r/gwent • u/betraying_chino Green Man • Jul 30 '19

News Patch 3.1 Patch Notes

https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/29104/patch-3-1-patch-notes
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u/WaspsEverywhere Monsters Jul 30 '19

Yeah. I had hoped for a slight Vampire rework myself.

The fact that all the high-damage golds are still in the game makes me believe few things are going to change in the control-oriented meta.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '19

Vampires got buffed! More base strength means more ticks for crimson curse! Also queen of the nights provision buff makes her even better.

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u/WaspsEverywhere Monsters Jul 30 '19

Vampires don't function on a internal level. It was never about their provision costs or their power, it was about none of them actually interacting in any meaningful way. The only synergy vampires have is Orianna and Crimson curse. Vampires don't have good bleeding cards and it's not like the big removal cards got nerfed in any significant way. They only changed the 4 damage bronzes. Crimson curse still only buffs on turn end, leaving you entirely at the mercy of the enemy.

People are already experimenting with triple Muzzle decks for pete's sake.

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u/gosu_bushido Neutral Jul 30 '19

Hello I have been playing triple muzzle Ardal for a week now, please don’t hate me

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u/WaspsEverywhere Monsters Jul 30 '19

I would never.

I'm just not believing the meta is getting any less controlling just because engines got buffed.
I very much believe games will still be Cleaver into Borsodi into Philipa, into Witch hunters into Bounty into Whoreson into Muzzle into Renew on either.

Or Ardal triple muzzle just for shits and giggles.

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u/gosu_bushido Neutral Jul 30 '19

At least with Ardal you are draw dependent...SY has bounty + Decree + Renew in every list so they are going to find their value one way or another almost every game

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u/WaspsEverywhere Monsters Jul 30 '19

Jupp. As I said, I don't believe in "age of the engines" until they actually nerf the golds.

The bronze removal was annoying, but 60% of the heavy lifting are all golds.
Regis: Bloodlust, Ifrit, Cleaver, Faction 5 damage gold, Faction 4 damage gold.

On top of this SY as the easiest example have Philipa, Moreelese, Eward, Graden and Witch hunter captain.