Queen's Blood, 's complex and captivating card ga💖me, is effectively a game-long side quest in its own right. But occasionally, it interacts with your official list of side ques🎃ts. Such is the case with A Rare Card Lost, an early request found in Kalm.

A bartender who, to his credit, at least knows he's got no real skill for Queen's Blood has gone and lost his most precious card a🌱fter a stinging defeat. He'd very much like it back, and up-and-coming QB player Cloud is just the merc he needs to see it safely returned to his person.

How To Begin A Rare Card Lost

You'll be locked out of Kalm for a little bit following Shinra's arrival in town, but thankfully, this restriction doesn't last for long. Anytime after acquiring the chocobo, Piko, fast travel (or hoof it) back to Kalm to explore and partake in various side quests.

You can begin A Rare Card Lost in one of two ways: either by reading Vash's notice on the Community Board, which will be marked on your town map, or by skipping this step and speaking with him directly at the bar.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's side quests frequently pair one of your other party members alongside Cloud for fun narrative bits. In this case, the character who teams up with Cloud is Tifa. Completing this builds affinity with Tifa.

Prove Your Worth

Vash has a raw deal, having lost his favorite card in a match of Queen's Blood. A Rare Card Lost will pit you against two decently formidable QB opponents, but before you can begin in earnest, you must prove you're up for the task by defeating Vash himself.

Vash is, frankly, quite easy to beat. Small wonder he's in this situation. You can win against Vash with pretty much any beginner strategy, which is grand, since if you're doing this side quest when it first becomes available, your choice of cards will be quite limited.

How To Beat Virgil

Ostensibly, the only opponent whom you must wreck in a game of Queen's Blood will be Virgil, the guardsman seated at a table in the courtyard area outside the watchtower. Of course, we know it won't be quite so easy, since there's another opponent invo🐟lved.

But don't take Virgil lightly. In our experience, his deck was actually a bit tougher than your second opponent's. Keep the Elphadunk in your deck, since its power rating of four is quite high for this stage in the game. If you have Mu, with its ally enhancement bonus, use it!

Shinra Trooper can be played in the middle column to spawn a pair of two-tile markers, which will give your Elphadunk some immediate space to occupy. We'd advise keeping this card around for some time to come, as its use as a board setup card means it's good to have around.

One of the shops in Kalm's market alley sells booster packs with additional Queen's Blood cards that you can add to your arsenal against Virgil and all your foes to come. If you have any interest in Queen's Blood, you ought to buy these, as the cards are exclusive to booster packs.

How To Beat Thorin

Upon his defeat, Virgil admits he's already sold the card to Thorin, a card collector who dwells somewhere out in the Grasslands. If you've been thoroughly exploring the region, you might have already bumped into a wooden shack with a locked door out there.

Thorin lives here. His shack is located due east from Kalm in the direction facing the Grasslands proper, rather than the wastelands to its west. If you arrive at Oliver's Farm, you'll have gone too far; Thorin is roughly two-thirds of the way there.

Thorin isn't exactly easy, but he presents his own Achilles' heel to you before the match. Prior to accepting the challenge, purchase the Titan and Fat Chocobo cards from his shop. You'll automatically be asked whether you're ready to play, so browse his wares instead.

Titan and Fat Chocobo can slot into pretty much any early deck; Titan has a power of five and raises ranks on affected tiles by two, meaning you can build some two-rank tiles or even three-rank tiles.

The booster packs that Thorin sells are also worth picking up, although Fat Chocobo works a bit better in decks which emphasize enhancing rather than enfeeblement, as these booster cards do. If you're struggling, toss the c🅺hocobo out to pasture in faꩵvor of this path.

It may take you a few tries, but with the cards you've recently acquired, Thorin will go down in due time. Return to Vash with the card, which will prompt him to - you might have guessed it - give you the card instead. Your rewards are as follows:

• Chocobo & Moogle Queen's Blood card
• Affinity with Tifa
• 10 Party EXP
• 400 EXP