Where can I get Griffin swords made?

[Atom.Little]

I've had the Griffin swords diagreams for several levels, but I can't find a blacksmith to make them.

I finally found this blacksmith in Novigrad who requires me to do a quest for him first (On Dumplings and Swords). Only, I had to be lvl 24.

Before we knew there might be a few quests where monsters or bandits lower levels than Geralt might be hard to take out, but we also knew we could sometimes take someone out who was higher level than us. Not anymore though, if a mob is above your level you may as well forget about it.

Is it really meant to be this way? Do we really have to wait to get the lowest level Grifin swords until maybe the end part of the game? What's the purpose?

I'm lvl 15 and still can't get the best lvl 11 weapons?
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I hope I've missed a blacksmith somewhere who can make these swords. I've even been to White Orchard in search of a blacksmith, but there was none. When you begin to struggle with mobs one level below your own you know it's time to gear up. I've known for a while but been unable to. So therefore I ask...

Can anybody give me the right tip here?

Thanks in advance.

[whitdren]

Unless you wanna make the Mastercrafted version, which requires level 34, if I recall, you can have the sword made at any Journeyman blacksmith, there are several around. One for instance is Hierarch Square in Novigrad. There's a marker for the location and the smith is not far from there. You gotta be sure you have all the parts ready, if you don't, pin the diagram and check for the smith shop or craft them yourself from other components. Make sure you don't forge a sword you cannot use due to unmet level requirements.

[cassiels]

There is journeyman blacksmith in Novigrad. I'll try to explain:
from Hierarch Square where Vivaldi is go down to an archway on your left, under it and turn left. He is in the corner but you may have to walk around the market for a bit for him to turn up.

I think in Blackbough and in Orton there are also journeymen blacksmiths. There is another one in Velen but I can't think of the name of the village off the top of my head. And one in Oxenfurt. You could probably google them.

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Originally posted by Vurdulak:

Unless you wanna make the Mastercrafted version, which requires level 34, if I recall, you can have the sword made at any Journeyman blacksmith, there are several around. One for instance is Hierarch Square in Novigrad.

The one at the square where there's also a dwarf who converst currency? That's an armorer. There's also the bookstore on the same square.
I thought there was one down by the docks at the water front, but I was wrong. It was just a shaggy merchant dealing in almost nothing, hehe.

Originally posted by Vurdulak:

There's a marker for the location and the smith is not far from there. You gotta be sure you have all the parts ready, if you don't, pin the diagram and check for the smith shop or craft them yourself from other components. Make sure you don't forge a sword you cannot use due to unmet level requirements.

I've had all the parts ready for several levels. I've been wearing the armor for several levels, it's only the swords I can't find anybody to make - except the elf that requires me to do a lvl 24 quest first.

Like you say, I seem to rewmember there used to be two or three journeyman blackmisths in Velen, but now that I need them I can't find them.

Master blacksmiths would be just as fine, but there are always quests involved with them - quersts that are way above my lvl, so that's not an options, sadly. I do meed to find a journeyman blacksmith or at least not much more specialized than that. I'm only going on lvl 15.

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Originally posted by cassiels:

There is journeyman blacksmith in Novigrad. I'll try to explain:
from Hierarch Square where Vivaldi is go down to an archway on your left, under it and turn left. He is in the corner but you may have to walk around the market for a bit for him to turn up.

I think in Blackbough and in Orton there are also journeymen blacksmiths. There is another one in Velen but I can't think of the name of the village off the top of my head. And one in Oxenfurt. You could probably google them.

Ah, that rings a bell what you say about one that isn't always there, he's at a different smaller square not long from where Vivaldi's store is. I'll try follow your directions. And if I fail, I'll try out Oreton.

Funny you mention that town because it's one of the few I apparently haven't visited yet (I noticed it when looking at the map, their message board is yellow and that means I either haven't been there or it's been a long time since I was there (so new quests have appeared).

Thank you, now I have something to work on.

And thanks to both of you for trying to help me out. This is such a frustrating situation. I've been trying to figure it out on my for so long, but now I'm beginning to have trouble because my gear is too bad, so I had to ask for help. Thanks.

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Cassiels,

I went straight over and found the blacksmith at the other square. But you know what was most funny of all, I cam from the opposite side and was heading from Hirarch Square so I could follow your directions from there. Instead I came from having spoken to the elf master crafter and turned left and over the first bridge I saw and straight into the arms of the journeyman blacksmith....well, so to speak. I saw the icon for his blacksmith stand to the right as I was running past on the left (he's located in the corner of the 'square'). - I also remember having spoken to him before and bought some stuff from him, but somehow I'd forgotten completely about who and where he was even though something told me there was a backsmith in Novigrad somewhere.

You saved my day, I was getting real tired of looking and failing, and of these lvl 11 swords that were the best I could find.

Thanks again.

[Zehm]

Earliest place to get them made is in Oxenfurt - somewhere in the south east of the town.

[Shakaka]

there should be a couple blacksmiths you can unlock through the ? on the maps

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Originally posted by Djinn8:

Earliest place to get them made is in Oxenfurt - somewhere in the south east of the town.

I think I finally ran into that store just today and by pure chance. But I'd already found the blacksmith in Novigrad who can also do it. I'd describe his exact location, but it takes up space (as well as time) and I'm not sure if anybody needs the information.

If anybody DO need to know (I did, after all), leave a line and I'll gladly describe where it is and how to get there fast from 'The Rose & Thyme', Dandelion's place.

Thanks for the input, guys.
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P.S. To find a Master Blacksmith for the final upgrades of any of the special armor and weaapon sets, youI believe you must travel to Skellige.