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Gwent Cards in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can be acquired to improve your deck.

You can acquire them in different ways: winning them from players, buying them, looting them, etc.

Below is a list of Gwent Cards by Faction and their effects:

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Northern Realms Leader CardsEdit

Name: Foltest	Price	Special Abilities	How to Obtain
King of TemeriaEdit “It is natural and beautiful that a man should love his sister.”	45	Instantly play an Impenetrable Fog card from your deck.	Available from start
Lord Commander of the NorthEdit “Sod advisors and their schemes. I place my trust in my soldiers’ blades.”	50	Clear any weather effects (on both sides) currently in play.	Beating the innkeeperess at White Orchard
The SiegemasterEdit “A well-aimed ballista razes not just the enemy’s walls, but his morale as well.”	55	Doubles the strength of all Siege units, unless a Commander’s Horn is already in play on that row	Beating the Nilfgaardian Nobleman in Vizima
The Steel-ForgedEdit “A beautiful day for battle.”	60	Destroy opponent’s strongest Siege units if the strength of that row is 10 or higher.	Found in the quest “Passiflora”

Name: Emhyr var Emreis	Price	Special Abilities	How to Obtain
His Imperial MajestyEdit “The skies wept when my Pavetta died. They will not weep for me.”	45	Pick a Torrential Rain card from your deck and play it instantly.	Available from start
Emperor of NilfgaardEdit “Your motives do not interest me. Only results.”	50	Look at three random cards from your opponent’s hand.	Innkeeper, Inn at the Crossroads
The White FlameEdit “A sword is but one of many tools at a ruler’s disposal.”	55	Cancel your opponent’s Leader ability.	Rewarded for beating the Quest “Skellige Style”
The RelentlessEdit “They do not call me the Patient. Take care they do not call you the Headless.”	60	Draw a card from your opponent’s discard pile.	Found in the quest “Passiflora”
Name: Francesca Findabair	Price	Special Abilities	How to Obtain
Pureblood ElfEdit “To live in peace we must kill. This is human oppression’s cruel finale.”	45	Pick a Biting Frost card from your deck and play it instantly.	Available from start
Daisy of the ValleyEdit “‘The Elder Races have forgotten more than humans can ever hope to know’.” |50 |Draw an extra card at the beginning of the battle. |Innkeeper, Cunny of the Goose |- | The BeautifulEdit “Do not let my beauty distract your aim.”	55	Doubles the strength of all your Ranged Combat units (unless a Commander’s Horn is also present on that row).	Reward for beating the quest “Big City Players”
Queen of Dol BlathannaEdit “Ash shall fertilize the soil. By spring, the valley shall bloom once more.”	60	Destroy your enemy’s strongest Close Combat unit(s) if the combined strength of all his or her Close Combat units is 10 or more.	Found in the quest “Passiflora”
Name: Eredin	Price	Special Abilities	How to Obtain
Commander of the Red RidersEdit ” Have some dignity. You know how this will end.”	45	Pick any weather card from your deck and play it instantly.	Available from start
King of the Wild HuntEdit ” I’ve long awaited this….”	50	Double the strength of all your Close Combat units (unless a Commander’s Horn is also present on that row).	Innkeeper, New Port Inn, Kaer Trolde Harbor
Bringer of DeathEdit ” Go on. Show me your spins, pirouettes, and feints. I want to watch. “	55	Discard 2 cards and draw 1 card of your choice from your deck.	Reward for completing the quest “Gwent: Velen Players”
Destroyer of WorldsEdit ” It is unavoidable. “	60	Restore a card from your discard pile to your hand.	Found in the quest “Passiflora”
Name	Type	Strength	Special Ability	How to obtain
DecoyEdit “When you run out of peasants, decoys also make decent arrow fodder.”	Special	0	Swap with a card on the battlefield to return it to your hand.	Bought at the Quartermaster Baron’s store in Crow’s Perch (20) Bought from the inkeepress in White Orchard (50) Bought from a trader in Seven Cats Inn (20)
Commander’s HornEdit “Plus one to morale, minus three to hearing.“	Special	0	Doubles the strength of all unit cards in that row. Limited to 1 per row.	Bought from the inkeeper in the Crossroads (10) Bought from the store trader in the Passiflora (10) Bought from Stjepan in Oxenfurt (20)
