List of Gwent Card Effects and Abilities

This is a list of Effects and Abilities which Gwent Cards can have in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for explanations of each Ability, the meaning of the symbols and icons on each card, and lists of cards having each Effect.

List of Gwent Card Effects and Abilities

List of Ranges

Ranges are standard to all Unit cards, and determine which row the Unit is allowed to be placed on the field.

Close Combat	This unit fights on the Close Combat row.
Ranged	This unit fights on the Ranged row.
Siege	This unit fights on the Siege row.
Agile	This unit has the flexibility to be placed on either the Close Combat or Ranged rows.

List of Unit Cards by Range

List of Abilities

These abilities allow Unit cards or Special cards to cause a specific effect to change the flow of battle.

Berserker	This unit changes into a much stronger version of itself if a Mardroeme is played before or after it.
Commander's Horn	This appears as a non-unit Neutral card (place on any row), or as a character’s ability (affects only the row the character is played on). It doubles the strength of all unit cards in that row. Limit to 1 per row.
Decoy	This non-unit Neutral card allows you to swap it with a card on the battlefield to return it to your hand.
Hero	This unit is immune to any special effects or abilities.
Medic	After playing this card, choose one card from the discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special cards).
Morale Boost	Adds +1 to all units in the row (excluding itself).
Mardroeme	This appears as a non-unit Skellige card (place on any row), or as a character’s ability (affects only the row the character is played on). It triggers transformation of all Berserker Cards on the same row.
Muster	Find any cards with the same name in your deck and play them instantly.
Scorch	Destroy enemy’s strongest unit in a specific row, if the combined strength of all his or her units is 10 or more. “Scorch” and “Clan Dimom Pirate” cards affect the whole battlefield. “Scorch (Specific Row)” cards (which are all “character” cards, beside the Clan Dimom Pirate) affect only one row.
Spy	Place on your opponent’s battlefield and draw 2 cards from your deck.
Tight Bond	Placing this unit next to a card with the same name will double the strength of both cards.

List of Cards with each Ability

List of Weather Effects

Weather Effects are caused by unique Weather cards, and will cause the Power of cards in certain rows on the field to change.

Weather: Biting Frost	This appears as a non-unit Neutral card. It sets the strength of all Close Combat cards to 1 for both players.
Weather: Impenetrable Fog	This appears as a non-unit Neutral card. It sets the strength of all Ranged cards to 1 for both players.
Weather: Torrential Rain	This appears as a non-unit Neutral card. It sets the strength of all Siege cards to 1 for both players.
Weather: Skellige Storm	This appears as a non-unit Skellige card. It sets the strength of all Ranged and Siege cards to 1 for both players.
Weather: Clear Weather	This appears as a non-unit Neutral card. It removes any current weather effects across the entire battlefield.

List of Weather Cards

List of Leader Effects

Each Leader card has a special effect unique to it.

[No icon] Leader

Not placed in deck with other cards; has a special effect on gameplay.

See our list of Leader Cards below for a full list of each Leader Card's effects.

List of Leader Cards

List of Gwent Cards by Effect

List of Unit Cards by Range

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Close Combat	Ranged
Siege	Agile

List of Close Combat Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Berserker/Vildkaarl	4/14	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Svanrige	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Udalryk	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Donar an Hindar	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan An Craite Warrior	6	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Blueboy Lugos	6	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Madman Lugos	6	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Cerys	10	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Kambi/Hemdall	0/11	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Birna Bran	2	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan Drummond Shieldmaiden	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan Tordarroch Armorsmith	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Dwarven Skirmisher	3	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Vrihedd Brigade Recruit	4	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Mahakaman Defender	5	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Havekar Smuggler	5	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Dennis Cranmer	6	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Isengrim Faoiltiarna	10	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Redanian Foot Soldier	1	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Poor F--king Infantry	1	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Thaler	1	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Blue Stripes Commando	4	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Sigismund Dijkstra	4	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Prince Stennis	5	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Siegfried of Denesle	5	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Ves	5	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Esterad Thyssen	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
John Natalis	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Vernon Roche	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Impera Brigade Guard	3	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Stefan Skellen	9	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Shilard Fitz-Oesterlen	7	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Young Emissary	5	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach	6	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Vattier de Rideaux	4	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Menno Coehorn	10	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Ghoul	1	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Nekker	2	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Foglet	2	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Draug	10	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Imlerith	10	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck

