[Imlerith] ► Let's Play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Part 102

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

It's like CDPR put that Quen place of power near Imlerith like "You will need this"

[@oldladygamer3187]

17:24 That's why Ciri went to fight the crones, if Geralt had seen them looking like that he'd have ended up sleeping with them instead of fighting them.

[@ryanwilliams9466]

@starshipeleven he was joking

[@Heddomasuta]

He would have asked to play gwent

[@May-gr8bp]

hahaha, now I think Geralt feels more attached to Yennefer, I hope he wouldn't..

[@letsrideandchill9752]

I don't get why Chris isn't the biggest Gaming KZbinr out there, not be rude to others but his play throughs are far better than anyone ive seen on here. lets get Chris some likes and shares.

[@richarddavies5674]

I could think of a few fualts

[@michaelcastro9026]

Chris is not the perfect gaming KZbinr, HOWEVER he is the best lore lets player I've watched here so that's a plus.

[@thugli4328]

Gets pretty boring to just watch him running around looting some random shit. I'll agree he is good in terms of getting all the content

[@jinmori5051]

Thugli yep

[@SlowBoatSailing]

He does crap in fights but narrates well. A lot of dodging and signs, but very little damage. Don’t play this game like him if you want to win fights.

[@wojto16]

36:32 - "One for papa Vesemir."

[@redmilo92]

This entire fight was in the game to prove Odd right about rolling all the time

[@Hatti69]

Miles Curtis Watson Depends on ur play style..i dint roll once for whole game

[@amazinggaming7284]

Miles Curtis Watson rolling is pretty much inferior to dodging except for certain circumstances. Rolling uses a bit of stamina, so while rolling you don't regenerate it, when fighting humans and non-humans rolling propels you too far so it's harder to land a hit, dodging generally looks cooler when dodging a charge, and dodging is more immersive. Seriously, it looks plain silly watching him roll all over the place.

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

Rolling and using strong attacks don’t feel worth it at all

[@bolg892]

Rolling should be used to close the gap or to roll in from behind and perform crits.

[@Fischstix95]

Definitely prefer the crones in human form

[@hal0dude7]

+Fischstix95 Agreed, but it'll always gnaw at you that you know what they actually look like. xD

[@Kronikwookie]

+Illusive Man The same can be said for Yennefer. She's using magic to mask her 90+ year old body.

[@Aranur]

+Kronikwookie she's also a quarter elf so I think even though she's 90 and with the help of magic she would age slow anyway wouldn't she? Due to the elven blood

[@Kronikwookie]

Aranur Whuuuuuuuuut??? Did they reveal that in the games?

[@Aranur]

mm mm Its in her bio on the witcher wiki I was reading into her to get more of a feel for her character and cause I was interested in the lodge as well. her back story is so sad but when you realize where she's been and where she is now you kind of feel proud of her

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

Nobody sells white gull because it's a witcher formula. It's only used as a strong alcohol base for certain ingredients like albedo, nigredo etc. I don't think alchemists would have any use for them.

[@TheSaberra]

Actually? No. Ciri drank it once when she was thirsty and nothing bad happened except triggering her power. It works like a very weak liquid lsd.

[@TheSaberra]

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[@Postalpacifist]

Viktor Stagnetti Pretty sure it's just a kind of absinthe or similar liquor. The alchemist who makes you his apprentice in skellige would find a use for it I'm sure =)

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

Mike Sanders No, it's far stronger than average liquor. Which is why it takes multiple bottles of liquor to craft.

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

TheSaberra Ciri isn't a normal human.

[@juliajs1752]

I like how you got all Dark Souls veteran here - slow, careful... very nice!

[@Renixz011]

Chris if you combine Thunderbolt + Tawny Owl + Whirl you will do SO MUCH DAMAGE... also use maribor forest and blizzard to regen your adrenaline points faster... also, you use a lot of signs, use Petri's Philter, it'll help

[@Z3t487]

@@Renixz011 You forgot to switch account to reply.

