Kikimore Worker

Kikimore workers are the foot soldiers of the kikimore colonies in Toussaint, added in the Blood and Wine expansion. Kikimores are insectoids with a strict hierarchy. Workers hunt and forage, warriors guard the nest, and everyone takes orders from above. Workers talk to each other through scent and follow the commands of the kikimore warriors.

They are quick and agile, and they almost always attack in groups. A swarm can dig tunnels to pop up around you, and while they are underground they can’t be hit by signs. If the warrior leading them dies, the workers scatter and stop digging. A colony is easy to spot: other wildlife disappears, and bones lie scattered around.

You meet kikimore workers in several Blood and Wine quests, including La Cage au Fou, Father Knows Worst, Big Feet to Fill: The Fourth Group and Contract: The Tufo Monster near Tufo. They drop kikimore discharge, chitinous shells, assorted monster parts and lesser green mutagens.

Across the games

In The Witcher, kikimores are met in Act III, in Vizima‘s Trade Quarter. Velerad pays for the claws of ten kikimores, and the contract can only be finished if Geralt‘s Bestiary includes an entry on them. Handing in the claws earns 200 orens and 5,000 XP.

Kikimores also play a part at the end of the act. In the main quest The Unforgiven, Geralt gathers allies against Salamandra, walks into a trap at the New Narakort and ends up inside the gang’s base, where he has to fight a kikimore queen. Notes found on the queen show that Princess Adda was helping Salamandra.

The Kikimore Contract (Act III, monster contract)
The Unforgiven (Act III, main quest)

Combat strategy

Workers are weak on their own but dangerous in numbers, so fight with your back to a wall or keep moving so they can’t surround you. Wide area attacks and fire handle a swarm best. If a warrior is in the group, consider taking it out first: without orders, the workers fall apart. When they burrow, wait for them to surface instead of wasting signs.

Use insectoid oil.
Igni is your best tool against groups.
Don’t bother with Axii or poison; they are immune.
Signs can’t hit them while they tunnel.
The bestiary also recommends White Honey. It removes all active potion effects and resets your toxicity, so you can start over with a fresh set of potions.