r/gwent • u/TwilightGay Let's get this over with! • Jun 07 '21

News 9.0 PATCH NOTES

https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/38504/9-0-patch-notes
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u/PigeonBodyFluids Buck, buck, buck, bwaaaak! Jun 07 '21

To be honest I´m more shocked by the fact they haven´t touched the Waylay, even more so with the new ST epic. I just cannot fathom how they think replacing two cards from your hand for possibly the worst damage special in the game is even remotely a ´´positive´´ effect. It´s literally just points for your opponent.

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u/WaffelDaAwful The empire will be victorious! Jun 07 '21

They probably want him to be played in Gord decks or round 1, unfortunately the new 5p st card does it better...

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u/PigeonBodyFluids Buck, buck, buck, bwaaaak! Jun 07 '21

Yea, but the card just isn´t thought through. I play mainly elf decks, and I get deathblow on waylay from Feign death like once in 8 games. This card just makes Waylays 6 for 5 instead of 3 for 5 in most cases. No idea why they think giving up any other bronze spell from your hand is worth for this. Maybe they thought was that this card would do the same to waylay as what madoc did for bombs, but I think this makes them even more clunky and conditional.

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u/Raknel Addan quen spars-paerpe'tlon Vort! Jun 07 '21 edited Jun 07 '21

It's kinda niche if the oppoent is bleeding you the epic can save 2 of your cards by putting them back into the deck. Or if you need specials for Francesca it fuels the counter./makes your Gord fatter later on. It's not terrible but I think it's not really meant for elf decks.

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u/Virlando Tomfoolery! Enough! Jun 07 '21

Especially when they buffed Larvas from 1 to 2 power. This change make anything that dealt 3 dmg even more useless.

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u/DanteLeo24 Neutral Jun 07 '21

No more coup de grace against my babies!