[@UM96lol]

For the hardest boss in the game (from what the comments said in the last video) you really pulled it off well. Very slowly and methodicaly, even though it could have been much shorter, I think. Well done. You can really notice why the fight was hard: Imlerith is very tanky, and very quick and responsive while not comboing. He had very quick recovery wielding his shield and an unstopable combo later, with a lighting reaction upon hitting him. I could see why people would have trouble beating him. My initial fear during the cutscene was that either the arena is small or very angled (thankfully wasn't any of those) or that the sucubii would join him. And that ending cutscene was so good... Last words of a true warrior. I kind of respect Imlerith. His head getting squashed might have been a bit too much though, but I wouldn't have risked getting through that armor if I were in Geralt's position either.

[@spectrum3808]

+Uzii coulda slowed the second part down by tossing dimeritium bombs the moment imlerith stops popping around.

[@w.ho.514]

Uzii technically I used my Quen sign to hold off his combo... And Igni of course to melt his armor. Other signs or combat builds appear to be no use against Imlerith. Cow's milk too, it saved me omg thank you cows

[@Postalpacifist]

Uzii It seems like the teleport phase boils down to a fancy quick time event. Just hit dodge when he disappears. 3 teleports & then you get a phase where you can hit him once or twice, and repeat x a billion

[@Keldrath]

Uzii It's the hardest boss but it's still an easy fight. He could have done a lot of things better like using Igni to remove his frost armor so he could do some real damage to him, or chaining fast attacks after he maxes out in the second phase so he can get more hits in. He kept going for a strong attack or a fast followed by a strong which meant he only got 1 hit in instead of the several he could get with just spamming fast attack. Ekhidna carried him through the fight.

[@cugelchannel4733]

+Keldrath Chris's problem is that despite using Igni in almost every fight he never put any points into it to make it more powerful. Even when he redistributed the points twice he still didn't do it and keeps screwing around with the crappy alchemy tree. Alchemy is under-powered compared with signs and attacks. Notice the final cut-scene where Geralt burns Imlerith with continuous Igni? Chris doesn't even have that sign! And it is so useful since enemies stop attacking you temporarily when they are burning.

[@risi7634]

That finishing move against Imlerith was amazing.

[@alvaropinhal7310]

If you want Yerden to make a difference, you have to invest in it. Base Yerden makes little to none difference. Maxed out Yerden practically makes opponents stationary and inflict damage for every second an enemy is trapped there.

[@alvaropinhal7310]

***** Quen and Turderbolt was my strategy against him on Death March. My Quen is not maxed out, but the alternative mode is very usefull because of the life regen with enemy hits. And Imlerith hits like a tank, so one hit from him gives you a lot of health back.

[@mjmichalski5745]

***** Alt Quen , to keep health bar full. Yrden , North Wind, Samum & Blizzard to get behind him. Plus any damage/ critical chance boost you can think of.

[@letsrideandchill9752]

+A name should be here IMO maxing Yerden is to easy... its by far the best sign in the game. i did that on my first time and ended up taking the points out of it because the game was just to easy.

[@Postalpacifist]

A name should be here I like that strategy, especially since his attacks' timing is more or less predictable. A character that focuses on Quen or fast stamina regen might make this one of the easiest fights. (hooray for the respec potions)

[@Postalpacifist]

DirkAustin At a thousand orens per respec, and a fairly rare potion at that, you can hardly call that cheesing. You'll go the whole game flat broke but if it's a fight you struggle with, you use a couple to get past it & get on with the game. In modern game design, that kind of thing is intentional

[@connordawson7383]

Hey smoothskin

[@sullivanlaramie2901]

Can we all just appreciate the track 'Welcome, Imlerith' and the Wild Hunt themes in general?

[@GuiiBrazil]

It's about more then a month that I don't play this game anymore. After 190+ hours, I finish everything possible... but just by seeing this video, hearing the background music, the style, I felt a very strong nostalgia already. A extremely good vibe. I think this game will be remembered for me my whole life now. Such a special game for me. The FEELS I experienced playing it....

[@ZertusDarkSun]

Odd's reliance on rolling really bit him in the ass during the Imlerith fight.

[@SynZebedeusza]

Use fire against frost armors. It's easier to deal a damage.

[@Kronikwookie]

three or four rounds of whirlwind and I was able to put him down. Whirlwind is amazing once you get behind them and just keep moving out of their reach.

