Blood Sword seems to be best silver sword in chapter 2.
32-38 damage, 53% bleeding.
Can be found deep inside the cave under Vergen

Is that the one with only a single rune slot? Just trying to remember if I had sold it already.

Do baltimore's dream and you get gwyhyr, the best steel sword in chap 2 with bleeding, stun and vitality AND HIGH DMG
SIlver sword in chap 2 ties with negotiator with vitality, bleeding and freezing but 2 slot and harpy wihch have higher max dmg and 3 slot (dmg against harpy is almost trash)

I'm not sure about that, as my memory serves I think it had 2 - 3

A continuation of that question. I want to craft the Superb Silver Sword, yet the dwarf craftsman in Flotsam doesn't seen to be able to craft it for me.

Am I doing something wrong - please guide me! :)

EDIT: Please ignore, I'm so tired I didn't even try to scroll down! xD

It is just a waste of materials to create that sword. I have built one of each (after saving) to see what benefits they offer. Every time I reloaded and continued with what I had. Much better swords come along than the superb silver.

How do you do that? Killing the Arachas immediatley had Iorveth show up, and afterward you immediately teleport to where Letho is for the showdown with him. I never got the option to explore the area.

Anyway, the blood sword is in the dwarven catacombs in Chapter 2 somewhere.

You can choose not to follow Iorveth straightaway (I think it was "I have something to do first").

About silver swords... when I played in Hard I used Negotiator since I found it right to the end of the game. And believe me, when I fought the last monster boss -some will know who I am talking about- I regret not having obtained a better silver sword. That sword will do the thing for most of the game, but I didn't found it good enough when fighting the monster you find exclusively in chapter 3.

I think the best possible option regarding silver swords is to buy the design of Zerrikanwert -or something like that- or the High Quality Metheoritical Swords from the sorcerer-smith you run into in the main square of the ruined city in chapter 3 and make him forge those swords -although I couldn't because I didn't had any silver ore on me when I bought the designs and I didn't found enough silver in that chapter-

Merchants reload stock when you pass a loading screen and there is one conveniently inbetween bras of ban ard and the circus couple just outside (towards the conference). You'll see the loading circle pop up in the bottom right. Just run back and forth between them and buy all you need :)


true, very nice sword for Roche's path.

On Iorveth I would reccommend a robust blue/yellow depending on your build - both can be crafted in vergen/camp or bought from the mysterious merchant.

negotiator is ok but as was said only obtained towards the end of the level (similar to blood) and imho not quite as good. Strongly reccommend the robust blue meteorite for magic builds :)



Edit: Also, if anyone is interested there is a mod on nexus which lets you upgrade the imported items such as the moonblade, rune sihil, and raven armour. Personally I enjoy using new/different weapons but for those interested it can be downloaded here:

http://www.witchernexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=54

You may have to edit some xml files to get this to work with the zero weight schematics mod.

If wanting to use the new raven armour I would also reccommend this:

http://www.witchernexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=131

(ot but while we're at it I'd retex the ysgith and dragonscale too :P
http://www.witchernexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=63
http://www.witchernexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=121 )

Check out this site:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/thewitcher2/walkthrough.php

It's the Witcher 2 section of Gamebanshee. For each chapter, there's an introduction section and in it they give the best equipment you can get for that chapter and how you can get it.

They don't mention the Prologue, but in my opinion, the best silver sword is either Moonblade of Aerondight, of course. The best steel sword is a simple Temerian sword that can be found behind a wall breakable with aard in the drowner infested passage into the temple. At base damage of 11-14, it's better than any steel sword you can import from the first game.

Chap 1 silver sword: Witcher's superb silver sword. Craftable from a diagram that you get for completing both the Nekker and Endrega contracts. It has only 1 rune slot, but even without enhancement it's better than Aerondight with it's 3 slots loaded. You need silver ore to make it, but that component is hard to find, you'll probably have to buy some from the craftsman.

Chap 1 steel sword: Jagged blade. You have to buy the diagram and have it crafted.

Chap 1 armour: Kayran carapace armour. Craftable from the diagram you get for killing the Kayran. Don't waste your orens on that one if you're on Iorveth's path, because:

Chap 2 armour Iroveth's Path: Dragon scale armour that you can buy from an elf in the merchant's section before the gate once the War Council is done. There's also armor of Loc Muinne which is apparently equivalent, but you can get the Dragon scale pretty much at the beginning of the chapter. On Roche's path, you only get the best armour when you're ready to cross the mist: Zireael's armour.

Chap 2 silver sword, Roche's path: Blood sword. Find it in the tunnels that let you sneak into Vergen. On Iorveth's path, I don't think you can find it, but you only go into these tunnels at the very end of the chapter anyway. Best choice is to craft yourself a blue or red robust meteorite sword depending on you experience path (30-33 base damage). Yellow does less damage.

Chap 2 steel sword, Poison Zerrikanian Saberra, both paths. You can buy it right at the start of the chapter from the Mysterious Merchant. If you've got patch 1.2, he should be there in chapters 1 and 2. In addition, on Iorveth's path, you can get an even better steel sword for completing Baltimore's nightmare sidequest: Gwyhyr. In my opinion, Gwyhyr is the most GORGEOUS sword in the game (wavy blade).

Chap 3 armour: if you're a spell caster armour of Ysgith, found in the Loc Muinne sewers, the culmination of the Mystic River multi-chapter quest. If you're a swordsman, Vran armour, crafted from the armour of Ysgith and Vran armour enhancements.

Chap 3 steel sword: Caerme. You get the diagram by looting one of the chests during the gargoyle contract. Or Forgotten Vran sword, that you can loot from Dethmold if you go with Roche to rescue Anais.

Chap 3 silver sword: Addan Deith, looted from chest during the gargoyle contract (not the same chest as above) or Zerrikanterment but you need 1x dragon scales to have it crafted and the only way to get those is to help Philippa, or to kill the Operator during the From a Bygone Era quest which is, apparently, a very tough fight.