What, there's school of failures at *The Witcher 3* game ? I'm new bro and haven't watch the series bcs too addicted to the game, damn it's so fucking great game.
I've always enjoyed the Griffin School and its concept, being kinder towards the people, the value of knowledge and having proper manners, but the Bear School with the heavy armor, closeness to dwarves and mountainous location really convince me to choose it.
Cat for me. Being able to slaughter an entire village is already hard for a witcher (geralt was slain by a pitchfork, if i remember correctly. Qed.) That power and skill with a sword is incredible. And the signs... i mean, they have an amulett, so they know the basics. And as long as you are not dead you can always improve. And i just like cats.
@@juliusnebulus7303lol Geralt wasn't simply stabbed with a pitchfork, he kiIIed over 40 protesters easily until he showed mercy to 1 who then stabbed him with a pitchfork after Geralt refused to fight him. Slaughtering an entire village is one of the easiest things to do for any witcher from any school.
@@juliusnebulus7303 Viper school witchers for their final test have to kiII their pet wich they had to take care of for over 10 years. Viper school witchers are trained to not show mercy at all. I would say viper school witchers and cat school witchers are both without mercy.
They also have a habit of shit talking nobles, so much so that the Bears have a reputation as 'firebrands' according the Gwent lore page on the School of the Cat.
@@Pazzystar ? That in fantasy settings i find the archetype of a warrior who also uses magic to be the coolest and most compelling? As opposed to a cloth wearing pure mage archetype or a sneaky rogue/thief.
@@Google-Usernamethats true but they ganged up on him in a barn then stuck a bloody forkpitch in his gut after lying and tricking him. then he had to drink some posion to be able to defend himself that made him ACCIDENTLY (we know that to be true as he just drunk the potion with purpose to heal himself faster to defend himself not to hurt the entire village) go berserk. We don't know the true extent of witcher potions except for the fact that they are deadly to humans. So he might have accidently drank too much. Its terrible that he killed innocent people but tbf its not on him at all. Remember they call geralt the butcher of blaviken for something along those lines. It is unfair to witchers what they endure for something they totally did not want in the first place.
It is stranger to have unified medallion designs in various Witcher Schools scattered across the medieval era Continent. Our modern countries can't even use he same date format or metric system.
@@bindair_dundat When schools of witchers split up founding members of the new school will likely bring up the first three or four generations of the new school likely passing on whatever preferences and traditions they valued from the old school, including preferences on medallion design.
@@bindair_dundat yet you can see many commonalities in flags and heraldry... To me it makes perfect sense that Schools named after an animal use the animal's head as a symbol consistently.
I like the Wolf a lot due to their allowance to create your own techniques and their morality however I love the idea of the Griffin. Being a proficient warrior like the wolf but being stronger with magic is something I’d go along with. Sure you may not be as adaptable with the sword but your magic skill would compensate for that
In game, with the master Griffin Armor set, the sign intensity you re able to reach and the fact that you Can cast 2 spells super fast, you nearly don t need your Swords if you don t want to. Even in max difficulty the game becomes too easy against common monsters.
The bears were more the ones who allowed their Witchers to create their own techniques and morality, since they shrugged off any kind of code, and in cases like Ivo of Belhaven, would train Witchers who didnt desire to use heavy armor in tactics of other schools. Their whole deal was autonomy.
I’d probably go Manticore mainly cause their school wasn’t destroyed by the common folk due to being in another country on the Continent. They may have lost support from the queen of Zerrikania thus their two castles fell into ruin they weren’t hunted down like the other schools to my knowledge but idk
The Bears wasn't either. In the Gwent lore for their keep Haern Caduch, its said they could have slaughtered the peasants that came to attack them, but chose to disband rather than engage in slaughter.
I like the Griffin school. sword mages are one of my favorite fantasy archetypes plus the griffin set is my favorite in the game (followed closely by the bear)
While I certainly can respect the School of the Viper and Wolf, the best course for me would be to go to the School of the Griffin. I value intelligence and having more than one adequate source of knowledge and power and having that type of balance would be beneficial to someone like me. I may not be as skilled as the wolf or bear schools but that doesn’t make me any less of a badass when it comes to magic. I’d prefer to be a jack of all trades is all I’m saying.
Well technicly, if you would like to be a jack of all trades, then you should choose wolf as it is a school of balance. Griffon is more sign/magic/knowledge orientated.
The bears combined strength, skill, and sign knowledge, pushing the quen shield far beyond the power of even the griffins, so I'm picking them. Also they emphasized autonomy and freedom rather than a strict code, which, we know from the Gwent spinoff, required the Griffins to hunt dragons as "their knightly duty", despite dragons being sentient and mostly just wanting to be left in peace, meaning the Griffins were a bit hypocritical
I'd love to just be the scholar in a witcher school. Studying monster science and writing about the experiences of the other witchers coming back from hunts.
I've always found the school of the cat the most unique. Although I am a viper school witcher, I'm facinated by the different approach the cat school witchers have
@@ericweber5942 that's what I'm wondering. So you're a sterile, mutated human killing machine who will outlive us all, and because you are viper you're probably a murdering psycho? Also, did you have to raise a pet and then kill it? Because that's some cult stuff honestly.
@@BiggChinese These are just my thoughts but I don't think they're as similar as people make 'em out to be. They both value discretion and stealth in the work maybe, but that's about where I'd say they split. The two schools have verily different moral's/principles. Cat's are more ruthless and out for blood while Vipers are a bit more orderly and conducted. Another way to look at it is that Cat's enjoy killing while Vipers are just very numb to it. In terms of combat, Cat's rely a fair bit more on stealth (they don't want to be seen at all), while Vipers rely more on planning and execution (risking being seen if it gets the job done more efficiently) which usually offers more opportunity for stealth some some schools, but they are also more willing (than the Cat's) to straight up fight too, when needed. At least it seems that way to me. I also think that Cat's have been more loose with what jobs they're willing to take for a long time, whereas Vipers (usually) try to stick to monster hunting more like the Wolves and Bears do aside from around the time of Geralt's story line. It's only really then that the Viper school started become assassins in an attempt to keep their school going. None of this is stated but just by what I've seen in their each school's lore, it's the conclusions I've come to.
Viper witcher's were mostly made to handle the wild hunt, their techniques and the magic they use prove that, another good example would be when it took only geralt and 3 viper witchers to handle an entire army of wild hunt grunts. Letho even mentions the viper school was made to fight them
School of Crane is more then fanfic, It's from Tales from the world of the Witcher, It's set of stories from Ukraine and Russian Authors in Witcher universe, and It's been approved by Andrzej Sapkowski. They story where School of Crane is mention takes place few houndred years in the future hence the firearms.
Yeah they didn't do a great job of representing the world, some of its alright, but most of it just feels like a generic fantasy show rather than the Witcher
Definitely favour the wolf. Been a fan since reading the books. Strong morale compass, adaptability like you said and coming from a sword-based martial arts background then that spoke to me right away. We need that game..pick a school, follow a different path than others. Live off the land and wander an open world map taking work
I would choose the school of the griffin. While the school of the wolf will always have a place in my heart. I strongly admire how the griffin school puts a strong emphasis on the study of signs,magic and knowledge. As the saying goes, "Work smarter not harder".
i imagine that the school of the lynx will be one where both male and female witchers can be in considering that you will probably make your own character
@@LoreTours It would be more interesting Seeing Geralt taking Up Vesemirs Mantel as the Grandmaster of The Wolf School and teaching us how to Be Witchers 🔥
Cat Or Manticore For Me, I Like The True Change Between Witchers Chivalric Virtues To The Manticore School Which Is Extremely Fierce As Seen With Merten, Though I Also Like How The Cat Was Taught To Have Independence When People Pretty Much Abandoned The Cat School.
