Glossary
This glossary was compiled, written, and edited by Lothari and SwanDive with the help of these amazing people: Damorquis, Danman233, Green Cricket, Gvuardya, Gwent2town, ImpairedTuxedo, Kai_a, lordgort, Molegion, Santtu2x and shinmiri2.
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The practice of boosting the cards in your hand before they are played.
Handbuff strategies are largely employed by Scoia’tael decks as a form of carryover. Boosting a card in your hand, as opposed to on the board, means this value is largely non-interactable - that is, your opponent can do very little to stop you from keeping it. This value is then used later when the card is eventually played.
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As a big fan of the Witcher franchise, SwanDive is always on the lookout for her next Witcher fix. She started playing Gwent in the Closed Beta for the lore – and stayed for the game and the community. Long an avid gamer, Swan found her passion for CCGs and competitive gaming at the Gwent table. Away from it, Swan is studying for her Master’s degree in English and worked as content manager for Team Aretuza.