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Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps is a Secondary Quest in Novigrad in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Find out how to unlock and complete the quest as well as the best choices and rewards for completing the quest here!
| Previous Quest | Current Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|---|
| - | Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps | - |
List of Contents

You can get this quest by taking the notice from the notice board in Oxenfurt. Alternatively, you can also start this quest by challenging any of the three innkeepers at the Alchemy Inn, the Kingfisher Inn, or the Inn at the Crossroads.
| Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps Objectives | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Play Stjepan at the Alchemy Inn | |||||
| 2 | Option 1 | Option 2 | ||||
| Play Olivier at the Kingfisher Inn | Play the Innkeep at Inn at the Crossroads | |||||
| Stjepan Guide | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
![]() Go to The Alchemy Inn Visit the Alchemy Inn in Oxenfurt and talk to Stjepan at the counter to play against him in Gwent. |
| 2 |
![]() Play Stjepan Stjepan uses a Nilfgaardian Empire deck that utilizes Spy cards to gain card advantage over you. You can use these Spy cards to gain more points than Stjepan and win a round or use Decoys to take the Spy cards and use them yourself to draw cards from your deck. |
| Olivier Guide | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
![]() Go to the Kingfisher Inn Head to the Kingfisher Inn in Novigrad and challenge Olivier to a game of Gwent. |
| 2 |
![]() Play Olivier Olivier uses a Monsters deck that has cards with Muster, which summons multiple cards with the same name from his deck to the field. However most of his Muster cards are Close Combat cards, so you can use Biting Frost to reduce their card values. |
| Innkeep Guide | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
![]() Go to the Inn at the Crossroads Go to the Inn at the Crossroads in Velen and play a game of Gwent against the Innkeep. |
| 2 |
![]() Play the Innkeep The Innkeep plays a Nilfgaardian empire deck that uses cards with the Medic ability, which takes a card from their discard pile and places it on the field, and Commander's Horns to double the strength of his cards. You can play a low amount of cards in the first round so that his Medic cards can't activate their effects in the next round, and you can use Scorch to remove cards strengthened by a Commander's Horn. |
| Quest Number | - |
|---|---|
| Region | Novigrad |
| Quest Location | Inn at the Crossroads The Alchemy The Kingfisher Inn |
| Previous Quest | - |
| Next Quest | - |
| Missable? | No |
| Failable? | No |

| Gwent Quest: Collect ‘em All! | Gwent Quest: Old Pals | Gwent Quest: Velen Players |
| Gwent Quest: Big City Players | Gwent Quest: Playing Innkeeps | Gwent Quest: Playing Thaler |
| Gwent Quest: Skellige Style |
| The Whispering Hillock (Lv. 5) | Brothers In Arms: Velen (Lv. 22) | Brothers In Arms: Novigrad (Lv. 22) |
| Brothers In Arms: Skellige (Lv. 22) | Brothers In Arms: Nilfgaard (Lv. 22) | At the Mercy of Strangers |
| A Mysterious Passenger | Black Pearl (Lv. 13) | Following the Thread (Lv. 11) |
| Never Trust Children | A Frying Pan, Spick and Span | Faithful Friend (Lv. 30) |
| Missing in Action | On Death's Bed (Lv. 2) | Precious Cargo |
| Twisted Firestarter | A Dog's Life (Lv. 5) | A Favor for a Friend (Lv. 6) |
| A Greedy God (Lv. 7) | A Towerful of Mice (Lv. 6) | An Invitation from Keira Metz (Lv. 6) |
| Bitter Harvest (Lv. 9) | Blood Ties (Lv. 12) | Caravan Attack |
| Ciri's Room (Lv. 5) | Deadly Crossing | Death By Fire (Lv. 10) |
| Defender of the Faith (Lv. 10) | Face Me if You Dare! | Fake Papers |
| Fists of Fury: Velen (Lv. 11) | Fools' Gold (Lv. 6) | For the Advancement of Learning (Lv. 8) |
| Forefathers' Eve (Lv. 7) | Funeral Pyres (Lv. 3) | Ghosts of the Past (Lv. 6) |
| Harassing a Troll | Hazardous Goods (Lv. 4) | Highway Robbery |
| Highwayman's Cache | Last Rites (Lv. 9) | Looters |
| Love's Cruel Snares (Lv. 10) | Lynch Mob (Lv. 7) | Magic Lamp (Lv. 6) |
| Man's Best Friend | Races: Crow's Perch | Return to Crookback Bog (Lv. 9) |
| Take What You Want (Lv. 25) | The Fall of the House of Reardon (Lv. 6) | The Truth is in the Stars |
| Thou Shalt Not Pass (Lv. 7) | Where the Cat and Wolf Play... (Lv. 25) | Wild at Heart (Lv. 7) |
| Witcher Wannabe (Lv. 10) | A Barnful of Trouble (Lv. 11) | A Dangerous Game (Lv. 12) |
| A Deadly Plot (Lv. 14) | A Feast for Crows (Lv. 20) | A Final Kindness (Lv. 26) |
