The Witcher IV Wiki

The Trial of the Grasses is the mutagenic process that transforms humans into witchers. Ciri has undergone it by the time of The Witcher IV, and players will experience it firsthand.

The RTX Mega Geometry foliage tech demo presented by NVIDIA and CD Projekt Red at GDC 2026.

What is known about The Witcher IV's character progression: skill points, Places of Power, mutagen slots, and expected design lessons from Cyberpunk 2077.

Overview of all confirmed and expected locations in The Witcher IV.

Locations5/17/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

Ciara Berkeley, the voice and motion capture actress for Ciri in The Witcher IV.

People5/8/2026 2 min read

Yennefer of Vengerberg is a powerful sorceress who trained Ciri in magic. She is Geralt's partner and Ciri's adoptive mother.

Witcher schools are organizations that train monster hunters through the Trial of the Grasses. Seven schools are known in Witcher lore, plus the new School of the Lynx.

Lore5/24/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

How Ciri fights in The Witcher IV: acrobatic swordplay, a chain weapon, witcher signs, advanced magic from Yennefer's training, and nerfed Elder Blood powers.

Gameplay5/24/2026 3 min readwillowmist

Zireael is Ciri's silver sword in The Witcher IV, a gnome-forged gwyhyr whose name means 'Swallow' in Elder Speech.

Lore5/24/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

A comprehensive chronological timeline of The Witcher IV's development from announcement through production.

Development5/17/2026 3 min readrunecaster44

CD Projekt Red is the Polish game development studio behind The Witcher IV. The franchise has sold over 85 million copies.

Development5/24/2026 5 min readTheRealMaverick

Tomasz Marchewka, the Story Director of The Witcher IV at CD Projekt Red.

People5/24/2026 2 min read

The School of the Lynx is a new witcher school in The Witcher IV, associated with Ciri.

Lore5/24/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

The cinematic reveal trailer for The Witcher IV, debuted at The Game Awards on December 12, 2024.

Development5/17/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

The chain weapon is Ciri's secondary weapon in The Witcher IV, a versatile mid-range tool replacing Geralt's crossbow.

Geralt of Rivia is confirmed to appear in The Witcher IV, voiced by Doug Cockle, in a yet-unspecified role.

Characters5/24/2026 3 min read

A comprehensive overview of The Witcher IV, the upcoming open-world RPG from CD Projekt Red featuring Ciri as the protagonist.

General5/24/2026 6 min readDarkwhispers

Kovir is a wealthy northern kingdom on the Continent and the primary setting of The Witcher IV.

Locations5/24/2026 3 min readTheRealMaverick

Branko, a northerner character confirmed to appear in The Witcher IV.

The Wild Hunt is an elite cavalry of the Aen Elle elves who pursued Ciri for her Elder Blood. They were the primary antagonists of The Witcher 3.

Lore5/24/2026 3 min readMikoTanaka

Ciri's innate Source magical abilities in The Witcher IV, distinct from standard Witcher Signs.

Dorian Kieken, the AI Director for The Witcher IV, formerly of BioWare.

People5/18/2026 1 min readMikoTanaka

The Bauk is a many-legged cave monster from Serbian mythology that appears in The Witcher IV, terrorizing Stromford through fog, voice mimicry, and fear.

Bestiary5/24/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

The Witcher IV runs on Unreal Engine 5.6, replacing CDPR's proprietary REDengine, with a tech demo running at 60 FPS on base PS5.

Development5/24/2026 4 min readMikoTanaka

Valdrest is a port town in Kovir shown in The Witcher IV's Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, featuring over 300 NPCs and Slavic architecture.

Locations5/24/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

Stromford is a remote northern village featured in The Witcher IV's cinematic reveal trailer, where Ciri encounters the Bauk.

Locations5/24/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

The Imperial Manticore is one of the world's oldest monsters, shown in The Witcher IV's tech demo attacking salt shipments near Valdrest.

Bestiary5/24/2026 2 min readDarkKnight_X

Philipp Weber, the Narrative Director of The Witcher IV at CD Projekt Red.

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Elder Blood (Hen Ichaer) is the ancient elven gene carried by Ciri that grants her space-time manipulation powers, originating from a centuries-long breeding program.

Lore5/24/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

Andrzej Sapkowski's prequel novel published in September 2025 and its connection to The Witcher IV.

Lore5/8/2026 2 min readwillowmist

The Continent is the primary landmass in the Witcher universe, divided between the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaardian Empire.

Lore5/24/2026 2 min readTheRealMaverick

Overview of all confirmed characters in The Witcher IV.

Kelpie is Ciri's black mare and horse companion in The Witcher IV, a fast and spirited horse from the Witcher novels with possibly supernatural qualities.

Ciri is the playable protagonist of The Witcher IV, a fully trained witcher of the School of the Lynx who carries the Elder Blood gene.

Mioni is a young woman from Stromford selected as a sacrifice to the Bauk in The Witcher IV's cinematic trailer.

Characters5/24/2026 1 min readDarkwhispers

The combat system in The Witcher IV centers on Ciri's speed, chain weapons, witcher signs, and elemental magic.

Gameplay5/24/2026 5 min readMikoTanaka

Witcher signs are combat magic cast through hand gestures. In The Witcher IV, Ciri's abilities extend beyond the five traditional signs into elemental manipulation.

Gameplay5/24/2026 3 min readDarkKnight_X

The alchemy system in The Witcher IV, covering potions, oils, bombs, and decoctions. Ciri can now use witcher potions after undergoing the Trial of the Grasses.

Gameplay5/24/2026 3 min read

Andrzej Sapkowski is the Polish author who created The Witcher book series. He has no involvement in The Witcher IV's development.

General5/24/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

How The Witcher IV approaches quest design: no fetch quests, rapid creative iteration, and a new senior quest designer from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Gameplay5/24/2026 3 min read