Finding all Monster Nest locations and destroying them will help unlock the following Achievements / Trophies:
- “Pest Control” (30 Gamerscore / Silver Trophy)— Destroy all monster nests in the Velen / Novigrad region, or in Skellige.
- “Fire in the Hole” (15 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Destroy 10 monster nests using bombs.
- Bonus: You receive 20 Experience Points for each Monster Nest you destroy.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Monster Location Guide for PC, PS4 & Xbox One
How to find missing Monster Nest?: There are 5 total Monster Nests in Skellige. 4 of the Skellige Monster Nests are on the main island (Ard Skellig) and 1 on the northern island (An Skellig). — The below video guide for this area starts in the south and ends in the north. You must have bombs in your inventory to destroy the nests.
How to find missing Monster Nest?: There are 5 total Monster Nests in Skellige. 4 of the Skellige Monster Nests are on the main island (Ard Skellig) and 1 on the northern island (An Skellig). — The below video guide for this area starts in the south and ends in the north. You must have bombs in your inventory to destroy the nests.
Tip: You can destroy Monster Nests with Grapeshot or Dancing Star bombs.
It’s recommended you do this on Skellige first, as it has the fewest monster nests, making it the quickest way to earn the “Pest Control” achievement / trophy.
Note: Velen & Novigrad together have over 20 more Monster Nests.
Does the game save each Monster Nest you collect?: No, you need to manually save after successfully completing these tasks.
Where to find all Monster Nest in The Witcher 3? The in-game monster locations at the Monster Nests are described in this detailed video guide.
The Monster Nests are listed in the video in random order.
Timeline in minutes for the Monster Nest Locations Guide in Skellige:
• Monster Nest Location #1 – Ard Skellig – 0:05
• Monster Nest Location #2 – Ard Skellig – 0:33
• Monster Nest Location #3 – Ard Skellig – 0:56
• Monster Nest Location #4 – Ard Skellig – 1:26
• Monster Nest Location #5 – An Skellig – 1:56
More monster nest location shall be added soon on this page as the Velen / Novigrad region has yet to be fully explored by Powerpyx (the creator of the video guide)
Credits: Special thanks to Powerpyx for the tips and video guide.