Lifting weights and alone time, hmm! Can't describe myself better than these two words lol! Bear/Ursine it is! Also for me the Ursine armour felt the coolest in looks and perks.
ill admit the idea of protecting ships from sea and air monsters with early firearms like matchlock rifles and pistols really appeals to me so id go with the crane if there was more info on them but for now ill go with the griffon school due to their focus on magic
If I could get a teaching from one school I would probably go for Griffin or Wolf, but if it was possible to get teachings from more Schools, I would choose Wolf as a basis, Griffin as an advanced and Viper to cover the less strong areas of stealth.
@@Docmain3 sure, let's start a new school. I recomend it being named the schoolf Vampire. They are strong generalists, very good at stealth and prominent in mystical arts.
If you use quen often, the Bears might be more your speed. They pushed the quen sign beyond even the Griffin's capabilities, and are willing to train their students in the styles of other schools, like with Ivo of Belhaven, since they favor autonomy above all else.
@donovanboyle5949 that would be the case, but I also prefer light attacks and being nimble most of the time. I use quen mostly to heal myself and to block attacks that are too difficult to dodge.
@@devon596 Then yeah, Bears definitely. Like I said, Witchers like Ivo of Belhaven, despite coming from the bear school, wanted to be trained to fight like a Viper or Cat Witcher, and the Bears allowed that.
@@devon596 yeah the Bears' whole deal was autonomy and self reliance. Back when there was just one Witcher school, the early Griffins tried to enforce their knightly virtues on all Witchers, and the Bears railed against such "outdated traditions". Tensions rose till a series of fights broke out and the Bears left to form their own school based on the idea that Witchers shouldn't be asked to do more than kill monsters for coin, and not be forced to follow a specific philosophy. In the case of Ivo, that belief extended to their own fighting tactics. Ivo is said to be a perfect Bear Witcher despite not fighting like them, since it was his solitary attitude that made him a perfect example of the Bears.
School of the wolf for me, I value their traits. I think the school of the lynx would be based on a mix between the wolf/cat schools. Would be nice to see a school that values archery combat.
I think the reason archery is overlooked in most witcher schools is their weakness against tough monsters. Griffin witchers often use silver tipped darts and crossbow arrows tho.
Definitely the school of the Viper. I have been a fan of their school after the brothers from the Witcher 2. That game showed how deadly their school was and how fundamental it was to change the world, more so than even the school of the wolf.
Considering the book that makes witchers out to be monsters is written by a mage, i think it's entirely probable that the griffin school could have been another reason to provoke the killing of witchers. Mages created witchers, and now a witcher is invited into kingly courts. Considering how vain and arrogant mages can be, i wouldn't be surprised at all if some mages got pushed out of the limelight, and began to retaliate against witchers. There certainly isn't a shortage of mages that look down on them.
The Griffins also had a reputation as dragon hunters according to the standalone Gwent game, seeing it as a knightly duty. Many mages hate the hunting of dragons since they're sentient, and mostly innocent, just wanting to be left alone.
Thank you so much for this! The Bear school gets a bad wrap because people mistakenly believe they attack other Witchers. That is an in universe rumor about them, true, but its refuted by the Griffin School Grandmaster's journal, where he says that after they broke away from the main school, the Bears put away their animosity, and all witchers eventually saw each other as estranged brothers.
Not even a competition. Griffin takes all, not because of the magic, but because with the learning of diplomacy they gained something almost no witchers have: respect. And they are located in the chillest, always netural northen kingdom, (perfect fit for the witcher philosophy) basicly the Swiss of the witcher world.
Whenever i play Witcher 3, i ALWAYS go with the School of the Bear Gear. You gotta give 'em credit, they got the best looking stuff, and i'm a huge fan of heavy armor, so i have a bias on the Bear School. However, the School of the Griffin also sounds fairly interesting. I like the chivalric values and the Battle Mage aesthetic they got going on, so it's a tie between those two.
I’d love to be in the viper or the griffin as much as I value cunning, speed, stealth, intelligence and aristocratic etiquette butttt at the end the one that got a greater focus on magic I’ll sure take that
What I really wanted for the next Witcher game was an RPG style where you choose your school and you build your own witcher (customized and all) in the parameters of the chosen school. I'm talking down to your dialogue choices being school specific. So much replayability with this I feel. Also opens up the potential for an MMO aspect or an online PVP.
For me either the Cat or Viper, There combat styles seem to suit me most. Morals on the other hand is another story, cant imagen butchering an entire village for low pay lol
That reference was only for one Witcher mainly. The reference was made to Gaetan a side quest character in the Witcher 3. Gaetan is a cat Witcher who took a contract to kill a leshen, he completed it but the alderman only offered him 12 gold a very small sum of money for what he did. He objected and they said they had hidden more gold in a barn. When Gaetan got there though it was an ambush and they were going to try and kill him the alderman and most of the peasants. So Gaetan lost is and in a bid to survive started killing rapidly. Before he knew it he had slaughtered a good portion of the village. Anyways, it wasn’t because of the low pay, he slaughtered the village defending himself. Just like Geralt did in Blaviken.
@@narcisis4147 i wouldn't compare that situatian with the one geralt faced in blaviken. Geralt fought and killed bandits in an attempt to impede a carnage to take place, ironically and so bitterly, that was exactly what caused the carnage, since it apparently would not have taken place like he feared it would without his interference. Gaetan, at first, acted in means of self defense, and killed the 3 men that were actively trying to kill him, then however stepped out of the barn and began a killing spree. A lot tried to flee, but he still mowed them down, perhaps also because he feared that they would rat him out, since there is a bounty on all cat school witchers and the villagers most likely tried to hand him in from the moment, they realized he is from the cat school, since the edlerman of the village was particulary well off, wich is something you can find out rummaging the village, in this quest. I also let him live, and probably always will be, but the situations geralt and gaetan found themselves in are still vastly different from each other.
I think that I'm a fusion between bear and griffin, cause I'd like to use heavy weapons and armor, but i'd like use a lot of alchemy too. And maybe use firearms like the crane schools.
@@Max-nj9ks you are correct, the school of the Manticore was heavily based on alchemy, the Griffin were more along the lines of the mages of the witchers.
Manticore is what I ended up being in the Monster Slayer app (gone too soon) but School of the Griffin makes most sense for me since I always do as much preparation before a job
I think it’d be cool to see Ciri creating the school of the Lynx without the use of mutagens…breaking away from harsh traditions while still keeping the core elements of witchers intact.
It could be kinda cool to see a new order of Witchers, greater in number but no longer superpowered, using technology and tactics to face the monsters spewed forth by another conjunction of the spheres
I lean toward Wolf or Viper. I like the emphasis on stealth from the Viper But I've always considered myself more of a Jack of All Trades. Which is why I would probably prefer the school of the Wolf. It leaves room for you to develop your own style. For instance, Vesimir was known to be the fencing instructor and it shows by him still critquing Geralts technique in W3. Which you would presume leans toward the Viper's precision. Eskel is known to have extreme magical power, felt by Triss in Blood of the Elves. Which you would think is more school of the Griffin.
I think an MMORPG-Style game could make or break the Witcher series as it would be great to have a massive open world of the Continent with all of the kingdoms and the freedom of choice to choose which school of Witcher to play as but it would need to be executed properly but what happened with Cyberpunk 2077 dampens my spirits that CDPR could manage an MMO sort of game.
I really like the fan made school by the Witcher George.(the channel, not the actual Witcher George) The school of the leshen. Focused more on archery and traps. They wear armor made of enchanted wood and act more as rangers. It’s a really cool concept imo.
