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Witch Hunt Guide For Beginners
By TyrantYuuki
Basic information about Witch Hunt the game: Hunts, Items, NPC's, and other helpful information.
   
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Category: Achievements, Characters, Gameplay Basics, Loot, Secrets, Trading, Walkthroughs, Weapons
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
Introduction 
Recommended Controller Setup 
Useful Town NPCs 
Equipment & Equipment Upgrades 
Consumables 
Primary Weapons and Damage 
Useful Interactables 
Skills and Obtaining Skill Books 
Enemy Bestiary 
Hunts 
First Hunt 
Second Hunt 
Third Hunt 
Thank You 
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Introduction
We shall keep this very short and sweet. I will be placing my personally collected knowledge about the game here for others who may be in need of a different view. I hope this is helpful and will remove your need to search. I am obviously not the only person who has collected this information, and I do not claim to be unique in my findings. Please note that this game shares many similarities to Phantom Brave in how it is played but is in itself another fun variation of the formula.

I do not claim to be the original and only founder of any of this information. This is merely a collection of both my findings in game and those of cursory internet searches that revealed many and multiple sources for the information scattered over the web.

If you have found this information useful, please rate, give a like, comment, and/or favorite.
Recommended Controller Setup
My personal controller setup that I found quite effective.
Useful Town NPCs
Town Residents
Doctor
Will provide free healing for a large portion of the game. Located within the church inside Bellville.

Mayor
Will give the initial "Hunt Target" request and story dialog at specific times only. Will give rewards for completing hunts. Pays out bounties for slain enemies once the "Bounty Licence" has been obtained. Located in the Mayor's residence in Bellville.

Merchant
Provides purchasable access to Skill Books, Equipment, and Consumables. Provides one free purchasable Silver Crucifix per 10 slain enemies. Located in the center of Bellville.

Extra
Doggy
After being rescued, it will return to Bellville and provide a single treasure as thanks.
Equipment & Equipment Upgrades
Equipment
Bounty License
Allows the Hunter to collect a bounty of gold for each creature slain from the mayor or Bellville. Purchasable 300G
Compass
Marks the Hunter's current position and direction faced on the map. Purchasable 110G
Glowstone
Acts as a low power light around the hunter. Found in Bellville abandoned house.
Map
Allows the hunter to view and automatically marks specific locations on their map for reference. Found in Bellville Woods within the Cabin.

Equipment Upgrades
Ammo Bag
Increases max silver bullet capacity to 60. Purchasable 100G
Light Boots
Increases max stamina by 10%. Purchasable 60G
Metal Armor
Increases max health to 120. Purchasable 80G
Consumables
Ammunition / Silver Bullet
Cannot be found individually. Purchasable 3G

Cannonball
Limited. Chest. Single-Use

Healing Egg
Drops from Giant Tarantulas after they are slain
Restores 45HP.

Healing Plant
Find-able.
Restores 20HP. Restores 40HP if the Hunter has the skill "Power of Nature"

Lockpicks
Limited. Find-able.

Silver Bullets Pack (5 Silver Bullets)
Find-able. Reward. Purchaseable 15G

Silver Crucifix
Reward for every 10 enemies slain. Purchasable 35G
Visibly placed silver cross which causes lighting to strike the current "Hunt Target" a single time if it comes in range. Has a 30 second startup time before active. Crosses, while unused, and lightning strikes are marked on map temporarily. Range increased if the Hunter has the skill "Wrath of Nature"

Treasures and Gold Coins
Appears in many forms. Value affected by skill "Skilled Merchant". Find-able. Chest. Reward.

Watcher Totem
Placing saves game progress. Initial placement will show the totem facing the direction of the current "Hunt Target" at that moment. It will not update and is one-use. Placeable from the backpack / inventory screen. Purchasable 80G
Primary Weapons and Damage
The hunter has 3 primary weapons, 1 melee and 2 ranged. It is advised to remember that switching weapons is always faster than reloading.

Silver Saber
The Hunter's primary and only melee weapon. minimal range but highly effective. Damage numbers unknown.

Flintlock Musket
The Hunter's 1st of 2 ranged weapons that fire "Silver Bullet" ammunition. This weapon is your most accurate ranged weapon but suffers from a long reload time. 50HP damage to body parts. 75HP damage to headshots.

Flintlock Pistol
The Hunter's 2nd of 2 ranged weapons that fire "Silver Bullet" ammunition. This weapon is your medium range weapon and reloads faster than the "Flintlock Musket". 50HP damage to body parts. 75HP damage to headshots.

