How To Get The Best Gwent Deck On Witcher 3

Last Updated on 10 February, 2024

There’s no denying that Witcher 3 is one of those games that you will never get tired of playing. And so is Gwent for the hardcore Witcher players. If you have never played Gwent before or just want to start from scratch, we have an awesome guide for you. If you’re wondering how to get the best Gwent deck on Witcher 3, then look no further!

About Gwent

Within the universe of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, there exists a collectible card game called Gwent. Since then, it has evolved into a stand-alone game known as “Gwent: The Witcher Card Game.” Gwent is essentially a strategy card game in which players construct decks made up of unit cards that depict various factions, characters, and skills from the Witcher universe.

To start, players build a deck of cards from different factions. Every faction possesses distinct advantages, disadvantages, and strategies. Unit cards, special ability cards, and a few cards exclusive to a certain faction are usually found in decks. Every participant selects a hand of cards from their own deck. After each round, you want to be stronger overall on the battlefield than your opponent. The object of the game is to win two of the three rounds that are played. To indicate that they are happy with their current position on the battlefield and do not want to play any more cards in that round, players might pass their turn. The player with the most overall strength on the battlefield wins the round when both players pass consecutively. Players renew their hand by drawing new cards from their deck after every round. The round winner gains a small advantage in card resources as they carry over one card advantage into the following round. A few cards offer unique powers that can change how the game turns out, such as destroying rival units, boosting allies, or drawing additional cards.

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Choosing a Faction

There are five available factions in the game:

1. Monsters
2. Nilfgaardian Empire
3. Northern Realms
4. Scoia’tael
5. Skellige

You will start your journey on Gwent by playing with cards from the Northern Realms faction. Northern Realms is the easiest faction to play with and is quite overpowered. The special ability of this deck is that you will get an additional card upon winning a round. For these reasons and more, we suggest you stick to Northern Realms to build the best Gwent deck on Witcher 3.

Building The Best Northern Realms Deck

In order to get the best  Gwent deck on Witcher 3, we need to collect a few cards that will help us build the best Northern Realms Deck. Given below are some of the best cards in the deck, their abilities, and how you can get them:

Northern Realm Tips & Tricks

1. Ideally for every deck including North Realm, you would want as less total cards in your deck as possible.
2. You have 5 options to choose from in terms of leader cards. Each leader card should give you an advantage against certain factions. So, really it’s up to you and your experiments on which leader card suits you the best. There’s definitely some luck involved as well.
3. Don’t play tight bond units one after the other or you may fall victim to a Scorch card.
4. Play your Spy cards as early as possible.
5. Use the divide-and-conquer approach when using Commander’s Horn, so use it on two of close combat, ranged and siege rows. Additionally, you may use Commander’s Horn to offset the damaging effect of Biting Frost.

So, that’s how you can get your hands on the best Gwent deck in Witcher 3. May the odds be in your favor in Gwent!