Griffin Yrden Sign Mage
SignsA full six-piece Enhanced Legendary Griffin set turns every Yrden trap into a fortress that doubles your Sign intensity, refills Stamina, and cuts incoming damage by 20%. Entanglement chains new glyphs off every trap hit, Catalyst supercharges Aard against anything inside the circle, and Piercing Cold freezes and executes enemies it knocks down.
Damage
Piercing Cold executes frozen and knocked-down enemies. 5,657 bonus Aard damage otherwise, +90% inside Yrden
Survivability
20% damage reduction inside Yrden, Quen shield, 10% life leech from Ekimmara
Boss
Supercharged Glyphs drain 30 Vitality/s while Catalyst-boosted Aard hammers anything held in the trap
Signs
The Signs tree governs Geralt's five battle spells: Aard, Igni, Yrden, Quen, and Axii. In the Remastered tree, every Signs skill you unlock also adds in-combat Stamina regeneration, so a deep investment pays for near-constant casting.
The monster blade of the set. Beyond raw damage it adds a large chunk of Sign intensity and solid crit stats, and Severance stretches Whirl and Rend so sword finishers reach the edges of your Yrden circle.
Mods & Attachments
- ▸Severance (Runeword)— +1.1 yd Whirl range, +1.9 yd Rend range. Crafted by the Runewright (Hearts of Stone).Wiki
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How to Obtain
The centerpiece of the build. It carries the biggest Sign intensity roll in the set, and its Entanglement glyphword drops a fresh Yrden glyph wherever a trap strikes an enemy, layering overlapping circles across the battlefield.
Mods & Attachments
- ▸Entanglement (Glyphword)— When a Yrden trap hits an enemy, a new Yrden glyph is placed at that spot. Crafted by the Runewright from Glyphs of Yrden, Axii, and Binding (Hearts of Stone).Wiki
How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Drink the Ekimmara and Ancient Leshen decoctions. Both last 30 minutes, so they cover many fights.
- ▸Drink Superior Maribor Forest right before engaging to start with an Adrenaline Point, which Focus turns into extra Sign intensity.
- ▸Apply the matching blade oil so Hunter Instinct's crit bonus applies once Adrenaline is full.
- ▸Cast Quen first so a shield absorbs the first hit while you set up.
- ▸Hold the Sign button with Yrden selected to plant Magic Trap where enemies spawn or bunch up.
- ▸Step inside the trap to trigger the Griffin six-piece bonus: +100% Sign intensity, +5/s Stamina regen, and 20% damage reduction.
- ▸Fire Aard at enemies inside the circle. Catalyst adds 90% Aard intensity against them and Shockwave adds damage based on your Vitality.
- ▸Alternate between different Signs so Chain Reaction keeps stacking up to five times.
- ▸Use Aard Sweep when surrounded. Any enemy that is frozen and knocked down at the same moment dies instantly through Piercing Cold.
- ▸The Griffin three-piece bonus makes the next standard Sign free, so chain casts back to back.
- ▸Entanglement drops a new glyph every time the trap hits, so move between overlapping circles instead of standing still.
- ▸Ekimmara heals you for every point of damage the trap and Supercharged Glyphs deal, which adds up fast against groups.
- ▸Ancient Leshen grows your Stamina regen with every cast, so long fights get easier as they go on.
- ▸Recast Magic Trap before it expires. Fortify Signs and Sustained Glyphs give you a generous window.
Sources
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