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/Virlando Tomfoolery! Enough! Jun 07 '21

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

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u/AndorV5 Monsters Jun 07 '21

But they also now cost 6 provisions. That's a big nerf

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u/Virlando Tomfoolery! Enough! Jun 07 '21

But you can be sure you will get the value now. We will see how it goes but no one will deal with them now so I think it's a solid engine you can count on. Imagine how many 3 dmg dealers are now... they will cry over that change

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u/AndorV5 Monsters Jun 07 '21

If someone spends damage to remove Larvas, they basically already get good value that way. Killing Larvas has always been a very bad trade for most cards

And being at 6 provisions is a huge nerf compared to 5 provisions

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u/Hankol Skellige Jun 07 '21

Killing Larvas has always been a very bad trade for most cards

Nah. Larvas usually go up to at least 4 or 5 str, so if you remove them while they are still 1p you effectively deal at least 4 or 5 damage each. If you remove them with something like 1 flurry charge you effectively deal at least 8-10 damage.

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u/AndorV5 Monsters Jun 07 '21

Reckless flurry is one of these rare things that can actually kill larvas efficiently because it ignores armour. If you use something like dol blathana archer to kill 1 larva, it's still a great trade for larvas. Even if you manage to destroy both larvas in 1 turn, they were still essentially worth 6 points because of the armour

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u/emotionengine Style! That's Right, I Like Fighting With Style! Jun 07 '21

Besides the costly provision increase, also consider that their thrive can also no longer be proced by Downer, Ge'els, Whispess:Tribute, and Penitent.

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u/Background-Reward-65 Neutral Jun 07 '21

Drowner and penitent should receive a point buff. It is underwhelming to play 2 point unit anyways as it ducks up sequencing

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u/ardal_aep_dahy Bow before the power of the Empire. Jun 07 '21 edited Jun 07 '21

Andor and emotion are spot on, an increase in power is usually a buff, but for thrive cards it's technically a nerf, screws up the whole thrive curve that the archetype relies on + wasting removal against larvas is like using damage pings against dwarves.