Enchanting in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is added by the Hearts of Stone expansion, and facilitated through the use of runewords (for weapons) and glyphwords (for armor). These can give significant bonuses to a piece of equipment, but would destroy any upgrades already set into it, and fill all upgrade slots on that armor/weapon, preventing the addition of new runes.
If you want them, Geralt must help the Runewright. You can find him and his apprentice near Upper Mill, north of Novigrad.
Some general notes on Enchanting:
- Runewords and Glyphwords can only be added to a sword or armor with 3 slots. Dulla can add more slots to any item for a fee up to set maximums; all swords can get up to 3 slots but only chest armor can get 3 slots so you will only ever be able to have one active Glyphword.
- A sword Runeword will only be active if that particular sword is drawn in combat, so if you like the effect of a particular Runeword and want it in combat against both magical and non-magical enemies you will need to spend the resources to craft it twice, once each for your Steel and Silver swords
- If you enchant any Witcher set gear but then upgrade that gear to a higher tier, the Enchantment will be destroyed in the process freeing up the slots (this does not happen with inset stones).
Runeword list
| Image | Name | Ingredients | Effect |
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Preservation (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser Svarog runestone |
Workbench table and grindstone bonuses never expire. |
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Dumplings (Level 1) |
2 × Pyerog runestone |
Consumed food restores 100% more vitality. |
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Placation (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser Stribog runestone |
Once Adrenaline points reach max, they slowly decline. Vitality, stamina, and toxicity regenerate faster during this time. |
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Rejuvenation (Level 2) |
1 × Perun runestone |
Fatal blows restore 25% more stamina. |
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Elation (Level 2) |
Fatal blows generate 0.1 to 0.25 adrenaline points. | |
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Severance (Level 2) |
1 × Zoria runestone |
Increases Whirl and Rend range. |
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Replenishment (Level 3) |
1 × Greater Triglav runestone |
When you cast a sign, you use up an adrenaline point and your next attack is charged with that sign. |
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Invigoration (Level 3) |
1 × Greater Devana runestone |
When at full health, excess vitality regeneration turns into added damage on the next hit. |
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Prolongation (Level 3) |
1 × Greater Morana runestone |
Unblocked blows increase potion duration by 0.5 seconds. |
Glyphword list
| Image | Name | Ingredients | Effect |
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Deflection (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser glyph of Aard 1 × Lesser glyph of Warding 1 × Lesser glyph of Reinforcement |
Armor deflects all arrows. |
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Heft (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser glyph of Quen 1 × Lesser glyph of Mending 1 × Lesser glyph of Reinforcement |
All equipped armor is treated as heavy. |
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Depletion (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser glyph of Aard 1 × Lesser glyph of Axii 1 × Lesser glyph of Reinforcement |
Hitting enemies with Aard reduces their Stamina by 50%. |
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Usurpation (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser glyph of Binding 1 × Lesser glyph of Axii 1 × Lesser glyph of Reinforcement |
When an enemy affected by Axii dies, the effect transfers to another. |
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Ignition (Level 1) |
1 × Lesser glyph of Igni 1 × Lesser glyph of Yrden 1 × Lesser glyph of Warding |
Enemies set alight by Igni have 25% to set other enemies on fire within 2 yards. |
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Rotation (Level 2) |
1 × Glyph of Igni 1 × Glyph of Binding 1 × Glyph of Reinforcement |
Igni strikes in a 360 radius but doesn't induce Burning. |
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Entanglement (Level 2) |
1 × Glyph of Yrden 1 × Glyph of Axii 1 × Glyph of Binding |
When a Yrden trap hits an enemy, a Yrden glyph is placed there. |
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Beguilement (Level 2) |
1 × Glyph of Axii 1 × Glyph of Igni 1 × Glyph of Mending |
Enemies affected by Axii are affected an extra 2 seconds for every hit they land. |
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Protection (Level 2) |
1 × Glyph of Quen 1 × Glyph of Yrden 1 × Glyph of Warding |
When entering combat, you automatically receive a Quen shield without using stamina. |
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Balance (Level 2) |
1 × Glyph of Axii 1 × Glyph of Mending 1 × Glyph of Reinforcement |
All equipped armor is treated as Medium armor. |
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Retribution (Level 3) |
1 × Greater glyph of Quen 1 × Greater glyph of Igni 1 × Greater glyph of Reinforcement |
Gives a 30% chance of returning some damage to the attacker. |
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Levity (Level 3) |
1 × Greater glyph of Aard 1 × Greater glyph of Mending 1 × Greater glyph of Reinforcement |
All equipped armor counts as Light armor. |
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Possession (Level 3) |
1 × Greater glyph of Axii 1 × Greater glyph of Aard 1 × Greater glyph of Binding |
When an opponent under Axii dies, the effect transfers to the nearest target. Duration increases by 2 seconds for every hit the target lands. |
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Eruption (Level 3) |
1 × Greater glyph of Igni 1 × Greater glyph of Quen 1 × Greater glyph of Reinforcement |
Enemies on fire from Igni explode upon death and set fire to others. |