Scoia'tael Gwent deck

The Scoia'tael Gwent deck must be built from scratch by acquiring cards.

Overview

• Faction perk: You decide who goes first at the start of the battle.

The Scoia'tael is an interesting, flexible deck that requires a good deal of finesse to play correctly. Where the Empire and the North are fairly straightforward and the Monsters are pure brute force, the Elder Races focus on combining a moderately strong assortment of units with debuffs that affect the enemy units: The Weather cards. Units with Agility can be deployed in either the Close or Ranged combat rows, giving you tactical flexibility: Field a debuff against a strong enemy unit set, then counter with your own units in unaffected rows.

Another advantage of the deck is that you get to choose who plays first. While the AI usually chooses to be the first to play its cards, it's usually more advantageous to let the opponent play when you act. The first-move advantage doesn't exist in Gwent - if the opponent plays first, you can instantly adapt your long-term strategy instead of having to wade in blindly. It also leaves the opponent short one card from the beginning.

Cards

Icon	Name (no. of cards)	Type	Combat row	Strength	Special ability	Description	Source
	Francesca Findabair: Pureblood Elf	Leader	0 n/a	0 n/a	Pureblood Elf	Pick a Biting Frost card from your deck and play it instantly.	Part of the base deck
	Francesca Findabair: Daisy of the Valley	Leader	0 n/a	0 n/a	Daisy of the Valley	Draw an extra card at the beginning of the battle	Purchase from the Innkeep at Cunny of the Goose
	Francesca Findabair: the Beautiful	Leader	0 n/a	0 n/a	The Beautiful	Doubles the strength of all your Ranged Combat units (unless a Commander's Horn is also present on that row).	Gwent: Big City Players, reward for completing the quest
	Francesca Findabair: Queen of Dol Blathanna	Leader	0 n/a	0 n/a	Queen of Dol Blathanna	Destroy your enemy's Close Combat unit(s) if the combined strength of all his or her Close Combat units is 10 or more.	Finneas during High Stakes
	Francesca Findabair: Hope of the Aen Seidhe	Leader	0 n/a	0 n/a	Hope of the Aen Seidhe	Move agile units to whichever valid row maximizes their strength (don't move units already in optimal row).	Hearts of Stone
	Barclay Els	Unit		6		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	Purchase from the Innkeep at The Golden Sturgeon
	Ciaran aep Easnillien	Unit		3		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Dennis Cranmer	Unit		6	0 None	0 n/a	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Dol Blathanna Archer	Unit		4	0 None	0 n/a	Purchase from Marquise Serenity at the Passiflora
	Dol Blathanna Scout (3)	Unit		6		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	1 purchased from The Golden Sturgeon innkeep 2 are won randomly, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Dwarven Skirmisher (3)	Unit		3		Find any cards with the same name in your deck and play them instantly	1 purchased from Stjepan at The Alchemy 2 are won randomly, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Eithné	Hero		10	Hero	Not affected by special cards, weather cards or abilities.	Gwent: Old Pals won from Zoltan (begins the quest)
	Elven Skirmisher (3)	Unit		2		Find any cards with the same name in your deck and play them instantly	2 are won randomly, from playing a craftsman or merchant 1 purchased from the Innkeep in Urialla harbor
	Filavandrel aen Fidhail	Unit		6		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Havekar Healer (3)	Unit		0		Choose one car from your discard pile and play it instantly (no Heroes or Special Cards).	1 purchased from Olivier at The Kingfisher 1 purchased from the Cunny of the Goose innkeep 1 is won randomly, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Havekar Smuggler (3)	Unit		5		Find any cards with the same name in your deck and play them instantly	1 purchased from Olivier at The Kingfisher 1 purchased from The Seven Cats innkeep 1 is won randomly, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Ida Emean aep Sivney	Unit		6	0 None	0 n/a	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Iorveth	Hero		10	Hero	Not affected by special cards, weather cards or abilities.	after Shock Therapy, from the druid in Gedyneith
	Isengrim Faoiltiarna	Hero		10		Adds +1 strength to all units in the row, excluding itself. Not affected by special cards, weather cards or abilities.	A Dangerous Game, looted from Zed's house
	Mahakaman Defender (5)	Unit		5	0 None	0 n/a	1 purchased from Stjepan at The Alchemy 1 purchased from Marquise Serenity at the Passiflora 1 purchased from Olivier at The Kingfisher 1 purchased from The Golden Sturgeon innkeep 1 purchased from The Seven Cats innkeep
	Milva	Unit		10		Adds +1 strength to all units in the row, excluding itself.	during A Matter of Life and Death, win a match at the masquerade ball at the Vegelbud Estate
	Riordain	Unit		1	0 None	0 n/a	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Saesenthessis	Hero		10	Hero	Not affected by special cards, weather cards or abilities.	Gwent: Old Pals won from Vernon Roche
	Toruviel	Unit		2	0 None	0 n/a	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Vrihedd Brigade Recruit	Unit		4	0 None	0 n/a	Random, from playing a craftsman or merchant
	Vrihedd Brigade Veteran (2)	Unit		5		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	1 purchased from Stjepan at The Alchemy 1 purchased from Olivier at The Kingfisher
	Yaevinn	Unit		6		Can be placed in either the Close combat or the Ranged combat row. Cannot be moved once placed	Gwent: Skellige Style, won from Sjusta in Kaer Trolde harbor