How Many Witchers Are Still Alive After Season 2

The Witcher season 2 introduced more witchers, but many of them didn’t make it to the end of the season – so, how many witchers are still alive after season 2? The fantasy genre is home to many extensive universes with their own mythologies, and one that has gained a lot of force in recent years is that of The Witcher. Created by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is a series of novels and short stories that became widely popular thanks to their video game adaptations, and after being adapted into a movie and a TV series in Poland in 2001 and 2002, The Witcher got its first English language adaptation thanks to Netflix.

The first season of The Witcher was released in December 2019, and it approached Sapkowski’s books differently, going for a non-linear narrative while following three characters whose paths converged towards the end of the season. These characters are Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), the title witcher; Yennefer of Vengerbeg (Anya Chalotra), a powerful sorceress; and Ciri (Freya Allan), the princess of Cintra who has powers of her own. Through season 1, Geralt was the only witcher around, but in season 2, many others were introduced, including his mentor, Vesemir (Kim Bodnia).

The Witcher season 2 introduced four new witchers, all of them part of Geralt’s past, but unfortunately, the series didn’t give most of them enough on-screen time and relevance in the story for viewers to truly get to know them. In addition to Vesemir, The Witcher season 2 saw the arrival of Eskel (Basil Eidenbenz), Lambert (Paul Bullion), and Coën (Yasen Atour), who fit with the number of young witchers who survived the attack on Kaer Morhen in The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, but the series added more. When Geralt and Ciri arrived at Kaer Morhen, there were 10 witchers at the keep (then 11 with Geralt), and Eskel later arrived. At this point, there were 12 witchers in Kaer Morhen, though as Looper points out, only eight are listed in the episode’s credits (Geralt, Vesemir, Eskel, Lambert, Coen, Everard, Gwain, and Merek). Eskel didn’t stay for long and had to be killed by Geralt as his body was taken over by a mutated Leshen, so at that point, there were around 11 witchers left.

Things got messy in the final episode of The Witcher season 2, as a now-possessed Ciri brought destruction and death to Kaer Morhen. Under the control of the Voleth Meir, Ciri killed Gwain, Everard, and Merek, leaving eight witchers to defend Kaer Morhen. Vesemir later mentioned that two other witchers – Vartok and Yrden – died in battle, and an unnamed one had his head chopped off by one of the many monsters Ciri brought through a portal. By the end of The Witcher season 2, then, there were around five witchers left (Geralt, Vesemir, Lambert, Coen, and another, unknown character). However, there might be more witchers from the School of the Wolf as it’s not confirmed that all witchers returned to Kaer Morhen that winter, and there are two other schools of witchers in the book – and the Netflix series has already made so many changes to the source material that it wouldn’t be surprising if more witchers are introduced or created in future seasons.

The Witcher season 2 failed at letting the audience get acquainted with the new witchers, especially Vesemir, who wasn’t given as much screen-time and relevance as fans were expecting, but that can be fixed in season 3. There’s still a lot more to know about witchers, their origins, and other parts of their history, and with only five left from the School of the Wolf, hopefully season 3 will develop their roles and give them a bigger part in the story.

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Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans (and it turned out great). Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, 4 Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She was also a contributor for FanSided’s BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Adrienne is very into films and she enjoys a bit of everything: from superhero films to heartbreaking dramas, to low-budget horror films. Every time she manages to commit to a TV show without getting bored, an angel gets its wings.

When she’s not writing, you can find her trying to learn a new language, watching hockey (go Avs!), or wondering what life would have been like had Pushing Daisies, Firefly, and Limitless not been cancelled. Breakfast food is life and coffee is what makes the world go round.

Guillermo del Toro said “hi” to her once. It was great.

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