Boot up The Witcher 3 in 2026 for the first time in years, and a letter from Yennefer immediately shows up in your inventory. A bug? No — it’s a holdover from December 2022: the 4.0 next-gen patch is still handing out free armor, swords, and bonuses that half the playerbase either forgot about or never knew existed.
There’s a reason to jump back in right now: CD Projekt RED recently announced Songs of the Past, a story expansion built as a bridge to The Witcher 4, and Steam and GOG have seen a noticeable bump in new and returning players. Sooner or later, every one of them lands on the My Rewards page with the same question: what from the old update can you actually still claim, and what’s already history?
Spoiler: half of what was promised back in 2022 — the Gwent card and card back — can no longer be claimed under any circumstances, no matter how many outdated guides online still say otherwise. The armor and weapons, though, are still there for the taking.
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Thousand Flowers Armor and Swords in The Witcher 3 — Stats and Where to Find Them
The main reward from patch 4.0 is two full gear sets waiting at the Royal Palace in Vizima. Load a save or start a new game, and a letter from Yennefer will show up in your inventory pointing you in the right direction.
| Item | Type | Stats | Level |
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| Sword of a Thousand Flowers | Steel sword | 82–100 damage | 7 |
| White Widow of the Valley of Flowers | Silver sword | 155–188 damage | 7 |
| Thousand Flowers set (armor, boots, gauntlets, trousers) | Armor | 18–66 armor | 7 |
| Nine-Tailed Fox sword (steel/silver) | Sword | 109–234 damage | 11 |
| White Tiger of the West set (armor, boots, trousers, pauldrons) | Armor | 25–85 armor | 11 |
Every item here is a Relic: it falls just short of full Witcher gear sets, but beats Common, Master, and Magic equipment across the board. That’s a solid head start on a new playthrough, especially on Death March.
How to Claim the Rewards via GOG GALAXY, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Consoles
These rewards are tied to your GOG account, not the storefront — even if you bought the game on Steam or Epic Games Store.
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Log in through REDlauncher / GOG GALAXY 2.0 — it activates the rewards regardless of where you bought the game.
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No GOG account? Create one right when you launch the game — it’s free and takes a couple of minutes.
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On PS5 and Xbox Series, open My Rewards in the game menu and link the same GOG account.
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Load a save or start a new game — the letter from Yennefer will appear automatically.
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Head to the castle in Vizima and grab the chest in the room behind the fireplace, next to ambassador var Attre’s quarters.
You can only link the game to a single CD PROJEKT RED account, but the rewards are available across multiple platforms as long as you log into that same account on each one.
Why You Can No Longer Get the Gwent Card and Card Back in The Witcher 3
This is the biggest source of frustration in 2026. According to CD Projekt RED’s official rewards page, the bonuses tied to the mobile version of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game — a unique card back and the in-game card for The Witcher 3 — were only redeemable through December 31, 2023.
If you launched GWENT under your GOG account before that date, the rewards are still sitting in your collection. If you didn’t, reinstalling the game or contacting support won’t change anything — that window is closed for good.
The Cyberpunk 2077 Bonus for Owning The Witcher 3
A lesser-known but still-active perk is the crossover with Cyberpunk 2077. Simply owning The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in your library gets you two themed items for Cyberpunk 2077:
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the Wild Hunt Jacket;
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the Gwynbleidd sword.
You can activate them on the Cyberpunk 2077 rewards page, using the same account-linking process as The Witcher.
The “In the Shadow of the Eternal Fire” Quest and Netflix-Style Cosmetics
Patch 4.0 didn’t just add account-bound freebies — it also added a full side quest. It starts in Velen, at the Devil’s Pit signpost, where a loud Eternal Fire priest will flag you down. Completing it rewards you with diagrams for a set of Wolf School armor and two swords inspired by the Netflix show, though you’ll need to hit level 20 before you can actually craft and use them.
In the same update, under Settings — Gameplay, you can toggle on an alternate look for Dandelion and an alternate Nilfgaardian armor design, both inspired by the Netflix series. No quest required — just a couple of clicks.
Why It’s Worth Checking Your Old Rewards Right Now
| Reward Category | Status in 2026 |
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| Thousand Flowers / White Tiger armor and swords | Available indefinitely |
| Cyberpunk 2077 bonuses | Available indefinitely |
| Wolf School quest and gear | Available, requires level 20 |
| Gwent card and card back | Unavailable since January 1, 2024 |
The Witcher 3 is riding a second wave of attention right now, with Songs of the Past on the way and the marketing buildup for The Witcher 4 already underway. CD Projekt RED has no plans to pull the next-gen patch’s free rewards, but the Gwent situation proves one thing: deadlines at CD Projekt RED tend to arrive quietly, without big announcements. If you haven’t booted up the game in a while, it’s worth spending five minutes linking your GOG account now, rather than running into another “available until” note later.
