The Armorer, however, has an almost Sasha-level Nilfgaardian deck full of “Medic” cards and “Spy” cards, and isn’t above using “Decoy”, “Scorch”, “Villentretenmerth” and cards with the “Tight Bond” ability to harass you - he can be one of the more difficult opponents in the game, but a good (and lucky) Northern Kingdoms deck can win a shoot-out if properly played. The Blacksmith possesses a rather mundane Skellige deck only noteworthy for the “Skellige Storm” cards he likes to play (works like a combination of “Impenetrable Fog” and “Torrential Rain”). You can also indulge in a bit of Gwent with a local Blacksmith and and Armorer. Discovering it now will may spare you some running around later on. Don’t bother him just yet, however - first continue south, past the arena until you find the Tourney Grounds signpost. Make your way southwest from Corvo Bianco to reach your destination, you’re supposed to track down Palmerin.
Time to rendezvous at the tourney grounds and hopefully gain an audience with the duchess.
