Early progression in Card Hunter is heavily tied to how quickly you build a decent item pool. The game doesn’t just hand you strong gear through leveling — most of your power comes from knowing where the fastest, most reliable loot sources are right after finishing the tutorial.
This guide focuses specifically on early-game loot acquisition, meaning methods you can use immediately after unlocking the main campaign.
Loot IN Early Game
Before diving into methods, it helps to understand one core rule:
In Card Hunter, loot is tied more to activities than difficulty. That means the fastest way to gear up is not grinding hard missions — it’s repeating efficient reward sources.
Another important factor is rarity bonuses. Certain systems can add extra items or increase the rarity of drops, which makes some methods far more efficient than they initially appear.
Loot Methods
PvP League Entry (Fast Rare Items)
One of the quickest early boosts comes from joining a PvP league.
For 50 gold, you receive:
Three gold chests
Around fifteen items total
At least three guaranteed rare-or-better items
Even if you don’t enjoy PvP, this is worth doing once early because the value is extremely high compared to campaign farming.
First-Time Adventure Completion
Whenever you complete an adventure for the first time, you receive its stage reward item.
This is the backbone of early progression because:
Every new map gives guaranteed loot
Difficulty doesn’t matter as much as completion
You build a varied item pool quickly
This includes rewards from notable adventures like Mauve Manticore.
Adventure Quest Completion
This is one of the most efficient early-game farming methods.
Completing an adventure quest for the first time gives:
A gold chest
Two rare items guaranteed
You can also repeat this by helping a friend who is completing it for the first time, meaning you still receive the reward even if you already cleared it yourself.
This makes co-op one of the strongest early loot strategies.
PvP Campaign Starter Package
Starting the PvP campaign unlocks a base PvP package.
This includes:
Three characters
Free loot tied to them
You don’t need to commit to PvP to benefit — simply unlocking this gives an instant gear boost.
Completing the Main Campaign
Finishing the campaign unlocks The Metallic Monstrosity, which provides:
Three high-level characters
A large batch of strong items
If you have a friend who already unlocked this area, they can bring you in early, allowing you to gain the rewards much sooner than normal progression.
High-Value Repeatable Loot Sources
Once you have basic gear, these become your main farming methods.
Loot Fairy
The Loot Fairy appears in a random campaign dungeon and provides:
Two guaranteed rare items
This can increase through:
Co-op play
Subscription bonuses
A useful trick is logging in before daily reset, completing the Loot Fairy, relogging after reset, and completing it again.
Caverns of Chaos
This becomes available after beating the game.
It is a randomly generated dungeon with a unique advantage:
You can reset the first stage repeatedly until you get an easy encounter.
This guarantees:
At least one rare item per run
Because the first stage can be extremely quick, this often becomes more efficient than Loot Fairy farming.
First PvP Win Chest
Winning your first PvP match of the day provides a rare chest.
Early on this is easy because you face beginner AI opponents, but later it becomes less reliable due to stronger players.
Still, it remains a solid daily source.
Daily Farming Methods
These are less exciting but useful for steady progression.
Campaign Daily Chest
Completing daily campaign adventures grants four random items.
Low-level maps can be cleared very quickly, especially using fast damage builds like Firestorm decks.
Single Adventure Runs
Running individual campaign stages repeatedly gives:
Two common items per run
While not very efficient, it can help when you need a small amount of gold or crafting materials.
Special Easy Loot Trick
One of the easiest methods involves Mauve Manticore.
In co-op, you can:
Join with a single character
Let a stronger friend complete the adventure
Collect the full reward when finished
This is one of the simplest ways to gain early rare items with minimal effort.
Subscription & Premium Advantages
While optional, subscriptions significantly boost loot rates by:
Adding extra items to chests
Increasing rarity chances
Giving additional rewards from Loot Fairy and Caverns of Chaos
This makes early progression much faster, though it isn’t required.
Best Early Game Loot Strategy (Simple Plan)
For fastest early progression:
Complete all first-time adventures
Join a PvP league once
Do adventure quests with a co-op partner
Farm Loot Fairy daily
Unlock Caverns of Chaos when possible
Following this approach quickly builds a strong item pool without unnecessary grinding.
Early loot in Card Hunter isn’t about endless grinding — it’s about choosing the right activities. Players who focus on efficient reward sources can gear up dramatically faster than those who simply replay campaign missions.
Once you understand which systems provide guaranteed rares, the early game becomes much smoother and far less time-consuming.
