Interview with Demarcation
Introduction Hello friends of Gwent! We’re very proud to present you an interview with one of the very best Gwent players: Demarcation. He come back to Gwent at Season 18 of Masters 1 after a very long break, instantly finshing as a runner-up after Alessio1996. Since then he even kept
Gwent – Patch 6.1 review
Link to the original Playgwent patch 6.1 notes: https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/32383/update-6-1-patch-notes Overview Update 6.1 for the Gwent Season of Elves 2020 introduces above all six new leader abilities and rework of the Dwarves archetype in Scoia’tael. Out of the new 6 leader abilities, we predict that 4 could find its way to
A guide into the new leader abilities in Gwent (Patch 6.1)
Introduction Patch 6.1 introduced 6 new leader abilities to Gwent, one for each faction. Monsters: Overwhelming Hunger Nilfgaard: Imposter Northern Realms: Uprising Scoia’tael: Mahakam Forge Skellige: Blaze of Glory Syndicate: Hidden Cache We will analyze each of the new leader abilities in the common “Alphabet…” cycle style, providing strategy guide,
Gwent: A Geek Guide to Match&Tourneys Probabilities
Abstract In this article we would try to assess the probabilities of win of best-of-N matches in Gwent, as well as whole tournaments. Starting from some basic assumptions, we will finally arrive at probabilities of qualifying to Open via Top64 and Top16 Qualifiers. Introduction If you have ever played in
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: SYNDICATE
Mechanics Overview Due to its uniqueness, Syndicate is by far the richest faction in terms of mechanics in Gwent . Coins The most characteristic feature of Syndicate is operating with coins, which gives additional flexibility and carryover possibilities, while usually lowering consistency due to spending issues. Coins are a kind
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: SKELLIGE
Mechanics Overview Bloodthirst Card with Bloodthirst:N ability gets activated when N number of enemies is damaged (value in red). The mechanic has very good support in damaging units as well as units with power scaled by the number of damaged enemy units. Discard Discarding means moving card from hand to
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: SCOIA’TAEL
Mechanics Overview Harmony Harmony is a special tag associated with some Scoia’tael units. Unit with Harmony boosts self by 1, whenever you play a Scoia’tael unit with primary category not present at your side of the board. There are 5 bronze units with Harmony tag, 3 golds, and 1 spell
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: NORTHERN REALMS
Mechanics Overview Boost and Inspiration Boosting means increasing the power of a unit during the game, and Inspiration is a special NR cards tag, which often enables stronger abilities if the unit is boosted above basic power. Northern Realms have one leader ability (Royal Inspiration) directly coupled with this
Feedback on Gwent Qualifiers
Introduction Due to top players feedback, following update to Top16 and Top64 qualifiers in Gwent were announced: Regulated coinflip will be back Regulated coinflip would be possible due to return to predetermined coinflip result in friendly matches. The person who sends the invitation will always start the game (blue coin).
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: NILFGAARD
Mechanics Overview Assimilate Assimilate is original Nilfgaard mechanic in Gwent. Whenever you play a card that is not from your starting decks, unit with Assimilate tag gets boosted. There are 4 bronze Assimilate engines and 3 golds: Bronzes: Ard Feiann Heavy Cavalry, Ducal Guard, Slave Hunter, Imperial Diviner Golds: Glynnis
Gwent – Patch 5.2 review
Link to Playgwent patch notes: https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/32083/update-5-2-is-now-available Overview Update 5.2 for the Gwent Season of Bear 2020 is rather of cosmetic character due to planned World Masters Finals. The patch is not supposed to shake the balance nor turn the meta upside-down. The policy of hiding nicknames on the Pro Ladder
The Alphabet of Factions and Leaders: MONSTERS
Mechanics Overview Thrive Thrive is the most basic Monsters mechanic. Units with the Thrive will boost by 1 every time a unit with higher strength is played on the player’s side of the board. While Thrive is perceived as omnipresent in Monsters decks, in fact there are only 6 bronzes
