Gwent Deck Choice - Redone
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📋 About This Mod
Aren't you tired of always starting a new game with the Northern Gwent Deck ? Have you ever wish to start with another faction of your choice ? If yes, this Gwent Overhaul is for you.
How does it work ?
Start a new game ( or new game + ), go to White Orchard's inn, talk with Aldert Geert and choose your starting Gwent Deck.
You can choose one at a time among Monster, Nilfgaard, Northern Kingdom, Scoia'tael and even Skellige. Have some regrets about your choice and want to try another faction playstyle ? Speak to Aldert again to swap your starting Gwent Deck.
Note that those two decks are identical to what is already defined in the game. The three others are balanced to match the power of the Northern Deck. The Skellige Deck is a little overpowered at the start, but can't be completed as fast. The dialogue of one quest in Toussaint will also be un-immersive with this deck already in hand -> as such, it's by default hidden from the player unless the corresponding option is toggled On in the mod menu.
Besides starting your journey with the faction of your choosing, the mod has several additional features that aim to make that mini-game more enjoyable by spreading the completion of your collection accross the game while making it less tedious.
Additional features
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[]All the cards that can normally only be bought are now also part of the list of cards the player can win by random. That list include all the cards of the Northern Deck if you didn't choose it and all the remaining Skellige cards if you choose this Deck. If missed during the prologue, Zoltan card is automatically added to the list too. Cards that have multiples copy like Decoy / Horn / etc. can be win as many time as their max count isn't reach (ex : Decoy max count = 3, you can win up to 3 cards ). Those cards can still be bought if wanted but you're not forced to buy any in order to complete your Gwent's Collection. The Gwent Almanac was cleaned up from it's duplicate entries and the remaining number of cards ( be it by region or by random ) also reflect the features explained above.[/]
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]No missable quest cards : during the quests A Dangerous Game, A Matter of Life and Death and Gwent: High Stakes, there are several unique cards that can easily be missed depending on player luck or choice, leading the quest Collect'Em All to fail. If missed, you'll now have a second opportunity to win those cards by random and still be able to complete that quest.[/]
- []Dozens of NPCs now got an option to play gwent with : Bram, Elza, Hattori, the generics armorer / blacksmith / herbalist / travelling merchants in all regions, and many more. Mains NPCs involved into a Gwent' Quest like Zoltan, Roche, Lambert, Vimme etc. can be re-played after completing their corresponding quest, with custom bet depending on their apparent wealth.Except Haddy and the Boat Builder in Velen, as the game despawn them afterward.[/]
- []All gwent players have now a replay-ability role and can grant you a new random card each day. The reset occur once a day, with the sunrise and match the corresponding icon in the meditation menu. The elf gwent addict at the circus in Velen will always grant a new card, without delay. He also sells all the cards that can normally only be won by random when playing gwent, and isn't affected by the option "Removed Cards From Shops". The player in Vizima will grant you the "bronze" leader card that match your starting deck ( if not already won by random ).[/]
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[]Restored uniques pictures of those cards Kaedweni Catapult Expert, Crinfrid Dragon Hunter, Blue Stripes, Catapulte, Poor Infantry, Impera Brigade Guard and Nausicaa Cavalery Rider. The mod also fix the starting Skellige' leader card being sorted in the wrong order and fix a game oversight that allowed to get a duplicate Bruxa card if the quest Till Death Do You Part was done before completing Triss's sidequest.[/]
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]In Heart Of Stone and Blood And Wine modes, you now get one deck for each faction ( except skellige, which in those modes is tie
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher3 Mods
- Author
- SethLeCornu
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 1,019
- Endorsements
- 34
- Category
- Gwent
- Created
- 1/26/2026
- Updated
- 9/13/2026
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