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String

Updated October 14, 2026 · Patch 5.01

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String is an item in the “Crafting component” category of The Witcher 3 (rarity: Common). Crafting ingredients: 2× Thread. Used to craft: Ard Skellig aketon, Assassin's boots, Assassin's trousers and 47 more. Dismantling yields: 1–2× Thread. Number of merchants selling it: 34. Purchase price in crowns: 15-19.

Stats

Value: 8 crowns
Add-on: Base game

Crafting

Craftsman: Blacksmith or armorer, level: amateur

2×Thread

Where to buy

Buy: 15-19 crowns
Sell: 1-3 crowns

All armorers and blacksmiths, except the one at Ardaiso Quarry
Armors and weapons merchants in Nilfgaardian Army Group 'Center' Camp
Fish merchant in Hierarch Square
Merchant in the boatyard south of Refugees' Camp
Merchant at Calveit Watchtower
Merchant at Coast of Wrecks
Merchant in Putrid Grove
Merchant in the Road to Bald Mountain village
Merchant in Ursten
Merchant by the road west of White Eagle Fort
Moving merchant in Blackbough, near Carsten or south of Gate of the Hierarch
Scoia'tael merchant in the forest south of Novigrad

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Scoia'tael merchant in the forest east of Oxenfurt
Quartermaster Eggebracht in Nilfgaardian Army Group 'Center' Camp
Merchant in Blandare
Merchant in Fyresdal
Merchant in Holmstein's Port
Merchant in Larvik
Merchant at the sawmill northeast of Rannvaig
Merchant at the Isolated Hut on Hindarsfjall
Merchant in Svorlag
Sjusta in Kaer Trolde Harbor
Merchant in Mohrin Village Hearts of Stone
Merchant in Stacheier Hearts of Stone
Clerk in Villa Vedette Blood and Wine
Merchant outside the The Cockatrice Inn Blood and Wine
Merchant in Dupont & Sons Blood and Wine
Merchant in Flovive Blood and Wine
Merchant in Francollarts Blood and Wine
Merchant in The Clever Clogs Tavern Blood and Wine
Merchant in the Wine Market in San Sebastian Blood and Wine
Pierre in the Tailor's Workshop in Beauclair Blood and Wine
Wandering merchants in Toussaint Blood and Wine
Wine Merchant at Rivecalme Storehouse Blood and Wine

How to get it

Loot

Used to craft

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Obtained by dismantling

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Dismantling

Dismantling at a craftsman yields:

1–2×Thread

Names in other languages

PL: Sznurek
DE: Schnur
FR: Ficelle
ES: Cordel
IT: Laccio
PT: Fio
RU: Шнурок
UK: Шворка
CS: Lanko
TR: Sicim
ZH: 细绳
JA: 弦
KO: 줄
In-game ID: String

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Item data: Witcher Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) and witcherskills.com. Item art © CD PROJEKT RED. Up to date with patch 5.01.

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