Gwent special cards

Gwent has a number of special cards that have unique abilities.

Berserker cards

Transforms into a bear when a Mardroeme card is on its row.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Berserker	Unit	4		Part of the base deck
	Young Berserker (3)	Unit	2		1 is part of the base deck 1 is won from the Tourney Grounds' blacksmith 1 is won from Pierre at the Tailor's Workshop in Beauclair

Commander's horn cards

These cards double the strength of the selected row (except if another commander's horn is already being used on the row). Some only work on certain types of cards.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Commander's Horn (3)	Unit	n/a	n/a	1 purchased from the Crossroads innkeep 1 purchased from Marquise Serenity at the Passiflora 1 purchased from Stjepan at The Alchemy	Neutral card
	Dandelion	Unit	2		A Matter of Life and Death, win a match at the masquerade ball at the Vegelbud Residence	Neutral card
	Draig Bon-Dhu	Unit	2		Won from The Pheasantry's innkeep
	Foltest: The Siegemaster	Leader	n/a	n/a	Won from the Nilfgaardian Nobleman at the Royal Palace in Vizima.
	Francesca Findabair: The Beautiful	Leader	n/a	n/a	Won during Gwent: Big City Players.
	Eredin: Commander of the Red Riders	Leader	n/a	n/a	Purchased from New Port Inn's innkeep
	Eredin Bréacc Glas: The Treacherous	Leader	n/a	n/a	Bought from Dulla kh'Amanni at Upper Mill.

Decoy cards

These cards swap with a regular card on your side of the battlefield to return it to your hand, discarding the decoy card immediately after use. They are highly useful when combined with medic and spy cards.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Decoy (3)	Special	n/a	n/a	1 bought from Elsa or Bram in White Orchard 1 bought from the Quartermaster in Crow's Perch 1 bought from Seven Cats Inn innkeep	Neutral card

Mardroeme cards

These cards trigger the transformation of all Berserker cards on the same row.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Ermion	Hero	8		Won from Francollarts' innkeep
	Mardroeme (3)	Special	n/a	n/a	1 is part of the base deck 1 is won from the Herb Store's herbalist in Beauclair 1 is won from The Belles of Beauclair's madame in Beauclair Port

Scorch cards

These cards will kill the strongest card(s) on the battlefield, with some affecting all players and some with special conditions.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Clan Dimun Pirate	Unit	6		Won from the merchant in the eastern part of the marketplace in Beauclair.
	Foltest: Son of Medell	Leader	n/a	n/a	Bought from a trader west of the Vegelbud Residence.
	Schirrú	Unit	8		Won from the merchant at the circus near Carsten
	Scorch (3)	Special	n/a	n/a	1 bought from the Cunny of the Goose Innkeep 1 purchased from the Jonas at the New Port Inn 1 purchased from the Urialla harbor innkeep	Neutral card
	Toad	Unit	7		Win from Olgierd von Everec after Dead Man's Party
	Villentretenmerth	Unit	7		Random reward from defeating a Gwent player.	Neutral card

Summon avenger cards

When these cards are removed from the battlefield, they will summon a powerful card in its place at the start of the next round.

Icon	Name	Type	Strength	Combat row	Source	Deck
	Cow	Unit	0		Found during Dead Man's Party on the upper floor of the barn	Neutral card
	Kambi	Special	0		Won from the armorer in Beauclair (located west of the grandmaster smith)