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How to Get the Best Gwent Cards

The best Gwent cards in The Witcher 3 include Hero units and Special cards. Find out how to get the best cards here!

How to Get Best Gwent Cards

Card Reason for Choice How to Get Location
Decoy Can take your opponents Spy cards for your own use. White Orchard Elsa, Innkeeperess of White Orchard Tavern or The Innkeep at Seven Cats Inn
Scorch Can destroy your opponent's strongest unit/s. Skellige (An Skellig) The Innkeep of Urialla Harbor
Villentretenmerth Has the Scorch ability against Close Combat units and can be slotted into any faction. Random Reward for beating an opponent (random)
Yennefer of Vengerberg Has the Hero and Medic abilities and can be slotted into any faction. Novigrad (Oxenfurt City) Stjepan the Innkeep, at the Alchemy Inn
Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon Has 15 strength along with the Hero ability and can be slotted into any faction. Novigrad (Grassy Knoll) Scoia’Tael Trader of Novigrad Forest (west of Farcorners, in woods)
Geralt of Rivia Has 15 strength along with the Hero ability and can be slotted into any faction. Velen (Grayrocks) Thaler, at the end of Secondary Quest: A Deadly Plot, after Thaler is rescued from Troll Cave
Isengrim Faoiltiarna Has 10 strength and can boost your Ranged Scoia'tael units with Morale Boost. Novigrad City (Harborside and Glory Lane) Inside Zed’s house during quest, or Zoltan Chivay at end of quest
Kambi/Hemdall Is replaced by Hemdall, an 11 Strength Hero unit, when sent to the discard pile after the previous round. Toussaint (Beauclair) Armorer at Beauclair Armory (near Nilfgaardian Embassy)
Cerys Has 10 strength along with the Hero ability as well as Muster, allowing her to summon Clan Drummond Shield Maidens from the deck. Toussaint (Flovive) Innkeep at The Barrel and Bung Inn
Menno Coehorn Has 10 strength and has the Hero and Medic abilities, allowing you to resummon high power Nilfgaardian Empire units from the discard pile. Velen (Mudplough) Innkeep at the Inn at the Crossroads

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