People keep forgetting that the games take from the books of Sapkowski, the schools of the Lynx and Crane were written into that universe by other authors, but they were in literary works set in this universe. How official they are is debated by fans. There is also the school of the snail, which is ACTUALLY OFFICIAL and made by CDPR for Witcher RPG And lastly, there is the Witcher School of the boar. Which is not in the books, or the games, it's actually... a real location in Poland you can visit, it's a tourist attraction, I think it's a restaurant, where you can try their own "Grass trial"... Beware though, reviews tell that not everyone can take the trial and survive... without shitting themselves to death from the amount of onions in the soup, because of course Polish people love their onions
School of the Griffin would be my choice. I'm a Wiccan priest, so studying occult matters is something I do routinely, and I have a general love of knowledge.
I’d definitely say I’d be more of a mix between bear and griffin, solitary, valuing knowledge and strength, seeking out self perfection. I’d say if I had to choose though, I’d be a bear.
School of the Viper is perfect for me to be cunning, stealthy, hidden, and precise against dangerous monsters, humans, elves, and other threatening forms of life.
Definitely the school of the bear for me since I'm 6,2. Love being strong is where I am for my liking. I would rather get rid of a monster in one precise strike and tank the biggest SOB that comes my way. + every witcher knows majic.
I find myself always drawn to the most vanilla factions/groups in the games I play. For example, in Gwent I always just use the Northern Kingdoms, and for the Witcher schools, the School of the Wolf has always been my favorite. However, if my skin color is anything to go by, I’d probably fit right in with the Manticore School boys
I would love there to be a school focused on archery. Witches are supposed to be much stronger than the average human, imagine that with the combination alertness behind 160lb draw weight long bows fired like shortbows, monsters wouldn't stand a chance. Could be a bird name of some kind, like school of the hawk or eagle. On that, maybe they also employ the use of falconry to help with scouting or distracting. They would also use the typical sidearms that come with archery, mallets, falchions, axes, daggers and bollock knives. Especially with the inclusion of the crossbow in the witcher 3 game, this feels like an interesting direction to go in. Maybe the lynx will have that kind of idea but I don't think it would.
Griffin school: "Oi, after spells class, we have quidditch, and then we hunt a Griffin egg, then meet in the village for a butterbeer later." Viper school: "it's a great day for killin. Huh huh." Bear school: "Lonely Mountain song." Cat school: "We too, think it is a great day for killing." Wolf School: "I'm just here to kill monsters."
We need a game set in the witcher where you can choose what race you are or what witcher school youre from and customize how you look for your own witcher
It's griffin school for me. Uphold chivalrous justice & practically a mystic knight. magic for witcher are the best tools, especially if you are master of quen sign hehe
Well, the Bears were more the master of the quen, pushing it beyond what even the Griffins could do. Also, those knightly virtues required the Griffins to hunt dragons, who are sentient, mostly innocent, and just want to be left alone. In the Gwent standalone game whenever you play a Griffin Witcher they'll shout "To slay dragons is our knightly duty!"
@@donovanboyle5949 bear armors are all about adrenaline points & heavy strikes though. Griffin armors are all about sign intensity aka magic signs usage. It's literally armors for battle mage build & with highest elemental resist stats. Idk where do you get such lore of Griffin Witcher must hunt dragon to be "knightly," especially when griffin school is one of the school that uphold the OG discipline & principal of witcher order. The wiki literally said Griffin witchers are some of the most strict to uphold neutrality & taking many consideration of killing dragons, unlike witchers from other schools that had nothing against killing dragons. the wiki lore basically saying it's against what you claimed bruh... Also, what specific gwent witcher card that you claimed to have such shouting? All I remember griffin witcher cards shouts "for honor!" or study the magic stuffs... (played it long time ago)
@@crozraven For some reason it kept giving my last comment an error, so here we go again, if it happens twice sorry to spam. The Griffin Witcher Mentor will sometimes shout "To slay Dragons! Tis our Knightly duty" when played". Some websites have lists of the voicelines. Also George of Kagen. Also the Bears were rather adaptable. Since they believed in autonomy, they sometimes trained students in other fighting styles if they requested, like Ivo of Belhaven fighting like a Cat Witcher.
How bout that!! My very first play through I decided I was the School of the Griffin!! It makes sense because I literally read and studied EVERYTHING POSSIBLE in the game!! Plus I really like my Green Griffin Armor that made me come up with the Slogan: “Zelda Who?!?!” -WITCHER
I think the school of the wolf or griffin would be the best for me. I value adaptability, balance, intelligence, and morals! I also really like the stealthiness of the school of the cat but I am not a fan of just merciless murders and killings.
Cat school would be an amazing Assassin's creed/Witcher game with a younger new Protagonist in with ability to climb buildings and a crazy deadly and harsh story packed with betrayal and murder
We need an open world create your own character Witcher mmorpg, I can just imagine an open world lobby of like 30 in a huge map and you can help other witchers if you come across them, a pvp fighting tournament, trading armour and weapons, different classes with the different schools.
Heress what i managed to dig up about the school of the lynx (Withcer 3 and possibly 4 spoilers below read at your own risk) The origins of the School of the Lynx can be traced back to two events in the late 1260s and early 1270s. The first event was the fall of the Dyn Marv caravan in 1269, resulting in the dispersion of the surviving Cat Witchers and, to some extent, the partial extinction of the School of the Cat. This prompted a group of these survivors to come together with the intention of reclaiming the caravan from the soldiers who had captured it. The second event was the official extinction of the School of the Wolf in 1273 when its remaining members, including notable individuals such as Eskel, Geralt of Rivia, and Lambert, separated after Vesemir's death. Other less relevant but important figures in the future, such as Adalwulf of Aedirn, eventually joined the School of the Fox. Eskel, continuing his role as the last active member of the School of the Wolf, marched east, and his fate afterward became unknown. Geralt eventually retired in Toussaint. Lambert, marching south and accompanied by his lover Keira Metz, embarked on a quest for a new life. It was through Lambert's eventual crossing of paths with this group of survivors that the School of the Lynx eventually came into existence. The School of the Lynx as such emerged following a brief discussion among a group of Cat School survivors composed of Gaetan, Dragonfly, and Joël, along with Lambert, a witcher of the School of the Wolf and Aiden's friend, and the mage Keira Metz. After a chance encounter, they decided to unite their efforts to reclaim a caravan. Lambert, driven by a desire to honor his late friend Aiden and inspired by a change of heart regarding the witcher´s life following Vesemir's death, took on the role of leader. Following their discussion, Lambert proposed a comprehensive reform, marking the third and most radical transformation of the Cat School, turning it into the School of the Lynx. Accepting the proposal, the other members of the Cat School appointed Lambert as their leader, with Dragonfly serving as his deputy, ensuring leadership continuity in case Lambert was unavailable, and vice versa. Under Lambert's guidance and with Keira's assistance, the school underwent reconstruction and reorganization, recovering surviving Cat members on their journeys and Keira playing a crucial role in researching and recovering mutagens, contributing to the school's revitalization. This research by the sorceress, eventually resulted in a groundbreaking discovery in 1290-the cure for the Catriona Plague. The immunity possessed by witchers proved instrumental in this breakthrough, providing a solution to the terrible illness. However, Lambert's reform weren't met with unanimous approval. A small group of Cat School survivors clung to the old ways, refusing to embrace the changes. These dissenters continued to call themselves Cats, with most of them finding refuge in the ruins of Stygga Castle during the harsh winters. Their resistance proved short-lived, though. By the 1380s, this holdout faction of the Cat School faded into obscurity, presumably succumbing to various threats or simply dying out. Their last member being Jolanta Dinmarb, who by 1381, joined Putnam Pitch and his School of the Crane, becoming the second grandmaster and co-foundress of the already mentioned school.the early 1290s, the Second Witcher Tournament took place, organized by the School of the Lynx. The purpose was twofold: to determine the number of remaining witchers and to demonstrate the transformation of the Cat School