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Rapid Reaction: Gwent's New Leaders and How They Can See…
By lordgort, January 31, 2019
With five new leaders making their debuts in Gwent, how can players use them? This article covers the new leaders and the roles they might fill in…
Rapid Reaction: The Mulligan Update Developer Stream
By lordgort, January 8, 2019
Changes to Gwent's redraw (or "mulligan") system are set to shake the game up yet again. What is changing, and what are the possible consequences?
Deciphering the December 2018 Update
By lordgort, December 20, 2018
In CD Projekt Red's own words, "We believe that these changes will lead to a more diverse meta and lessen the number of 'auto-include' cards for…
Rapid Reaction: Gwent Roadmap
By lordgort, December 14, 2018
On 12 December 2018, CD Projekt Red presented the "Gwent Roadmap," a guide to the game's future as Gwent's management sees it now. What will change?…
Hotfixes, Patches, and the Genius of the Provision System
By lordgort, November 15, 2018
Post-Homecoming Gwent has seen its first competitive balance change, a hotfix affecting artifacts and Golden Froth-style effects. But the cards…
What the Thronebreaker Media Push Means for Gwent
By lordgort, October 3, 2018
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales began as an expansion to Gwent and wound up its own standalone game with Gwent as its combat engine. As CD Projekt…
Rapid Reaction: Homecoming Release Date Announcement Video
By lordgort, September 19, 2018
Our second look at Homecoming is here! Let's put the video up front.
Rapid Reaction: First Homecoming Gameplay Video
By lordgort, September 3, 2018
For a video under 10 minutes long, the first glimpse of Gwent Homecoming gameplay had lots of revelations! What did we see? What are the implications…
Boons and Hazards
By lordgort, August 8, 2018
Hazards have been part of Gwent since the beginning, while boons are newer and far fewer in number. Which boons and hazards see play, which don't,…
Synergy, Value, Leverage: Understanding Leader Cards
By lordgort, July 24, 2018
The leader is the only card a player is guaranteed to see in a game of Gwent. This article presents a three-prong model for understanding what…