One of the best qualities ofThe Witcher 3is its large selection of creatures.

Werewolves are a fun boss to fight, primarily because they’re incredibly dangerous.

As such, you may need a few tips and tricks for defeating this hairy foe.

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Here’s everything you should probably know about how to attack and defend against Werewolves.

What Are Werewolves?

Werewolves are creatures that come about when a person gains the curse of lycanthropy.

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How To Defeat Werewolves

Defeating a Werewolf is a two-step task.

Here’s a guide on how to defeat Werewolves in The Witcher 3.

Items You Need For A Werewolf Boss Fight

Two items are useful while fighting a Werewolf.

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The first isDancing Starbombs since they deal fire damage and Werewolves are susceptible to fire attacks.

you’re free to find crafting recipes for each of the Dancing Star items below.

Coat aSilver Swordwith Cursed Oil, and the Werewolf won’t stand a chance.

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Here’s every jot down of Cursed Oil and how to craft them.

The best way to avoid taking a lot of damage from a Werewolf is by dodging its attacks.

Unfortunately, Werewolves are fast creatures, so they’re one of the hardest enemies to dodge.

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However, it’s possible for you to mitigate their health regeneration by dealingbleeding,poison, orfiredamage.

Fire damage is the easiest to use, so focus on dealing fire damage with theIgnisign andDancing Starbombs.

Once the Werewolf is taking enough fire damage, you should start attacking it with aSilver Sword.

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Coat Cursed Oil onto the sword if you want to deal more damage per hit.

Keep dodging the Werewolf’s attacks and get hits in with your Silver Sword when possible.

Every crafting recipe for Beast Oil is in the following table.