to survivors from various schools. This included active ones (producing very few members) like the Griffin, as well as semi-active or rebuilt ones like the Bear and Fox. The tournament occurred at Kaer Morhen, the former stronghold of the extinct School of the Wolf, used occasionally by the Lynxes during harsh winters before their complete relocation to the Western Continent. The event also served as compensation to the other schools for the failed plot by King Radowit II to destroy witchers in the first tournament, offering a complete tournament instead. Approximately 105 participants attended the tournament, including around 20 Griffins, 35 Lynxes, 20 Foxes, 20 Bears, and 10 individuals from completely destroyed schools, mainly Vipers. Non-witcher guests were invited to serve as impartial observers or authorities' representatives, to reinforce the notion that all witchers were an honorable guild. The tournament prize was Tomas Moreau's work, something a certain famous retired witcher no longer found useful but could benefit any witcher at Kaer Morhen. The competition comprised physical tests and later duels within an improvised arena. Groups of 20 from one school or different schools combined if their numbers were not enough would undertake a series of physical tests, and the group with the highest number of participants completing them would progress to the next round. This process continued until eight participants remained, competing against each other in the arena until a winner emerged. The tournament lasted approximately two weeks, with Cervin of the School of the Bear emerging as the unexpected winner. Cervin then generously offered Moreau's work documents to Putnam. He did this as a gesture of goodwill, without asking for any compensation, recalling their past conflict in Toussaint, and out of "friendship," recognizing Putnam's genuine interest. Putnam later gave a copy of Moreau's work to the mage Jabolet, solidifying the path of new mutations for the already mentioned future School of the Crane that he, along with Jolanta Dinmarb, would establish. Although they did not win the tournament, Lambert's intention to demonstrate the change he had achieved by leading the reformed Cat School was a reality. This led to him regaining the respect of the other schools, with the exception of the Griffin School, which still did not trust them. In addition, prior to that year, due to sentimental issues with Lambert, Keira Metz was no longer serving as the School mage and had been replaced by various mages, including Adolar Wagner, Perignon, and Franz Kniprode. Furthermore, it was during the tournament that Putnam Pitch persuaded Lambert to posthumously bestow the title of a School of the Lynx Witcheress upon the late Tubiel of Brenna, as her actions were in alignment with the philosophy of the Lynxes. Long after its founding in the 18th century, similar to the School of the Crane, the School of the Lynx would incorporate early versions of guns into its monster-fighting equipment. Characteristics Armor Unlike their Cat School predecessors, who favored light armors, the Lynxes opted for a more practical approach to armor. While retaining a degree of flexibility for their signature agility, they prioritized sturdier materials like studded leather and reinforced gambisons. This offered better protection against stronger monsters without sacrificing the swiftness needed for their acrobatic fighting style.
First choice I’d be with the Griffin School, like being a magic user and a swordsman and the scholarly and knightly angle is pretty fire. Second choice would be the Wolf School and third choice the Viper School.
In season 4 of the witcher Netflix Ciri may actually meet up with the School of the Manticore after being teleported in the Korath Desert because it was mentioned that those witchers usually protect Caravans and make their money off that business. This is some major spoilers I'm mentioning here
I often wonder if some witchers would travel to other schools to learn other skills. Example: A School of the Bear witcher that wanted to better his skill with signs would travel to the School of the Griffin in search of training and study.
Not really sure, some of the schools probably didn't like each other. The original Vipers were a breakaway from the Bears so they'd already be familiar with their training. The Griffin's were friendly with the Wolves, and Coën, a Griffin witcher did travel to Kaer Morhen and help train Ciri after the destruction of his order
I'm pretty Wolf school with leanings toward bear school tendencies. I think Wolves are overall better rounded witchers, but that the bears are the specialized big guns.
Pretty sure I'd be part of the school of the starving farmer
In reality we would all be starving farmers
I think infant mortality was like 80% or something in Middle Ages
School of the Poor F*ckin' Peasantry.
We all would be, lets be honest 😂
Maybe one of all the people watching would actually made it
If you're Netflix, you belong in the School of Failures.
School of feminism
Emotional damage!
School of the Donkey
What, there's school of failures at *The Witcher 3* game ?
I'm new bro and haven't watch the series bcs too addicted to the game, damn it's so fucking great game.
@@darkerpath No they're joking (also don't watch the show if you don't want your brain fried)
I've always enjoyed the Griffin School and its concept, being kinder towards the people, the value of knowledge and having proper manners, but the Bear School with the heavy armor, closeness to dwarves and mountainous location really convince me to choose it.
Well said! Griffin school practically is probably one of the nicest schools to be a part of but Bear school do just look badass
If they are so smart, i'll give them the question to answer:
WHAT IS THE SPEED VELOCITY OF UNLADEN CIRI?!
@@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNIis it a young ciri or adult ciri 🤔
@@ryanjohnston3229 I dont know that. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh
I definitely favour the School of the wolf, i've always liked their focus on versatility and adaptability.
Cat for me. Being able to slaughter an entire village is already hard for a witcher (geralt was slain by a pitchfork, if i remember correctly. Qed.) That power and skill with a sword is incredible. And the signs... i mean, they have an amulett, so they know the basics. And as long as you are not dead you can always improve. And i just like cats.
@@juliusnebulus7303lol Geralt wasn't simply stabbed with a pitchfork, he kiIIed over 40 protesters easily until he showed mercy to 1 who then stabbed him with a pitchfork after Geralt refused to fight him. Slaughtering an entire village is one of the easiest things to do for any witcher from any school.
@@FriendwithNoName7 but unlike the other schools who are trained with basic morals, most cat school trainees don't have this weakbess called mercy.
@@juliusnebulus7303 Viper school witchers for their final test have to kiII their pet wich they had to take care of for over 10 years. Viper school witchers are trained to not show mercy at all. I would say viper school witchers and cat school witchers are both without mercy.
Leaning also more to the School of the wolf
Aside from the heavy armor, and strength related training, School of the Bear had me at “Alone Time”
Me too
They also have a habit of shit talking nobles, so much so that the Bears have a reputation as 'firebrands' according the Gwent lore page on the School of the Cat.
same lol
My exact though
Griffin is coolest to me, fantasy of a battlemage is my fav.
Agreed!❤❤
You are probably a 300 pound man in a overall
I love the idea but I wish that they made the armor look better ok the witcher 3
Tell me precisely what you mean.
@@Pazzystar ? That in fantasy settings i find the archetype of a warrior who also uses magic to be the coolest and most compelling? As opposed to a cloth wearing pure mage archetype or a sneaky rogue/thief.
To be fair to Gaetan (the school of the cat witcher who killed that village). They attempted to murder him in the barn.
True
And then killed everyone, also innocent villagers who had nothing to do with it. Leaving only a little girl to tell the tale.
@@Google-Usernamethats true but they ganged up on him in a barn then stuck a bloody forkpitch in his gut after lying and tricking him. then he had to drink some posion to be able to defend himself that made him ACCIDENTLY (we know that to be true as he just drunk the potion with purpose to heal himself faster to defend himself not to hurt the entire village) go berserk. We don't know the true extent of witcher potions except for the fact that they are deadly to humans. So he might have accidently drank too much. Its terrible that he killed innocent people but tbf its not on him at all.
Remember they call geralt the butcher of blaviken for something along those lines. It is unfair to witchers what they endure for something they totally did not want in the first place.
@@thiernodiallo9369to be fair, Geralt was killing bad people in Blaviken, the townsfolk just didn't know that
Anyone else think the Cat and Viper school are basically the same thing?
I never understood why the viper medallion is not a snake head, would look much cooler
Yeah the whole snake shape really makes it look odd compared to the others. In some cases it's been depicted as a snake head but its so inconsistent
It is stranger to have unified medallion designs in various Witcher Schools scattered across the medieval era Continent. Our modern countries can't even use he same date format or metric system.
