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RyanSchou · Aug 3, 2020

Hey everyone!

Update 7.1 is coming to all platforms tomorrow, August 4th, together with a brand new Journey! We've also tweaked the automill functionality, with 3 different options, and as always introduced multiple balance changes for existing cards and leader abilities.
Changes:

Android-only: Removed unnecessary permissions about reading and writing external storage.

New Features:
The auto-milling feature now can be configured to work in one of three ways:

• Resource Focused - "Mill all extra copies of cards above the deck limit, with a preference to keep Premium versions of cards. Recommended for those looking to quickly obtain resources in order to craft more new cards."

• Standard - "Mill all copies that exceed the deck limit. Premium, as well as Standard versions, will be milled separately. "

• Premium Focused - "Keep extra copies above the deck limit in order to transmute them into Premium versions. Recommended for those who want to extend their Premium collection."

You can choose which setting you prefer through Milling Settings in the Deck Builder.

New Journey!

• Rewards - more rewards than before to unlock in standard and premium paths and also in achievements

• Progression - option to progress above level 100, where Journey quests and the daily boost will count, every level will grant 2RP

• New type of trinket - Aura

• Journey quest - now more comfortable to track with them visible on Outcome Screen and separated in Social Panel

• Story Panel - one story, each week in a separate page

Neutrals:

Ciri provision changed from 8 to 10. Ability changed to: Deploy: Damage 3 random enemy units by 1. When you lose a round, return Ciri to your hand.

Developer comment: Ciri's effect is quite unique and powerful, but her stats were always a bit of an issue, as giving her more base power makes her much harder to deal with. Now she will damage 3 random enemies on Deploy, leaving her base power vulnerable enough to match the impact her ability might have, but also allowing her to contribute to the score on her own, provided the round she is played in has been going for long enough.

Ciri: Nova power changed from 5 to 8. Provision changed from 11 to 9. Ability changed to: Deploy: if your starting deck does not have cards with provision cost 10 or more, gain: Resilience, Shield and Veil.

Developer comment: Ciri: Nova has been completely reworked to offer a new deck building challenge to those who wish to unlock her full power. While the statuses Nova gains can be removed all at once, she should still be quite a powerful play thanks to her high base power and potential benefits that Resilience gives you. She just won't be hanging out with any other Ciri cards and Imperial Diviners are more threatening to her than ever before.

Ciri: Dash provision changed from 9 to 10 and timer reduced from 5 to 4.

Developer comment: Ciri Dash will simply trigger a turn earlier now. Considering that an average bronze card can easily be expected to give players 6 points, she ends up being an engine with higher risk, but higher reward. Her provision cost was slightly increased both to match her potential power, as all Ciri cards are now a much more powerful way to try and seize card advantage.

Ceremonial Dagger ability changed to: Order: Give an enemy unit Bleeding (5).

Developer comment: Ceremonial Dagger has had it's damage replaced by 5 Bleed. Simply increasing the damage this Stratagem does would only end up breaking it, because reaching certain thresholds means the player going first would not only be able to set their engines first, but also easily control their opponent's engines. Bleeding is a compromise to keep the damage flavour while also making the Dagger on par with other Stratagems.

Crystal Skull ability changed to: Oder: Boost an allied unit by 4 and give it Veil.

Developer comment: Crystal Skull will now apply Veil instead of Purifying, keeping it's function as a stratagem that protects you from statuses. This change makes it more proactive and potentially saves the target from more than one status.

Primordial D'ao provision changed from 11 to 10. Ability changed to: Shield.
Master Mirror provision changed from 10 to 9.
Living Armor provision changed from 12 to 11.

Monsters:

Caranthir Ar-Feiniel power changed from 3 to 4. Ability changed to: Deploy: Spawn a 1-power base copy of a Monster unit from your hand on this row.

Developer comment: Caranthir Ar-Feiniel is just another card that ended up with an enormous pool of great targets and synergies, which grows with each expansion. Restricting his Deploy ability to Monster faction trims this list considerably, removing a handful of potentially toxic interactions and making space for more Neutral cards with powerful effects.

