Should you play Blood and Wine or Hearts of Stone first?

The recommended way to experience The Witcher 3 DLC is by its release order. This means completing Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hearts of Stone, and Blood and Wine in that order. However, it is possible for players to jump into Hearts of Stone first, even ahead of the main campaign, without any major story confusion.
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Should I play Hearts of Stone before or after Final Preparations?

If you want the expansions to make the most narrative sense in terms of fitting into the story, I would say play Hearts of Stone while doing the main quest "Final Preparations" in Novigrad (close to the end of the game). Blood and Wine I would save until after completing the main campaign entirely.
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Should I do Blood and Wine before or after main story?

You can start them when you want, but it's best to do so after you finish the main story of the base game.
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When should I start playing Hearts of Stone?

Hearts of Stone

This means it can be played before or after finishing the story in the base game. However, it is a high level quest line, expecting a character level above level 30, so if you wish to play the first expansion before finishing the Wild hunt story, you're best doing so after returning from Skellige.
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What order should I play the Witcher 3 DLC?

The Best Quest Order For Witcher 3: DLC

After completing the main story, players can also begin The Witcher 3's Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine DLCs. These DLC also have a proper mission order in Witcher 3, and players should fully complete Hearts of Stone before moving on to the quests in Blood and Wine.
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Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine Review in 2 and a half minutes

What level should I start Blood and Wine Witcher 3?

In general, it is recommended to be at least level 34-36 before starting the Blood and Wine DLC on the normal difficulty setting. If you are playing on a higher difficulty level, such as hard or very hard, you may want to be even higher level.
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What should I play first in The Witcher 3?

You won't miss much if you start from Witcher 3. There's a few characters that have side quests that you'll be confused on, but it's not that big of a deal. All of the important plot from Witcher 2 is given to you at the beginning of Witcher 3. Witcher 3 is better looking, much longer, and a bit more casual friendly.
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How many hours is hearts of stone?

When focusing on the main objectives, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone is about 10 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 18 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Should you do hearts of stone before main quest?

You can do Heart of Stone before or after beating the vanilla game as long as you're around the recommended level (there's a few different dialogues depending on whether you've beaten the game or not), but for Blood and Wine you should absolutely beat the main game.
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What level should I be for Heart of Stone?

I know that the first quest in HoS has a suggested level of 32, but I've also heard that plenty of people did HoS before finishing the main storyline, when you're presumably at a lower level than that.
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How many hours of gameplay is Blood and Wine?

Read More. How long is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine? When focusing on the main objectives, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine is about 15 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 40½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Can you finish Blood and Wine without killing Dettlaff?

There's no way to keep everyone alive in Blood and Wine, but if you want the expansion's 'best' ending you must kill Detlaff and save the sisters.
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Should I do Blood and Wine before Isle of Mists?

You can do HoS before finishing the Isle, most people agree that's how it'd go down, though you might be over leveled for it if you do. Blood and Wine is definitely done after the story.
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What happens if you finish Blood and Wine before the main quest?

Main downside to doing B&W and HoS before you complete the Vanilla Main Quest and other quests is that it'll render any remaining quests outside Toussant to the low level sub 50xp for completing a quest zone and most aren't even above 30xp when labeled low level.
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Is Hearts of Stone DLC worth it?

Hands down, the best things about the game's updated DLC are the storylines, and playing through it was a fantastic reminder of that. Heart of stone feels short yet terrifying - the tale of a cursed aristocrat and his deal with the devil to save a marriage… a solid DLC for an already great game.
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Can I do Hearts of Stone after main quest?

From a pure immersion/insolated perspective hearts of stone can be done at any time, all of the dialogue that touches on the main story is altered depending on where you're at in the main quest. That being said unlike blood and wine there are no references to you actually beating the wild hunt or ending the game.
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Should I do the main quest before the DLC Skyrim?

It doesn't particularly matter. The DLC are non-linear, meaning you can start them whenever you choose in whatever order you choose. You can start Dragonborn, get halfway through it, then start Dawnguard. It doesn't matter when they are started or finished.
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Do I have to fight Olgierd?

Fighting Olgierd (optional)

Especially on Death March, his attacks are capable of quickly taking out the whole health bar which makes Quen your best friend in this fight. Olgierd fights similar to Ciri in some respects, as he can teleport around and do something similar to her Charge attack.
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Should I start with the last wish or blood of elves?

The best way to read The Witcher books is to start with The Last Wish, then read Sword of Destiny. After that you'll be ready to join Geralt, Yennifer and Ciri in the monumental Witcher Saga, the five book series that starts with The Blood of Elves.
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How many endings does Hearts of Stone have?

The base game has three main endings, and the DLCs don't stand far behind - Hearts of Stone has two endings, and Blood and Wine three. To get each ending, there are plenty of things the player must not forget to do - or not to do.
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How long is Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine?

The original run is around 100 hours, Hearts of Stone is about 10–15 hours, Blood and Wine is around 20–30, all of it depending on how much you explore.
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Is Hearts of Stone set after Witcher 3?

So it's pretty clear Hearts of Stone takes place during the events of Witcher 3, but when exactly? The answer is - around the time Final Preparations take place i.e. during the time Geralt and Ciri are in Novigrad after killing Imlerith.
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Does it matter which Witcher game you play first?

It's not mandatory. Witcher 1 is a very different game mechanically from the others, though, so you might want to do that first and then play the other two.
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Is it better to play Witcher 1 and 2 before 3?

While The Witcher 2 is a definite improvement over the previous games, it's still unnecessary to play to enjoy The Witcher 3. CDPR even expected this, as a mechanic in place allows players who started on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to determine Geralt's choices throughout the second game.
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What should I level up first in The Witcher?

Strong Back is a simple and straightforward ability, but upgrading it at the beginning of the game will make your life a lot easier. Strong Back will increase the maximum carrying capacity of Geralt's inventory to 60.
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