Silver Crucifix
A purchasable Hunter tool that marks itself on the map until it is used up, one charge per crucifix placed. Requires 30 seconds to prepare before active once placed. Strikes the current "Hunt Target" within a range of 150m for a damage of 100HP. Once the skill "Wrath of Nature" is obtained the range becomes 200m and the damage becomes 200HP. Once a target has been struck by lightning, it is marked on the the map momentarily.
Useful Interactables
Bear Trap
Unknown purpose but can be disarmed.

Bellville Fast Travel Sign
Allows free travel from the Cabin to Bellville.

Cabin Fast Travel Sign
Allows free travel from Bellville to the Cabin. Appears after reaching the "Bellville Fast Travel Sign".

Sacrifice Stones
Allows the Hunter to sacrifice 50HP to refill their mana.

Save Stones
Allows the Hunter to save their game for 50 mana. Does not work in "Perma (Death) Mode".

Skills and Obtaining Skill Books
Skills
There are a few default skills that the Hunter will always have.
Default Skills
Darkness Sense
The Hunter can sense the "Hunt Target" when it is within 500m. An icon is displayed in the upper left when it is active.
Evil Sight
Allows the Hunter to temporarily see through the "Hunt Target's" eyes. Used to gain insight as to its current location. Requires 20 mana.

Merchant Skill Book Stock
Consumer
Receive 50% more mana from killed creatures.
150G
Fast Reload
Makes weapon reloading 30% faster.
150G
Fast Travel
Allows fast travel into Bellville if at 100HP or higher. Requires 100 mana. Activate in the Backpack / Inventory screen.
125G
Improved Regeneration
Doubles health regeneration speed.
60G
Iron Legs
Eliminates fall damage.
20G
Lockpick Master
Improves the chance of successful lockpicking to 65%.
100G
Monster Shout
Has a 30% chance to scare away undead enemies when you are hurt by them.
60G
Power of Nature
Makes healing plants restore more health. Doubles healing from "Healing Plants" from 20 HP to 40HP
150G
Second Chance
Provides a chance to be teleported to a random position in Bellville Woods and sets health to 15HP if your health reaches zero. Requires 45 mana to activate.
60G
Shadow
Reduces your visibility to enemies. Crouch stealth bonus of 70% visibility to enemies is applied to regular movement.
50G
Skilled Merchant
Increases the coins received for valuable objects by 20%.
100G
Wrath of Nature
Enhances the radius and damage of the silver crucifix. Increases range to 200m and Damage to 200hp
150G

Obtaining Skills / Skill Books
Skill Books can be purchased from the merchant for the listed gold cost, found hidden in the environment or chests within Bellville and Bellville Woods, and one additional can be obtained by shooting down the Night Flier. Each book awards a random skill, with the exception of the Necronomicon which awards two random skills, from the list above that has not already been obtained. If all skills are already in the Hunter's possession, 50G will be awarded instead.

Advice: Use gold to buy the less expensive books so that the random Skill Books will award you the more expensive ones.

Skill Book Locations Hints
Bellville Township
Safe
Within an unlockable house. Requires a code from the spider cave to open.
Necronomicon
Within a locked room. Requires the use of the "Second Chance" skill. Awards 2 skills OR nothing (no gold) if all skills are already obtained.
Bellville Woods
Dark Pit Chest
Take a leap of faith into the "Dark Pit" in the North East Section of the Bellville Woods
Goat Chest
Follow the "Goat-Skulled Markers" in the North West to find.
Night Flier / Giant Bat
Held in its mouth.
White Wraiths
Follow one of the White Wraiths located in the upper center sections of the Bellville Woods.
Enemy Bestiary
Acid Spitter / Evil Plant
Mostly stationary. Spits poison in the expected Hunter's movement path.

Black Goat / The Devil
Unkillable. Attacking will cause it to run away.

Child of the Devil Humanoid Form
--See Third Hunt--

Child of the Devil True Form
--See Third Hunt--

Crawler
Highly mobile. Will strike and retreat. A well timed saber swing will kill.

Deadblind
Highly dangerous. Causes damage to Hunter with sustained sight beyond a glance. A scrren effect takes over and an icon appears in the upper left when you are looking at the Deadblind enough to receive damage.
Advice: Shoot or stab at first availability. Approach by looking away.

Giant Tarantula
Incredibly fast, deals high damage. Strafing is effective. Drops a healing egg upon death.

Hellhound
Very fast. Strafing is effective.

Night Flier / Giant Bat
A very large bat that flies across the sky in intervals. Can be shot down with the musket. Carries a skill book in its mouth.

Sacrificial Tree
--See Second Hunt--

Snake
Incredibly fast, deals high damage. Does not move immediately. Shooting is highly effective and recommended.

The Witch
--See Second Hunt--

Undead / Zombies
Has variations of male, female, and burned. Makes a guttural noise occasionally when nearby. Easily killed with saber or shot.

