Master Marksman is an achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and requires one to kill 50 human or nonhuman opponents by striking them in the head with a crossbow bolt. As such, this can be a very time consuming achievement.
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- For abilities, get Lightning Reflexes, Anatomical Knowledge, and Steady Shot.
- For Blood and Wine mutations, Cat Eyes will be great choice
- If having difficulties, try having a game on a low difficulty setting, making the damage higher and more likely to kill with one shot.
- Animals (cows, pigs, etc.) are creatures and therefore do not count towards this achievement.
- If you need to grind, there are several locations where bandits respawn. An easy way to force opponents to respawn is to fast-travel out of the territory and then fast travel back; going from Velen/Novigrad to Skellige or Vizima and then returning will cause enemies to respawn, but traveling fast-traveling within Velen/Novigrad may not.
- The Devil's Pit is one of the best places to grind for bandits. About 6-10 bandits will respawn when you return to the area. The bandits will get "stuck" pursuing you near the entrance, which allows you to take your time when aiming for the headshot.
- East of Herbalist's Hut there is a camp with 3 bandits.
- There is another location just north of White Eagle Fort where 3 bandits will respawn.
- Just north of Giants' Toes, there is another location where 3 bandits will respawn.
- At the shrine west of Yngvar's Fang, there is another location where 3 bandits will respawn, as well as a herd of goats.
- Another possible location is Trottheim, depending on the conclusion of the Flesh for Sale quest.
- 4 bandits on horseback respawn just south of Drahim Castle. Axii will make them fall from their horse for easier pickings.
- Try to aim for the scalp/hair if having difficulties hitting the head. Screenshake has been long believed to be an indication of netting a headshot, but is actually only indicating a critical hit, which is possible to be scored anywhere on your targets body.
- Use Axii or Yrden on an opponent, which will allow you to better aim for a short period of time.