Manticore armor

Level 40
3 sockets
Manticore · grandmaster
medium
Blood and Wine

Updated October 14, 2026 · Patch 5.01

Manticore armor is an item in the “Armor” category of The Witcher 3 (rarity: Witcher). Required character level: 40. It comes from the Blood and Wine expansion. It is part of the Manticore witcher gear set (grandmaster tier); wearing 3 or 6 pieces of the set grants extra bonuses. Crafting ingredients: 2× Cured draconid leather, 2× Dimeritium plate, 2× Monster ear, 2× Monster eye. Dismantling yields: 1–3× Chitinous shell, 1–3× Dimeritium ore, 1–2× Glowing ore, 1–2× Hardened leather and 1 more.

Stats

Armor: 240
Required level: 40
Sockets
Armor type: medium
Weight: 9.82
Value: 2158 crowns
Add-on: Blood and Wine

Effects

+28% Monster damage resistance
+25% Critical hit damage
+24% Slashing resistance
+19% Piercing resistance
+5 Maximum toxicity

Gear set: Manticore (grandmaster)

3 pieces

Critical hit chance and critical damage also apply to bombs.

6 pieces

The maximum number of charges for each alchemy item is increased by 1.

Whole set and tier comparison →

Crafting

Craftsman: Armorer, level: grandmaster
Diagram: Diagram: Manticore armor — Cave southeast of Gélenser Farm and southwest of Termes Palace Ruins