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The swamps west of Oxenfurt had hosted a bloody battle prior to the events ofThe Witcher 3.Intrepid, or greedy, players can find all manner of treasure half-sunk in the mire, such as the loot from the treasure hunt, Blood Gold.
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This treasure hunt lets you profit from a deserter who had failed to properly escape the battlefield. While he succeeded in amassing a hoard of battlefield pickings and burying it, his life deserted him a short distance away. This guide will lead you right to his body and life’s work, letting you profit from his dying efforts in his stead.
Where To Start Treasure Hunt: Blood Gold
This treasure hunt isnorthwest of White Eagle Fort,where the questThe Volunteertakes place. If you have the Fast Travel point unlocked, you will have toride directly to the location.There are no roads to get you there easily.
There are all manner ofbandits and monsterson the way to this treasure hunt. You will want tokeep an eye on Roach’s fearas you travel. She mayget spooked and buck Geralt offif overwhelmed.
The journey is just the start of the trouble. There will bea large group of drownersin the area that you will need to kill before you can start searching.
After you have dealt with the necrophages,use Geralt’s Witcher Sensesto search fora body slumped against a structure.Theletter and key needed for the questremains on the remains.
Finding The Treasure Chest
As the letter implies, the deserter hadleft a trail of bloodbetween his final resting placeand the treasure.Once again, you canuse Geralt’s Witcher Sensesto follow the blood with ease.
The chest isblocked by some barrelsthat you will need todestroy with Aard.Once they have been sufficiently disassembled, you canempty the chest.
The chestcontains Headhunter, a steel swordthat hasinnate armor piercingandbonuses to both the chance and damage of critical hits.
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