Ward is a one-of-a-kind Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy VIII used to play the minigame and for turning into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod. Ward is the one-hundredth card in the inventory and the first Level 10 card. It depicts Ward Zabac who is playable in some Laguna dreams.
As a Level 10 Player Card, Ward has good values with an A, which represents the value 10 for the minigame and is unbeatable without special rules. Its value placements may also be useful for games that use Same and/or Plus.
Obtain[]
Dr. Odine has Ward's card.
Ward's card is held by Dr. Odine in Esthar City, who plays with the Esthar region rules. The earliest he can be played is when bringing Rinoa to the Presidential Palace and she is left in Odine's care in the waiting room. Odine is later at his lab in Esthar City.
If the player completed the Card Club quest before the point of no return (fighting the boss atop the Lunatic Pandora), the club members will appear aboard the Ragnarok in the endgame, from whom the player can win all Level 8–10 cards they do not currently hold in their deck, even the cards they had modified before. This also allows the player to modify the Ward card and then win it back.
Card Mod[]
The Ward card refines into 3 Gaea's Rings with Quezacotl's Card Mod. It teaches HP+80% to a GF, a very good ability. However, Diablos and Brothers learn it natively, and the player can get a Gaea's Ring from Jumbo Cactuar or with refining without needing to mod Ward's card. It may still be useful to do for the final battles if the player is equipping all six party members. Gaea's Rings can further be made into HP Ups, and thus the player could min-max by repeatedly modifying Ward and then winning it back from the Card Club in the endgame.
Physical version[]
In 1999, following the release of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan, Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII Carddass Masters Perfect Visuals. The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collector's edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. The cards have become a rare collector's item.