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Ursine Witcher Gear in The Witcher 3

Ursine gear is the heavy Bear School set for strong attacks, adrenaline and survivability.

Short answer. Build Ursine gear when you want to survive mistakes and convert strong attacks into dependable damage, especially on higher difficulties.

✓ Official item structure + version-qualified build notesReviewed 2026-09-30
Geralt in heavy traveling armor in an official Remastered screenshot

01 / Player path

Where to find it and what to do

Travel to Skellige for the Bear School Scavenger Hunt, recover all armor and sword diagrams, and craft the set with the required crafting materials.

02 / Requirements

Before you start

  1. 01

    Unlock Skellige and the Ursine Scavenger Hunt.

  2. 02

    Plan around heavy armor stamina costs.

  3. 03

    Collect rare leather and monster materials.

03 / Core facts

At a glance

Armor class
Heavy
Focus
Strong attacks and adrenaline
Swords
Steel and silver included
Best use
High-risk difficulty settings

04 / Field notes

Details that change the route

01

Heavy armor does not remove the need to dodge. It simply gives you more room to recover from an imperfect read.

02

The reforging system lets you keep the Ursine stats while adopting a preferred armor appearance.