Gwent is a collectable card game that simulates two armies meeting on the battlefield.

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"Invented by dwarves and perfected over centuries of tavern table play, Gwent is a game of initial simplicity and ultimate depth, something beloved by both road-weary travellers during long nights around the campfire and elegant nobles looking to liven up dragging dinner parties."

Gwent includes over 150 cards from the following factions:

• Nilfgaard
• Northern Realms
• Monsters
• Scoia’tael
• Skellige

How to Play Gwent

Each player must have a full deck for at least one faction to participate in a game of Gwent. This includes a minimum of 22 unit cards and a maximum of 10 special cards. These unit cards can be made up of faction-specific units or Neutral cards, and if a player has more than 22 cards, they may choose to omit them from their deck in favor of drawing a better hand.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of Gwent is fairly simple: ensure that the total strength of your cards on the board is greater than that of your opponent's.

At the onset of the game players draw 10 cards from their deck, and may re-draw up to two of those cards (usually those of the weakest power or least strategic value). A coin is flipped to determine who shall go first.

Players place various unit cards in one of three corresponding tiers: Close Combat, Ranged Combat and Siege Combat. Certain cards have bonus abilities, such as adding additional strength to cards in their row or re-drawing a discarded unit.

Card Abilities

Many Gwent cards have their own unique abilities or skills, which can be used for varying purposes during a round of the game.

Special Cards

In addition to standard unit cards with bonuses, there are special cards that provide strategic bonuses when played.

Collect 'Em All

One of the earliest missions players recieve in Wild Hunt is Collect 'Em All, which is an over-arching quest to find at least one of every Gwent card to complete a deck for every faction.

This can be accomplished in several ways - Gwent cards can often be found for sale by various merchants, and many merchats will offer to play a round or two with Geralt. If the Witcher beats the merchant, they will offer him a free Gwent card - though this will only happen once per merchant.

There are also players whose proficiency for Gwent is well known, and locating and defeating them become side quests of their own. These players will yield rare cards upon defeat, usually a Hero card for the faction they favor.