Ge'els provision changed from 10 to 8. Ability changed to: Deploy (Ranged): Play a Wild Hunt special card from your deck.
Imlerith power changed from 7 to 2. Provision changed from 12 to 10. Ability changed to: Deploy (Melee): Discard a Monster unit and boost self by its power, then draw a card.
Old Speartip: Asleep provision changed from 10 to 9. Ability changed to: Veil.

Skellige:

Harald an Craite ability changed to: Deploy: Play a bronze Warrior from your graveyard, give it Doomed and damage it by 2. At the start of round, while in hand or deck, transform.
Harald Warmonger ability changed to: Deploy: Play a bronze Warrior from your graveyard and give it Doomed. Devotion: At the start of round, while in hand or deck, transform.
Harald the Cripple ability changed to: Veil. Deploy: Play a bronze Warrior from your graveyard and give it Doomed. Whenever you play a Warrior, damage a random enemy unit by 1.

Developer comment: Tooltip only, change was in Hotfix

Second Wind provision bonus changed from 11 to 12. Ability changed to: Deploy: Play a Skellige unit with provision 9 or less from your graveyard.

Developer comment: Second Wind's ability to play Skellige cards from graveyard is now limited by target's provisions, making it harder to re-use Deploys of powerful cards that have already died a warrior's death. This change should surprise nobody after playing against Skellige lately. Second Wind in its current state absolutely requires a condition for its ability for other leaders to match it in power. Provisions are an easy enough solution to limit it's options without changing the ability completely.

Vabjorn power changed from 6 to 2. Provision changed from 9 to 8. Ability changed to: Deploy (Melee): Play a Raid card from your deck.
Dimun Pirate ability changed to: Deploy: Move the top card from your deck to your graveyard. Cancel the ability if you control a Ship.

Developer comment: You can now save the top card of your deck from Dimun Pirate by fulfilling a condition of playing any Ship first. This extra flexibility lets players decide when exactly they want to aggressively thin a card of the top.

Rupture effect changed to: At the end of owner's turn, damage this unit equal to its base power, then remove this status.

Developer comment: Rupture status will now damage it's target by base power instead of it's total power, which leaves more space to play around it and considerably lowers it's potential to just remove anything on the board.

Tyrggvi Tuirseach power changed from 4 to 5.

Developer comment: Tyrggvi Tuirseach has received a small Power increase to compensate for changes made to Rupture status.

Drummond Berserker's Berserk increased from 2 to 3.

Developer comment: Drummond Berserker will now transform when reaching 3 power instead of 2, putting his maximum value closer to a 5 provision card.

Added Druid category to Artis and Svalblod Priest.
Crow's Eye Rhizome provision changed from 5 to 4.
Svalblod Ravager power changed from 2 to 3.
Svalblod Priest provision changed from 6 to 5.
Drummond Villager's Bleeding duration reduced from 4 to 3.

Northern Realms:

Queen Adalia provision changed from 11 to 10. Ability changed to: Deploy: Spawn and play a base copy of a bronze Northern Realms unit from your hand, then give it a Shield.

Developer comment: Queen Adalia, similar to Caranthir, has seen her potential pool of targets grow with each expansion and reached a point where it is hard to continuously balance everything around her ability, thus it was restricted to Northern Realms only. Her Provision cost was lowered slightly as this removes one of the most powerful potential targets for her.

Vissegerd no longer has Formation.

Developer comment: Without exaggeration, Vissegerd has really been doing it all, acting as a finisher, far reaching removal, helping with damage set-up or even a charge engine if necessary. Removing Formation makes the upsides of playing him have at least a little bit of a downside, as his order is no longer bundled with Zeal.

Ves provsion changed from 8 to 7.
Cintrian Knight power changed from 2 to 3.
Cintrian Artificier power changed from 3 to 4.
Siege Support power changed from 3 to 4.
Mad Charge boost increased to 4 and Vitality increased to 3.
Added Soldier category to the following cards: Vissegerd, Reynard Odo, Kaedweni Cavalry and Kaedweni Knight.
Kaedweni Cavalry no longer has the Knight category.

Scoia'tael:

Mahakam Volunteers ability changed to: Deploy: If there is a Dwarf on this row, Summon all copies of this unit from your deck to this row.
Pyrotechnician now has 2 Armor.