ScorchEdit “Pillars of flame turn the mightiest to ash. All others tremble in shock and awe.”	Special	0	Discard after playing. Kills the strongest card(s) on the battlefield. (both friend and foe)	Innkeeper, New Port Inn, Kaer Trolde Harbor (50) Innkeeper, Cunny of the Goose (50) Innkeeper, Urialla Village, An Skellig (50)
Biting FrostEdit “Best part about frost – bodies of the dead don’t rot so quickly.”	Special	0	Sets the strength of all Close Combat cards to 1 for both players.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random) (20) You start with this card (x2)
Impenetrable FogEdit “A good commander’s dream… a bad one’s horror.”	Special	0	Sets the strength of all Ranged Combat cards to 1 for both players.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random) (20) You start with this card (x2)
Torrential RainEdit “Even the rain in this land smells like piss.”	Special	0	Sets the strength of all Siege Combat cards to 1 for both players.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random) (20) You start with this card (x2)
Clear WeatherEdit “The sun’s shinin’, Dromle! The sun’s shinin’! Maybe there’s hope left after all…”	Special	0	Removes all Weather Card (Biting Frost, Impenetrable Fog and Torrential Rain) effects.	Reward for beating an opponent (random) (20) You start with this card (x2)
Geralt of RiviaEdit “If that’s what it takes to save the world, it’s better to let that world die.”	Close Combat, Hero	15	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Thaler, at the Seven Cats Inn
Cirilla Fiona Elen RiannonEdit “Know when fairy tales cease to be tales? When people start believing in them.”	Close Combat, Hero	15	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	During the quest Big city Players, from the Scoial’tael Trader near Lucian’s Windmill. (50)
Yennefer of VengerbergEdit “Magic is Chaos, Art and Science. It is a curse, blessing and a progression.”	Long Range, Hero, Medic	7	Choose one card from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	During Playing Innkeepers, from Stjepan in The Alchemy Inn, Oxenfurt. (20)
VesemirEdit “If you’re to be hanged, ask for water. Anything can happen before they fetch it.”	Close Combat	6		Vivaldi, at the Bank of Vivaldi, Hierarch Square (50)
DandelionEdit “Dandelion, you’re a cynic, a lecher, a whoremonger, a liar – and my best friend.“	Close Combat, Commander’s Horn	2	Doubles the strength of all unit cards in that row. Limited to 1 per row.	In the Vegelbud Estate during the quest A Matter of Life and Death
Triss MerigoldEdit “I can take care of myself. Trust me.”	Close Combat, Hero	7	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Lambert, at The Nowhere Inn after the quest “Following the Thread”, Novigrad. (20)
Zoltan ChivayEdit “Life without old mates and booze is like a woman without a rump.”	Close Combat	5		Reward for beating Aldert Geert in White Orchard (random) (10)
Emiel Regis Rohellec TerzieffEdit “Men, the polite ones, at least, would call me a monster. A blood-drinking freak.”	Close Combat	5		Reward for beating an opponent (random) (10)
VillentretenmerthEdit “Also calls himself Borkh Three Jackdaws… he’s not the best at names.”	Close Combat, Scorch	7	Destroy your enemy’s strongest Close Combat unit(s) if the combined strength of all his or her Close Combat units is 10 or more.	Reward for beating an opponent (random) (10)
Mysterious Elf / Avallac’hEdit “You humans have… unusual tastes.”	Close Combat, Hero, Spy	0	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	Gremita, at Gedyneith, Ard Skellig (20)
Name	Unit Type	Unit Strength	Special Ability	How to obtain
Vernon RocheEdit “A patriot… and a real son of a bitch.”	Close Combat, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Hadko the Card Prodigy, Midcopse
John NatalisEdit “That square should bear the names of my soldiers, of the dead. Not mine.”	Close Combat, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	From Ravvy, Golden Sturgeon Tavern
Esterad ThyssenEdit “Like all Thyssen men, he was tall, powerfully built and criminally handsome.”	Close Combat, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Dijkstra, Bathhouse
Phillippa EilhartEdit “Soon the power of kings will wither, and the Lodge shall seize its rightful place.”	Long Range, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Reward for beating an opponent (random)
