During the Prologue you are introduced to a card game called Gwent. To play Gwent you will need to collect cards to build up your deck, but you have more than one deck you can choose to play with. On top of the decks there are also some neutral cards that can be added to any deck you choose to play with.
There are four decks in the main game and a fifth you can unlock if you get the Blood and Wine DLC. You can also get some alternate versions of a few cards when you have the Hearts of Stone DLC.
The guide below lists all the cards you can find for the each deck, and how to collect them. You will also find some information about any abilities that each card may have. Hero cards are not affected by any card’s abillities.
Neutral Cards
Impenetrable Fog
Geralt of Rivia
Geralt’s unique hero card can be won by defeating Thaler in a game of Gwent. You can play Thaler after finishing the “A Deadly Plot” quest, but if you don’t play him straight away you will need to go to the the Seven Cats Inn in Gustfields, Novigrad, to find him.
Cirilla Fiona Elen Rianno
The unique Ciri card can only be won from the Scoia’Tael Trader, who can be found in the camp in the Novigrad Forest. You will encounter this trader during the Big City Players quest.
Yennefer of Vengerberg
As part of the “Playing Innkeeps” quest you will need to find Stjepan at The Alchemy Inn, in Oxenfurt, Novigrad. Defeat Stjepan and you can win this hero card.
Triss Merigold
To get Triss’ card you will need to defeat Lambert in a game of Gwent. You can find Lambert at the Nowhere Inn, in The Bits, Novigrad, as part of the “Old Friends” quest.
Vesemir
You can win Vesimir’s card from Vimme Vivaldi, the dwarven banker found in Hierarch Square, Novigrad. You will encounter Vivaldi as part of the “Big City Players” quest.
Dandelion
During the “A Matter of Life and Death” side quest you can compete in a Gwent tournament at the Vegelbud Estate in Gustfields, Novigrad. You will need to win the thrid round to get this card, but you can play each round as many times as you need until you win. This card also has the Commander’s Horn ability, which allows you to double the strength of all cards in a single row.
Villentretenmerth
There are no set locations to find this card. You will win it at random while playing other Gwent players throughout the game. This card has the ability to destroy your opponents strongest close combat units, so long as the total of teir close combat units is ten or higher.
Olgierd von Everec
You will need to get this card from Shani during the “Hearts of Stone” DLC, or you can find it at the top of her clinic in Oxenfurt if you haven’t won it from her yet. This card will add 1 to the strength of all cards in the same row you place it in.
Zoltan Chivay
You will need to defeat Aldert Green in a game of Gwent to obtain this card. You can find Alswert in the White Orchard Inn at the beginning of the game. However, if you don’t play him before you leave White Orchard for the first time, you will need to go to the Hanged Man’s Tree in Velen to find him.
Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff
This card is another random card, so there are no fixed locations you to find this one. You will need to play as many Gwent players as you can and this card will be won at random.
Gaunter O’Dimm
This is another card that you can get from teh “Hearts of Stone” DLC. You need to win this card from Robert Hilbert, during the “Open Sesame!” quest, in the Borsody Auction House in Oxenfurt. When you play this card it will find any cards within you desk with the same name and play them immediately.
Gaunter O’Dimm: Darkness
This card also comes as part of the “Hearts of Stone” DLC and there are three to be found. One can be bought from Dulla kh’Amanni at the Upper Mill in Brunwich. The other two can be bought from the merchant at the circus near Carsten.
Cow
This card is part of the “Hearts of Stone” DLC. You can find this card in the barn, during the “Dead Man’s Party” quest, in Brunwich, Redania. Although this card has no strength, when removed from the battlefield it will summon the Bovine Defence Force.
Bovine Defense Force
This card comes as part of the “Hearts of Stone” DLC. It is not kept in the deck, but can be summoned during play when the Cow card is removed from the battlefield.
Commander’s Horn
There are four of these cards to eb found, five if you have teh “Hearts of Stone” DLC. One can be purchased from the Innkeep at the Inn at the Crossroads in Mudplough. The second can be bought from the Innkeep in Lindenvale. The third can be bought from Marquise Serenity at the Passiflora in Novigrad. A fourth card can be bought from Stjepan at The Alchemy in Oxenfurt. The last one can be bought from the merchant at the circus near Carsten. When this card is played it will double the strength of all units in a single row.
Decoy
You can find three Decoy cards to add to your deck. The first can be bought from Elsa or Bram in White Orchard. Another can be bought from the Quartermaster at the Crow’s Perch. And a third can be bought from the Innkeep at the Seven Cats Inn. This card can be played to replace any card on your side of the battlefield, which allows you to return that card to your hand.
Scorch
You can collect three Scorch cards for your deck. The first can be purchased from the Innkeep at the Cunny of the Goose, Grassy Knoll. The second can be bought from Jonas at the New Port Inn in Ard Skellig. And the last one can be bought from the Innkeep at Urialla Harbor, An Skellig. Playing this card will remove the strongest cards on the battlefield, but this may also include your own strongest cards.
Clear Weather
You will start with two of these cards as part of your ase Deck, given to you at the start of the game. You can win a third one at random from other Gwent players throughout the game. Playing this card will remove negative weather affects.
Torrential Rain
You will start with two of these cards as part of your ase Deck, given to you at the start of the game. You can win a third one at random from other Gwent players throughout the game. When this card is played it will fix the strength of all siege combat cards to 1, for both players.
Biting Frost
You will be given two of these cards automatically with your base deck. A third one can be won at random while playing other Gwent players around the map. This card should be played with caution because it will reduce the strength of all close combat cards to 1, even your own.