Developer comment: Pyrotechnician has gotten better at finding cover and can now survive the explosion even if not wearing glorious Mahakam forged Armor.

Mahakam Guard power changed from 2 to 3.
Dwarven Agitator power changed from 2 to 3.
Vrihedd Saboteur provision changed from 5 to 4.

Developer comment: Dwarven Agitator and Vrihedd Saboteur are now on the same power level for their respective tribes.

Nilfgaard:

Impera Brigade provision changed from 6 to 5.
Fire Scorpion power changed from 3 to 4.

Syndicate:

Jacques de Aldersberg ability changed to: Profit 4. Tribute 4: Spawn 2 Flaming Rose Footmen in this row. Fee 1: Boost self by 1. Devotion: At the start of round, while in hand or deck, transform.
Jacques Grand Master ability changed to: Profit 4. Veil. Tribute 4: Spawn 2 Flaming Rose Footmen in this row. Fee 1: Boost self by 1. Whenever you play a Firesworn card, gain 1 Coin.

Developer comment: Jacques de Aldersberg now has the ability to turn coins into boost for himself after evolving once, opening new ways to use his profit and passive ability he gains as Grandmaster. It should make him much more versatile and offer more interesting decisions to make while playing the card.

Hidden Cache provision bonus changed from 15 to 14. Coins per round changed from 2 to 3.

Developer comment: Hidden Cache is coming back to its initial Profit per use, but with reduced provisions. This change should give it back some of its power without pushing it way out of line.

Kurt provision changed from 8 to 7. Removed Intimidate.

Developer comment: Kurt loses his Intimidate and gets 1 provision cheaper for it to eliminate the contradiction that is created by having a very reactive deploy effect that you want to be patient with coupled with a proactive keyword that you want to play as early as possible.

Swindle ability changed to: Profit 4-6 For each allied Crownsplitters, increase minimal amount by 1.

Developer comment: Swindle, as a Crime performed by Crownsplitters, will now always reach its maximum value with 2 of them around. It's maximum and minimum profit was also risen to make it more competitive with other bronze Crimes.

Halfling Safecracker ability changed to: Intimidate. Deploy: Boost self by 1 for each Crime in your hand.

Developer comment: Halfling Safecracker Instead of giving one coin on play will now benefit from all the Crimes in the player's hand through Intimidate, which should make it much easier to fit him in a deck that is planning to do some mischief.

Salamandra Assassin ability changed to: Intimidate. Order: Damage an enemy unit by 2.

Developer comment: Salamandra Assassin has lost both restrictions of his Order ability and now can hit his targets freely and from anywhere, making him much simpler to use with or without Bounty.

Witch Hunter Executioner provision changed from 6 to 5.

Developer comment: Witch Hunter Executioner is now cheaper to employ. Bounty has lost its lustre over time and with the introduction of Veil, it grows harder to make it work, so Witch hunters are lowering their prices to combat this crisis.

Professor provision changed from 12 to 11.

Developer comment: Professor is now cheaper to employ. Along provision cost reduction to Witch Hunter Executioner, the core cards that capitalise on bounty are now easier to fit in the deck with other tools

Tidecloak Hideaway power changed from 4 to 5.

Developer comment: Small increase in power to Tidecloak Hideaway makes it's worse case scenarios a little better so it is much safer to include in decks that already leaned towards Pirates.

Lieutenant von Herst Hoard reduced from 5 to 4.
Dies Irae provision changed from 10 to 9.
Mutant Killer Hoard reduced from 5 to 4.
Tidecloak Ransackers power changed from 2 to 3.
Casino Bouncers provision changed from 6 to 5.

Game fixes:
Android only: Game update size will be smaller and contain only changed data.

And this concludes the patch notes for Update 7.1. Catch you next time and enjoy your new Journey with ------- as the main character!

If you have any questions, make sure to stop by our Forum or Discord.

RyanSchou · Jul 28, 2020

Check out the full line-up of the upcoming GWENT Partners Open tournament!

You’ll be able to watch games from the players’ perspectives on their channels (list below), and on our official CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel, where we will be hosting some of the games live.