ThalerEdit “Fuck off! We aren’t all ploughin’ philanderers. Some of us have depth.”	Siege, Spy	1	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	Innkeeper, Arinbjorn
VesEdit “Better to live one day as a king than a whole life as a beggar.”	Close Combat	5		You start with this card
Siegfried of DenesleEdit “We’re on the same side, witcher. You’ll realize this one day.”	Close Combat	5		You start with this card
Yarpen ZigrinEdit “The world belongs to whoever’s best at crackin’ skulls and impregnatin’ lasses.”	Close Combat	2		You start with this card
Sigismund DijkstraEdit “Gwent’s like politics, just more honest.”	Close Combat, Spy	4	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	The Bloody Baron, Phillip Strenger, Crow’s Perch
Keira MetzEdit “If I’m to die today, I wish to look smashing for the occasion.”	Long Range	5		You start with this card
Síle de TansarvilleEdit “The Lodge lacks humility. Our lust for power may yet be our undoing.”	Long Range	5		You start with this card
Sabrina GlevissigEdit “The Daughter of the Kaedweni Wilderness.”	Long Range	4		You start with this card
Sheldon SkaggsEdit “I was there, on the front lines! Right where the fightin’ was the thickest.”	Long Range	4		You start with this card
DethmoldEdit “I once made a prisoner vomit his own entrails… Ah, good times…”	Long Range	6		You start with this card
Prince StennisEdit “He ploughin’ wears golden armor. Golden. ‘Course he’s an arsehole.”	Close Combat, Spy	5	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	You start with this card
TrebuchetEdit “Castle won’t batter itself down, now will it? Get them trebuchets rollin’.”	Siege	6		You start with this card (x2)
Poor Fucking InfantryEdit “I’s a war veteran! … spare me a crown?”	Close Combat, Bond	1	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	You start with this card, Shopkeeper, in Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff (x2)
Crinfrid Reavers Dragon HunterEdit “Haven’t had much luck with monsters of late, so we enlisted.”	Long Range, Bond	5	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Innkeeperess, White Orchard Tavern, Trader in Claywich Village, The Mire, Shopkeeper, in Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff
Edit “I’ve bled for Redania! I’ve killed for Redania… Dammit, I’ve even raped for Redania!”	Close Combat	1		You start with this card (x2)
CatapultEdit “The gods help those who have better catapults.”	Siege, Bond	8	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Innkeeperess, White Orchard Tavern. Store Trader Passiflora
Edit “Usually we give ’em female names.” “Like Jenny?” “More like Bertha.”	Siege	6		You start with this card (x2)
Kaedweni Siege ExpertEdit “You gotta recalibrate the arm by five degrees.” “Do what by the what now?”	Siege, Morale	1	Adds +1 to all units in the row (excluding itself).	You start with this card (x3)
Blue Stripes CommandoEdit “I’d do anything for Temeria. Mostly though, I kill for her.”	Close Combat, Bond	4	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Inkeeperess, White Orchard Tavern. Shopkeeper, in Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff. Quartermaster’s, Baron’s Store, Crow’s Perch
Siege TowerEdit “I love the clamor of siege towers in the morning. Sounds like victory.”	Siege	6		Reward for beating an opponent (random)
Dun Banner MedicEdit “Stitch red to red, white to white, and everything will be alright.”	Siege, Medic	5	Choose one card from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	You start with this card
Name	Unit Type	Unit Strength	Special Ability	How to obtain
Letho of GuletEdit “Witchers never die in their beds.”	Close Combat, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Boat builder in Oreton
Menno CoehoornEdit “I’ll take an attentive reconnaissance unit over a fine cavalry brigade any day.”	Close Range, Hero, Medic	10	Choose one card from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	Innkeeper, Inn at the Crossroads
Morvran VoorhisEdit “Summer sun reflecting in the quiet waters of the Alba – that’s Nilfgaard to me.”	Siege, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	You start with this card
Tibor EggebrachtEdit “Albaaaa! Forward!! Alba! Long live the Emperor!”	Long Range, Hero	10	Not affected by any Special Cards or abilities.	Olivier, Kingfisher Inn
