most powerfull vampire capable of killing anyone who gets in his way: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@occultcenturion1131]

2:47 - 2:59 -- Now THAT'S a goddamn vampire!

[@nexra0]

Such a great gameplay, and the video got me more impressed as it went on.

[@raxabit_]

Thank you :)

[@andrewp6524]

Is that his natural form, after he transforms at 2:47? Do all higher vampires look like that underneath and they just disguise themselves as humans, like Katakans do?

[@oceanicking8988]

Andrew P I think their natural form is the form where they have long ass nails and their face changes.

[@rageisthenameyeah649]

After all these years it's still better than so many games. This fight was just amazing to me when I first tried it

[@SamFisher007]

Finally someone who actually knows how to play the Witcher. Uses every aspect of combat when fighting bosses, and not just rolling all over the place like every other person that plays this game. Awesome video

[@grosslittlegoblin1358]

You just place points on quen and you can beat the game without ever taking damage. I think the biggest flaw of the game is the combat.

[@piyushpatelsrm]

One of the best fights i have ever seen. Well done mate.

[@steliosp1770]

played this fight yesterday for the first time. first time got gibbed by bats, 2nd time was unaware of the pools on the floor grabbing you and third time i got cornered while trying to kill those .. things in phase 3. 4th time i took 0 dmg and milled him flawlessly too lol. not the hardest boss by any means but the dmg he can burst with is nuts if you make half a mistake/mistiming. i think the hardest bosses for me were the ofieri mage (was massively underleveled when i faced him) and olgierd maybe. unless i m forgetting something big.

[@raxabit_]

Stelios P Nice job sir :).Nah I wouldn't​ say he is the hardest boss either, but he sure is the coolest one.

[@paulduncan1062]

In Witcher 3 I would say he's the hardest just because he's the only one I couldn't fuck with in some way

[@Daniel-sx6vc]

Eriden was pretty annoying. I was under leveled by 2, and only had a lvl 16 sword

[@MrRookie1981]

It depends on your gameplay obviously. For me Dettlaff phase 2 was by far the hardest boss in the game allthough he was the very last thing I killed in the game and I was at my highest level doing it. It probably has to do with me playing with mouse and keyboard instead of a controler. And I must say, for however much I loved this game, I never - even after 250 hours - got to a 100% comfort level with the controls. I also was wearing the feline armor and with that shit, one hit by the bats reduced my life from 85% to 0%. Luckily it is possible to completely avoid bat damage, but it took me a couple of tries (about 10-12) to master phase 2. Phase 1 and 3 in comparison were really easy and I was incredibly relieved mastering phase 3 in the first go and not having to go through phase 2 again. But yeah: This guy in the video shows a level of mastery the developers must have dreamed of when creating the fighting system... I had my hands full with fighting and spamming Quen whenever possible, while only occasionally managing to drink a few potions. I think I never threw a bomb in the whole game except when I was destroying monster nests. Oh well... Time to retire I guess... Corvo Bianco, here I come.

[@LecheFresca69]

I have been watching all of your gameplays, and the way you fight in this game is awesome! I just love it.

[@raxabit_]

denserdenso Denserdenso thank you sir :)

[@FlamesAndShadows]

RaxRabbit, awesome skills. :D Can someone explain to me how 'the gore chamber' has any connection to a vampire physiology? Anyone? Then 'proper logic' + good storytelling vs. pandering to those who 'must' have an escalating mega boss battle at the end of each game? What would you choose, for Witcher 3 at least?

[@raxabit_]

thank you sir :)

[@MrRookie1981]

A very good question! I tried to reason that as some kind of hallucination after being bitten into the neck by a frigging higher vampire in his demon form. He obviously mettles somehow with Geralds mind for this last stage. At least that was the only explanation I had for it while playing.

[@JohnMasterCheif]

well, each higher vampire has a special ability, from what I gathered, that is unique to them. Regis from what I've heard, is almost immune to fire (literally had to have a full blown mage constantly blast him into a pillar before it "killed" him) it could be that Dettlaff's is the ability to create a sorta pocket dimension that he can take those he's bit in that...second form, directly kill and replenish his strength. kinda hard to hide that he seems in a cocoon while sending blood clones after you and call it a "hallucination"

[@gracecalis5421]

It was a hallucination.