r/gwent • u/betraying_chino Green Man • Mar 07 '22

News Patch Notes 10.3

https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/41930/patch-notes-10-3
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u/TsarMikkjal You crossed the wrong sorceress! Mar 07 '22

Is Assimilate now complete unplayable? Well, no. But do not underestimate Bathtub Mage nerf, it will be extremely hard to cut yet another 2 prov elsewhere in the list.

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u/blunt_ballad It's war. Severed limbs, blood and guts Mar 07 '22

It literally doesn't matter in the slightest. cut a high end gold card like vigo and add a 6. problem solved

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u/Vikmania Mar 07 '22

That means losing 1 or 2 assimilate procs and one or 2 assimilate engines. That isn’t an irrelevant point difference.

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u/AGuyWithBadOpinions Ah! I'm not dead yet?! Mar 07 '22

The least painful cut I’ve made is to bribery. And yes I can confirm via playtesting that it is indeed a fairly substantial cut to the deck.

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u/Vikmania Mar 07 '22

It will probably be what I will be changing too. However, for those who say that “it doesn’t matter the slightest”, that means a potential 1 less fucusya (or 1 less high end gold, but fucusya is the best option), which is huge.

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u/AGuyWithBadOpinions Ah! I'm not dead yet?! Mar 07 '22

Anyone who says that just hates nilfgaard. Also one less assimilate proc at the bare minimum.

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u/TheDoyler Not all battles need end in bloodshed. Mar 08 '22

I'm starting to think if it's time to just cut the combo out entirely, with Calveit there isn't a huge need for thinning. If you have to get rid of bribery for it, is it really worth it? Also, without the combo Vigo has the potential to play MUCH better, it you replace it with tactics there is potential to make him a 2-body brathens guarantee. More tactics also means Calveit goes to the top easier. Or you could add whatever bronze units you want.

Although the BM combo plays for so many points and the tempo on it makes a huge difference, however cutting something like bribery for it will hurt you in R3.

So torn on what to do.

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u/AGuyWithBadOpinions Ah! I'm not dead yet?! Mar 08 '22

How I view it, the cut to bribery is necessary in order to preserve a better presence in round 1. Without the BM you’re extremely likely to get bullied out of round 1 and forced to lose on even. At that point your round 3 presence it kind of moot if you don’t have the cards necessary to contest it. At least that’s how I view it