AlbrichEdit “A fireball? Of course. Whatever Your Imperial Majesty wishes.”	Long Range	2		Trader, Crow’s Perch (x2)
Assire Var AnahidEdit “Nilfgaardian mages do have a choice: servile submission, or the gallows.”	Long Range	6		Obtained in White Orchard during the Prologue
CynthiaEdit “Cynthia’s talents can be deadly. She needs a tight leash.”	Long Range	4		Quartermaster, Baron’s Store, Crow’s Perch
Fringilla VigoEdit “Magic is the highest good. It transcends all borders and divisions.”	Long Range	6		From Caesar Bilzen’s house, during the quest “A Dangerous Game (Act 1 Novigrad)
MorteisenEdit “No Nordling pikemen or dwarven spearbearers can hope to best trained cavalry.”	Close Combat	3		Shopkeeper, In Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff
RainfarnEdit “You’ll die as painfully as that pathetic traitor Windhalm did.”	Close Combat	4		Trader, In Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff
Renuald aep MatsenEdit “They say the Impera fear nothing. Untrue. Renuald scares them shitless.”	Long Range	5		Reward for beating an opponent (random)
Rotten MangonelEdit “The rotten smell brings back childhood memories.”	Siege	3		Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
Shilard Fitz-OesterlenEdit “Warfare is mere sound and fury – diplomacy is what truly shapes history.”	Close Combat, Spy	7	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
Stefan SkellenEdit “My mark scars the face of our future empress. That is my proudest achievement.”	Close Combat, Spy	9	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
SweersEdit “And hands off the girl! Whatever we may be, we’re not savages.”	Long Range	2		Trader, in Claywich Village, The Mire
VanhemarEdit “For a fire mage, he’s not very… flamboyant.”	Long Range	4		Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
Vattier de RideauxEdit “There’s never been a problem a well-planned assassination couldn’t solve.”	Close Combat, Spy	4	Place on your opponent’s battlefield (counts toward opponent’s total) and draw 2 cards from your deck.	Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
VreemdeEdit “Discipline is the Empire’s deadliest weapon.”	Close Combat	2		Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep CeallachEdit “His eyes flashed under his winged helmet. Fire gleamed from his sword’s blade.”	Close Combat	6		Reward for beating an opponent (Random)
PuttkammerEdit “Learned a lot at Braibant Military Academy. How to scrub potatoes, for instance.”	Long Range	3		Trader in Claywich Village, The Mire
Etolian Auxiliary ArchersEdit “Double or nothing, aim for his cock.”	Long Range, Medic	1	Choose one card from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	Trader, in Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff. Trader, in Claywich Village, The Mire
Black Infantry ArcherEdit “I aim for the knee. Always.”	Long Range	10		Trader, in Claywich Village, The Mire. Trader, in Midcopse, Spitfire bluff
Siege TechnicianEdit “I never miss twice.”	Siege, Medic	0	Choose one card from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	Innkeeper, The Golden Sturgeon
Heavy Zerrikanian Fire ScorpionEdit “Not the best for taking cities, but great for razing them to the ground.”	Siege	10		Trader, in Midcopse, Spitfire Bluff
Zerrikanian Fire ScorpionEdit “The Zerrikanian Desert used to be a lush garden. Then these came along.”	Siege	5		Trader, Crow’s Perch (Village)
Impera Brigade GuardEdit “The Impera Brigade never surrenders. Ever.”	Close Combat, Bond	3	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Trader, Crow’s Perch (Village). Innkeeper, Inn at the Crossroads. Trader, Seven Cats Inn. Innkeeper, Cunny of the Goose
Nausicaa Cavalry RiderEdit “The Emperor will teach the North discipline.”	Close Combat, Bond	2	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Quartermaster, Baron’s Store, Crow’s Perch. Innkeeper, Inn at the Crossroads. Trader, Crow’s Perch (Village)
Siege EngineerEdit “Wielded correctly, a protractor can be a deadly weapon.”	Siege	6		Innkeeper, Inn at the Crossroads
Young EmissaryEdit “If I acquit myself well, perhaps next they’ll post me somewhere civilized.”	Close Combat, Bond	5	Place next to a card with the same name to double the strength of both cards.	Innkeeper, Cunny of the Goose. Trader, Seven Cats Inn

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