URGENT NOTE: Patch 1.08 is live. The trophy unlocks correctly once again.
Note: Previously I had called this solution a work in progress. I think it is now 99% accurate and completely usable to earn this trophy as long as you read the whole thing and learn where the missable trophies are! If there's anything more to add, just drop a comment and I'll make sure it is added!
OverviewThis trophy is tied to Secondary Quest: Collect 'Em All. When you complete the quest, you unlock the achievement.
This is a tough collectible achievement. There are at least
12 confirmed missable cards tied to Secondary Quests and Gwent Quests.
You can get gwent cards in a number of different ways.
1. Base Deck
2. Gwent Quests (These are where you'll find the
missable cards)
3. Secondary Quests (These are where you'll find the
missable cards)
4. Win
5. Purchase (One
missable card - the quest, a Contract, is noted in the secondary quest section)
Whenever you unlock a new area, make it a priority to play all the Gwent Players and buy all the cards. Many quests can cause players and vendors to leave or die, potentially preventing you from earning the achievement. I finished this trophy as soon as I made it to Skellige at Level 15.
There are a total of 199 cards in the base game. Future expansions will add more. They are not required for this achievement. There are 119
unique cards. You only need to collect one of each card - not the duplicates.
The cards are divided into four decks. These are listed below with the number of cards in each deck.
Northern Realms - 37 Cards
Nilfgaard - 38 Cards
Scoia'tael - 37 Cards
Monsters - 40 Cards
Leaders - 16 (Four Each)
Neutral - 31 Cards
Base DeckThere are a number of cards available in the base deck. I'll update this soon with a list of all of them, but they're not really worth worrying about as you'll always have them.
Gwent QuestsThroughout the game you will pick up Gwent Quests. These come from notice boards or finding and challenging the people the quest will send you to. There are
five Gwent Quests in the game. The quests are below. They are organized as follows:
Player Name - Location - Card Reward
Some of these are
MISSABLE if you proceed too far in other quests. I suggest doing them as soon as they are available. The person should drop their card nearby if they are gone, but that seems to not always be true. If the next person is not willing to play when you encounter them, keep playing the game while checking back periodically - they will likely become available at a later point.
Gwent: Velen PlayersBaron Phillip Strenger - Velen (Crows Perch) - Sigismund Dijkstra (if gone, card on table)
Old Sage - Velen (Benek) - Crone: Weavess
Boatmaker - Velen (Oreton) - Letho of Gulet
Haddy - Velen (Midcopse) - Vernon Roche
Gwent: Playing InnkeepsStjepan - Oxenfurt (The Alchemy Inn) - Yennefer of Vengerberg
Oliver - Novigrad (The Kingfisher Inn) - Tibor Eggebracht
Barkeep - Velen (Inn at the Crossroads) - Menno Coehoorn
If Oliver dies during Secondary Quest: Now or Never, his card is next door. Go through a side door and look for a box on a dresser. If you want to avoid spoilers and want to make sure he doesn't die, either complete this quest first or...
Gwent: Big City PlayersVimme Vivaldi - Novigrad City (Hierarch Square) - Vesemir
Marquise Serenity - Novigrad City (Passiflora) - Morvran Voorhis
Sigismund Djikstra - Novigrad City (Bathhouse) - Esterad Thyssen (must meet in story)
Scoia'tael Trader - Novigrad (SW of City) - Cirilla and another card
Gwent: Old Pals (Start by talking to Zoltan after the Novigrad Main Quests)
Zoltan Chivay - Novigrad (Rosemary and Thyme) - Eithné
Vernon Roche - Novigrad (Temerian Partisan Camp) - Saesenthessis
Lambert - Kaer Morhen - Triss Merigold
Thaler - Novigrad - Geralt of Rivia (complete Secondary Quest: A Deadly Plot)
Gwent: Skellige StyleErmion - Skellige (Kaer Trolde) - Leshen
Crach an Craite - Skellige (Kaer Trolde) - Draug
Sjusta the Tailor - Skellige (Kaer Trolde Harbor) - Yaevinn
Gremist - Skellige (Gedyneith) - Avallac’h (Mysterious Elf)
“Madman” Lugos - Skellige (Kaer Muire) - Vampire: Katakan
Secondary QuestsThe following Secondary Quests will earn you gwent cards. For the ones in Novigrad, simply ensure that you complete all the Secondary Quests in the city as they come up before continuing with the Main Story. You'll get them all. If you go too far in the story, you can miss some of them.
