The Witcher 3 Ursine gear - or Bear gear - is the one focused on heavy armour. Rather than dodging or worrying about signs you simply wade into battle and soak up damage as you return it in huge doses.
If you like to play as a tank then this is the set for you, it's simple, but incredibly effective.
On this page:
- Standard Ursine 'Bear' Gear, Sword and Armor locations
- Enhanced Ursine 'Bear' Gear and Armor locations
- Superior Ursine 'Bear' Gear and Armor locations
- Mastercrafted 'Bear' Ursine Gear and Armor locations
- Grandmaster 'Bear' Ursine Gear and Armor locations
The Witcher 3 has a vast array of different armour sets to wear. While many of these can simply be found lying around the world, the most powerful items must be crafted using diagrams you can find out in the world.
The best armours are often the Witcher School gear, each of which has a quest line associated with it. While you can always follow the quests themselves, you can also just go and pick up the diagrams anyway.
If you're looking for more assistance, our Witcher 3 walkthrough can help.
Standard Ursine 'Bear' Gear, Sword and Armor locations
Ursine Steel Sword
Head southeast of Fyresdal is a Ruined Inn that houses some enemies. Go into the building and look around inside to find the chest containing the diagram.
To craft this, you need:
2 Leather Straps
2 Steel Ingots
1 Monster Essence
1 Monster Tongue
Ursine Silver Sword
To the east of Kaer Trolde and south of the Ancient Crypt is a set of ruins. You can find the diagram next to a skeleton after you've passed through the right-hand door there.
To craft this, you need:
2 Leather Straps
2 Silver Ingots
1 Monster Dust
1 Monster Brain
Ursine Crossbow
Head south of the Old Watchtower to find a small cave. Stick to the right-hand side and you'll be able to climb some ledges, simply jump across the gap ahead of you and you'll find a skeleton with the diagram on its person.
To craft this, you need:
2 Hardened Timber
2 Monster Hair
1 Dark Iron Ore
1 Monster Bone
1 Resin
Ursine Armour
As you make your way through the Trail to Yngvar's Fang, you'll come across a ruined building around two thirds of the way. Head inside the door and drop down before going straight ahead and up some stairs. You'll come into a large room that has a chest containing the armour diagrams.
To craft these, you need:
Chest
1 Shirt
1 Dark Steel Plate
4 Linen
1 Monster Bone
2 Hardened Leather
Gauntlets
3 Silver
1 Dark Iron Ore
1 Fur Scrap
1 Monster Blood
2 Hardened Leather
Trousers
5 Silver
2 Leather Scraps
1 Cured Leather
2 Silk
1 Monster Liver
Boots
1 Dark Iron Ore
2 Strings
1 Fur Scrap
1 Monster Blood
2 Hardened Leather
Enhanced Ursine 'Bear' Gear and Armor locations
Enhanced Ursine Steel Sword
Start at Kaer Almhult and head up the path to the main castle area. Fight your way through the pirates and then go up the stairs to the right of the entrance, follow that path and you'll find the chest containing this diagram.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Steel Sword
2 Leather Scraps
2 Dark Steel Ingot
1 Monster Hair
1 Monster Bone
Enhanced Ursine Silver Sword
There are some ruins to the southwest of Giants Toes, make your way inside them and follow them to the end to find a chest containing the diagram.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Silver Sword
2 Leather Scraps
2 Meteorite Silver Ingots
1 Nigredo
1 Monster Saliva
Enhanced Ursine Chest Armour
On the southeast coast of the main island in Skellige is a cave with a marker called Grotto. Go inside and stick to the right before turning left and then right into an open area. You'll find the chest in the centre of the area next to a large rock.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Armor
1 Meteorite Silver Plate
5 String
1 Monster Hair
3 Hardened Leather
Enhanced Ursine Gauntlets
Head northeast of Rogne until you hit a small watchtower, the diagram is in a chest on the upper section.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Gauntlets
3 Silver
1 Dark Iron Ore
2 Cured Leather
2 Monster Tongue
2 Leather Straps
Enhanced Ursine Trousers
Cross the sea from Marlin Coast and go to the small island to the northeast. You'll come across a small cave that is guarded by a foglet, the diagram is within a chest inside the cave.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Trousers
5 Silver
2 Leather Scraps
1 Cured Leather
2 Silk
1 Monster Liver
Enhanced Ursine Boots
Start at Arinbjorn and go southeast until you come across a cave around halfway between it and Kaer Muire. The chest is at the very back of the cave.
To craft this, you need:
1 Ursine Boots
1 Dark Iron Ore
2 Strings
1 Fur Scrap
1 Monster Blood
2 Hardened Leather
Superior Ursine 'Bear' Gear and Armor locations
Superior Ursine Steel Sword
South of Downwarren lies a Ruined Tower. You'll find a broken wall you can go inside and you'll be able to see the chest you can grab the diagram from.
To craft this, you need:
1 Enhanced Ursine Steel Sword
1 Leather Scraps
1 Dimeritium Ingot
1 Monster Blood
1 Monster Claw
Superior Ursine Silver Sword
To the southwest of The Orphans of Crookback Bog is a small cave. Head insides and stick to the left-hand side and you'll come across the chest containing the diagram.
