The Witcher: Monster Slayer's developers have struck a fairly healthy balance of implementing microtransactions into a free-to-play title. That's in part due to the in-game shop predominately stocking items valued in the game's Gold Coin currency. Though, as we know, coins don't always come easily in the Witcher profession.
RELATED: The Witcher Monster Slayer: Beginners Tips
The shop consists of three primary sections: Main, Alchemy, and Equipment. Read on for a rundown of the shop's wares, pricing, and the best deals to be had.
Main Section
The shop will open automatically to the Main tab, which offers bundles and daily deals towards the top of the page. The Main tab is also where you will find Booster Scrolls, inventory expansions, and more.
Starter Pack
The first sale you'll be met with is the offer for a Starter Pack. At the cost of $4.99, this bundle comes with the salesman's guarantee of being stuffed full of essentials for a promising start on the path.
Incidentally, this is the only way to obtain a silver sword early on. While it’s a pretty low-ball move on the dev's part to lock a Witcher’s right hand behind microtransactions, this is a great deal if you are going to invest any of your personal earnings into the game.
As a comparison, the cheapest silver swords available in the shop are worth roughly $5 on their own. With that pricey bottom line, knabbing a Silver Sword along with a cornucopia of other incredibly useful Witcher tools for the same price is a total steal.
RELATED: The Witcher Monster Slayer: A Guide To Slaying Monsters
The contents of the Starter Pack include:
- Witcher’s Silver Sword
- X2 Basic Crafting Station
- X2 Summoning Scroll
- X2 Ingredients Scroll
- X5 Falcon
- X5 Thunderbolt
- X5 Swift
- X5 Petri’s Filter
- X5 Insectoid Oil
- X5 Necrophage Oil
- X5 Ogroid Oil
- X3 Grapeshot
- X3 Dancing Star
- X3 Dimeritium Bomb
Minus sword, the total contents in the Starter Pack are valued at around 3,800 Gold Coins, which equals about $12, or months of grinding away at profitable in-game endeavors. The Witcher Silver Sword thrown in there marks the Starter Pack at a total value of roughly $15-$20.
Daily Deals
Daily deals are typically focused on restocking your collection of Witcher potions and other alchemical items of the trade, such as oils and bombs. Generally, the featured items will be marked down by 50%.
Boosters
Boosters are a mechanic to allow Witchers to play on a more stationary basis. Though it’s rather difficult to slay monsters with your feet up in the bath, so don’t expect to rely on these handy scrolls to supplement the entirety of your gameplay. Still, they are great for supporting your everyday in-game activities.
RELATED: How To Move Quests In The Witcher Monster Slayer
Here is a price list of the available Boosters. For a detailed look at the effects of each scroll, check out our guide on Booster Scrolls.
| Booster | Gold Coins |
|---|---|
| Range Scroll | 80 |
| Ingredients Scroll | 120 |
| Experience Scroll | 120 |
| Summoning Scroll | 200 |
Items
The items section mainly pertains to inventory upgrades in the form of various bags, pouches, and saddlebags. But it also offers a couple of crafting stations and a particular variety of bait.
| Item | Description | Gold Coins |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Bait | These rank fleshy bundles are placed at Nemetons to draw monsters to the location, much like Lures in Pokemon GO! | 200 |
| Basic Crafting Station | A sturdier crafting station with 20 uses that cuts crafting time by 50% compared to the infinite crafting station the game starts you with. | 300 |
| Reinforced Crafting Station | An industrial crafting station with 100 uses that also speed up crafting time | 1,200 |
| Bag | One-time purchase of 50 additional inventory slots. | 500 |
| Small Pouch | One-time purchase of 50 additional inventory slots. | 500 |
| Medium-sized Pouch | One-time purchase of 100 additional inventory slots. | 1,000 |
| Spacious Pouch | One-time purchase of 200 additional inventory slots. | 2,000 |
| Set of Saddlebags | One-time purchase of 400 additional inventory slots. | 4,000 |
Gold Coins
At the very bottom of the Main tab, you will find the currency exchange to buy Gold Coin bundles with your modern currency. Honest Witcher’s work is plentiful, but the payouts are lackluster, so you may very well want to trade some currency to get yourself started down the right path.
RELATED: Hidden Quests Fans Missed In The Witcher 3
We’ve already compiled a list of every way to earn coins in the game, but if you’re looking for the instant gratification of converting currency, here are the going rates of exchange.
| Gold Coins | USD |
|---|---|
| 200 | $0.99 |
| 1,300 | $4.99 |
| 3,500 | $9.99 |
| 8,500 | $19.99 |
| 26,000 | $49.99 |
| 70,000 | $99.99 |
Alchemy Section
The Alchemy section of the shop offers all of the blade coatings, brews, and explosives handy to the witcher trade.
For a closer look at the Alchemy tab, browse through our various guides, on Potions, Oils, and Bombs available in The Witcher: Monster Slayer, where we have explored the apothecary in its entirety and divulged all it has to offer.
Equipment Section
The shop’s Equipment section consists of both steel and silver weaponry, along with the various witcher school gear that will be familiar to those who played The Witcher 3.
Check out our comprehensive guide on every piece of equipment and the best ones to buy to browse the available wares and read up on the various buffs and effects.
NEXT: What Lore Is The Witcher: Nightmare Of The Wolf Based On?
