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List of Gwent Card Effects and Abilities

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List of Gwent Card Effects and Abilities

Gwent cards have different ranges, effects, and abilities in The Witcher 3. Find out what the different symbols and icons on each Gwent card mean here!

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List of Gwent Card Effects and Abilities

Gwent Card Effects and Abilities
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Ranges

Close CombatClose Combat This unit fights on the Close Combat row.
RangedRanged This unit fights on the Ranged row.
SiegeSiege This unit fights on the Siege row.
AgileAgile This unit has the flexibility to be placed on either the Close Combat or Ranged rows.

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

Abilities

BerserkerBerserker This unit changes into a much stronger version of itself if a Mardroeme is played before or after it.
CommanderCommander'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.
DecoyDecoy This non-unit Neutral card allows you to swap it with a card on the battlefield to return it to your hand.
HeroHero This unit is immune to any special effects or abilities.
MedicMedic After playing this card, choose one card from the discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special cards).
Morale BoostMorale Boost Adds +1 to all units in the row (excluding itself).
MardroemeMardroeme 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.
MusterMuster Find any cards with the same name in your deck and play them instantly.
ScorchScorch 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.
SpySpy Place on your opponent’s battlefield and draw 2 cards from your deck.
Tight BondTight Bond Placing this unit next to a card with the same name will double the strength of both cards.

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

Weather Effects

Weather: Biting FrostWeather: 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 FogWeather: 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 RainWeather: 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 StormWeather: 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 WeatherWeather: Clear Weather This appears as a non-unit Neutral card. It removes any current weather effects across the entire battlefield.

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

Leader Effects

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

Each deck has one Leader card with a special effect unique to it that can be used to sway the tide of the game, and this effect can only be used once per match.

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2 Anonymous Anonymous almost 3 years

what is the recycle icon? it's not listed and i can't find it anywhere.

1 Koolbreeze Koolbreeze about 4 years

This list is missing symbol's and cards, maybe the DLC's added new cards to which is missing but this must be incomplete. What is the symbol on the Kami card and what is the symbol on the (Strenght 6) Scoia'tael region (Card Name) Da Blathanna Scout cards?

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