[@aqj2014]

geralt turned imlerth into Darth Vader with that burned face under the helmet lol

[@GJBedrin]

Oblivion Gaming and then turned him into oberyn Martell with that mace

[@Akul5b]

How nice of you to let Imlerith keep his ice armor on without burning it off like most do. Normally in phase one one would just get two strikes off on Imlerith before he starts striking again, Whirl hits just fast enough for him not to be able to recover and the fight can end under a minute.

[@zapperpunch3398]

Sucks to be Imlerith, said and acted Big at first then die in the most painful way, Geralt should say "I'm gettin old for this shit" when he smashed his head. lol :D

[@kickassemperor]

+Zapper Punch He loved getting killed in that way, Imlerith was smiling, damn elf.

[@NeroMystyra]

36:32 Geralt revealing his special fried elf recipe

[@bnkosu]

I just started my NG+ playthrough and had forgotten to consume the magical acorn Imlerith drops, hopefully Chris remembers to loot him.

[@brandoneverett9153]

What happens if you consume it?

[@danadandan5245]

+Brandon Everett you get 2 skill points.

[@Slail]

Andarus Sad but true.. I don't have any more open slots to put abilities in : /

[@mjmichalski5745]

A Magic Acorn. One of a kind that that can finish Time of the White Frost. When used by smal furry animal. ;) ChristopherOdd don't miss the most important piece of loot in entire game!

[@shooterrick1]

JUSTICE

[@Kazeromaru]

Also, small tip while fighting Wild Hunt bosses ... when they look all frost covered, cast some Igni. The frost is a damage reduction thing, I believe.

[@24Squall]

You know you could've used igni to burn away his ice armour :P awesome fight tho

[@ДмитрийНикольский-ы2з]

Yeah, THE Boss :) Imlerith was, probably, the hardest dude I faced in the entire game. He reminds me a deadly armored windmill with a teleportation skill. Anyway, nicely done, Chris. My first attempt was a lot more painful :)

[@PlayerSkillFTW]

If you visit that village area before that quest, it's full of a *shitload* of Lvl 20s Foglets.

[@jcbvickers]

I know you didn't ask but I'm going to tell you anyway. My favorite monster is the Leshen. I'd totally mount one of their heads up on the wall.

[@schnebot]

not using thunderbolt for more damage and jumping away instead of simply evading are your big mistakes, also fast attack ability that puts bleed on your enemies comes very handy here. but u dont have it active

[@Fablevill]

I just got my internet updated to a higher speed and so I am watching this in HD for the first time. If this game looks that good on KZbin I can't imagine how pretty it must be actually playing it on a good PC

[@LordofBroccoli]

Oh damn, Chris really took that to-die-painfully list to heart. Touche, Chris, touche. Two flies in one swing :)

[@tom0567]

what fantastic entertainment you are providing for us, absolutely top notch game play, I have been glued to each and every upload, although I must admit I am a bit envious as how you manage to be able to apply oils and take concoctions while in the middle of battles!! as with the xbox-one it won't let you do it, is it just because its the pc version?

[@NeroMystyra]

tom0567 In the PC version you can apply decoctions and oils in battle IF you use the mouse to click on them. If you use a controller instead, it won't let you apply them while in battle. I don't know if it's a glitch or not but i'm guessing it's not intentional since you can't do it on consoles and also the Blade Oil duration upgrades skill in the Alchemy Tree would be totally useless if you can just re-apply oil whenever you want even during battle which is why I think it's some kind of glitch and not intentional. But honestly, being able to apply oil while in battle is essential...why? Because most of the time by the time you're close enough to the enemy to see what enemy it is and know which oil you need to apply, the game will already have put you into battle mode therefore you have to fight without oil. Also a lot of the time you stumble onto monsters without realizing especially if you're riding Roche at full speed so most of the time you can't even use oils because you enter battle too often and too soon.. In my opinion I think it is a stupid design choice if they intentionally don't allow you to change oils in battle, for the reasons stated above.

[@tom0567]

cheers for confirming this is some sort of glitch and not just me, and I totally agree with your reasoning

[@mjtechnoviking44]

Imlerith had frost covering his body blocking your attacks. Igni helps. You'll need to remember that.