@@bindair_dundat When schools of witchers split up founding members of the new school will likely bring up the first three or four generations of the new school likely passing on whatever preferences and traditions they valued from the old school, including preferences on medallion design.
I seen someone do a custom snake head medallion for the viper school that matched the design astatic of the other medallions. It was defiantly cooler.
@@bindair_dundat yet you can see many commonalities in flags and heraldry... To me it makes perfect sense that Schools named after an animal use the animal's head as a symbol consistently.
I like the Wolf a lot due to their allowance to create your own techniques and their morality however I love the idea of the Griffin. Being a proficient warrior like the wolf but being stronger with magic is something I’d go along with. Sure you may not be as adaptable with the sword but your magic skill would compensate for that
Signs aren't magic. Wow
@@Pazzystar sorry that I am not a Witcher Lore perfectionist but signs are literally defined as “simple magic spells”. Wow.
@@Pazzystar Explain to me with a straight face how that shit doesn't count as magic.
In game, with the master Griffin Armor set, the sign intensity you re able to reach and the fact that you Can cast 2 spells super fast, you nearly don t need your Swords if you don t want to. Even in max difficulty the game becomes too easy against common monsters.
The bears were more the ones who allowed their Witchers to create their own techniques and morality, since they shrugged off any kind of code, and in cases like Ivo of Belhaven, would train Witchers who didnt desire to use heavy armor in tactics of other schools. Their whole deal was autonomy.
I’d probably go Manticore mainly cause their school wasn’t destroyed by the common folk due to being in another country on the Continent. They may have lost support from the queen of Zerrikania thus their two castles fell into ruin they weren’t hunted down like the other schools to my knowledge but idk
As someone who was bron and raised in a desert, School of the Manticore sounda very appealing to me
The Bears wasn't either. In the Gwent lore for their keep Haern Caduch, its said they could have slaughtered the peasants that came to attack them, but chose to disband rather than engage in slaughter.
Im definitely capybara all the way. Why fight when you can be friends with everyone and everything
I would love to see a school of the capybara. Not sure they'd last long against a rampaging werewolf or group of rotfiends however
@@LoreTours I don't know. They chill wait jaguars and camen
so......hippies?
@@qkeptz have you ever seen a hippie lift weight?
@@GreenGnoblinI Mean I Cant Say No..
I like the Griffin school. sword mages are one of my favorite fantasy archetypes plus the griffin set is my favorite in the game (followed closely by the bear)
The Bear set offers good protection but the signs becomes too weak for me to truly enjoy it.
Witcher Schools in a nutshell:
- Wolf: Scouts
- Cat : rouges
- Griffin: Nerds
- Bear : Brutes
- Viper : Assassins
- Manticore : Sandbois
- Crane : Pirates
- Lynx : ???
Hunters perhaps
- Snail : ???
Since when was crane a thing
While I certainly can respect the School of the Viper and Wolf, the best course for me would be to go to the School of the Griffin. I value intelligence and having more than one adequate source of knowledge and power and having that type of balance would be beneficial to someone like me. I may not be as skilled as the wolf or bear schools but that doesn’t make me any less of a badass when it comes to magic. I’d prefer to be a jack of all trades is all I’m saying.
Well technicly, if you would like to be a jack of all trades, then you should choose wolf as it is a school of balance. Griffon is more sign/magic/knowledge orientated.
School of the Griffin is not a jack of all trades since they are far better in magic than the rest
Ofc you value intelligence, you're not white so you've never had any of it.
The bears combined strength, skill, and sign knowledge, pushing the quen shield far beyond the power of even the griffins, so I'm picking them. Also they emphasized autonomy and freedom rather than a strict code, which, we know from the Gwent spinoff, required the Griffins to hunt dragons as "their knightly duty", despite dragons being sentient and mostly just wanting to be left in peace, meaning the Griffins were a bit hypocritical
I'd love to just be the scholar in a witcher school. Studying monster science and writing about the experiences of the other witchers coming back from hunts.
I've always found the school of the cat the most unique. Although I am a viper school witcher, I'm facinated by the different approach the cat school witchers have
You've been through the trials of grasses physically?
@@ericweber5942 that's what I'm wondering. So you're a sterile, mutated human killing machine who will outlive us all, and because you are viper you're probably a murdering psycho?
Also, did you have to raise a pet and then kill it? Because that's some cult stuff honestly.
@@ericweber5942trial of grasses huh? That's what you call smoking weed these days?
To me it sounds like the Cat and Viper schools are kind of similar
@@BiggChinese These are just my thoughts but I don't think they're as similar as people make 'em out to be. They both value discretion and stealth in the work maybe, but that's about where I'd say they split. The two schools have verily different moral's/principles. Cat's are more ruthless and out for blood while Vipers are a bit more orderly and conducted. Another way to look at it is that Cat's enjoy killing while Vipers are just very numb to it. In terms of combat, Cat's rely a fair bit more on stealth (they don't want to be seen at all), while Vipers rely more on planning and execution (risking being seen if it gets the job done more efficiently) which usually offers more opportunity for stealth some some schools, but they are also more willing (than the Cat's) to straight up fight too, when needed. At least it seems that way to me. I also think that Cat's have been more loose with what jobs they're willing to take for a long time, whereas Vipers (usually) try to stick to monster hunting more like the Wolves and Bears do aside from around the time of Geralt's story line. It's only really then that the Viper school started become assassins in an attempt to keep their school going. None of this is stated but just by what I've seen in their each school's lore, it's the conclusions I've come to.
Viper witcher's were mostly made to handle the wild hunt, their techniques and the magic they use prove that, another good example would be when it took only geralt and 3 viper witchers to handle an entire army of wild hunt grunts. Letho even mentions the viper school was made to fight them
The best way to defeat the hunt is to say the word "IT", so he must have known that before
School of Crane is more then fanfic, It's from Tales from the world of the Witcher, It's set of stories from Ukraine and Russian Authors in Witcher universe, and It's been approved by Andrzej Sapkowski. They story where School of Crane is mention takes place few houndred years in the future hence the firearms.
I swear the Witcher series decided to fuck it up. They had so much lore to choose from lol
Yeah they didn't do a great job of representing the world, some of its alright, but most of it just feels like a generic fantasy show rather than the Witcher
No time for lore when they're too busy pushing their own ideologies and agendas and "challenging beauty standards". Talentless hacks really.
Definitely favour the wolf. Been a fan since reading the books. Strong morale compass, adaptability like you said and coming from a sword-based martial arts background then that spoke to me right away. We need that game..pick a school, follow a different path than others. Live off the land and wander an open world map taking work
I would choose the school of the griffin. While the school of the wolf will always have a place in my heart. I strongly admire how the griffin school puts a strong emphasis on the study of signs,magic and knowledge. As the saying goes, "Work smarter not harder".
i imagine that the school of the lynx will be one where both male and female witchers can be in considering that you will probably make your own character
mine will be a black chinese jewish non binary trans vegan woman
@@antonioespinoza2551OMG! OMG! OMG! Sameeee💅💅🤣
@@antonioespinoza2551 I CAN'T BREED
That would be a good addition. It'll be interesting to see if we're back as Geralt or creating our own characters
@@LoreTours It would be more interesting Seeing Geralt taking Up Vesemirs Mantel as the Grandmaster of The Wolf School and teaching us how to Be Witchers 🔥
Cat Or Manticore For Me, I Like The True Change Between Witchers Chivalric Virtues To The Manticore School Which Is Extremely Fierce As Seen With Merten, Though I Also Like How The Cat Was Taught To Have Independence When People Pretty Much Abandoned The Cat School.
Lifting weights and alone time, hmm! Can't describe myself better than these two words lol! Bear/Ursine it is! Also for me the Ursine armour felt the coolest in looks and perks.