For the duration of the tournament, we’ve also increased the chance for Twitch Drops so don’t miss out!

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ThorSerpent · Jul 27, 2020

TommyAngelo75 said:
Hello

Thanks for taking time to explain the changes before they are live. It's really Great !

I have one little question : Are the new Contracts on top of the already existing ones (We had contracts for finishing both Standard and Premium Journey Pass that reward 20RP each if i recall correctly) or are they meant to replace the existing ones ?

Thanks

New contracts mentioned in the post are on top of the old contracts for completing all quests from both free and premium tracks.

ThorSerpent · Jul 27, 2020

ngc5128 said:
If I bought the Premium Journey last time, will I need to buy it again?

Every Premium Pass is tied to a specific Journey (with its own set of exclusive goodies), so yes.

ThorSerpent · Jul 27, 2020

betraymechino said:
Looks great!

One question, though, regarding the contracts unlocked after reaching level 100: will the contracts be doable also after the Journey ends, or only during the time Journey takes place?

Only while the Journey is in progress. Moving forward we plan to launch the next Journey as soon as the previous is over, so all the contracts will be refreshed at that moment.

SlamaTwoFlags · Jul 27, 2020

Hey everyone,

today we would like to talk about the updated reward system that is coming with the next Journey on August 4th. We will first use the opportunity to remind you of the basics that are staying the same and then go into detail regarding all the changes compared to the last Journey with Geralt and Dandelion.

First off, the basic structure is still the same as during the last Journey:

24 Crown Points (CP: earned by rounds won during all games and as rewards for Journey-quests) are needed for 1 level up.
There are 6 quests every week (3 standard and 3 premium).
The well-rested bonus doubles your first 14 CP earned through round wins and resets every day.
The 350 CP weekly limit stays the same.

More rewards in the free part of the journey!

In our first journey, reaching level 100 would result in gaining 209 RP. Starting the next journey, we decided to add an additional 17 RP making the total obtainable without paying 226 RP. We felt like adding this RP into the free progression will make the system feel more rewarding.

The free path of the Journey will also contain 11 avatars like before and the additional RP obtainable via premium Journey remains at 42 RP.

What happens when I reach level 100?

In general, we felt like the off-journey system was flawed in several aspects:

Journey quests lost meaning once reaching level 100.
The crown reward system being used would reset progress every day.
The lack of rested bonus at the start of each day.

In order to address this, we have decided to allow players to level past 100 instead of entering the off-journey system essentially removing it from the game. Each level after 100 will grant you 2 RP regardless of whether you are playing through standard or premium journey. All Journey quests and the rested bonus will also count towards your progression creating a consistent progression system.

On top of that, there will be 12 new contracts, most of which will be unlocked after reaching level 100:

6 standard Journey contracts rewarding 90 RP in total
6 premium Journey contracts rewarding 1 avatar, 4 trinkets and 20 RP in total

Summary

With these changes, Journey is now officially the most generous progression system which GWENT has ever had. We hope this gives you a good overview of what is waiting for you just around the corner, no matter if you are fresh to the game or playing since closed Beta. These changes represent our ongoing commitment to improving the quality of GWENT and your feedback plays a key role in allowing us to do that.

RyanSchou · Jul 24, 2020

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Offer ends Monday at noon CEST!

RyanSchou · Jul 24, 2020

The next instalment in the GWENT Partners Universe (GPU) is just around the corner! Mark the dates in your calendar because you don't want to miss your favourite streamers, writers or YouTubers going head to head in exciting GWENT battles!

We’ll be starting off with the best-of-3 matches in the Swiss format, which the participants can stream if they want to:

Day 1

Tuesday, July 28th, 6 PM – 10 PM CEST (Rounds 1 and 2)

Day 2

Wednesday, July 29th, 6 PM – 10 PM CEST (Rounds 3 and 4)

Day 3

Thursday, July 30th, 5 PM – 11 PM CEST (Rounds 5, 6 and 7, if needed)

We’ll follow up with the best-of-5 matches in the single elimination format for the top players determined in the Swiss stage:

Elimination phase:

Saturday, August 1st, starting at 12 PM CEST

Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more details and the announcement of the line-up!

