This guide will show you how to start the Scavenging Hunt quest for the Mastercrafted Feline Gear from the Cat School witcher set in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt next-gen update, where to find and obtain all the diagrams and the requirements to craft the armor and weapons!
This guide is up-to-date for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen version (Update 4.04)
Table of contents
What is Mastercrafted Feline Gear and who is it for
The Mastercrafted Feline witcher is for level 34 and is an upgrade to the Superior Feline witcher gear (level 29), which is an upgrade to the Enhanced Feline witcher gear (level 23), which is an upgrade to the basic Feline witcher gear (level 17). It’s a light armor that increases Experienced earned, chance to cause bleeding as well as resistance to piercing, slashing, elemental, and monster damage.
You need to craft the Basic, Enhanced and Superior armor and swords first as they are part of the requirements to craft the Mastercrafted version. More on that in the Crafting Segment later in this guide.
How to start the Scavenging Hunt quest
You can purchase the fragment from the Blacksmith in Lindenvale. This will start the Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear Upgrade Diagrams – Part 4.
Having this map fragment is optional. You can find and obtain the gear diagrams without it and still get things done.
Visual Overview of the set
This set comes in dark blue color. It features a utility belt and chain mail protection around the neck, and both arms. You can use a dye on it to change the colors of each individual item. Dyes can be purchased from the Dyes Merchant in Toussaint.
Where to find the Diagrams
There are six diagrams of the Mastercrafted Feline Cat School Gear. They’re scattered in the Skellige Islands. The order in which you get the diagrams doesn’t matter. Finding all six will auto-complete the Scavenger Hunt quests related to them.
Mastercrafted Feline Armor, Gauntlets, Trousers, and Boots diagrams location
The Mastercrafted Feline diagrams are all located in a single chest. Go to Faroe, the Southeast Island. Look for the cave that’s far South of Trottheim. There are level 13 Harpies and Sirens flying near the entrance.
Swim in a straight line. The chest with the Mastercrafted Feline Armor, Gauntlets, Trousers, and Boots diagrams is behind the stalagmites.
Mastercrafted Feline Steel Sword diagram location
Go to this location, it’s a few meters North of Kaer Gelen on the Ard Skellig island.
Enter the ruins, defeat the level 29 Wraiths, and find the stairs.
Half the way up you’ll see a hole in the wall. The chest with the Mastercrafted Steel Sword diagram is on the other side.
Mastercrafted Feline Silver Sword diagram location
This diagram is also located on Faroe island. You’ll find a cave East of Harviken.
Enter the cave and use your witcher senses to find the weakened wall. Use Aard to destroy it.
Continue walking until you find two chests. The Mastercrafted Silver Sword diagram is on the right one.
How to Craft the Armor and Weapons
This is the fourth Tier of the Cat School Gear, you need a few rare and/or special things to craft it. To craft the swords, you need to unlock Master Blacksmith Hattori in Novigrad. To craft the Armor piece, you need to unlock Master Armorer Yoana in Crow’s Perch. For the rest of the armor pieces, you can visit any Journeyman armorer.
The Mastercrafted Feline is a very high-level gear set. This means that to craft all of the items, you will need crafting materials as well as the previous versions of each item – the Superior Feline gear.
Crafting Materials Requirements
Here is a list of some of the more interesting crafting materials you may not have on you and info on how to obtain them as easily and as cheaply:
Meteorite Silver Ingot
Can be purchased from Armorers and other merchants. You can also craft it from Meteorite Ingot and Silver Ingot or Dismantle certain items to get it.
Cured Draconid Leather
Can be purchased from merchants. (it’s a bit expensive but easy to find). Can also dismantle Heavy Armor or Monster Carapace to get it.
Dimeritium Plate
Can be looted, crafted from Dimeritium Ingots, or purchased directly from a merchant (most often found in armorer and blacksmith shops).
Meteorite Silver Plate
Can be purchased from Armorers and other craftsmen and merchants. You can also craft it yourself from Meteorite Silver Ingots.
Dimeritium Ingot
Can be looted, purchased, or crafted from Dimeritium Ore and Glowing Glowing Ore Ingot. You can dismantle some gear pieces.
Before you resort to purchasing an expensive crafting material, make sure you don’t have a way to craft it. The Dimeritium Plate, for example, is quite expensive even at this late stage of the game. It can be crafted from a number of ingredients, many of which you will likely have on you or can purchase cheaply enough. And always check what you can dismantle and what it dismantles into.
The rest of the items you can get by purchasing from alchemists, merchants or armorers, and blacksmiths. You can also get them by dismantling items at an armorer or blacksmith.
Where to find an Armorer and Blacksmith
Mastercrafted sets can only be crafted by a Master Armorer and Master Blacksmith. Complete the secondary quests to unlock the Master Armorer Yoana at Crow’s Perch and Master Blacksmith Hattori in Novigrad. Linked above are the walkthrough guides on how to unlock both of them.
Mastercrafted Feline Gear Set Stats
The Mastercrafted Edition of the Cat witcher gear is an improvement in any aspect compared to the previous tier. You get additional rune slots as well.
The + numbers in the images below are actual differences between the Superior and Mastercrafted versions of the set.
How to get the Legendary Version of the Mastercrafted Feline Set
The Legendary Cat School witcher gear set is available in New Game Plus (NG+) in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. The Scavenging Quest and all diagrams are located in the exact same places as in the normal game.
This concludes my guide on where to find and how to obtain the Mastercrafted Cat school gear diagrams and how to start and complete the Scavenger Hunt quests for them. If you are looking for more, take a look at the Gear Sets Guides collection we have.
The final step is the Grandmaster Feline diagrams upgrade. When you are ready to go to Toussaint, you can use the dedicated guide to help you find the diagrams and craft the armor and swords!
