Griffin School: Pyromaniac

Pyromaniac Signs  Pyromaniac Alchemy  Pyromaniac Active Skills

Gear: Griffin armor and weapons
Min. level requirement: Level 35 + 25 Places of Power = 60 skill points
Recommended:

  • Glyphs: Igni, Quen, Yrden
  • Runestones: Veles
  • Potions: Tawny Owl, Petri’s Philter, Swallow
  • Decoctions: Ancient Leshen, Cockatrice, Ekhidna, Wraith

Summary:

Divide and conquer! After Geralt has mastered his signs to the fullest potential in terms of sign intensity there are very few enemies to give him trouble! With this build Geralt sometimes even forgets he carries two swords on his back…


How it works:

  • Griffin Gear + Griffin School Techniques + Sign Skills
    • Recover stamina near instantly!
  • Igni is the main damage dealer
    • With nearly 300% sign intensity you are nearly guaranteed to burn your opponent
    • Melt Armor makes swords effective against armored enemies
  • Use Firestream for unrivaled crowd control
  • Quen makes it nearly impossible to die
    • Use standard Quen when healthy
    • Recover health with Active Shield
    • Quen Discharge allows to continue damage dealing while defending and regaining health
  • Delusion gives you more conversation options
  • Magic Trap is helpful to boost damage output and defend against archers
  • Synergy makes sign intensity to skyrocket
    • Adds 60% to sign intensity!
  • Healing: Quen, Refreshment and Swallow

Pros and Cons:

Igni makes nearly every fight child’s play
Quen makes Geralt nearly invulnerable

– Becomes repetitive quickly
– Struggles against enemies resistant to Igni (eg. Elementals and Wild Hunt bosses)


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