Ursine armour definitely looked the most badass
ill admit the idea of protecting ships from sea and air monsters with early firearms like matchlock rifles and pistols really appeals to me so id go with the crane if there was more info on them but for now ill go with the griffon school due to their focus on magic
If I could get a teaching from one school I would probably go for Griffin or Wolf, but if it was possible to get teachings from more Schools, I would choose Wolf as a basis, Griffin as an advanced and Viper to cover the less strong areas of stealth.
I'm with you other than viper. I'd switch it up with cat.
like you could transfer schools 😭
@@Docmain3 sure, let's start a new school. I recomend it being named the schoolf Vampire. They are strong generalists, very good at stealth and prominent in mystical arts.
@@jurekovacic1739school of the bats?
@@jam2394 Why bat? Isn't Vampire allowed?
would be cool if they made a game where you make your own character and you have to pick a school that gives you bonuses to the playstyle
Griffin School for sure. Magic, lore, and swordsmanship is my go to
I’d be in Manticore tbh, loved the armour in the game too
I'd probably start at the school of the wolf, but then spend some time training at the griffin, cat, and bear schools.
I'd go with School of the Bear. I like the idea of prioritizing defense and strength. I also just use Quen a lot in W3.
I like the Wolf school the most but I think the Bear school has the best looking gear.
Wolf for me, Oh And Ursine. Strong sense of Morality, versitility, Strength and Durability 🔥
Nice, good combo!
I’m team Griffin. Because of the Griffin school medallion looks amazing 🤩
I think my play style in the Witcher 3 fits the school of the griffin most, I use signs very often (especially quen). Plus their drip goes so hard.
If you use quen often, the Bears might be more your speed. They pushed the quen sign beyond even the Griffin's capabilities, and are willing to train their students in the styles of other schools, like with Ivo of Belhaven, since they favor autonomy above all else.
@donovanboyle5949 that would be the case, but I also prefer light attacks and being nimble most of the time. I use quen mostly to heal myself and to block attacks that are too difficult to dodge.
@@devon596 Then yeah, Bears definitely. Like I said, Witchers like Ivo of Belhaven, despite coming from the bear school, wanted to be trained to fight like a Viper or Cat Witcher, and the Bears allowed that.
@donovanboyle5949 ohhhh, well then yeah, a bear with cat style combat would be ideal.
@@devon596 yeah the Bears' whole deal was autonomy and self reliance. Back when there was just one Witcher school, the early Griffins tried to enforce their knightly virtues on all Witchers, and the Bears railed against such "outdated traditions". Tensions rose till a series of fights broke out and the Bears left to form their own school based on the idea that Witchers shouldn't be asked to do more than kill monsters for coin, and not be forced to follow a specific philosophy. In the case of Ivo, that belief extended to their own fighting tactics. Ivo is said to be a perfect Bear Witcher despite not fighting like them, since it was his solitary attitude that made him a perfect example of the Bears.
School of the wolf for me, I value their traits.
I think the school of the lynx would be based on a mix between the wolf/cat schools.
Would be nice to see a school that values archery combat.
I think the reason archery is overlooked in most witcher schools is their weakness against tough monsters. Griffin witchers often use silver tipped darts and crossbow arrows tho.
An archery focused school would be sick. What Medallion would you think would fit a school like that, eh? Maybe a school of the Elk, or Owl?
@@goofistmcnutty3280
Eagle? eagle eyes? any animal with good vision can work tho
Definitely the school of the Viper. I have been a fan of their school after the brothers from the Witcher 2. That game showed how deadly their school was and how fundamental it was to change the world, more so than even the school of the wolf.
Yeah, Viper realized what Wolf overlooked: Politics & Religion are monsters, or at least too often turn into monstrosity.
I’d say I’m more than happy to be with the wolves or bears. They’d suit my way of thought.
I did the test of the website, and it was pretty close between the cat, wolf, and manticore, but the cat was the most favoured.
I hesitate between the bear school and the griffin school those two are very cool
Considering the book that makes witchers out to be monsters is written by a mage, i think it's entirely probable that the griffin school could have been another reason to provoke the killing of witchers. Mages created witchers, and now a witcher is invited into kingly courts. Considering how vain and arrogant mages can be, i wouldn't be surprised at all if some mages got pushed out of the limelight, and began to retaliate against witchers. There certainly isn't a shortage of mages that look down on them.
The Griffins also had a reputation as dragon hunters according to the standalone Gwent game, seeing it as a knightly duty. Many mages hate the hunting of dragons since they're sentient, and mostly innocent, just wanting to be left alone.
Griffin! I just adore magic.
Thank you so much for this! The Bear school gets a bad wrap because people mistakenly believe they attack other Witchers. That is an in universe rumor about them, true, but its refuted by the Griffin School Grandmaster's journal, where he says that after they broke away from the main school, the Bears put away their animosity, and all witchers eventually saw each other as estranged brothers.
Not even a competition. Griffin takes all, not because of the magic, but because with the learning of diplomacy they gained something almost no witchers have: respect.
And they are located in the chillest, always netural northen kingdom, (perfect fit for the witcher philosophy) basicly the Swiss of the witcher world.
Whenever i play Witcher 3, i ALWAYS go with the School of the Bear Gear. You gotta give 'em credit, they got the best looking stuff, and i'm a huge fan of heavy armor, so i have a bias on the Bear School. However, the School of the Griffin also sounds fairly interesting. I like the chivalric values and the Battle Mage aesthetic they got going on, so it's a tie between those two.
I’d love to be in the viper or the griffin as much as I value cunning, speed, stealth, intelligence and aristocratic etiquette butttt at the end the one that got a greater focus on magic I’ll sure take that
I would pick manticore. As I honestly love the look of the armor. As well as they use shields and live in a very warm climate .
What I really wanted for the next Witcher game was an RPG style where you choose your school and you build your own witcher (customized and all) in the parameters of the chosen school. I'm talking down to your dialogue choices being school specific. So much replayability with this I feel. Also opens up the potential for an MMO aspect or an online PVP.
Griffin always seemed like the best choice to me, but I'd probably be recruited for Bear. The big guys always get typecast as the brute.
For me either the Cat or Viper, There combat styles seem to suit me most.
Morals on the other hand is another story, cant imagen butchering an entire village for low pay lol
That reference was only for one Witcher mainly. The reference was made to Gaetan a side quest character in the Witcher 3. Gaetan is a cat Witcher who took a contract to kill a leshen, he completed it but the alderman only offered him 12 gold a very small sum of money for what he did. He objected and they said they had hidden more gold in a barn. When Gaetan got there though it was an ambush and they were going to try and kill him the alderman and most of the peasants. So Gaetan lost is and in a bid to survive started killing rapidly. Before he knew it he had slaughtered a good portion of the village. Anyways, it wasn’t because of the low pay, he slaughtered the village defending himself. Just like Geralt did in Blaviken.
@@narcisis4147 i wouldn't compare that situatian with the one geralt faced in blaviken. Geralt fought and killed bandits in an attempt to impede a carnage to take place, ironically and so bitterly, that was exactly what caused the carnage, since it apparently would not have taken place like he feared it would without his interference. Gaetan, at first, acted in means of self defense, and killed the 3 men that were actively trying to kill him, then however stepped out of the barn and began a killing spree. A lot tried to flee, but he still mowed them down, perhaps also because he feared that they would rat him out, since there is a bounty on all cat school witchers and the villagers most likely tried to hand him in from the moment, they realized he is from the cat school, since the edlerman of the village was particulary well off, wich is something you can find out rummaging the village, in this quest. I also let him live, and probably always will be, but the situations geralt and gaetan found themselves in are still vastly different from each other.
Definitely school of the bear the best for me, I'm always fascinated by tank type warriors with heavy swords.
They also had brains! They pushed the quen defensive spell far beyond any other school!
