The Witcher 2 Walkthrough Part 70: Epilogue (Roche's Side)

This walkthrough covers the Epilogue of The Witcher 2, which functions as the extension and conclusion of the The Assassins of Kings quest that has been continuing ever since the first Act. This walkthrough specifically will cover the quest from Roche’s side. If you are looking for coverage of Iorveth’s side of the arrangement, check out the next walkthrough. As this walkthrough covers the ending of the game, it will assume that you have beaten everything up until this point. As such, it will not mark spoilers as most of the previous guides have, because this is the end of the game and spoilers are essentially impossible to avoid at this point.

After you are done dealing with Saskia in her dragon form, you will return to Loc Muinne automatically.  At this point, you will meet with either Roche or Triss, depending on who you decided to side with in the For A Higher Cause! quest. You will talk to your companion about the battle with the dragon. It was a deadly and epic fight for sure, but remember who your true enemy has been this whole time: Letho. He will await you in the Temerian quarters. Whether or not you will actually end up fighting him by now is a mystery, as it has become clear by this point that Geralt and Letho have some sort of history, the extent of which may not be fully known yet. If you decided to help Roche out over Triss, he will tell you that Triss awaits you at the Temerian camp as well.

As you make your way towards the Temerian camp, you will encounter a group of soldiers who are attacking you because of a bounty that has supposedly been placed on your head. Your previous actions will dictate where, exactly, these soldiers will be taking their orders from. If you allowed Henselt to die, the soldiers will be of Kaedweni origin. If you allowed Anais to go to Natalis, the soldiers will be of Radovid’s Knights of the Flaming Rose. If you chose to help Triss instead of Roche, you will find Roche lying wounded and captured. He will have tried to rescue Anais and sadly failed, getting captured and interrogated in the process. After a brief interaction here, you will be on your way to the Temerian camp to meet up with Letho.

As you approach him, Triss will reach you first if you went with Roche instead of her. In this case, she will tell you that Letho saved her while you were busy rescuing Anais from Dethmold and his apprentice. Triss will fill you in on the few holes left in the plot, and Letho will fill you in on the rest. It will soon become clear that you will not actually need to fight against Letho. You may still decide to do so, however. If you do decide to fight Letho, check out the strategy for the battle below.

Boss Battle: Letho

As a Witcher, Letho possesses many of the same powers as you. He will cast Igni to attack you from afar, and he will also throw poisonous bombs at you from afar. As soon as you see him winding up to throw a bomb or cast a spell, roll to the side to avoid the attack. Letho also casts Quen on himself frequently, shielding himself from damage. Occasionally, if he gets close enough, he will cast Aard to knock you off your feet.

Learn Letho’s attacks and how to dodge each of them before you commit to any serious counterattack. Use Quen to protect when he launches any particularly serious attacks in your direction, and spam Aard to keep him at bay when he comes in for a close attack. . As you dodge around, set Yrden traps across the battlefield. If they succeed, Letho will be momentarily stunned and he will be unable to counter any damage with his Quen spell. Once you have familiarized yourself with Letho’s attack patterns you can successfully mount a counterattack. Don’t waste any time with weak blows; use the right mouse button to hit him with heavy attacks while you can.

After you have either killed Letho or talked your way out of the situation, you will take your leave of Loc Muinne with your companions. If you helped Roche find Anais, he will leave with you and Triss. If you left him in the clutches of the soldiers, you and Triss will make the journey alone. Either way, you have beaten The Witcher 2 on Roche’s side. Congratulations!