The Griffin Witcher Gear is easily one of the best early- to mid-game armor sets in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—especially for players who want to build around signs. Focused on increasing Sign Intensity and resistances, it’s a must-have for players who enjoy a more tactical, magical combat style. This guide walks you through exactly how to find and craft the full Griffin armor set, along with the steel and silver swords.

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Why Use Griffin Gear?

The Griffin set is ideal for sign-focused builds due to its strong bonuses:

• Resistance to bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing damage.
• Boosts to Sign Intensity.
• Additional bonuses when the full set is worn (especially when upgraded).

Sign power becomes significantly more effective with this gear, making combat smoother and more strategic. If you’re going for a Sign-heavy Witcher, this is your armor.

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Where to Start: Requirements

You can begin collecting the Griffin gear right after completing White Orchard. Once you’re in Velen, you’ll start at Hangman’s Tree—a useful central point for this entire scavenger hunt.

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Step 1: Griffin Silver Sword Location

From Hangman’s Tree, head directly west toward the coast. You’re aiming for the Lornruk lighthouse, found in the northwest corner of Velen.

• Hidden Entrance: Slide down the cliff to the waterline on the right side of the lighthouse.
• Dive: Swim through the underwater tunnel.
• Climb: Navigate the interior using ladders until you reach the top.
• Loot the Chest: You’ll find the Griffin Silver Sword diagram.

Also, be sure to activate the nearby Place of Power for a free Ability Point.

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Step 2: Griffin Steel Sword Location

From Hangman’s Tree, head north to the coast and find Hindhold.

• Fight through some monsters.
• Head upstairs into the ruined watchtower.
• Defeat enemies and destroy the monster nest.
• Loot the corpse near the wall to get the Griffin Steel Sword diagram.

You’ll also find letters for some backstory and a crossbow in a nearby chest.

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Step 3: Full Griffin Armor Set Location

The full Griffin armor (chest, trousers, gloves, and boots) is located in Dragonslayer’s Grotto, directly south of Hangman’s Tree. It’s west of the Crookback Bog and left of the orphanage manor.

• The entrance is hidden in the woods, so mark it carefully on your map.
• Inside, you’ll face several wraiths and eventually an Ekimmara boss.
• Use Yrden for the wraiths and dodge liberally against the Ekimmara. It regenerates health, so pressure is key.
• After the boss, loot the big chest for all four armor diagrams and a journal.

You can light braziers for extra visibility or use a torch.

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Step 4: Crafting the Griffin Gear

To craft the full set:

• Griffin Armor: Go to the master armorer in Novigrad’s central district.
• Griffin Swords: Visit the blacksmith just across town.

If you’re missing components, dismantle excess loot or check the merchant for parts. A separate quick-reference list of needed materials is usually included in crafting menus.

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Upgrade Path and Sign Build Potential

The Griffin set is upgradeable and becomes increasingly potent:

• Enhanced → Superior → Mastercrafted → Grandmaster (with expansions).

Each upgrade improves armor rating, sign intensity, and sometimes adds set bonuses like extra stamina regeneration for signs.

You’ll eventually want to pair this set with:

• Griffin School Techniques (General Skill Tree)
• Delusion, Exploding Shield, and Active Shield (Sign Tree)
• Gourmet and Sun and Stars (General skills for survivability)

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Conclusion

The Griffin gear is the go-to Witcher set for sign-heavy builds and one of the best you can obtain early. With a bit of exploration and some tough fights, you’ll be well on your way to mastering signs like a true monster-slaying mage. Craft it, upgrade it, and melt enemies with Igni in style.

And don’t forget to check out further guides on Witcher builds, hidden details, and walkthroughs—this is only the beginning of what Geralt can become.