Burza46 · Jul 14, 2020

Hi Guys!

As promised, soon we’re planning to make some changes to the way auto-milling works in the game. Our current plan is to split the milling option into 3 categories:

Premium focused
Keep extra copies of cards (above deck limit) in order to transmute them into premium versions. Recommended for those who want to extend their premium collection.

Standard (Recommended)
This setting enables you to mill all copies which exceed deck limit - premium, as well as standard versions, will be milled separately. Recommended for those looking for a balance between obtaining resources and extending their premium collection.

Resource focused
This setting enables you to mill all extra copies above deck limit with a preference to keep premium versions of cards. Recommended for those looking to quickly obtain resources in order to craft more new cards.
Here is how this will look in-game:

Hope this change will improve your milling experience! Let us know what you think!

RyanSchou · Jul 9, 2020

Thronebreaker is a single player RPG set in the world of The Witcher, combining narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and turn-based battles. Players take on the role of Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia, who is forced to enter the warpath in the face of an impending Nilfgaardian invasion. To stand a chance against her enemies, Meve must amass a powerful army, which means setting out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

This latest release brings the complete Thronebreaker experience to iOS, with dedicated touch-screen controls designed for mobile play, as well as cloud-save support so players can pick up from where they left off on PC — and vice versa. Check the Appstore and make sure you have more than 4GB of space for the download! By playing Thronebreaker on iOS, players can also unlock various bonuses in GWENT: The Witcher Card Game for iOS, PC, and Android, including unique ornaments and 20 cards to be used in multiplayer battles. Additionally, players can claim a set of digital Thronebreaker goodies for free, including the official soundtrack, concept art from the game, and an annotated map of Lyria.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is currently available on iOS, PC (GOG.COM & Steam), as well as Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. An Android version is planned for release later this year. For more information regarding the game, visit the official website.

RyanSchou · Jul 7, 2020

We’ve just launched Hotfix 7.0.2 on all platforms! With this quick fix we’re addressing the overall dominance of Skellige after update 7.0.

List of changes:

Second Wind provision bonus has been changed from 14 to 11.
Harald an Craite will now give Doomed to a resurrected unit (this change will not be reflected in the tooltip until update 7.1).
Tyrggvi power has been changed from 5 to 4.
Blood Eagle now lets you play a Warrior with provision cost 7 or less instead of 8 or less.
Ethereal provision has been changed from 8 to 9.

Burza46 · Jul 7, 2020

Hello!
We're back again with some more data form Season of Magic! Like last time we have the leader ability play rate and win rate sorted by rank (see image below).

You can also download the data in .xlsx format here.

Enjoy!
Burza

ThorSerpent · Jul 1, 2020

TommyAngelo75 said:
Hey ThorSeprent,
I don't get it.
Didn't Ryan just mentionned that "It’s worth mentioning that the next Journeys won’t have this old system anymore. " ?
So, from my understanding, There will be no Old System anymore and we after next Journey is finished, we will get this 24 Crowns = 2 RP thing.

So far I can confirm that "There will be no Old System anymore" part is correct. It doesn't mean that "24 Crowns system" will kick in after level 100. After all, right now, the (slow) resource output of the Daily Crown is being enhanced by Gaunter's Ultimate Challenge to match f2p Journey level of RP generation - with Journey 2, it won't be the case, so the system must work differently.

ThorSerpent · Jul 1, 2020

TommyAngelo75 said:
Hello !

When Journey released and players started complaining about the nerfed ressources income, Slama made a huge post there explaining that the new System is as Good as the Old because after your finish up the Journey, the Old System came Back.

And now, you guys are saying that the Old System will not be longer an Option after Next Journey is finished. This is Greedy, and unfair. But more importantly, this makes Slama statement about "Journey+Old System" is as Good as the Old System completly wrong.

With all due respect, isn't it a bit too early for these statements, considering that it's not yet announced what comes instead of the "Old System" in the next Journey? While quoted Jason's statement was about Journey 1, with its future iterations the target for rewards balance is the same.

RyanSchou · Jul 1, 2020

Hey everyone!

