Witcher 3 - Slaughtering With Signs @ IGN

IGN has another article/video for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this week about sign magic. So just a quick warning it will contain more spoilers so you have been warned.

Signs the spells used by witchers to disable or destroy their opponents often felt inessential in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The utility magic certainly served its purpose in numerous situations, but those encounters rarely required much more than sword slashes between dodge rolls. I used them when I remembered I had them, and forgot shortly after. In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Geralt of Rivia lives and dies by both the sword and the spell. Even on the easiest difficulty, ignoring Signs is the quickest way to lose in battle.