Griffin made death March a absolute breeze. Witcher turned Jedi master
Kind of like the school of the cat hope you can play as someone from that clan in the Witcher 4
I think that I'm a fusion between bear and griffin, cause I'd like to use heavy weapons and armor, but i'd like use a lot of alchemy too. And maybe use firearms like the crane schools.
I'm not sure but i think the school of the manticore use a lot of alchemy
@@Max-nj9ks you are correct, the school of the Manticore was heavily based on alchemy, the Griffin were more along the lines of the mages of the witchers.
Definitely school of the manticore for me. I am big on potion builds and crits and they specialize in that.
Manticore is what I ended up being in the Monster Slayer app (gone too soon) but School of the Griffin makes most sense for me since I always do as much preparation before a job
Well as a persian die hard fan of witcher I would definitely choose manticore 😎
"If you value raw physical strength, lifting weights and alone time, the School of the Bear is for you."
*Literally. Me.*
School of Manticore just sounds so cool
I really hope they add more options for weapons in the new Witcher game, I’d love to use a dancing fighting style for polearms.
This feels like a buzzfeed quiz, but instead of harry potter houses it's the Witcher.
I think it’d be cool to see Ciri creating the school of the Lynx without the use of mutagens…breaking away from harsh traditions while still keeping the core elements of witchers intact.
It could be kinda cool to see a new order of Witchers, greater in number but no longer superpowered, using technology and tactics to face the monsters spewed forth by another conjunction of the spheres
I lean toward Wolf or Viper.
I like the emphasis on stealth from the Viper
But I've always considered myself more of a Jack of All Trades. Which is why I would probably prefer the school of the Wolf.
It leaves room for you to develop your own style.
For instance, Vesimir was known to be the fencing instructor and it shows by him still critquing Geralts technique in W3. Which you would presume leans toward the Viper's precision.
Eskel is known to have extreme magical power, felt by Triss in Blood of the Elves. Which you would think is more school of the Griffin.
Griffin school is definitely my kind of witcher school as someone who spends his time with a book or sword in my hand, griffin school sounds fun
School of the Bear for me. But I’d feel comfortable in the Wolf or Griffin schools as well
The guy who slaughtered the whole village did so not because he wasn't paid, but because who was stabbed in the back by pitchfork))
I think an MMORPG-Style game could make or break the Witcher series as it would be great to have a massive open world of the Continent with all of the kingdoms and the freedom of choice to choose which school of Witcher to play as but it would need to be executed properly but what happened with Cyberpunk 2077 dampens my spirits that CDPR could manage an MMO sort of game.
Bear is mine, in every RPG game i love being powerhouse, the tank. I am essentially Mark IV Tank in German Trenches of Somme
I would love to believe that I’d be a Griffin, but truthfully, I think I’d be wolf.
Gotta go with School of the cat, ever since witcher 3 I admired them.
I really like the fan made school by the Witcher George.(the channel, not the actual Witcher George) The school of the leshen. Focused more on archery and traps. They wear armor made of enchanted wood and act more as rangers.
It’s a really cool concept imo.
People keep forgetting that the games take from the books of Sapkowski, the schools of the Lynx and Crane were written into that universe by other authors, but they were in literary works set in this universe. How official they are is debated by fans.
There is also the school of the snail, which is ACTUALLY OFFICIAL and made by CDPR for Witcher RPG
And lastly, there is the Witcher School of the boar. Which is not in the books, or the games, it's actually... a real location in Poland you can visit, it's a tourist attraction, I think it's a restaurant, where you can try their own "Grass trial"... Beware though, reviews tell that not everyone can take the trial and survive... without shitting themselves to death from the amount of onions in the soup, because of course Polish people love their onions
School of the Griffin would be my choice. I'm a Wiccan priest, so studying occult matters is something I do routinely, and I have a general love of knowledge.
After about....3000 hours on The Witcher 3-ALWAYS School of the BEAR!
I’d definitely say I’d be more of a mix between bear and griffin, solitary, valuing knowledge and strength, seeking out self perfection. I’d say if I had to choose though, I’d be a bear.
School of the Viper is perfect for me to be cunning, stealthy, hidden, and precise against dangerous monsters, humans, elves, and other threatening forms of life.
Dont forget about king
Definitely the school of the bear for me since I'm 6,2. Love being strong is where I am for my liking. I would rather get rid of a monster in one precise strike and tank the biggest SOB that comes my way. + every witcher knows majic.
I find myself always drawn to the most vanilla factions/groups in the games I play. For example, in Gwent I always just use the Northern Kingdoms, and for the Witcher schools, the School of the Wolf has always been my favorite.
However, if my skin color is anything to go by, I’d probably fit right in with the Manticore School boys
I would love there to be a school focused on archery. Witches are supposed to be much stronger than the average human, imagine that with the combination alertness behind 160lb draw weight long bows fired like shortbows, monsters wouldn't stand a chance. Could be a bird name of some kind, like school of the hawk or eagle. On that, maybe they also employ the use of falconry to help with scouting or distracting.
They would also use the typical sidearms that come with archery, mallets, falchions, axes, daggers and bollock knives. Especially with the inclusion of the crossbow in the witcher 3 game, this feels like an interesting direction to go in. Maybe the lynx will have that kind of idea but I don't think it would.
For the friends wolf.
But i like birds and magic so grippin is my other choice
I knew there was a reason I liked the griffin school armor best. That school suits me to a tee.
I find myself drawn to the Bear school, mostly because I like the idea of using heavy armor and weapons
A popular choice
Griffin school: "Oi, after spells class, we have quidditch, and then we hunt a Griffin egg, then meet in the village for a butterbeer later."
Viper school: "it's a great day for killin. Huh huh."
Bear school: "Lonely Mountain song."
Cat school: "We too, think it is a great day for killing."
Wolf School: "I'm just here to kill monsters."
We need a game set in the witcher where you can choose what race you are or what witcher school youre from and customize how you look for your own witcher
Such premise basically "The Witcher: Old World" (also a tabletop game)
It's griffin school for me. Uphold chivalrous justice & practically a mystic knight. magic for witcher are the best tools, especially if you are master of quen sign hehe
Well, the Bears were more the master of the quen, pushing it beyond what even the Griffins could do. Also, those knightly virtues required the Griffins to hunt dragons, who are sentient, mostly innocent, and just want to be left alone. In the Gwent standalone game whenever you play a Griffin Witcher they'll shout "To slay dragons is our knightly duty!"
@@donovanboyle5949 bear armors are all about adrenaline points & heavy strikes though. Griffin armors are all about sign intensity aka magic signs usage. It's literally armors for battle mage build & with highest elemental resist stats. Idk where do you get such lore of Griffin Witcher must hunt dragon to be "knightly," especially when griffin school is one of the school that uphold the OG discipline & principal of witcher order. The wiki literally said Griffin witchers are some of the most strict to uphold neutrality & taking many consideration of killing dragons, unlike witchers from other schools that had nothing against killing dragons.
the wiki lore basically saying it's against what you claimed bruh...
Also, what specific gwent witcher card that you claimed to have such shouting? All I remember griffin witcher cards shouts "for honor!" or study the magic stuffs... (played it long time ago)
@@crozraven For some reason it kept giving my last comment an error, so here we go again, if it happens twice sorry to spam. The Griffin Witcher Mentor will sometimes shout "To slay Dragons! Tis our Knightly duty" when played". Some websites have lists of the voicelines. Also George of Kagen. Also the Bears were rather adaptable. Since they believed in autonomy, they sometimes trained students in other fighting styles if they requested, like Ivo of Belhaven fighting like a Cat Witcher.
How bout that!!
My very first play through I decided I was the School of the Griffin!!
It makes sense because I literally read and studied EVERYTHING POSSIBLE in the game!! Plus I really like my Green Griffin Armor that made me come up with the Slogan:
“Zelda Who?!?!”