With the new expansion dropping there’s a lot of new content to play around with, that is why we have decided to have a one month break between Geralt's Journey and the next one (whose could it be? Is it the pellar's goat, named Princess? Who knows!).

But to give everyone something to complete and earn rewards with, we (I mean Gaunter of course) created Gaunter's Ultimate Challenge! What does it entail? Glad that you asked:

In total it is a 6 stage challenge series. Each challenge takes 6 days and will contain three factions. Each next stage will phase out one faction and introduce another. The full schedule can be seen below:

Besides the factions rotating in and out, there is also a sale on faction kegs every week. The schedule can be found above.

During each stage, you get to choose one of the three factions to support and complete quests for. The first three quests always reward you with 30 CP and the fourth one grants you the following titles:

Skellige = WarmongerMonsters = InvaderScoia’tael = MotherSyndicate = De AldersbergNilfgaard = GeneralNorthern Realms = Outcast

After completing the first four quests, you unlock a fifth quest which is repeatable every day and grants 1 RP.

For those wondering about the Challenge in combination with the old/new reward system, we have prepared a FAQ below.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Daily Crown change and Gaunter’s Ultimate Challenge FAQ

Where is the old system with crown points being granted for 6/12/24/24 round wins?

A: When we introduced Journey, the old system was retired. Now there was one exception - for players who reached level 100 before Journey ended, this old system (minus “small rewards”) kicked in temporarily until a new Journey will start. It’s worth mentioning that the next Journeys won’t have this old system anymore.

Why change the system for July? Why fix something, which isn’t broken?

Once we knew that there would be no Journey in July, we’ve decided to introduce something cool and flavorful, considering the release of the newest expansion. The old system alone wasn’t interesting enough, hence Gaunter’s Ultimate Challenge became a thing. While it’s not a 1 to 1 substitute for Journey, it’s designed to ensure a comparable output of resources for players and provide reasons to try different factions and archetypes introduced in Master Mirror. The nerf of basic progression (Daily Crown) was needed to balance the Challenge.

So is the new system worse than Journey in terms of resource output or not?

A: Let’s see:

Daily Crown progression is consistent with Journey progression -> 24CP = 2RP
Weekly Bonuses from 3 Journey Weekly Quests (20CP each) are replaced by 3 Weekly Challenge quests (30CP* each). Each Challenge is a day shorter than Journey Weekly quests which makes it a little bit better for players.
Daily Bonus from Journey “Well Rested” (max 14 CP daily) is replaced by a repeatable Challenge quest that gives 1RP for each time it’s completed. This repeatable Challenge quest becomes available after players complete first all 4 base Challenge quests.

To sum it up, for players actively participating in Gaunter’s Ultimate Challenge, combined with Daily Crowns progression, it will generate the same amount (or even slightly more) of resources each week vs active f2p Journey.

*Due to configuration error - for the first few hours since the update this quest was giving 20 CP instead of 30. This was already fixed and all affected players will be compensated retroactively.

Why wasn't this properly communicated?

A: In hindsight, we should have spent more time talking about this topic. As you may have noticed, we had some technical issues with 7.0 update and all communication about the update got seriously delayed. However, it’s not a good excuse for not communicating all nuances of the Daily Crown change and its connection to Gaunter’s Ultimate Challenge prior to the update. I’m sorry for the confusion caused by the lack of a proper heads-up.

Lilayah · Jul 1, 2020

Unleash your creativity and design an original metal pin to be produced by CDPR GEAR!

What is it about?

We want you to get inspired by our games and design a pin that you would like to see on your backpack, bag, jacket, or any other surface.

The contest is divided into four categories, and you can submit max one design per category (up to four pins in total):

CD PROJEKT RED
The Witcher series of games
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Cyberpunk 2077

Four winning designs (one in each category) will be made into reality – a Limited Edition Community Pin Set, and the designers’ names will be credited on the store’s website. Winners of each category will also receive a 150$ gift card to CDPR GEAR and the set of pins they contributed to.

How to enter?

Prepare a .JPG file with your design (make sure to follow the technical requirements listed here in paragraph 4).
Send an e-mail to store-contest@cdprojektred.com with the file as an attachment.
Wait for the results!

