Walkthrough for the quest Final Preparations in the game Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Main Quests
Location: Novigrad
Prerequisites: To play this quest, you must first complete the quest Bald Mountain.
This quest starts when you and Ciri come to Dandelion's tavern in Novigrad after you've dealt with Imlerith and completed the "Bald Mountain" quest.
Ciri's spirits were high after killing Imlerith, but Geralt knew this fight had been but an appetizer before the full course of battle still to come. As part of their preparations, Geralt and Ciri rode to Novigrad, where Triss and Yennefer were trying to reconvene the Lodge of Sorceresses. Avallac'h was waiting there as well, and had his own ideas how to tip the scales of victory in our allies' favor during their final confrontation with Eredin...
Rosemary and Thyme
Velen / Novigrad
Crippled Kate's
Velen / Novigrad
Go to the room on the top floor of the tavern and talk to Avallac'h. You'll get another quest from him - Through Time and Space.
You should talk to Triss, who you will find in one of the rooms on the first floor of the tavern and then complete the "Blindingly Obvious" quest.
Talk to Yennefer, who you'll find sitting at the table in Crippled Kate's brothel and help her free Margarita from Oxenfurt prison - The Great Escape.
To help Ciri take care of her business in Novigrad you have to complete the "Payback" quest. To start it, go to the Gildorf market square where, during the day, you will find her when she wants to buy something at one of the local stalls.
This objective wil appear once you complete the "Payback", "Blindingly Obvious", and "The Great Escape" quests. Go back to Dandelion's tavern and get to the top floor. You'll meet Ciri there who will tell you that Margarita and Philippa want to talk to her.
You'll have two choices. Which option you choose will affect the end of the game.
Then you will all go to rest. If you've romanced with both Triss (you have a romantic scene with her at the end of "Now or Never" quest) and Yennefer (you have a romantic scene with her at the end of "The Last Wish" quest), the next morning you'll be awakened by Yennefer and Triss who will have a proposition for you. You'll get a new quest - It Takes Three to Tango.
Geralt and the sorceresses successfully gathered their allies and reconvened Lodge of Sorceress. Though many obstacles had threatened to block their progress, they had surmounted them all and emerged relatively unscathed. All the preliminaries were now finished - and the last battle against the Wild Hunt could commence.
After completing this quest, you will be able to play the quests It Takes Three to Tango, Battle Preparations.