Ice giant — witcher

A bestiary entry can technically be obtained by reading An Ancient Ballad, which however never appears during gameplay.

What is the Ice Giant's appearance in Witcher 3? toggle section

In Witcher 3, the Ice Giant is depicted with blue skin, a characteristic attributed to its birth from snow and ice. This feature enables it to endure extreme cold and gain power from it. The Ice Giant can control other beings, notably sirens, and is notorious for its harsh treatment of humans. Its preferred weapon is a ship anchor.

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Is the Ice Giant capable of reason? toggle section

The Ice Giant, a creature from tales and reports, endures severe frosts and gains strength from them. It demonstrates reasoning by controlling creatures, especially sirens, and uses simple weapons from its victims' belongings. Despite these signs of intelligence, it's known for its cruel behavior, especially towards humans.

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Who is the only character known to have fled from the Ice Giant? toggle section

The only known characters to have escaped the Ice Giant are the inhabitants of a particular village. They were compelled to hastily abandon their settlement due to the Ice Giant's unexpected awakening and fury.

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Is the Ice Giant the last of its race? toggle section

Believed to be the last of its kind, the Ice Giant is a formidable, ancient creature, blue as frost and towering over trees. Attempts at communication have resulted in swift, fatal outcomes. The creature's wrath once led to the hasty evacuation of a village. Information about the Ice Giant is primarily derived from tales and indirect accounts, as no witcher has confronted it.

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Notable ice giants

Bestiary entry

Fled one time in my life. From the Ice Giant. And know what? I'm not a bit ashamed.
– Rasmund Kvaalkje, Clan Tordarroch oarsman

This powerful, primeval monster is quite possibly the last of its race. The Ice Giant resembles a man in many respects, but is blue as frost and taller than a tree. Though it seems capable of reason, all attempts to communicate with it to date have ended the same way – in a quick and painful death.

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It is hard to provide a detailed description of the Ice Giant, for no witcher has ever faced it. It is known only from tales and second-hand reports that mix fact with legend. Skelligers claim its skin is blue because it was born of snow and ice, which is, of course, clearly impossible – though it does indeed seem capable of withstanding the fiercest frosts and in fact seems to draw strength from them. It can bind other creatures to its will, sirens in particular. It treats its victims cruelly and is particularly fond of human flesh. It uses simple weapons made from items looted from the bodies of those it has slaughtered.

Combat tactics

Though similar to the cyclopses in terms of combat ability, there is one aspect of the ice giant that must be cautioned: reportedly, the monster draws its strength from cold weather, with blizzards allowing them to reach their physical peak.

Creatures such as sirens can be bound to the will of an ice giant. Witchers should coat their silver swords in oil that affect any potential allies to the ice giant to help eliminate them more quickly.

A Horrval horn was once crafted to help repel sirens attacking Skelligers, knocking them out of the sky with a single blast of noise. Having the horn would be of great use against an ice giant, directing the sirens to attack its enemies. As with a cyclops, evasiveness and footwork are your best defenses against an ice giant. Use Yrden to improve your chances of avoiding any attacks!