[@ravipeiris4388]

I wish Geralt could have fought the Croones with Ciri. Also, like the way that Christopher is adept at getting behind Imelrith and striking him. Overall, great fight Christopher

[@Lardon2]

Cool part! Imlerith was really taff, indeed...

[@tylerklein3638]

'Merica!

[@mihai4464]

This was only one general of the Hunt Odd and in my opinion also the easiest to kill.

[@Mythrell]

While I did more like 450 damage per swing to Imlerith (a noticeable chunk), I think it took me around 10 attempts to get it right. I guess that sometimes it's better to have fast stamina regen and ability to dodge than hit hard:)

[@spectrum3808]

oh my gosh!! she has the amulet. which technically is now ciri's!! She can Curse Ciri!!!

[@Xanderj89]

Colin Wolcott I wonder if it counts as hers, it wasn't given to her she took it from the pyre.

[@spectrum3808]

I think it counts that it is in her possession, or that she has a strong tie to it. and she is strongly tied to Vesimer. course I'm no witch, but that is supposedly how sympathetic magic is supposed to work.

[@DexterNewton32]

You fought pretty well ChristopherOdd considering it was your first try. A hint for your second playthrough: If you use Igni you can burn away his "Ice Shield" which means you make double the damage on him

[@ringowunderlich2241]

That was one hell of a dance. Not only chewed my fingernails, the cheesy ones too. Good job and thrilling episode. Btw. good to see you switched back to alchemy, for this is you are used to the whole game.

[@huntersrow7925]

imlerith fight in a nutshell spam o or x and then hold triangle for rend whenever he gets his mace stuck

[@Melinon]

Whirl attack was pretty sweet in this fight. Imlerith can't take it when you just dance around him.

[@vankyre]

Good bit of dodging on your part Odd. That was intense. Had me on the edge of my seat.

[@Shinigami-ve1mf]

i know i'm late but all i kept saying was to hit him with igni, it weakens his armor for a short time

[@cvrc11]

It wouldn't make sense for anyone to sell White Gull from a lore perspective, because White Gull isn't alcohol, it's actually a witcher potion, just one that serves as an alchemical base rather than being drunk directly.

[@CST1992]

"Falka burns on its reverse." Woman, you're right next to the famed Falka...

[@kayoh310]

I was so drunk when I beat this part that I forgot everything about it.

[@AndreyAndreev-Narf]

A "little" too late, I saw other people commenting that Igni would've removed the frost armor, but that's not why the Imlerith fight was so tough ... it's because it was with a silver sword; he's a non-human, not a monster. :D

[@Z3t487]

Please, all Wild Hunt is made of wraiths, that are monsters.

[@AndreyAndreev-Narf]

Most of the time they send wraiths, but on occasion they do travel in person, as is the case here. We're kind of both wrong here though ... apparently they're all susceptible to elementa oil for some reason.

[@thugli4328]

Fighting Imlerith up until he drops his shield is actually pretty easy, once you know how to do it. You just gotta stay on his right hand side,where he doesn't have a shield to bash you with and block all your attacks. If you just stay on that side and do the small jumps to the right all the time while beating his ass, he can't get to ya. Without the shield is a lil worse, but just keep a distance and do your best to predict when he will teleport. And just fuck him up while he's down. You can get a few hits in while he's running around like a madman, but it's very risky and best not to

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

What oils would one apply to their silver swords to fight Elves of the Wild Hunt like Imlerith? Hanged Man's Venom? Or maybe Relict Oil? Or is it even Specter Oil, since everyone keeps calling them Wraiths (Though this isn't their wraith projections, it's the real elves.)

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

***** But you can still apply whatever oils you want to whatever blade you want, can't you?

[@Swordie100]

Igni lowers his armour, as well as makes that freeze bonus go away.

[@intothesun00]

37:12 Quite satisfying, I must say.

[@bloodangel9403]

Hey Chris, if you need balisse fruits for Killer Whale, why won't you pin the recipe so that you'll be reminded when you visit an alchemist?

[@w.ho.514]

I hope they need to add more slot to fill the ability point we spent, come on. We have the gold but no where to spend

[@Keldrath]

If you really want to make Killer Whale then my suggestion is to go to White Orchard and either buy some Balisse Fruit or find some. You can find them easy there, but other merchants outside of White Orchard pretty much never sell any and it's almost impossible to find.