NovigradSecondary Quest: A Dangerous Game
- John Natalis
- Isengrim Faoiltiarna
- Fringilla Vigo
Secondary Quest: A Matter of Life and Death (Find the ! once you're at the party)
- Milva
- Vampire: Bruxa
- Dandelion
Secondary Quest: Following the Thread
- Nekker. Card is looted off a named enemy in Skellige. Others have had it magically appear in their inventory. Failing that, see if Lambert will play you when you meet him at the Nowhere Inn. If all 3 methods fail, restart the quest and try again.
Secondary Quest: High Stakes
- Foltest, The Steel-Forged
- Emhyr var Emreis, The Relentless
- Francesca Findabair, Queen of Dol Bathana
- Eredin, Destroyer of Worlds
SkelligeSecondary Quest: Shock Therapy
- Iorveth. This quest is located at Gedyneith, the home of the druids on the main island.
Contract: The Phantom of Eldberg
- Buy all the cards from the innkeeper in Arinbjorn before you complete this quest. They become missable after it's done.
Winning Against Gwent PlayersThere are tons of gwent players throughout the world. Any time you see anyone that sells anything, you should speak to them to see if they play gwent. Oftentimes they will. Beat them to win a card from a pool of random cards.
Bad Luck? If you have beaten most of these and just need a few cards, you can save your game and beat them over and over until you get a card you need (as opposed to a duplicate).
There are more players than random cards. So if you can't find one, you can safely move on. I've found at least 5 extra and there are probably more than that.
Save before each duel. If a player doesn't give you a card as a reward, reload the game and try again. A few didn't give me the reward the first time but they did on my second attempt or even my third. They all definitely give cards as rewards, so make sure you get them.
Here is a list of the ones I have found so far. I welcome more in the comments below. It's a work in progress! Hopefully it will help some, at least.
White OrchardProfessor - White Orchard - In the very first inn, when you ask the patrons about Yennefer...He always gives Zolton Chivay and I'm not sure there's another way to get that card
VizimaNobleman - Vizima - In the courtyard on a bench
VelenBlacksmith - Velen - Blackbough
Merchant - Velen - Blackbough
Armorer - Velen - Midcopse
Merchant - Velen - Midcopse
Quartermaster - Velen - Crow's Perch
Trader - Velent - Crow's Perch
Fergus - Velen - Crow's Perch
Yoana - Velen - Crow's Perch
Blacksmith - Velen - Lindenvale
Merchant - Velen - Lindenvale
Trader - Velen - Oreton
Merchant - Velen - Downwarren (Do this ASAP - He
might leave during Main Story)
Eggebracht - Velen - Army Camp in SE
Merchant - Velen - Claywich (Must rescue from bandit camp to the SE, a decent distance away)
NovigradArmorer - Novigrad - Oxenfurt
Merchant - Novigrad - Oxenfurt
Blacksmith - Novigrad - Oxenfurt
Merchant - Novigrad City - South West of Hierarch Square (small square)
Blacksmith - Novigrad City - South West of Hierarch Square (small square)
Loan Shark - Novigrad City
Merchant - Novigrad City - Next to Loan Shark
Merchant - Novigrad City - South East of Hierarch Square
Merchant - Novigrad City - Putrid Grove
Innkeeper - Novigrad City - Golden Sturgeon
Merchant - Novigrad City - Just South East of St. Gregory's Bridge
Innkeeper - Novigrad City - SE of St Gregory's Bridge
Herbalist - Novigrad City - South of Hierarch Square, on other side of river
Elihal - Novigrad City - East of Gate of the Hierarch
Priest of Eternal Fire - Novigrad City - Electors' Square, Temple Isle (alchemy vendor)
Madame - Novigrad City - Brothel at the docks
Merchant - Novigrad City - North-side of port
Merchant - Novigrad City - North-side of port (Must save from bandits in city first)
Innkeeper - Novigrad - Cunny of the Goose
Innkeeper - Novigrad - Seven Cats Inn
Alchemist - Novigrad - Just outside of the city, North of Oxenfurt Gate fast travel
Herbalist - Novigrad - Herbalist's Hut (Northeast of Oxenfurt)
SkelligeHerbalist - Ard Skellig - Kaer Trolde Harbor
Jonas the Innkeep - Ard Skellig - Kaer Trolde Harbor
Armorer - Ard Skellig - Kaer Trolde Castle
Blacksmith - Ard Skellig - Kaer Trolde Castle
Merchant - Ard Skellig - Blandare
Innkeeper - Ard Skellig - Arinbjorn
Armorer - Ard Skellig - Kaer Muire
Smith - Ard Skellig - Kaer Muire
Merchant - Ard Skellig - Holmstein's Port
Smith - Ard Skellig - Fyresdal
Merchant - Ard Skellig - Fyresdal
Blacksmith - Faroe - Harviken
Innkeeper - Faroe - Harviken (only appears at certain times)
Armorer - An Skellig - Urialla Harbor
Blacksmith - An Skellig - Urialla Harbor
Innkeep - An Skellig - Urialla Harbor
Blacksmith - Spikeroog - Svorlag
Merchant - Spikeroog - Svorlag
Innkeep - Spikeroog - Svorlag
Innkeeper - Hindersfjall - Larvik
Blacksmith - Hindersfjall - Larvik
Buying CardsIt's also possible to buy many cards. Always talk to traders to see if they sell cards. Occasionally they will sell them even though they do not play themselves.
