If you're a completionist, then you're going to need to prepare endless hours exploring the vast terrain presented in The Witcher 3 and all its glorious DLCs. One of the many tasks yous'll demand to undertake is tracking down every single monster nest in the game.

At that place are more than than xxx, and so it'll take yous a while simply this handy guide should give you an idea of where to discover each one as well as the monsters you'll need to defeat. Brand sure you learn how to make at least one or two types of bombs, either Grapeshot, Dancing Star, or Samum, before you brainstorm.

xiv Deserter Territory

In White Orchard, head to the ravaged lands about Cackler Bridge, which was aptly named afterward a woman that mad for love. In that location are two nests to fire in this area. You'll find one close to the bridge and near a Quen Place of Power. The other is close to the Crossroads sign. Both nests are Ghouls.

There is only i Ghouls nest to burn down here. This is the expanse you lot'll need to get when you impale the Griffin. The nest is near an Aard Place of Power toward the northwest.

13 Crow'due south Perch

One time you lot reach the vast lands of Velen, you'll find the largest amount of monster nests in the game, past far.

We'll first with Crow's Perch. In the southeast area, a unmarried Ghouls nest dwells near the Burned Ruins and Cockatrice Lair dungeon.

12 Mudplough

Mudplough will present you with your commencement Rotfiend nest, and a Devourer. They tin can exist quite nasty. The nest is on the northeast island, in that location are two adept chests at that place, every bit well.

11 Grayrocks

There are two nests in the northern area of Grayrocks, one is located on its own island near Hindhold. You lot'll find Harpies and an Erynia there. The other is a Rotfiend nest found in the southern point of the northern area.

The southeast expanse of Grayrocks is crawling with monsters nests, all of them are Ghouls and Alghouls except one devious Nekker Warrior nest. The Nekker nest is located by Codgers' Quarry. All of the other nests are in the surrounding surface area of Ferry Station, in that location is a full of five over there.

10 The Descent

Tread carefully in the eastern part of The Descent, that's where yous'll find 2 Wyvern nests, each one also contains a Royal Wyvern. They're both near The Grotto.

Also in the eastern area are four Nekker nests, two also incorporate Nekker Warriors. Iii are surrounding the village of Toderas and another 1 sits well-nigh the small-scale village of Benek, which touts a big windmill.

ix The Mire

The Mire is a nasty and swampy area y'all'll be attending to with Keira Metz if you take her up on her offer. Surprisingly, Fyke Island doesn't have any nests just the northernmost surface area of The Mire does take i. It's a Ghoul and Alghoul nest by the Boatmakers' Hut.

In the southern office of The Mire, near Olena's Grove, you'll notice a Drowner nest, also watched out for the Drowned Dead -- an actress-strong version of a Drowner.

8 Crookback Bog

Crookback Bog in The Witcher 3

In the west surface area of Crookback Bog, you'll find a Drowner nest near the place where you meet the orphans of Crookback Bog. In that location volition also be a Drowned Expressionless there.

7 Grassy Knoll

Now we've migrated into Novigrad. Y'all won't find any monster nests in the main city surface area but once yous get into the outskirts, in that location are a few. In the heart of the Grassy Knoll, in that location is a Rotfiend nest, with a nasty Devourer waiting for you lot. The nest is nearly Drahim Castle.

Then once you lot get close to Ursten, you'll encounter your outset two Endrega Warrior nests. They will also contain Endrega Workers and can be a hurting due to their loftier defense so make certain you have proficient armor.

6 Kaer Trolde

In Skellige, there aren't that many monsters nests around, surprisingly. The first ones you'll find are on Kaer Trolde, in the southern area. There, you'll discover 2 monsters nests located close to the Crossroads.

One is a Drowner and Drowned Dead nest and the other is full of Sirens and Ekhidna. You'll want to utilise her crossbow for that nest to shoot the Sirens out of the skies and the Ekhidna can also be a piddling troublesome.

v Ofrithrdarl

In the southern office of Ofrithrdarl, you'll discover a Harpy nest. The nest is on the outskirts of the village of Fyresdal. You lot'll recognize Fyresdal since it's the town supposedly being hunted by a fierce dragon (there's a contract for that, past the way).

The nest is most the Thieves Camp' and Old Fort, which is a skillful place to raid, too. Merely watch out for the many Sirens and Ekhidnas in the area.

iv Fyresdal

Speaking of Fyresdal, once you lot're in the region, you lot volition find nonetheless some other nest full of Sirens and Ekhidna.

This particular nest will be found past the Ruined Inn -- a identify that used to be known for serving an impeccable roast leg of lamb. In that location is a lot of good stuff nestled in that area.

3 Rannvaig

If you keep on to Rannvaig, y'all'll find another Drowner nest, this fourth dimension instead of a Drowned Dead, you'll also take to face off confronting Mucknixers, which are basically a hyper-evolved version of both Drowners and Drowned Dead -- fun stuff.

Rannvaig is an entertaining place. Supposedly all the fishermen there intendance near is beating the record of an older fisherman who nabbed a record-sized halibut. The nest is virtually an abandoned site and a merchant.

two An Skellig

Once you achieve An Skellig, look out for the Bay of Winds, a Harpy nest is pretty close to the signpost, right nearly the shore.

1 Toussaint

Nosotros get a few more monster nests added to the game in the Claret and Wine DLC with the addition of a new map. There is a nest of Draconids located near Basane Subcontract. So you'll find a nest of Kikimores by Dun Tynne Castle, although you lot'll have to take out a monster den beginning.

Continue an eye out for Count de la Croix's Mill where you'll see a nest total of Archespores. Travel to the southern area of the region near Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetary. Go along down fifty-fifty farther south and you'll see the signpost for Francollarts, at that place are two monster nests fairly shut to each other nearby, both guarded past Giant Centipedes.

Finally, to the west, there is a lone monster nest guarded by Harpies. It'due south almost on height of the Rioux-Cannes Outpost.

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