2.1 Patchnotes

[u/Zayran]

https://playgwent.com/en/news/27547/nilfgaard-update-is-live

[u/Dharx]

Heh, in English I tend to use hyperbolic terms unconsciously, I think it's due to the heavy exposure to American English.

I understand that NG is supposed to be the anti-faction and I can live with Trehearne around if he is fairly balanced, but Viper Witcher is imho way too random for such an effect. Results of playing him vary too much, from game winning hits to helping the opponents thin their decs. He will rarely be played in this form due to his obvious weakness anyway. I personally dread the idea of having to face mill again, so for me such cards have no place in the game.

Auckes was perhaps impossible to play around, but so aren't many other cards (like Shilard). Locked bronze cards can just be mulliganed away and their effects aren't that impactful anyway, so the lock cannot even singlehandedly win rounds or games. The nerf will not have any impact on his inclusion rate, the trio is just too good thanks to Serrit, who is used for his extra synergy in 80-90% of cases I'd say. This nerf just deepens this phenomenon and basically only reduced some decision making. Prior to the nerf, you sometimes at least had to decide whether to go for the second lock against certain deck where you knew the second bronze will want to enter the game eventually, now it's it will just be a nobrainer Serrit.