Playing For (Inn) Keeps

STJEPAN: ACTION AT THE ALCHEMY INN

In areas where there’s an inn—the more populated villages and towns across Velen, Novigrad, and Skellige—there is sometimes an innkeep with some Gwent

cards to sell or win. However, some Innkeeps are particularly proficient at Gwent, and have a unique card to play for. The first one to choose is Stjepan. Visit the second city of Oxenfurt, and locate the Alchemy Inn (toward the center of town) to challenge him. Remember to purchase the cards he has for sale at the earliest point (to augment your deck).

Stjepan favors the Nilfgaardian Empire. Beat him, and claim the following card. Afterward, you can challenge the remaining two Innkeeps in either order.

INNKEEP: CROSSING PATHS AT THE CROSSROADS

Journey to war-torn Velen, and locate the Inn at the Crossroads in southern Mudplough territory. After talking to the Innkeep about the Baron and his men and purchasing the Gwent cards he has for sale, speak to him again and request a game of Gwent. When you beat his Nilfgaardian deck, you receive the following card:

OLIVIER: THE CARDS ARE STACKED AT THE KINGFISHER

Head to Hierarch Square, and locate the Kingfisher Inn at the northeast corner of the square. Enter and speak to Olivier; make sure you purchase all the Gwent cards he is selling too! Then challenge Olivier to the final match. If you already completed Secondary Quest: Now or Never, Olivier may be indisposed. If this is the case, you cannot purchase any cards from him, but you can claim his unique card; check the back room in this Inn. Beat Olivier’s Monster deck and you receive the final available Gwent card for this quest.