Related Quests: Gwent Quest: To Everything – Turn, Turn, Tournament!
Objective:
Collect all the missing cards in the Skellige Deck (19).
This quest automatically starts after you meet Count Monnier on the veranda adjoining The Pheasantry Inn, by the lake in Beauclair, and agree to build a strong Skellige Clans deck. As the Count’s brother gave away or lost many of the key cards, you must face local Gwent competitors and win the missing cards to bolster your deck, and gain tournament practice to boot. After agreeing to this, the main Gwent Quest: To Everything – Turn, Turn, Tournament! updates, and this quest begins.
QUESTING DECISIONS
This Quest is accessible during Secondary Gwent Quest: To Everything – Turn, Turn, Tournament. However, you can challenge the 19 Gwent players that offer Skellige cards at any time during your adventures in Toussaint , and each win counts toward the total cards you need and will start the quest, even if you do not have the Gwent tournament quest yet.
SKELLIGE GWENT: INTERESTING CARDS, INTERESTING PEOPLE
There is another objective, “Win interesting cards from players in Toussaint (card value must be at least 24),” that is also now active, as part of Gwent Quest: To Everything – Turn, Turn, Tournament! This simply allows you to track how many cards you need to collect to have a “minimum deck” that is allowed in the Tournament.
However, a “minimum” deck isn’t likely to win the tournament, so it is recommended you collect the full complement of 19 additional cards to bolster your deck fully. A full Skellige Clans Deck consists of 43 cards: 24 from the Base Deck that Count Monnier gives you, and 19 you win during this quest.
It isn’t necessary to play as the Skellige Clans faction when acquiring the 19 additional cards to add to the 24 cards in your Base Deck, but it is worth practicing to ensure you have a complete knowledge of how all the Skellige Clans cards work (with their specific and group abilities). To this end, you should:
Consult the Gwent Training chapter of this guide, starting on page 92, which details all necessary tactics when using the Skellige Clans Deck.
Visit Corvo Bianco Vineyard (which you own), speak to your Majordomo Barnabas-Basil Foulty, and ask if he’d like a Gwent game. You can choose any deck, at three different strengths, to play against; this can really sharpen your Gwent skills before the tournament!
The 19 cards you must win can be collected in any order; the list below shows the optimal path for the least amount of back-and-forth maneuvering. Also listed is the location of each player, and the “Gwent Deck” they use when playing you.
Remember you can bet to win each bout as you go, meaning this quest can allow you to win a sizeable amount of crowns (up to 100 crowns per match).
Once all 19 cards have been won, this quest concludes.
Despite the name, you don’t need to actually visit the Isles of Skellige to accrue and bolster this deck!
