WITCHER 3 REMASTERED: THE 3 GOD-TIER WEAPONS THAT TRIVIALIZE NEW GAME PLUS—AND HOW TO UNLOCK THEM

MISSING THESE 3 WEAPONS WILL RUIN YOUR ENTIRE WITCHER 3 REMASTERED RUN! 🗡️💀⚡

Are you still running generic grandmaster swords in New Game Plus, completely unaware that THREE legendary relic weapons break the fundamental rules of combat mechanics in The Witcher 3 Remastered?! 🚨💣

The community is locking in the ultimate weapon tier list! From the infinite scaling silver god-blade Aerondight, to Olgierd’s charged red-flame saber Iris, and the literal life-stealing Caretaker’s Spade—these aren’t just weapons, they are game-breaking artifacts! 😱🔥

Skipped a single dialogue choice in Toussaint or made the wrong decision against Gaunter O’Dimm? You just permanently locked yourself out of the strongest steel and silver gear in RPG history! 🛑👀

Are you wielding the true holy trinity of witcher weaponry, or did you accidentally sell the Caretaker’s Spade to a random merchant in Novigrad?! Drop your current weapon loadout below! 👇⚔️

📽️ Watch the full breakdown & unlock walkthrough here:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered offers hundreds of swords scattered across Velen, Skellige, and Toussaint. However, veteran players and theorycrafters universally agree that three specific relic weapons stand far above the rest due to their completely unique mechanics that break standard combat constraints.

Unlike standard witcher swords that rely purely on static stats and runestone sockets, Aerondight, Iris, and the Caretaker’s Spade grant passive abilities ranging from infinite attack damage scaling to 100% health lifesteal on every swing.

THE HOLY TRINITY OF RELIC WEAPONRY

1. Aerondight (The Infinite Silver God-Blade)

• Type: Silver Sword (Blood and Wine DLC)

• The Passive Power: Every successful strike builds charges that increase damage by 10%. At 10 full charges, the sword guarantees 100% critical hits. Killing an enemy with full charges permanently increases the sword’s base damage capacity, scaling directly with Geralt’s character level.

• How to Unlock: Complete the quest “There Can Be Only One” in Toussaint by demonstrating the 5 Chivalric Virtues (Compassion, Generosity, Honor, Valor, and Wisdom).

2. Iris / Olgierd’s Saber (The Charge-Release Steel Saber)

• Type: Steel Sword (Hearts of Stone DLC)

• The Passive Power: As Geralt strikes enemies, the blade absorbs energy and glows crimson. Once fully charged, executing a heavy attack releases a powerful kinetic shockwave that bypasses enemy shields and knockbacks foes at the cost of a tiny fraction of Geralt’s vitality.

• How to Unlock: Choose to save Olgierd von Everec’s soul at the climax of “Whatsoever a Man Soweth…” by solving Gaunter O’Dimm’s riddle before time runs out.

3. Caretaker’s Spade (The Lifesteal Hammer-Spade)

• Type: Steel Weapon / Relic (Hearts of Stone DLC)

• The Passive Power: Functioning as a heavy two-handed blunt weapon, every landed strike restores 16% of the damage dealt back into Geralt’s health bar. Combined with Quen or Whirl, Geralt becomes completely immune to death through continuous healing.

• How to Unlock: Looted directly from the corpse of The Caretaker boss during the quest “Scenes From a Marriage” inside the Von Everec Estate grounds.

WEAPON COMPARISON MATRIX

COMMUNITY REACTION & NEW GAME PLUS META

On community hubs like r/thewitcher3 and gaming Discords, these three weapons remain the absolute benchmark for high-difficulty playthroughs.

“Aerondight is the only weapon in the entire game that never becomes obsolete,” wrote one senior guide creator on Reddit. “You can acquire it at level 35, carry it into New Game Plus, and it will outperform a level 100 Grandmaster Witcher blade because of its permanent damage stacking mechanism.”

Meanwhile, players running heavy aggression builds praise the Caretaker’s Spade for trivializing survival mechanics. “Who needs healing potions or White Raffard’s Decoction when you can swing a shovel twice and regain your entire health bar on Death March?” noted a prominent YouTube strategy analyst.

VERDICT

While collecting full Witcher sets remains essential for set bonuses, securing Aerondight, Iris, and the Caretaker’s Spade is mandatory for any player seeking maximum combat efficiency in The Witcher 3 Remastered.