[@inconvenientfacts58]

Comments all say use Igni, oils, and potions to increase damage and stamina. Which is true since they do add damage. But what is very curious is that Odd is using the silver sword, which is fine on the Wild Hunt hounds. But the riders like Imlerith are humanoids - elves. Odd should have been using the steel sword with Hanged Man's Venom. I did a lot more damage using steel than silver. I did some research too and most forums only argue about the theory of the Wild Hunt being spectral or gameplay mechanic of the game auto choosing silver swords, but none did actual testing in the fight.

[@bolg892]

The game literally tells you what sword to use, Wild Hunt health bars are silver, therefore silver sword. Meanwhile human health bars are red. Therefore steel. Smh.

[@ShadowHuntsmen]

chris you should really invest in some armor pin

[@alro20XX]

36:23 I think Geralt's gonna need a new sword

[@reynoldsa14]

Igni would have melted his frost armor.

[@Glimiril]

8 points in Alchemy is enough for DM (for now imo), you have highlighted enough yourself:) for a hybrid build. But listen to me not, as I bow and scrape the floor on with my nose on the straw covered floor:)

[@guywiththebaja5690]

archgriffin decoction is what I used for imlerith

[@TurianShepard]

Pretty epic fights!

[@anthonyr.1568]

I probably missed something but why does Ciri only have one sword?

[@Klmp13]

Alrighty, what I have learned is always double tap, and fire blasts directly to the face are bad for your health. The More You Know~

[@MetalGuitarEdi]

I don't get how people see Ice and don't think of using fire to counter it...

[@JonathanJimbo]

Igni does pretty much jack shit in that fight. Especially when he's with his shield.

[@jesterbons1558]

which silver sword is thst?

[@EduardoBarros13]

I've used fire to break this ice armor of him.

[@ThePanico1991]

For some reason I found it odd for Imlerith to be an elf who has no hair given that in every movie, game or book that i've ever read elves are always described as having long straight hair. Also, kinda dissapointed we never get to see what Caranthir looks behind the mask he wears (we see Imlerith and Eredin though)

[@el_es]

+ThePanico1991 He is Aen Elle. Tank. Built like a big oaf adding to that ('i mean, I can't change how I look'-Letho).

[@juliajs1752]

ThePanico1991 I suppose elves who happen to wield sharp things can be trusted to shave their heads if they like ;)

[@PlayerSkillFTW]

ThePanico1991 Not always. For example, a very famous elf in D&D literature, Jarlaxle, is bald. He's Drow (Dark Elf) though. Dahlia Sin'felle is also mostly bald with just one braid, but that character is absolutely abysmally written.

[@kpsting]

'twas about 10 reloads for me

[@MrTheDarkKnightFan]

I used protective shield & kept on dodging Imlerith’s attack till his back is facing in front of me

[@drkhai918]

chris and I were literally (yes, i used it too chris, XD) WOW together at the of the fight...haha

[@markfraser9038]

just a warning the bad/sad ending involves retrieving the amulet from the last chrone. I wont reveal the details. spoilers and all.

[@AmaterianAngel]

Literally clapping right now!

[@PenheartKings]

"You avenged vesemir" not entirely true if not at all...Geralt did the deed she was dealing with the side quest if I'm being honest it would make more sense if it went down with Geralt facing the crones and ciri the big guy, consistency demands it because it was Geralt whom swore to avenge the villagers so long ago to be back with his daughter to kill the crones, actually it would've been fine if they faced the three crones together, something tells me imlerith would've stayed next to his wench beasts and critters real lazy like.

[@PenheartKings]

-waiting for the crones to die till Geralt and ciri showed up

[@JonathanJimbo]

Might be my build for for me imlerith was 2 hitting me and staggering me. Basically if I got hit once in the 2nd phase without quen on it was instant death (as he does his 2nd attack before the stagger effect finishes).

[@JonathanJimbo]

In fact I died about 10 times to his 2nd phase before I learned I needed to be patient and not try to rush it.

[@oldladygamer3187]

These shorter episodes are killing me!

[@VanillaCoke1956]

Old Lady Gamer He is either trying to get more views on his channel or putting out short episodes because he has no time...I think the former.