Werewolf / The Beast
--See First Hunt--

Whisper
Do not approach. Cannot be killed. Identifiable by dark shadow in the distance and the sound of whispers. Take note sometimes exceptionally hard to see. Recommended course of action changing direction upon sight of or sound of.
Hunts
The Mayor of Bellville will task you, the Hunter, with killing specific targets within Bellville Woods. Each "Hunt Target" will follow the same basic rules:

  • Will NOT regenerate health
  • Will be highly aggressive once activated
  • Will activate the "Darkness Sense" skill when close enough
  • Is effected by the "Evil Sight" skill
  • The shadows of the environment will spin when the "Hunt Target" has the Hunter in sight
  • Each "Hunt Target" is highly dangerous and can kill the Hunter quickly


To avoid "Hunt Target" spoilers: GO NO FURTHER
First Hunt
Werewolf / The Beast
The werewolf is highly aggressive and will chase until it is close enough to attack at this point it will aggressively slash the Hunter. Will flee upon receiving damage from the Hunter every time.
Recommendations: Shots do high damage and will greatly shorten this hunt. Save crosses for more difficult hunts.

Second Hunt
Sacrificial Tree and The Witch

Sacrificial Tree
Hides amongst the other trees in the wood attempting to ambush the Hunter. Will lash out with branches if too close. Spits acid / poison in the expected Hunter's movement path, touch water or consume a healing plant to remove. Will Continue to chase the Hunter for a extended time if combat is started. Is also constantly being guarded by the invincible version of the Witch that can instantly kill the Hunter should she make physical contact.
Recommendations: Use tree cover to avoid acid / poison if available. Stay near water. Abuse the slowness of its approach and take headshots frequently. Keep distance and be aware that the spit is predictive of the Hunter's movement direction and not their current position.

The Witch (Invincible)
Before the "Sacrificial Tree" is downed, "The Witch" will wander the map in this haze-like form with a shadow. She is not damageable in this state. She will let out sight-disorienting screams as she approaches the Hunter and if she makes contact a jump-scare will be produced and the sound of bones breaking will play. If the Hunter has the "Second Chance" skill and enough mana they will survive and teleport away. The sound is believed to be the Hunter's neck being snapped / broken by "The Witch".
Recommendations: Avoid contact. A special eye icon will appear in the upper left if "The Witch" is affecting the Hunter's vision.

The Witch
Will become vulnerable after defeating the "Sacrificial Tree". Lets out an ear piercing scream that affects vision. Will instantly kill you if close physical contact is obtained. Can summon "Acid Spitter / Evil Plant" minions. Can also launch fireballs. Can teleport. Can go invisible and rush toward the Hunter.
Recommendations: Avoid contact. A special eye icon will appear in the upper left if "The Witch" is affecting the Hunter's vision. Stay near water to wash off acid / poison. Jumping the fnece beside the cabin is a good way to avoid direct contact when "The Witch" rushes the Hunter.
Third Hunt
Child of the Devil Humanoid Form and True Form

Child of the Devil Humanoid Form
Incredibly fast and hunts similar to the "Werewolf" / "The Beast". Retreats after taking damage.
Recommendations: Enter the Bellville Woods from the bridge and let it come to you. Another option is to use the "Cabin Fast Travel Sign", then go inside the fenced area and wait for it. Use the acid/lava pools to kill the enemies that spawn. Leave spider eggs on the ground to use as needed.

Child of the Devil True Form
Will appear from the Lake near the cabin after defeating the "Child of the Devil Humanoid Form". Spits poison in the expected Hunter's movement path. Spits fire/acidballs of acid/lava onto the ground that damage the Hunter and other enemies on touch. Spits a spider egg at the player which causes a jump scare effect if it makes contact with the Hunter and will hatch a spider shortly after. Will also roar with the same effects as "The Witch" scream. Spits out a black cloud that is hard to avoid that brings the Hunter to critical health, drains the Hunter's mana, and produces at jump scare.
Recommendations: Aim for the 6 respawning pustules, 3 on each side, to hurt it. Bring many "Silver Crucifixes" and place 2 after destroying the 4 easier to shoot pustules.Run away and collect gold by killing the respawning enemies then return to town to collect bounties and buy supplies as needed. The roar is also an opportunity to shoot the higher pustules.
Note: If using no "Silver Crucifixes", the upper pustules can be shot easier by fast traveling in and running close then crouching and aiming upward. They will be slightly more visible and easier to shoot in this way. Additional Note: "Bellville Fast Travel Sign" will be broken but the Hunter can still walk to the town and then fast travel back to the cabin as needed.
Thank You
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