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Nightwraith
Nightwraiths are specters, the counterpart of the noonwraith. They appear as pale, withered women in torn dresses and haunt meadows and rural areas after dark, preying on anyone traveling at night. Some tales even claim they slip into homes to kill peasants in their sleep. Like other wraiths they are usually tied to the place of their death and the memory of a crime.
Most of the time a nightwraith is immaterial, so sword blows pass right through her and she only becomes solid for a moment when she strikes. When weakened she creates several projections of herself, and these act as conduits that drain a victim’s life. Nightwraiths are noticeably weaker in daylight, though never harmless.
In The Witcher 3 the most memorable one is Jenny o’ the Woods, the target of Contract: Jenny o’ the Woods at Midcopse in Velen. She was once Zula, a young woman murdered in the fields, and the contract pays out with a nightwraith trophy. In Skellige, the quest Peace Disturbed ends with a nightwraith in a crypt near Kaer Trolde.
Combat strategy
As with every wraith, Yrden is the answer. Inside the circle a nightwraith is forced into a solid form, and the trap also damages her. Coat your silver sword in specter oil, fight her inside the glyph, and recast it whenever it fades. When she splits into projections, kill them right away. Each one goes down in a single hit, and the longer they live, the more health she takes back. Outside the glyph you’re mostly wasting stamina, so let her come to you instead of chasing her around the field.
- Cast Yrden and keep the fight inside the circle.
- Use specter oil on your silver sword.
- Throw Moon Dust to force her into a physical form when Yrden is on cooldown.
- Prioritize the projections; one hit each, and fast.
- Keep Quen up for the moments she materializes to strike.
- If you have the choice, a nightwraith is weaker during the day.
- Signs Weakness: yrden
- Oil Weakness: specter oil
- Bomb Weakness: moon dust
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