Submissions are open until July 31st, 23:59 CEST. Full ruleset is available here.

We’re looking forward to seeing your creations!

RyanSchou · Jun 30, 2020

The new season has arrived on all platforms and with it the latest Update 7.0, a new seasonal mode and new bundles in the shop.

This season will last until August 4th, 10:00 a.m. CEST.

Seasonal mode:

At the start of the match, set the power of every unit in your starting deck to its Provision Cost.

Patch Notes: Link

RyanSchou · Jun 30, 2020

GWENT’S LATEST EXPANSION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON PC, ANDROID AND IOS!

Collect over 70 new cards
Discover GWENT’s all new legendary card type — one that evolves during battle!
Explore new keywords and statuses
Meet new and familiar characters from The Witcher lore, including mysterious Master Mirror

FACE MASTER MIRROR IN A MYSTERIOUS CHALLENGE

To celebrate the release of Master Mirror, the ‘Gaunter’s Ultimate Challenge’ event has just begun. Support your favourite faction, complete special tasks and fight for unique prizes. The challenge will last from June 30th to August 5th.

EXCLUSIVE, TIME-LIMITED MASTER MIRROR LAUNCH OFFERS:

TEMPTATION PACK:

40 premium Master Mirror kegs
Gaunter O'Dimm premium legendary card
Give in to the temptation and treat yourself with a sizeable supply of premium cards from the new expansion. Immortality is not included.

INTRIGUE PACK:

Expand your collection with the most precious cards from the newest expansion - 6 evolving premium cards that changing their abilities and becoming stronger during the battle. This pack contains 6 premium cards (one per each faction):

Auberon the King
Jaques Miraculous Child
Harald An Craite
Usurper Officer
Eithne Young Queen
Viraxas Prince

TWISTED WORLD BOARD:

New Master Mirror epic game board is now available from the in-game shop! Dare you enter the sinister realm of Master Mirror and battle your enemies under his everlasting gaze?

Dominika · Jun 30, 2020

July = Season of Magic Qualifiers!

First Qualifier will take place on July 18th, and the Second one – on July 25-26th.

Players eligible to participate in the First Qualifier (TOP 16) of the Season of Magic:

tailbot
graveshgravesh
pajabol
saber97
ivan2610
green-knight
demarcation
energiix
akela114
kams134
苏墨
lphanachan
unforgiven-iv
konsiu95
耿鬼小胖子
kar5555

Players eligible to participate in the Second Qualifier (TOP 64) of the Season of Magic – with the exception of two winners of the First Qualifier:

tailbot
graveshgravesh
pajabol
saber97
ivan2610
green-knight
demarcation
energiix
akela114
kams134
苏墨
lphanachan
unforgiven-iv
konsiu95
耿鬼小胖子
kar5555
lerio2
infernz
ern16
qnerr
virus4am
aftshow
whitecool
xcyberzz
spyroza
mya-mon369ex
kolemoen
cmel
cor-kalom
五花膘
theshaggynuts
nik_r
dragonbl17
2s1_arch1
acalajucha
蓝天风暴
poisound
zegoblin
sindikkat
高尾山
한쿡은조흔나라
redrame
spellingbee
garigari
wonder98
pepesmile
bacr7
javis99
bart933
mcp0yle
sempereu
mrsweetpiggy
iluxa228
lneverhood
-kid-
so1ento
ningunosirve
nasehrey
one_two12
andi99
innominesatanas
zeibinator
gigifacile
dkm2493

Dominika · Jun 22, 2020

It’s time for the second Open of this season – join us this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28th! The tournament will be held online and streamed live on our official Twitch, YouTube and Mixer channels, starting at 4 PM CEST on both days.

These 8 players will be battling for a spot in the Grand Finale of Season 2 – the World Masters tournament, as well as a share of the 10 000 USD base prize pool:

Additionally, all players will receive an equal share of the community-funded prize pool, to which you can still contribute by purchasing the unique Overgrown Bundle and Earth Pack! Both of them will available only until Wednesday noon (June 24th, 12 PM CEST):

See you on the weekend – we’ll be waiting for you with some great matches, new Twitch Drops, and juicy leeks!