[@wojto16]

VanillaCoke1956 He always makes a shorter episodes where there is purely story focused stuff. He makes longer episodes only when he does a lot of different side activities on top of that.

[@luke2k572]

Old Lady Gamer These story-heavy segments offer a convenient checkpoint structure, nothing unusual about it. I knew episodes would get shorter the moment we reached Kaer Mohren, and besides, 40 minute-long episodes are roughly what Chris planned for the entire series a few months back. As it is we still have a lot of optional content to get through so I presume the videos will get longer soon.

[@UM96lol]

Old Lady Gamer He said it quite a few episodes back; If the episodes are more about exploration and side quests he will make them long. Main quest episodes (and ESPECIALLY this one) are action packed and making them shorter is also less exhausting for the viewer, but that might not be a factor for most of us, I wouldn't mind more, even the whole playthrough in one day (chris pls :P)

[@letsrideandchill9752]

+VanillaCoke1956 Chris has been very good about putting hour episodes... i assume he's busy in real life. either way thank you Chris for the wonderful play through.

[@johncmoore416]

Belise fruit. As essential as lubrication.....if you know, you know

[@Apzue]

Y u no play Fallout anymore

[@jcons114]

Hmm...now that I know that the Crones get their comeuppance either way, I would've killed the Tree Spirit.

[@gabs_salem]

Bro literally never even tried to use fire against the dude with FROZEN ARMOR

[@letsrideandchill9752]

Has Chris did the high stakes gwent yet? i cant remember?

[@guywiththebaja5690]

igni would've melted his icy coating

[@NoMaG5pc]

fighting Imlerith...Dark Souls style

[@nateyj11]

Is there some reason you never use food or drink, Chris? There have to be some consumables out there that give good regeneration without toxicity.

[@albertocruz5032]

Water and raw meat is the best. You never pay for it and you get it in bunches throughout the game.

[@orkinho1]

***** He probably just forgets. Kind of like he had and alchemy heavy build before and he kept forgetting about decoctions, oils and potions in general.

[@denizkaratas1389]

ice armour! lets not use igne

[@benektoczykula4679]

I think Ciri should kill Imlerith and Geralt the Crones. I mean Ciri had no bef with Crones while Geralt could fuck'em up for what they did to Baron and his family. And Ciri should avenge Vesemir.

[@acezar2644]

You are a great youtuber and I love you.

[@sogunuboschet6942]

This hurt to watch knowing that if you use igni his ice armor melts and you deal 3-4 times the dmg

[@dentaphon]

What are Gerald's swords.

[@superunknown45]

I don't think you are supposed to use your silver sword for that fight.

[@NeroMystyra]

superunknown45 Geralt automatically pulls out the sword that would deal the most damage to the enemy he's facing. Even if you were to pull out your steel sword against Imlerith, he would simply sheathe it immediately after you hit him once with it and automatically pull out the silver sword again. That's the game's way to let you know which sword you should be using. The reason Chris was barely doing any damage to him is because he didn't get rid of his frost armor with Igni.

[@Mega-y5d]

lol theres the fitness models i remember

[@QuiksiIver]

somewhere along the line you figured out how to health regen in combat and then the fighting got boring to watch…

[@chrismcintyre2724]

I forget how do you trigger the quest that lets you kill Radivod.

[@agentrafaell4258]

during the quest "a deadly plot" always select the upper dialogue selection when you talk to dijkstra. the "reason of state" quest will trigger. (where you kill radovid)

[@Rosencruxascian]

Dyjkstra is just for conversations only for the reason of state to be activated so he does not have to be in Kaer Mohen

[@Rosencruxascian]

You just have to give Dijkstra information after rescuing Philipa Eilhart

[@chrismcintyre2724]

thanks

[@loganrose4316]

The alchemy build was way better

[@milford9733]

so grade's "exposing pranks" video is age-restricted....BUT WHY ISN'T THIS AGE-RESTRICTED????...THE FUCK KZbin... 17:43

[@Kazeromaru]

You PC users and your ability to put oils on mid-battle... Console you can't. So good luck fighting multiple enemy types.

[@SlowBoatSailing]

Odd is doing no damage.