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Gwent Quest: Velen Players Walkthrough

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Gwent Quest Velen Players

Gwent Quest: Velen Players is a Secondary Quest in Velen 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!

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Gwent Quest: Velen Players Rewards

Card Rewards

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Vernon Roche Letho of Gulet

List of Gwent Cards

How to Unlock Gwent Quest: Velen Players

Gwent Quest: Velen Players Map Location

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You can get this quest by taking the notice from the notice board in Crow's Perch. Alternatively, you can also start this quest by challenging the Bloody Baron in Crow's Perch to a game of Gwent.

Gwent Quest: Velen Players Walkthrough

Gwent Quest: Velen Players Objectives
1 Play the Bloody Baron at Crow's Perch
2 Option 1 Option 2
Play the Boatwright at Oreton Play the Old Sage at Benek
3 Play Haddy at Midcopse

Play the Bloody Baron at Crow's Perch

Bloody Baron Guide
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Bloody Baron at Crow

Go to the Baron's Office at Crow's Perch
You can find the Bloody Baron in his office at Crow's Perch and challenge him to a game of Gwent as soon as Family Matters.
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Play the Bloody Baron
The Bloody Baron has a Northern Realm deck and uses a lot of Spy cards. Use these Spy cards to gain a point advantage and either take a round or force him to play the additional cards he drew.
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Baron

Collect the Baron's Notes
Alternatively, the Baron will no longer be in his office after Return to Crookback Bog, and you can find his notes in his office instead. Collect and read it to get his card and continue the quest.

Play the Boatwright at Oreton

Boatwright Guide
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Go to Oreton
Afterward, you can go to Oreton to play the Boatwright in Gwent.
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Play the Boatwright
The Boatwright uses a Nilfgaardian Empire deck with lots of high powered cards. You can use Scorch to remove these cards from play and decrease his point total. After beating the Boatwright, you can either head to the Old Sage or to Haddy if you've beaten the Sage already.

Play the Old Sage at Benek

Old Sage Guide
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Go to Benek
You can head to Benek where the Old Sage has been waiting for you to play a game of Gwent.
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Play the Old Sage
The Old Sage plays a Monsters deck with a lot of Close Combat units with the Muster effect. You can use Scorch to remove the Muster units from play or use Biting Frost to reduce the strength of the Close Combat cards. Head to the Boatwright after beating the Old Sage or to Haddy if the Boatwright has already been beaten.

Play Haddy at Midcopse

Haddy Guide
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Go to Midcopse
Your final opponent, Haddy, can be found at Midcopse. Talk to the kid and challenge him to a game of Gwent.
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Play Haddy
Haddy has a Northern Realm deck and uses Special Cards such as Scorch and Impenetrable Fog. You can bait Haddy into using Scorch by playing higher value units. You can then play units with effects such as Muster or Tight Bond or summon your removed card from your discard pile using a Medic card. Bring Clear Weather to counter his Weather cards.

Gwent Quest: Velen Players Quest Info

Quest Number -
Region Velen
Quest Location Benek Midcopse Oreton Crow's Perch
Previous Quest -
Next Quest -
Missable? No
Failable? No

The Witcher 3 Related Guides

The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Secondary Quests Partial

Secondary Quests Walkthroughs

All Gwent Quests

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
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Other Secondary Quests

The Whispering Hillock (Lv. 5) 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)

Blood and Wine Secondary Quests

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

Hearts of Stone Secondary Quests

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)
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