-WITCHER
If the "School of the Leshy" would come to be... Then it would be my pick!🤞🏼🍀
Could mention cats took half elves as students and its likely they tried (and perchaps succided) making female witchers.
I think the school of the wolf or griffin would be the best for me. I value adaptability, balance, intelligence, and morals! I also really like the stealthiness of the school of the cat but I am not a fan of just merciless murders and killings.
Cat school would be an amazing Assassin's creed/Witcher game with a younger new Protagonist in with ability to climb buildings and a crazy deadly and harsh story packed with betrayal and murder
We need an open world create your own character Witcher mmorpg, I can just imagine an open world lobby of like 30 in a huge map and you can help other witchers if you come across them, a pvp fighting tournament, trading armour and weapons, different classes with the different schools.
Bear
Understandable, I'm fond of the Bear School too
Heress what i managed to dig up about the school of the lynx
(Withcer 3 and possibly 4 spoilers below read at your own risk)
The origins of the School of the Lynx can be traced back to two events in the late 1260s and early 1270s. The first event was the fall of the Dyn Marv caravan in 1269, resulting in the dispersion of the surviving Cat Witchers and, to some extent, the partial extinction of the School of the Cat. This prompted a group of these survivors to come together with the intention of reclaiming the caravan from the soldiers who had captured it. The second event was the official extinction of the School of the Wolf in 1273 when its remaining members, including notable individuals such as Eskel, Geralt of Rivia, and Lambert, separated after Vesemir's death. Other less relevant but important figures in the future, such as Adalwulf of Aedirn, eventually joined the School of the Fox.
Eskel, continuing his role as the last active member of the School of the Wolf, marched east, and his fate afterward became unknown. Geralt eventually retired in Toussaint. Lambert, marching south and accompanied by his lover Keira Metz, embarked on a quest for a new life. It was through Lambert's eventual crossing of paths with this group of survivors that the School of the Lynx eventually came into existence.
The School of the Lynx as such emerged following a brief discussion among a group of Cat School survivors composed of Gaetan, Dragonfly, and Joël, along with Lambert, a witcher of the School of the Wolf and Aiden's friend, and the mage Keira Metz. After a chance encounter, they decided to unite their efforts to reclaim a caravan. Lambert, driven by a desire to honor his late friend Aiden and inspired by a change of heart regarding the witcher´s life following Vesemir's death, took on the role of leader.
Following their discussion, Lambert proposed a comprehensive reform, marking the third and most radical transformation of the Cat School, turning it into the School of the Lynx. Accepting the proposal, the other members of the Cat School appointed Lambert as their leader, with Dragonfly serving as his deputy, ensuring leadership continuity in case Lambert was unavailable, and vice versa.
Under Lambert's guidance and with Keira's assistance, the school underwent reconstruction and reorganization, recovering surviving Cat members on their journeys and Keira playing a crucial role in researching and recovering mutagens, contributing to the school's revitalization. This research by the sorceress, eventually resulted in a groundbreaking discovery in 1290-the cure for the Catriona Plague. The immunity possessed by witchers proved instrumental in this breakthrough, providing a solution to the terrible illness.
However, Lambert's reform weren't met with unanimous approval. A small group of Cat School survivors clung to the old ways, refusing to embrace the changes. These dissenters continued to call themselves Cats, with most of them finding refuge in the ruins of Stygga Castle during the harsh winters. Their resistance proved short-lived, though. By the 1380s, this holdout faction of the Cat School faded into obscurity, presumably succumbing to various threats or simply dying out. Their last member being Jolanta Dinmarb, who by 1381, joined Putnam Pitch and his School of the Crane, becoming the second grandmaster and co-foundress of the already mentioned school.the early 1290s, the Second Witcher Tournament took place, organized by the School of the Lynx. The purpose was twofold: to determine the number of remaining witchers and to demonstrate the transformation of the Cat School to survivors from various schools. This included active ones (producing very few members) like the Griffin, as well as semi-active or rebuilt ones like the Bear and Fox. The tournament occurred at Kaer Morhen, the former stronghold of the extinct School of the Wolf, used occasionally by the Lynxes during harsh winters before their complete relocation to the Western Continent. The event also served as compensation to the other schools for the failed plot by King Radowit II to destroy witchers in the first tournament, offering a complete tournament instead.
Approximately 105 participants attended the tournament, including around 20 Griffins, 35 Lynxes, 20 Foxes, 20 Bears, and 10 individuals from completely destroyed schools, mainly Vipers. Non-witcher guests were invited to serve as impartial observers or authorities' representatives, to reinforce the notion that all witchers were an honorable guild.
The tournament prize was Tomas Moreau's work, something a certain famous retired witcher no longer found useful but could benefit any witcher at Kaer Morhen. The competition comprised physical tests and later duels within an improvised arena. Groups of 20 from one school or different schools combined if their numbers were not enough would undertake a series of physical tests, and the group with the highest number of participants completing them would progress to the next round. This process continued until eight participants remained, competing against each other in the arena until a winner emerged.
The tournament lasted approximately two weeks, with Cervin of the School of the Bear emerging as the unexpected winner. Cervin then generously offered Moreau's work documents to Putnam. He did this as a gesture of goodwill, without asking for any compensation, recalling their past conflict in Toussaint, and out of "friendship," recognizing Putnam's genuine interest. Putnam later gave a copy of Moreau's work to the mage Jabolet, solidifying the path of new mutations for the already mentioned future School of the Crane that he, along with Jolanta Dinmarb, would establish.
Although they did not win the tournament, Lambert's intention to demonstrate the change he had achieved by leading the reformed Cat School was a reality. This led to him regaining the respect of the other schools, with the exception of the Griffin School, which still did not trust them.
In addition, prior to that year, due to sentimental issues with Lambert, Keira Metz was no longer serving as the School mage and had been replaced by various mages, including Adolar Wagner, Perignon, and Franz Kniprode. Furthermore, it was during the tournament that Putnam Pitch persuaded Lambert to posthumously bestow the title of a School of the Lynx Witcheress upon the late Tubiel of Brenna, as her actions were in alignment with the philosophy of the Lynxes.
Long after its founding in the 18th century, similar to the School of the Crane, the School of the Lynx would incorporate early versions of guns into its monster-fighting equipment.
Characteristics
Armor
Unlike their Cat School predecessors, who favored light armors, the Lynxes opted for a more practical approach to armor. While retaining a degree of flexibility for their signature agility, they prioritized sturdier materials like studded leather and reinforced gambisons. This offered better protection against stronger monsters without sacrificing the swiftness needed for their acrobatic fighting style.
First choice I’d be with the Griffin School, like being a magic user and a swordsman and the scholarly and knightly angle is pretty fire. Second choice would be the Wolf School and third choice the Viper School.
i feel like school of the wolf is the obvious choice and would probably be my first pick but school of the gryphon would also be really cool
In season 4 of the witcher Netflix Ciri may actually meet up with the School of the Manticore after being teleported in the Korath Desert because it was mentioned that those witchers usually protect Caravans and make their money off that business. This is some major spoilers I'm mentioning here
"Which Witcher School Are You?" My own...
I imagine a student of the Griffin school who passed the trial by reciting the book perfectly with a griffin egg balanced upon their head.
I'm definetly from the school of the Cat
I often wonder if some witchers would travel to other schools to learn other skills.
Example: A School of the Bear witcher that wanted to better his skill with signs would travel to the School of the Griffin in search of training and study.
Not really sure, some of the schools probably didn't like each other. The original Vipers were a breakaway from the Bears so they'd already be familiar with their training.
The Griffin's were friendly with the Wolves, and Coën, a Griffin witcher did travel to Kaer Morhen and help train Ciri after the destruction of his order
I'm pretty Wolf school with leanings toward bear school tendencies. I think Wolves are overall better rounded witchers, but that the bears are the specialized big guns.