Summary
Unbelievably,The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis now over ten years old. With that big anniversary, many players are flocking back to one of the best RPGs ever made and coming up against familiar problems, such as where to get all that pesky dimeritium ore essential for crafting progress.
Luckily, with ten years of experience,Witcherfans have come up with a litany of great strategies and things to look out for in the quest for ever more dimeritium, one of the most important building blocks of the crafting system.
7Bandit Camps
Frontier Justice
Dimeritium is usually found in the human world ofThe Witcher 3, so it’s always wise to go looking where humans lurk to top up supplies. One of the absolute best ways to find precious dimeritium is by running through every bandit camp Geralt can find, usually encountered while in the open world,completing some brilliant side quests.
That’s because not only can bandits drop useful crafting materials, but the treasure chests in bandit camps almost always have some sort of useful crafting materials in them, meaning, dimeritium.
6Guarded Treasures
The Loot Awaits
While there are plenty of monsters out in the wild for Geralt to hunt, to find the biggest game, sometimes he must go to where the monsters call home. These guarded nests host some ofthe most impressive monstersin the game, but they also almost always have a treasure chest full of goodies.
Not only do monsters drop precious materials for alchemy and mutagens for levelling builds, but the chests usually have some great gear and dimeritium in them. Just be aware that once the chest is looted, that monster spawn can’t be used to farm anymore.
5Treasure Hunts
X Marks The Spot
Treasure hunts are single-handedly one of the best ways to rack up much-needed funds and gear inThe Witcher 3. Most players will stumble across them while pursuing hallowed Witcher gear, but if dimeritium is the goal, treasure hunts are also a great place to search and have some ofthe most interesting content in the game.
Velen is one of the best places to start, with the most treasure hunts out of any area in the game. Most treasure hunts have a specific pre-spawned item with an array of other crafting items besides, which is precisely where the precious dimeritium will be.
4Craft Them
Hammer and Tongs
Sometimes, there’s no substitute for just hopping into the crafting menu and getting dimeritium easily. Dimeritium ore can be crafted inThe Witcher 3, but players beware, it’s pretty inefficient, so attempt to only do it with spare materials or in a pinch.
The actual recipe is pretty simple. Players need to combine one dark steel ingot and one meteorite silver ingot to make Dimeritium ore. This functions as a currency exchange that, situationally, can be just what a player needs to get the last bit of dimeritium they need.
3Armorers and Blacksmiths
The Tradesmen Giveth
Luckily for Geralt, the wilds where monsters lurk are never too far away from a town or city full of merchants who are willing to sell whatever he needs. In fact, merchants and the broader economy become essential in getting good upgraded gear, and knowing how they fitinto the crafting systemis key to success in the late game.
They’re also a solid, reliable source of dimeritium. Though it’s really expensive to buy dimeritium this way, if a recipe calls for just a couple more ore, it’s easily the quickest and most reliable way of getting more.
2Get Dismantling
Clear The Inventory
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s gear system isn’t just for upgrades and speccing, but almost every single piece of gear can be dismantled into its constituent parts instead of selling it. This can feel like a waste for money-hoarder players, but it’s often the best way to get a stockpile of crafting goods, and who doesn’t want toclean up an inventory full of junk?
Instead of selling old gear, try dismantling as much of it as possible. Not every piece of gear will yield dimeritium, but a hefty portion do, and once the best items for dimeritium drops have been found, players can prioritise them going forward, essentially getting dimeritium for free.
1Question Mark Clearing
Map Clearance
The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis teeming with activities and areas to explore. In fact, one of the biggest criticisms of the game is that the map is littered with question marks, indicating unexplored places of interest, making it an absolute hell for completionist gamers.
However, systematically going from question mark to question mark to clear whatever the places of interest happen to be is one of the best ways to rack up crafting materials fast. It’ll lead you to loot, treasure, monster dens, bandit camps, quests, towns, and everything in between.
