Team Aretuza

“Welcome home and welcome back,” were the words spoken by an incredibly excited McBeard, after opening shots of Warsaw, the CD Projekt Red studio and the eight competitors of Gwent Open #8 threw us back into the world of Gwent Masters for the first time in nearly six months.

Team Aretuza player Molegion is set to take part in his second Gwent major at Gwent Open #8 this coming weekend, having won the Open #8 Qualifier last month. In the first of our Player Spotlight series, we take a closer look at who Molegion is.

This time, we're looking at a Scoia'tael deck that's powerful and easy to learn. The lessons in this deck guide regarding good cards vs bad cards and how to think about the three-round system can be applied to other decks as well.

Detlaff van der Eretein has corrupted the lands, and the time of the Crimson Curse is here. As this new and exciting expansion for Gwent is confirmed by CD Projekt Red, lordgort shares his thoughts on the initial announcement.

Greetings, fellow Gwenches and Gwentlemen!

I am Easha Dustfeather, member of the Lodge of Sorceresses, which supported me while writing this article once again. It is meant for new and more experienced players alike and covers game mechanics and card interactions which might not be obvious at first glance or are not mentioned at all.

Arachas Queen is back and in this Gwent deck guide we are looking at how you can finish off your opponents with a big Arachas Swarm, boosted up twice through Yennefer!

It's only the first day of the patch, but I might dare proclaim this Miracle Bran (a reference to Miracle Rogue from HS) a top tier deck. It has a ton of power and consistency and is no longer easily disrupted due to the new Zeal keyword on Coral. The deck has a relatively high learning curve but it's quite flexible once you understand how to play it. Check out this video guide to learn more about the deck that's about to take the meta by storm!

Another month, another Rapid Reaction! Team Aretuza bring you the latest news from Gwent following February's CDPR Gwent developer update.

Since binary evaluation is not an option, we need to find an evaluation system that takes a holistic approach to rating cards. In Part I of this guide, we discussed niche vs versatile cards and point floor and ceiling. We explored the reasons behind the assertion that cards cannot be evaluated on a binary basis and started expanding on their intrinsic characteristics and connections to other cards in Gwent, aiming to develop a better evaluation system. Part II will continue this with one more set of factors, and then put it all together.

Shinmiri's latest video deck guide features an insanely fun and very unique Bran Lippy Uma deck. It is powerful and consistent, yet unpredictable at the same time. Play a strong round 1 full of gold cards and then Lippy them back into your deck and play them again in round 3!