List of Ranged Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Clan Dimun Pirate	6	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan Brokvar Archer	6	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Ermion	8	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Hjalmar	10	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Young Berserker/Young Vildkaarl	2/8	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Light Longship	4	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Havekar Healer	0	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Riordain	1	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Elven Skirmisher	2	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Toruviel	2	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Dol Blathanna Archer	4	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Ida Emean aep Sivney	6	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Milva	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Iorveth	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Saesenthessis	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Eithné	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Sheldon Skaggs	4	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Sabrina Glevissig	4	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunter	5	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Síle de Tansarville	5	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Keira Metz	5	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Dethmold	6	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Philippa Eilhart	10	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Puttkammer	3	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Assire var Anahid	6	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Black Infantry Archer	10	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Tibor Eggebracht	10	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Renuald aep Matsen	5	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Fringilla Vigo	6	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Cow/Bovine Defense Force	0	Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Wyvern	2	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Gargoyle	2	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Cockatrice	2	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Endrega	2	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Grave Hag	5	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Leshen	10	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Toad	7	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck

List of Siege Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Holger Blackhand	4	Siege Unit	Skellige Clans
War Longship	6	Siege Unit	Skellige Clans
Draig Bon-Dhu	2	Siege Unit	Skellige Clans
Schirru	8	Siege Unit	Scoia'tael
Kaedweni Siege Expert	1	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Yarpen Zigrin	2	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Dun Banner Medic	5	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Siege Tower	6	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Ballista	6	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Trebuchet	6	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Catapult	8	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Rotten Mangonel	3	Siege Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Heavy Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion	10	Siege Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion	5	Siege Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Siege Engineer	6	Siege Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Morvran Voorhis	10	Siege Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Ice Giant	5	Siege Unit	Monsters Deck
Arachas Behemoth	6	Siege Unit	Monsters Deck
Fire Elemental	6	Siege Unit	Monsters Deck
Earth Elemental	6	Siege Unit	Monsters Deck

List of Agile Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Olaf	12	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Ciaran aep Easnillien	3	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Vrihedd Brigade Veteran	5	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Dol Blathanna Scout	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Barclay Els	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Yaevinn	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Filavandrel aen Fidhail	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Olgierd von Everec	6	Close Combat Unit and Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Celaeno Harpy	2	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Harpy	2	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck

List of Cards with each Ability

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Berserker	Commander's Horn	Decoy
Hero	Medic	Morale Boost
Mardroeme	Muster	Scorch
Spy	Tight Bond

List of Berserker Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Berserker/Vildkaarl	4/14	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Young Berserker/Young Vildkaarl	2/8	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Commander's Horn Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Dandelion	2	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Emhyr var Emreis: His Imperial Majesty	—	Leader	Nilfgaardian Empire
Draig Bon-Dhu	2	Siege Unit	Skellige Clans
Commander’s Horn	—	—	Special Cards

List of Decoy Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Decoy	—	—	Special Cards

List of Hero Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Draug	10	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Imlerith	10	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Leshen	10	Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Mysterious Elf	0	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Triss Merigold	7	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Yennefer of Vengerberg	8	Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon	15	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Geralt of Rivia	15	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Tibor Eggebracht	10	Ranged Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Menno Coehorn	10	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Philippa Eilhart	10	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Esterad Thyssen	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
John Natalis	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Vernon Roche	10	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Iorveth	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Isengrim Faoiltiarna	10	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Saesenthessis	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Eithné	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Ermion	8	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Hjalmar	10	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Cerys	10	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Kambi/Hemdall	0/11	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Medic Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Yennefer of Vengerberg	8	Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Menno Coehorn	10	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Dun Banner Medic	5	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Havekar Healer	0	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Birna Bran	2	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Morale Boost Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Olgierd von Everec	6	Close Combat Unit and Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Kaedweni Siege Expert	1	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Milva	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Isengrim Faoiltiarna	10	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Berserker/Vildkaarl	4/14	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Olaf	12	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Mardroeme Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Olgierd von Everec	6	Close Combat Unit and Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Kaedweni Siege Expert	1	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
Milva	10	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Isengrim Faoiltiarna	10	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Berserker/Vildkaarl	4/14	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Olaf	12	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Muster Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Ghoul	1	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Nekker	2	Close Combat Unit	Monsters Deck
Vampire: Bruxa	4	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Vampire: Garkain	4	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Vampire: Fleder	4	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Vampire: Ekimmara	4	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Arachas	4	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Vampire: Katakan	5	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Crone: Whispess	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Crone: Weavess	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Crone: Brewess	6	Close Combat and Ranged Unit	Monsters Deck
Arachas Behemoth	6	Siege Unit	Monsters Deck
Gaunter O’Dimm	2	Siege Unit	Neutral Cards
Gaunter O’Dimm: Darkness	4	Ranged Unit	Neutral Cards
Elven Skirmisher	2	Ranged Unit	Scoia'tael
Dwarven Skirmisher	3	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Havekar Smuggler	5	Close Combat Unit	Scoia'tael
Cerys	10	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Light Longship	4	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Scorch Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Schirru	8	Siege Unit	Scoia'tael
Clan Dimun Pirate	6	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Scorch	—	—	Special Cards

