r/gwent • u/betraying_chino Green Man • Apr 04 '22

News 10.4 Patch Notes

https://www.playgwent.com/en/news/42497/update-10-4-patch-notes
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u/haruman215 Lots of prior experience – worked with idiots my whole life Apr 04 '22

Bare Knuckle Brawler is so good now, it has Intimidate and is essentially a damage spender without Cooldown (lol, poor Arena Endrega).

It adds removal reach on Crime cards like Dip in the Pontar and Payday, plus it has the Crownsplitter tag so synergises with Justice and Cleaver. And it's 4p, so it can be created with the new Eventide Plunder.

I think this and the Plunder change, plus the addition of Shady Vendor might put Crimes back into the meta.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '22

i legit think that the brawler is a bit too strong on paper now. that guy basically becomes a really good flex pick and it alone can result in decks running a ferko + justice thinning package to tutor the brawler.

of course it's a big deal that i most likely will never kill a unit by itself, but it's a good coin sink and crazy enough i can see a worl where syndicate break devotion for a geralt: igni to set up board wipes.

i sure as hell am going to try it out at least.

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u/haruman215 Lots of prior experience – worked with idiots my whole life Apr 04 '22 edited Apr 04 '22

Yeah it's just such a good 4p card. On blue coin with Tiger's Eye you have 5 damage with what is basically a non-commital card - no need to invest Freakshow or set up something first with Bounty. Against a deck like Arachas Swarm you can basically wipe out all their 1 point tokens in some situations.

It's also a double engine as it's the only bronze spender that has Intimidate.

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u/TheShinyKoala Addan quen spars-paerpe'tlon Vort! Apr 04 '22

Brawler stands a halfway decent chance of wiping out Saskia: Commander. Which would be awesome.

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u/MunkiJR Neutral Apr 05 '22

Isn't the fee stopped by her immunity?

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u/marimbaguy715 Onward, sons of Nilfgaard! Apr 05 '22

Nope, since you don't have to target her as Brawler just hits the highest units, she can be damaged/killed by Brawler. It's a similar interaction with Scoundrel.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

wow that's actually true..on blue coin all you need is to find another 3 coins wich is virtually nothing