Quistis card is the first card that we aim to achieve in most routes. In the speedrun setting we get this card from Trepe Groupie #1 in the Cafeteria of Balamb Garden.
The card refines into 3 Samantha Souls, which in turn are refined into 180 Triples by using Diablos' Time Magic Refine ability. These Triples are the primary magic junctioned to strength for the speedrun.
Because of the value of Triples, Quistis Card has been included in almost every speedrunning route. Over the years manipulations have been found to make acquiring the card more consistent. The manipulations for Quistis card are called EarlyQ and LateQ.
EarlyQ is when Quistis Card is acquired before leaving the Garden to go to the Fire Cavern, LateQ involves tracking the Card RNG through the Fire Cavern and Fish Fin Fights and getting it on returning to Balamb Garden. LateQ saves approximately 20s over EarlyQ because it skips a scene with Seifer, Fujin and Raijin at the entrance to the cafeteria and has a bit more optimal movement in the garden.