Abilities
Witchcraft Manuals and Human-Form Hexes
A spoiler-aware guide to the manual system behind Witchcraft abilities.
What is confirmed
PC Gamer describes ten Witchcraft abilities. Its guide says four are unlocked from Anca around the end of the prologue, while the rest can require manuals; it names Ancient Circles, Haunted Sites, Pilgrimage of Power quests, bookcases and merchants as possible sources.
Examples with clear provenance
The source places a Mercurial Fervor manual in the St. Tyna’s Convent library during Echoes of Silenced Bells, and it says Life Lock is unlocked in the Manumit questline. These route names should carry spoiler labels in publication.
Build around purpose
The cited guide characterizes effects such as crows, burning enemy blood, and a single-hit defensive reflection. Pick a manual based on the effect you want to test, rather than presenting an unverified meta ranking.