The Toad Prince in The Witcher 3 is a giant, venomous toad-like monster that can be found prowling the sewers of Oxenfurt. It belongs to the Cursed One class of monsters in the bestiary, meaning that the Toad Prince was a result of a curse. Turns out this curse was placed by none other than Olgierd.
The Toad Prince was originally Prince Sirvat, now cursed by Olgierd von Everec, one of the main characters of interest in the Hearts of Stone storyline.
Once you accept the contract at the Seven Cats Inn to kill the Toad Prince, which Olgierd himself incidentally put up, you can start preparing for the battle to come before heading out to the Oxenfurt sewers.
Things you need to know to beat the Toad Prince in The Witcher 3
You will face the Toad Prince during the first mission of Hearts of Stone expansion, Evil’s Soft First Touches. The Toad Prince is a hard enemy to defeat and is surprisingly agile despite its size. It also has several quick attacks that are tricky to dodge and poisonous fumes that you need to stay away from.
Hence, as already stated above, you need to prepare yourself before heading out into the sewers, or at the very least, know what is the most effective way to beat the Toad Prince in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Consume Golden Oriole potion
The Toad Prince does several poisonous attacks. Its toxic gas combs will cover a lot of the arena in poisonous fumes. If you enter those areas, you will take poisonous damage over time. Drinking a Golden Oriole potion will make you immune to all poisons.
Golden Oriole potion is extremely necessary if you are attempting to defeat Toad Prince on Death March difficulty. The sewers are filled with poison fog, so the boss attacks aren’t the only ways you can get poisoned. Make sure to consume Enhanced or Superior Golden Oriole potion to withstand the effects of poison.
Apply Cursed Oil to your Silver Sword
Make sure to apply Cursed Oil on your silver sword to do increased damage to the Toad Prince. It goes without saying that using a steel sword is pointless as that is only effective against humans.
The basic version of cursed oil adds +10 percent attack power, while Enhanced and Superior Cursed Oils add +25 percent and +50 percent attack power, respectively.
Rely on signs to kill the Toad Prince
It can be fair to say that Yrden is probably one of the least popular signs in the game. However, against the Toad Prince, Yrden can prove to be invaluable.
Cast a Yrden sign during the fight and wait for the Toad Prince to enter the trap. As soon as it does, it will be stunned momentarily. Use the time to land as many attacks as possible. Using an upgraded Yrden sign will further amplify your damage.
Igni is a high-risk high-reward sign in this fight. While fire will do damage regardless, you want to cast the sign when the Toad Prince opens its mouth. The surrounding gas clouds and the venom inside react with fire for maximum damage. However, you will need to get close to time the sign correctly, which means bringing you in range of the Toad Prince.
Try to always stay next to but at the sides of the Toad Prince. This way, you will be able to land 1-2 hits, and the boss will have to jump away and reposition itself.
Lastly, you will need something to reinforce your defense, and the Quen sign does a splendid job of keeping you alive by taking most of the damage in your fight against the Toad Prince in TW3. You will need to keep this particular sign up during the entirety of the fight, as the Toad Prince can deliver some powerful attacks on you.
Northern Wind bomb
If you are finding it infuriating to see the Toad Prince jump around, or you just want an alternative to Yrden, throw a Northern Wind bomb. It will freeze the Toad Prince for a few seconds, allowing you to land some much-needed damage.
How to counter the Toad Prince’s attacks?
Your potions and oils are not going to be enough to take down the Toad Prince if you are unable to dodge its attacks.
Be wary when approaching the Toad Prince from the rear because of its jumping slam attack. Even when it leaps into the air, you should be ready to move out of its landing path.
Secondly, never stay in front of its mouth because that is when the Toad Prince will make use of its deadly tongue to deliver a heavy tongue attack. This is a fast attack and incredibly hard to dodge as this enemy boss can target you midair as well.
The boss also has some kick attacks, where the Toad Prince will use its legs to slam you. These will also be fast attacks and a bit tricky to dodge. You can try to dodge left or right, or better yet, circle around the cursed monster.
Finally, the Toad Prince will often do long-range venomous spit attacks as well as poisonous gas bombs. So, you can forget about staying on the other side of the arena because the toxic fumes will force you to relocate.
Once defeated, Toad Prince does not drop any loot. You only get 600 EXP for killing the boss, and later, Olgierd rewards you with 400 EXP and 450 Crowns.