Make sure you visit these traders and buy their cards as soon as possible! A few quests will make these traders inaccessible, but never without you having had a chance to get them first - so visit them asap as soon as you get anywhere near them.
Here is a list of the ones I have found so far. I welcome more in the comments below. It's a work in progress! Hopefully it will help some, at least.
White OrchardInnkeeper - White Orchard - Town (During Prologue only, replaced by Merchant below)
Merchant - White Orchard - Next to Bridge in Town (After Prologue, in Patch 1.04)
VelenMerchant - Velen - Midcopse
Quartermaster - Velen - Crow's Perch
Trader - Velen - Crow's Perch
Merchant - Velen - Lindenvale
Merchant - Velen - Claywich (Must rescue from bandit camp to the SE, a decent distance away)
NovigradStjepan - Novigrad - Oxenfurt
Oliver - Novigrad City - Kingfisher Inn
Marquise Serenity - Novigrad City - Whorehouse
Innkeeper - Novigrad City - Golden Sturgeon
Merchant - Novigrad City - Just South East of St. Gregory's Bridge
Innkeeper - Novigrad - Cunny of the Goose
Innkeeper - Novigrad - Seven Cat Inn
SkelligeJonas the Innkeep - Ard Skellig - Kaer Trolde Harbor
Innkeeper - Ard Skellig - Arinbjorn
Innkeeper - Faroe - Harviken
Innkeep - An Skellig - Urialla Harbor
Innkeep - Spikeroog - Svorlag
List of All CardsThis is a work in progress. It is mostly complete, but it is not fully complete. As with everything else, if you have anything to add, please do! For instance, I know the starting cards are partially incorrect. If you can help with what those are, that'd be a great help!
Do the cards with the same names but different artwork count separately? I'm fairly certain only the name matters. If you have one "Ghoul" then you're good, you don't need all three. That said, it's not really anything to worry about. It's fairly likely you'll easily get almost every card, if not every card, before you unlock the trophy anyway.
Below, I've listed unique cards. This refers to whether the cards "stack" in the deck builder or not. Cards that have a separate slot are considered unique, even if they share a name. As I said above, I think you only need one of these named cards, but you'll likely get them all anyway and better safe than sorry.
