Should I use steel or silver sword Witcher 3?

The steel sword is for normal animals and humanoids (humans, elves, dwarfs and halflings). Anything else is witcher's work and requires a silver blade. If you can't tell the difference between human and monster, then you're not really an effective Witcher.
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Which sword should I use Witcher 3?

Of all the weapons players use in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt perhaps most useful are the silver swords. These weapons are intended for the slaying of mythical, mystical, and magical beasts. While steel swords will carve through human enemies, silver swords will cut down any fearsome creature of legend.
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What is the point of a steel sword in The Witcher 3?

Traditionally, a witcher uses two swords, a steel sword for use on monsters not sensitive to silver or shelled so heavily that only the hard steel can harm them.
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What is the best sword in The Witcher 3 and how do you get it?

Most veteran players of The Witcher 3 consider Aerondight the Holy Grail of silver swords. Of course, players should note that this weapon can only be obtainable through the Blood and Wine DLC.
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How do I know when to use the silver sword in Witcher 3?

Steel for humans and animals. Silver for monsters. If you use the swords vice-versea, then, depending on their level and the skills you have acquired, it may take much longer to kill them than it would necessarily would.
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Why Do WITCHERS Use Silver Swords?

Why doesn't Geralt use silver sword on humans?

The silver sword is somewhat delicate and it shouldn't be used against another sword. This is why witchers don't use them against humans. The silver sword deals supernatural damage to monsters. If it hits a totally ordinary human it'd likely just bend, because silver is a pretty soft metal.
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Why does Geralt use a silver sword?

In The Witcher, silver swords are used primarily against monsters as they reportedly have little effect on humans and nonhumans.
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What is the difference between steel sword and silver sword Witcher 3?

The steel sword is for normal animals and humanoids (humans, elves, dwarfs and halflings). Anything else is witcher's work and requires a silver blade. If you can't tell the difference between human and monster, then you're not really an effective Witcher.
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What is the most powerful sword in The Witcher 3?

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 10 Strongest Swords, Ranked
  • 8 Feline Swords.
  • 7 Ursine Swords.
  • 6 Manticore Swords.
  • 5 Iris (Steel Sword)
  • 4 Toussaint Steel Sword.
  • 3 Bloodsword (Silver Sword)
  • 2 Gesheft (Silver Sword)
  • 1 Aerondight (Silver Sword)
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What is Geralt's strongest sword?

Aerondight. Conversely, Aerondight is the most powerful weapon that Geralt can get his hands on. In fact, it has risen to such fame within the community that it's made several appearances (and reappearances) throughout the franchise - even making a cameo as a secret Witcher Easter egg in Cyberpunk 2077.
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What is the strongest steel and silver sword in The Witcher 3?

These are the best Witcher 3 swords:
  • Aerondight (Silver)
  • Iris/Olgierd's Sword (Steel)
  • Viper swords (Steel and Silver)
  • Feline swords (Steel and Silver)
  • Manticore swords (Steel and Silver)
  • Toussaint Sword (Steel)
  • Belhaven Blade (Steel)
  • Bloodsword (Silver)
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What is the best steel sword in Witcher 3?

In terms of raw Damage-Per-Second, the Ursine Steel Sword is often considered to be the best of all the Witcher School steel swords available throughout the world.
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How do I switch between steel and silver sword in Witcher 3?

By default steel sword is binded to "1" and silver sword - to "2". Yeah, you CAN draw the sword to look at it, but not actually USE it. Geralt will re-draw the correct sword according to the enemy encounter, no matter what button you press. Use steel on red health bar and silver on yellow.
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What is the best weapon type in The Witcher 3?

The Witcher 3: The Best Weapons, Ranked
  • 8 Gesheft Silver Sword.
  • 7 Iris – Olgierd's Sword.
  • 6 Black Unicorn Relic Steel Sword.
  • 5 Griffin Silver Sword – Mastercrafted.
  • 4 Feline Silver Sword – Mastercrafted.
  • 3 Ursine Silver Sword – Mastercrafted.
  • 2 Bloodsword.
  • 1 Aerondight.
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How do I know which sword to use in the Witcher?

Traditionally, a witcher uses two swords, with the silver sword only meant for certain kinds of monsters and other supernatural foes, like necrophages, therianthropes, cursed ones, shapeshifters, wraiths, and vampires. The steel sword would stand in when raw physical power is an obvious choice.
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Does Aerondight level up?

The sword's maximum potential level will keep increasing as you level up until you reach your level cap of 100. That will give you the sword's final maximum level and you can keep levelling it up until you reach that maximum level.
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Can you make swords stronger in Witcher 3?

In the Witcher 3 game, only Witcher Gear can be upgraded in the game (with exception of the Aerondight Silver Sword acquired in the Blood & Wine DLC). The upgraded weapon will have increased sword damage. Sword damage in the game is depicted as DPS - Damage per second.
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Do swords scale in Witcher 3?

Once you buy a new weapon from a merchant, it'll be scaled to player's level.
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Is it better to dismantle or sell in Witcher 3?

Generally dismantling is only for if you need specific crafting items and doing it often will cost you quite a lot. Selling is usually the way to go because you much more gold which you can end up spending to buy items anyway.
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What is the best steel sword in the Witcher 3 next generation update?

Crafted Toussaint knight's steel sword from baw is still the best. Some others are vitis and the belhaven blade also from baw. The iris will get outclassed by these once you start the 2nd expansion.
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What is the best steel sword in The Witcher 3 ps5?

8 Best Swords In The Witcher 3
  • 3 Hearts of Stone DLC: Viper Venomous Silver Sword.
  • 4 Base Game Silver Sword: Tlareg. ...
  • 5 Best Overall Steel Sword: Toussaint (Relic Version) ...
  • 6 Blood and Wine DLC: Manticore Steel Sword. ...
  • 7 Hearts of Stone DLC Steel Sword: Iris. ...
  • 8 Base Game Steel Sword: Gwestog. ...
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Why do I have 2 swords in Witcher 3?

The story goes that every Witcher--a monster hunter mutated with poisons at a young age--carries two swords: a silver sword for monsters, and a steel sword for men. A menacing proposition, as if they go around ready to slay anyone and anything in their path.
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How long is Geralt's silver sword?

Given the overall European fantasy style of the books, we can presume that Geralt is using a European style sword. And a blade of 27.25 inches is okay for a messer. But an overall length of 40.5 inches leaves us with about 13.25 inches of hilt and guard.
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