Equipping Geralt of Rivia with high-performing gear is essential for surviving encounters against human opponents and beasts alike. While silver swords take care of monsters, a witcher's steel blade handles bandits, renegades, and knights. Finding top-tier steel swords ensures your combat encounters remain swift and efficient throughout your journey across the Continent.
The Undisputed King: Toussaint Knight's Steel Sword
The craftable version of the Toussaint Knight's Steel Sword stands out as the single most powerful human-slaying blade in the game. It offers massive armor piercing alongside substantial bonuses to critical hit chance and critical hit damage. Players can acquire its crafting diagram atop the Arthach Palace Ruins by clearing the Hanse base located in northern Toussaint.
Relic Options with Unique Mechanics: Iris and Blade from the Bits
Iris is a relic steel sword rewarded by siding with Olgierd von Everec at the end of the Hearts of Stone expansion. Its unique feature allows Geralt to charge the blade with fast attacks to unleash a devastating heavy strike that breaks enemy guards. Alternatively, the Blade from the Bits serves as a scaling relic weapon received from Hattori after completing the Of Swords and Dumplings quest.
High-End Witcher School Steel Blades
Grandmaster Witcher Gear steel swords provide incredible synergy when paired with matching armor sets. Blades like the Grandmaster Feline or Grandmaster Ursine steel swords cater directly to fast-attack or heavy-armor combat playstyles. These diagrams are uncovered across Toussaint by completing scavenge quests and taking them to a Grandmaster Craftsman.
Choosing the Right Blade for Your Build
Selecting the ideal steel weapon ultimately depends on your current character level and active skills. Critical-hit focused builds benefit most from Toussaint steel options, while Sign-heavy builds thrive with Grandmaster Griffin gear. Always remember to slot runestones into your weapon's open sockets to enhance effects like bleeding or armor penetration.