Neutral (31 Total, 17 Unique)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Decoy - Starting Card
Commander's Horn - Purchase at Inn of the Crossroads (Velen), Passiflora (Novigrad City), or The Alchemy Inn (Oxenfurt)
Scorch - Purchase at Cunny of the Goose (Novigrad), New Port Inn (Kaer Trolde Harbor), or the Innkeeper at Urialla Village (An Skellig)
Biting Frost - Starting Card
Impenetrable Fog - Starting Card
Torrential Rain - Starting Card
Clear Weather - Starting Card
Geralt of Rivia - Gwent: Old Friends
Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon - Gwent: Big City Players
Yennefer of Vengerberg - Gwent: Playing Innkeeps
Triss Merigold - Gwent: Old Friends
Villentretenmerth - Random Win
Vesemir - Gwent: Big City Players
Zoltan Chivay - Win against the Professor at the Inn during the Prologue (if you miss this, it's beneath the Hanged Man's Tree - currently bugged and won't unlock achievement)
Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff - Random Win
Dandelion - Side Quest: A Matter of Life and Death
Avallac'h (Mysterious Elf) - Gwent: Skellige Style
Northern Realms (37 Total, 29 Unique)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Vernon Roche - Gwent: Velen Players
John Natalis - Secondary Quest: A Dangerous Game
Esterad Thyssen - Gwent: Big City Players
Philippa Eilhart - Random Win
Catapult - Purchased in White Orchard (patch 1.04) or Passiflora (Novigrad)
Trebuchet - Starting Card
Trebuchet - Starting Card
Ballista - Starting Card
Siege Tower - Random Win
Prince Stennis - Starting Card
Crinfrid Reavers Dragon Hunter - Purchased in White Orchard, Claywich Village, or Midcopse
Dun Banner Medic - Starting Card
Sigismund Dijkstra - Gwent: Velen Players (or on the table in Baron's manor)
Thaler - Purchased in Arinbjorn (Ard Skellig)
Dethmold - Starting Card
Ves - Starting Card
Sabrina Glevissig - Starting Card
Sile de Tansarville - Starting Card
Siegfried of Denesle - Starting Card
Keira Metz - Starting Card
Sheldon Skaggs - Starting Card
Blue Stripes Commando - Purchase in White Orchard, Midcopse, or Crow's Perch
Yarpen Zigrin - Starting Card
Poor Fucking Infantry - Starting Card
Poor Fucking Infantry - Purchase in Midcopse
Poor Fucking Infantry - Purchase in Lindenvale
Redanian Foot Soldier - Starting Card
Redanian Foot Soldier - Starting Card
Kaedweni Siege Expert - Starting Card
Nilfgaardian Empire (38 Total, 32 Unique)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Letho of Gulet - Gwent: Velen Players
Menno Coehoorn - Gwent: Playing Innkeeps
Morvran Voorhis - Gwent: Big City Players
Tibor Eggebracht - Gwent: Playing Innkeeps
Black Infantry Archer - Purchased in Claywich Village
Black Infantry Archer - Purchased in Midcopse
Heavy Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion - Purchased in Lindenvale
Stefan Skellen - Random Win
Shilard Fitz-Oesterlen - Random Win
Assire var Anahid - Random Win
Fringilla Vigo - Secondary Quest: A Dangerous Game
Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach - Random Win
Siege Engineer - Purchased at Inn of the Crossroads
Renauld aep Matsen - Random Win
Zerrikanian Fire Scorpion - Purchased in Crow's Perch
Young Emissary - Purchased in Cunny of the Goose
Young Emissary - Purchased in Seven Cats Inn
Cynthia - Purchased in Crow's Perch
Rainfarn - Purchased in Lindenvale
Vanhemar - Random Win
Vattier de Ridaux - Random Win
Morteisen - Purchased in Midcopse
Rotten Mangonet - Random Win
Puttkammer - Purchased in Claywich Village
Impera Brigade Guard - Purchased in Crow's Perch, Inn at the Crossroads, Seven Cats Inn, or Cunny of the Goose
Albrich - Purchase in Crow's Perch
Sweers - Purchase in Claywich Village
Vreemde - Random Win
Nausicaa Cavalry Rider - Purchased in Crow's Perch or Inn at the Crossroads
Etolian Auxiliary Archers - Purchased in Lindenvale
Etolian Auxiliary Archers - Purchased in Claywich Village
Siege Technician - Purchased at the Golden Sturgeon (Novigrad City)
Scoia'tael (37 Total, 37 Unique)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Iorveth - Secondary Quest: Shock Therapy
Eithne - Gwent: Old Friends
Saesenthessis - Gwent: Old Friends