To craft this, you need:
1 Enhanced Ursine Silver Sword
2 Leather Scraps
1 Dimeritium Ingot
1 Albedo
1 Monster Hair
Superior Ursine Armour
Head to the northwest of Hanged Man's Tree and you'll find a cave. Head inside and keep an eye on the mini-map, there is a small section that sticks out of the otherwise smooth area, the chest containing the diagrams is in there.
To craft these, you need:
Chest
1 Enhanced Ursine Armor
2 Dimeritium Plate1 Monster Essence1 Monster Hide3 Cured Draconid Leather
Gauntlets
1 Enhanced Ursine Gauntlets
1 Dark Steel Ingot
1 Meteorite Ore
4 Monster Tooth
6 Leather Scraps
Trousers
1 Enhanced Ursine Trousers
1 Dark Steel Ingot
1 Hardened Leather
2 Silk
1 Monster Brain
Boots
1 Enhanced Ursine Boots
1 Dark Steel Plate
2 Leather Scraps
2 Monster Claw
1 Hardened Leather
Mastercrafted 'Bear' Ursine Gear and Armor locations
Mastercrafted Ursine Steel Sword
Between the Abandoned Tower and Blackbough lies a cave hidden within the rocky face of the landscape. Make your way inside and you'll find your chest next to some stalagmites.
To craft this, you need:
1 Superior Ursine Steel Sword
2 Dimeritium Ingot
2 Leather Scraps
1 Monster Saliva
1 Monster Tooth
Mastercrafted Ursine Silver Sword
To the west of the Road to Bald Mountain marker is a small island, head to the north of it to find an even smaller island with a monster den. The chest is on this island and the diagram is inside it.
To craft this, you need:
1 Superior Ursine Silver Sword
2 Dimeritium Ingot
2 Leather Scraps
1 Monster Essence
1 Rebis
Mastercrafted Ursine Armour
South of the Crossroads lies the Destroyed Bastion. Behind the damage stone wall is a chest containing all of the diagrams.
To craft these, you need:
Chest
1 Superior Ursine Armor
1 Cured Draconid Leather
3 Dimeritium Plate
1 Monster Carapace
1 Optima Matter
Gauntlets
1 Superior Ursine Gauntlets
1 Dark Steel Ingot
6 Leather Scraps
1 Meteorite Ore
4 Monster tooth
Trousers
1 Superior Ursine Trousers
1 Dark Steel Ingot
1 Hardened Leather
1 Monster Brain
2 Silk
Boots
1 Superior Ursine Boots
1 Dark Steel Plate
1 Hardened Leather
2 Leather Scraps
2 Monster Claw
Our Witcher 3 walkthrough and guide can help you with the main story, including the Wandering in the Dark and Family Matters missions, and eventually, one of several Witcher 3 endings.There's plenty of side content, too, including Witcher 3 Contracts, White Orchard quests, Velen quests, Novigrad quests and Skellige Isles quests.Elsewhere, learn about the best Witcher 3 builds, the best Witcher 3 mods, how to make money in Witcher 3, find Places of Power locations, and learn how to do Witcher 3 crafting and Witcher 3 Alchemy And when you're done with all those - we can help you through expansions with our Hearts of Stone walkthrough and Blood and Wine walkthrough.
Grandmaster 'Bear' Ursine Gear and Armor locations
Grandmaster Ursine Silver Sword, Chest Armour, and Gauntlets
Head to Flovive in Toussaint. There is a ruined building that has a small ditch next to it, clear away the blockage using Aard and go inside to grab the diagrams from the chest to your right.
To craft these, you need:
Silver Sword
1 Mastercrafted Ursine Silver Sword
2 Leather Scraps
2 Enriched Dimeritium Ingot
1 Monster Saliva
1 Monster Tongue
Chest Armour
1 Mastercrafted Ursine Armour
2 infused Slyzard Hide
2 Enriched Dimeritium plate
1 Monster Essence
1 Monster Heart
Gauntlets
1 Mastercrafted Ursine Gauntlets
1 Infused Slyzard Hide
1 Enriched Dimeritium ingot
2 Monster Claw
1 Powdered Monster Tissue
Grandmaster Ursine Trousers, Steel Sword, and Boots
Go back to Flovive then head north until you find a cave by a small lake. Make your way inside and hug the left wall, turn right as soon as you find a fork in the path then drop down again. Go left once you've dropped down and you'll find some bones that have the diagrams on them.
To craft these, you need:
Trousers
1 Mastercrafted Ursine Trousers
1 Infused Slyzard hide
1 Enriched Dimeritium Plate
2 Monster Hair
2 Monster Essence
Steel Sword
1 Mastercrafted Steel Sword
2 Leather Scraps
2 Enriched Dimeritium Ingot
1 Monster Blood
1 Monster Brain
Boots
1 Mastercrafted Ursine Boots
1 Infused Slyzard Hide
1 Enriched Dimeritium Plate
3 Monster Saliva
3 Monster Tooth
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- The Witcher 3 Feline gear locations
- The Witcher 3 Manticore gear locations
- The Witcher 3 Wolven gear locations
- The Witcher 3 Viper gear locations
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