List of Spy Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Mysterious Elf	0	Close Combat Unit	Neutral Cards
Stefan Skellen	9	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Shilard Fitz-Oesterlen	7	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Vattier de Rideaux	4	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Thaler	1	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Sigismund Dijkstra	4	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Prince Stennis	5	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms

List of Tight Bond Cards

Name	Power	Type	Faction
Impera Brigade Guard	3	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Young Emissary	5	Close Combat Unit	Nilfgaardian Empire
Poor F--king Infantry	1	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Blue Stripes Commando	4	Close Combat Unit	Northern Realms
Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunter	5	Ranged Unit	Northern Realms
Catapult	8	Siege Unit	Northern Realms
War Longship	6	Siege Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan An Craite Warrior	6	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans
Young Berserker/Young Vildkaarl	2/8	Ranged Unit	Skellige Clans
Clan Drummond Shieldmaiden	4	Close Combat Unit	Skellige Clans

List of Weather Cards

Each Weather effect is only represented by the Weather Card with the corresponding name.

Name	Power	Faction
Skellige Storm	Weather: Skellige Storm	Weather Cards
Clear Weather	Weather: Clear Weather	Weather Cards
Torrential Rain	Weather: Torrential Rain	Weather Cards
Impenetrable Fog	Weather: Impenetrable Fog	Weather Cards
Biting Frost	Weather: Biting Frost	Weather Cards

List of Leader Cards

Name	Power	Faction
Eredin: King of the Wild Hunt	Pick any weather card from your deck and play it instantly.	Monsters Deck
Eredin: Commander of the Red Riders	Double the strength of all your Close Combat units (unless a Commander's Horn is also present on that row).	Monsters Deck
Eredin: Destroyer of Worlds	Discard 2 cards and draw 1 card of your choice from your deck.	Monsters Deck
Eredin: Bringer of Death	Restore a card from your discard pile to your hand.	Monsters Deck
Eredin Bréacc Glas: The Treacherous	Passive—doubles the strength of all spy cards (affects both players).	Monsters Deck
Foltest: Son of Medell	Destroy your enemy’s strongest Ranged Combat unit(s) if the combined strength of all his or her Ranged Combat units is 10 or more.	Northern Realm
Foltest: The Steel-Forged	Destroy your enemy’s strongest Siege unit(s) if the combined strength of all his or her Siege units is 10 or more.	Northern Realm
Foltest: The Siegemaster	Doubles the strength of all your Siege units (unless a Commander's Horn is also present on that row).	Northern Realm
Foltest: Lord Commander of the North	Clear any weather effects (resulting from Biting Frost, Torrential Rain, or Impenetrable Fog) in play.	Northern Realm
Foltest: King of Temeria	Pick an Impenetrable Fog card from your deck and play it instantly.	Northern Realm
King Bran	Units only lose half their values in bad weather conditions	Skellige Clans
Francesca Findabair: Hope of the Aen Seidhe	Move Agile units to whichever valid row maximizes their strength (don’t move units already in optimal row)	Scoia'tael
Francesca Findabair: Queen of Dol Blathanna	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.	Scoia'tael
Francesca Findabair: The Beautiful	Doubles the strength of all your Ranged Combat units (unless a Commander's Horn is also present on that row).	Scoia'tael
Francesca Findabair: Daisy of the Valley	Draw an extra card at the beginning of the battle.	Scoia'tael
Francesca Findabair: Pureblood Elf	Pick a Biting Frost card from your deck and play it instantly.	Scoia'tael
Crach an Craite	Shuffles graveyards (discard pile) back into main decks (for both players)	Skellige Clans
Emhyr var Emreis: Invader of the North	Abilities that restore a unit to the battlefield restore a randomly-chosen unit. Affects both players.	Nilfgaardian Empire
Emhyr var Emreis: The Relentless	Draw a card from your opponent’s discard pile.	Nilfgaardian Empire
Emhyr var Emreis: The White Flame	Cancel your opponent’s Leader Ability.	Nilfgaardian Empire
Emhyr var Emreis: The Emperor of Nilfgaard	Look at 3 random cards from your opponent’s hand.	Nilfgaardian Empire
Emhyr var Emreis: His Imperial Majesty	Commander's Horn	Nilfgaardian Empire

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