Isengrim Faolitarna - Secondary Quest: A Dangerous Game
Milva - Secondary Quest: A Matter of Life and Death
Dennis Cranmer - Random Win
Ida Emean aep Sivney - Random Win
Filavandrel aen Fidhail - Random Win
Yaevinn - Gwent: Skellige Style
Barclay Els - Purchased at Golden Sturgeon (Novigrad City)
Dol Blathanna Scout - Purchased at Golden Sturgeon (Novigrad City)
Dol Blathana Scout - Random Win
Dol Blathana Scout - Random Win
Havekar Smuggler - Random Win
Havekar Smuggler - Purchased at Seven Cats Inn
Havekar Smuggler - Purchased at Kingfisher Inn
Vrihedd Brigade Veteran - Purchased at The Alchemy Inn (Oxenfurt)
Vrihedd Brigade Veteran - Purchased at Kingfisher Inn
Mahakaman Defender - Purchased at Passiflora
Mahakaman Defender - Purchased at The Alchemy Inn (Oxenfurt)
Mahakaman Defender - Purchased at Seven Cats Inn
Mahakaman Defender - Purchased at The Golden Sturgeon
Mahakaman Defender - Purchased at Kingfisher Inn
Vrihedd Brigade Recruit - Random Win
Dol Blathanna Archer - Purchased at Passiflora
Ciaran aep Easnillien - Random Win
Dwarven Skirmisher - Random Win
Dwarven Skirmisher - Random Win
Dwarven Skirmisher - Purchased at The Alchemy Inn (Oxenfurt)
Toruviel - Random Win
Elven Skirmisher - Random Win
Elven Skirmisher - Random Win
Elven Skirmisher - Purchased at Urialla Village (An Skellig)
Riordain - Random Win
Havekar Healer - Purchased at Cunny of the Goose
Havekar Healer - Purchased at Kingfisher Inn
Havekar Healer - Random Win
Monsters (40 Cards - 40 Unique)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Draug - Gwent: Skellige Style
Imlerith - Random Win
Kayran - Random Win
Leshen - Gwent: Skellige Style
Earth Elemental - Purchased at New Port Inn (Kaer Trolde)
Fiend - Purchased in Arinbjorn
Fire Elemental - Random Win
Arachas Behemoth - Random Win
Crone: Brewess - Random Win
Crone: Weavess - Gwent: Velen Players
Crone: Whispess - Purchased in Arinbjorn
Forktail - Random Win
Plague Maiden - Random Win
Griffin - Random Win
Frightener - Random Win
Werewolf - Purchased in Urialla Harbor
Grave Hag - Random Win
Ice Giant - Purchased in Svorlag
Botchling - Purchased at New Port Inn (Kaer Trolde)
Arachas - Purchased in Arinbjorn
Arachas - Purchased in Urialla Harbor
Arachas - Purchased in Svorlag
Vampire: Garkain - Random Win
Vampire: Bruxa - Secondary Quest: A Matter of Life and Death
Vampire: Fleder - Purchased at Harviken Tavern (Faroe)
Vampire: Katakan - Gwent: Skellige Style
Vampire: Ekimmara - Purchased in Svorlag
Endrega - Random Win
Cockatrice - Random Win
Gargoyle - Random Win
Celaeno Harpy - Random Win
Harpy - Purchased at Harviken Tavern (Faroe)
Wyvern - Random Win
Foglet - Purchased in Svorlag
Nekker - Secondary Quest: Following the Thread
Nekker - Purchased at Harviken Tavern (Faroe)
Nekker - Random Win
Ghoul - Random Win
Ghoul - Random Win
Ghoul - Purchased at Harviken Tavern (Faroe)
Leaders (16 Total)
*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Foltest, King of Temeria - Starting Card
Foltest, Lord Commander of the North - Purchased in White Orchard
Foltest, The Siegemaster - Win Against the Nobleman in Vizima
Foltest, The Steel-Forged - Secondary Quest: High Stakes
Emhyr var Emreis, His Imperial Majesty - Starting Card
Emhyr var Emreis, The Emperor of Nilfgaard - Purchased at Inn at the Crossroads
Emhyr var Emreis, the White Flame - Gwent Quest: Skellige Style
Emhyr var Emreis, The Relentless - Secondary Quest: High Stakes
Francesca Findabair, Pureblood Elf - Starting Card
Francesca Findabair, Daisy of the Valley - Purchased at Cunny of the Goose
Francesca Findabair, the Beautiful - Gwent Quest: Big City Players
Francesca Findabair, Queen of Dol Bathanna - Secondary Quest: High Stakes
Eredin, Commander of the Red Riders - Starting Card
Eredin, King of the Wild Hunt - Purchased in New Port Inn
Eredin, Bringer of Death - Gwent Quest: Velen Players
Eredin, Destroyer of Worlds - Secondary Quest: High Stakes
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So hopefully this helps. I wanted to get out what I had so far since no one else was making a solution. Please leave comments with advice and more if you have any. This is definitely a work in progress!