| A Matter of Life and Death (Lv. 12) | A Tome Entombed (Lv. 13) | A Walk on the Waterfront (Lv. 12) |
| A Warm Welcome | An Eye for an Eye (Lv. 12) | Cabaret (Lv. 14) |
| Carnal Sins (Lv. 16) | Drunken Rabble | Empty Coop |
| Fencing Lessons (Lv. 12) | Fists of Fury: Novigrad (Lv. 23) | Haunted House (Lv. 7) |
| A Bard's Beloved (Lv. 15) | Hey, You Wanna Look at my Stuff? (Lv. 6) | Abandoned Sawmill (Lv. 24) |
| Armed Assault (Lv. 15) | Call of the Wild | Hidden Messages of the Nilfgaardian Kind (Lv. 8) |
| Crime and Punishment (Lv. 18) | Finders Keepers (Lv. 24) | Fists of Fury: Skellige (Lv. 30) |
| High Stakes (Lv. 26) | Honor Among Thieves (Lv. 9) | For Fame and Glory (Lv. 15) |
| It Takes Three to Tango (Lv. 28) | From a Land Far, Far Away (Lv. 13) | Hard Times (Lv. 21) |
| Iron Maiden (Lv. 19) | Master of the Arena (Lv. 14) | Peace Disturbed (Lv. 25) |
| Shock Therapy (Lv. 24) | Karmic Justice | Stranger in a Strange Land (Lv. 14) |
| The Cave of Dreams (Lv. 14) | The Four Faces of Hemdall | The Heroes' Pursuits: For the Goddess' Glory |
| The Heroes' Pursuits: Kaer Trolde | The Lord of Undvik (Lv. 17) | The Path of Warriors (Lv. 16) |
| Little Red (Lv. 15) | Message from an Old Friend | Novigrad Hospitality (Lv. 8) |
| The Sad Tale of the Grossbart Brothers (Lv. 26) | Woe is Me | Worthy of Trust |
| Greenhouse Effect (Lv. 27) | Novigrad, Closed City (II) | Monster Slayer (Lv. 26) |
| Trail of Echoes | Novigrad, Closed City (Lv. 11) | Now or Never (Lv. 14) |
| Of Dairy and Darkness (Lv. 9) | Of Swords and Dumplings (Lv. 24) | Out On Your Arse! (Lv. 14) |
| Race: The Great Erasmus Vegelbud Memorial Derby | Racists of Novigrad | Reason of State (Lv. 30) |
| Redania's Most Wanted (Lv. 12) | Rough Neighborhood (Lv. 10) | Spooked Mare (Lv. 12) |
| Strangers in the Night | Strumpet in Distress | Suspicious Shakedown |
| The Dwarven Document Dilemma (Lv. 2) | The Flame of Hatred | The Gangs of Novigrad (Lv. 9) |
| The Most Truest of Basilisks | The Nobleman Statuette (Lv. 14) | The Price of Passage |
| The Soldier Statuette (Lv. 14) | The Volunteer (Lv. 13) | Master Armorers (Lv. 24) |
| Yustianna Disturbed | The Tower Outta Nowheres (Lv. 30 ) | The Price of Honor (Lv. 14 ) |
| The Heroes' Pursuits: Fyresdal | The Heroes' Pursuits: Fayrlund | The Family Blade (Lv. 15 ) |
| Taken as a Lass (Lv. 25 ) | Siren's Call | Practicum in Advanced Alchemy (Lv. 24 ) |
| In Wolf's Clothing (Lv. 15 ) | Flesh for Sale (Lv. 12 ) | Fists of Fury: Champion of Champions (Lv. 11 ) |
| Farting Trolls | Brave Fools Die Young | An Unpaid Debt (Lv. 15 ) |
| Witch Hunter Raids | Warehouse of Woe (Lv. 13 ) | The Witcher's Forge (Lv. 30 ) |
| The Bastion (Lv. 23 ) | Berengar's Blade (Lv. 27 ) | King's Gambit (Lv. 18) |
| The Last Wish (Lv. 15) | Possession (Lv. 17) | Coronation (Lv. 18) |
| The Nithing (Lv. 14) | Free Spirit (Lv. 13) |
| A Knight’s Tales | Big Feet to Fill: The Third Group | Big Feet to Fill: The Fourth Group |
| Big Feet to Fill: The Fifth Group | Extreme Cosplay | Knight for Hire |
| Raging Wolf | The Perks of Being a Jailbird | Mutual of Beauclair's Wild Kingdom |
| The Words of the Prophets are Written on Sarcophagi | Till Death Do You Part | Using Your Loaf |
| Vintner's Contract: Chuchote Cave | Vintner's Contract: Duchaton Crest | Of Sheers and a Witcher I Sing |
| Fists of Fury: Toussaint | A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man (Lv. 43) | Amidst the Mill's Grist |
| Big Feet to Fill: The First Group | Big Feet to Fill: The Second Group | Duck, Duck, Goosed! (Lv. 47) |
| Father Knows Worst (Lv. 37) | Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Granite! (Lv. 36) | Master Master Master Master! (Lv. 40) |
| No Place Like Home (Blood and Wine) | Paperchase (Lv. 36) | The Hunger Game (Lv. 42) |
| The Warble of a Smitten Knight (Lv. 35) | There Can Be Only One (Lv. 43) | Turn and Face the Strange (Lv. 35) |
| Vintner's Contract: Cleaning Those Hard-to-Reach Places (Lv. 43) | Vintner's Contract: Dun Tynne Hillside (Lv. 40) | Vintner's Contract: Rivecalme Storehouse (Lv. 37) |
| Wine Wars: Belgaard (Lv. 37 and 39) | Wine Wars: Consorting (Lv. 40) | Wine Wars: Coronata (Lv. 37) |
| Wine Wars: The Deus in the Machina (Lv. 42) | Wine Wars: Vermentino (Lv. 37) | Big Feet to Fill |
| A Midnight Clear (Lv. 33) | Avid Collector (Lv. 34) | Enchanting: Quality Has Its Price (Lv. 32) |
| Enchanting: Start-up Costs (Lv. 32) | Races: Swift as the Western Winds (Lv. 32) | Rose on a Red Field (Lv. 33) |
| The Taxman Cometh (Lv. 32) | Without a Trace (Lv. 32) |
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