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Vattier · Feb 13, 2020

Snowdog36 said:
There is no link to click on.

The link is placed under the word "here" in the news. Alternatively, you can use this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cdprojektred.gwent

Burza46 · Feb 13, 2020

The Android version of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game will launch March 24th! The game will be available for free on Google Play.

Pre-registrations are now OPEN click here and sign up! In addition to an on-device notification about GWENT going live on Google Play, pre-registering will grant you the unique Imperial Golem avatar — the item will be added to your collection immediately upon installing and logging into GWENT on your Android-based phone or tablet.

With the launch of the game on Android, you will be able to engage in cross-play with users on PC and iOS, as well as share progress and purchases via GOG.COM

Burza46 · Feb 7, 2020

Patch week is always packed will lots of cool stuff and this one is no exception! New episode of TWiG is here!

Burza46 · Feb 4, 2020

Season of the Wolf has ended, and here is the list of players eligible to take part in the first two qualifiers of GWENT Masters Season 2!

First Qualifier will take place on February 15th, and the Second Qualifier on February 22nd-23rd.

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

kolemoen
kams134
TailBot
Pajabol
Adzikov
GraveshGravesh
Demarcation
Mya-Mon369EX
alessio1996
Santtu2x
lNeverHooD
Gwent2town
Redrame
Poisound
iluxa228
Green-Knight

Ruleset for Qualifier (TOP 16)

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

kolemoen
kams134
TailBot
Pajabol
Adzikov
GraveshGravesh
Demarcation
Mya-Mon369EX
alessio1996
Santtu2x
lNeverHooD
Gwent2town
Redrame
Poisound
iluxa228
Green-Knight
Molegion
HannuQ
Damorquis
Nik_r
五花膘
苏墨
BaCR7
Frailcoast1
KingChezz93
17390557
leeo1d
SpyroZA
Saber97
McP0yle
CintrianLion
lerio2
radu.andrada
magpie131
xCyBerZz
Bart933
garigari
BeardyBog
eiSloth
GervantOfRiblia
HectorV_
Acalajucha
zeGoblin
NasehRey
Cmel
LpHanachan
Danirai
Javis99
KusokStula
ReWka
-FenderFlix-
krysu
sevenzh
InfernZ
Koumakis
wangid1
Kar5555
予然杜
TA_JMJWilson
SemperEU
GameKingAT
Ambiral
Andi99
Idiot_Witcher

Ruleset for Qualifier (TOP 64)

Burza46 · Feb 4, 2020

New season is here with a brand new seasonal mode! This month whenever you play a non-Spying unit, move a random enemy unit with the same power to the opposite side.

Here are the seasonal rewards:

The season will last till March 3rd, 2020!

Burza46 · Feb 4, 2020

Update 5.1 is now available for download on PC and iOS! With this update we focused on balancing and re-working a sizeable amount of existing cards with focus on Skellige and Syndicate factions.

Note: Starting with this update we will not offer full mill value for re-worked cards.

Game Fixes:

Adding missing sound effects for premium cards from Merchants of Ofir expansion
Resilience tooltip changed.
Mandrake tooltip changed.
In deck selection picker, the leader ability sound will trigger only when coming from the Main Menu and selecting a new deck
Income trigger can be cancelled out - Card that have targeting and Income (like Dip in Pontar) will allow user to choose a target before committing to play the card.

New Features:

Added Tooltip System to Cards in Board for Mobile Version of the Game.
In Pro Rank matches the opponents' nicknames will be hidden until the final results screen
Starting from the Season of the Bear players now lose less ranks at the start of a new season. From ranks 1 to 13 players lose now 2 ranks, from 14 to 23 1 rank, and 0 ranks from 25 to 30. As for Pro Rank players will now lose 3 ranks apart from the top 500 players

Neutral:

Added "Scenario" category to: Siege, Haunt, Masquerade Ball, Gedyneith, Feign Death and Passiflora.
Adrenaline Rush ability changed to: Boost an allied unit by 8 if there are no other units on that row.
Adrenaline Rush provision changed from 8 to 5.
Epidemic ability changed to: Destroy a 4 provision cost unit.
Crow's Eye ability changed to: Purify an allied unit and boost it by 3.
Decoy Tactic category removed.
Decoy provision changed from 7 to 6.
Radayah provision changed from 10 to 12.
Olgierd: Immortal provision changed from 10 to 9.
Dragon's Dream provision changed from 12 to 11.
Avallac'h power changed from 4 to 3.
Dudu provision changed from 10 to 8.
Johnny power changed from 3 to 4.
Sarah power changed from 3 to 4.
Travelling Merchant power changed from 3 to 4.
Skellige Storm provision changed from 8 to 7.
Bekker's Rockslide provision changed from 9 to 8.
Dorregaray of Vole provision changed from 8 to 7.
Gimpy Gerwin provision changed from 8 to 7.
Wolfsbane provision changed from 9 to 8.
Lady of the Lake power changed from 5 to 6.
Fisher King power changed from 4 to 5.
Rock Barrage provision changed from 6 to 5.
Thaw provision changed from 5 to 4.
Gaunter O'dimm provision changed from 12 to 10.
Merigold's Hailstorm provision changed from 10 to 9.
Commander's Horn provision changed from 10 to 9.
Nivellen power changed from 4 to 5.
Count Caldwell provision changed from 8 to 7.
Maraal provision changed from 9 to 10.
King Cobra provision changed from 4 to 5.

Monsters:

Imlerith ability changed to: Deploy: Set allied unit power to 7. Dominance: Set a unit's power to 7 instead.
Imlertith power changed from 5 to 7.
Imlerith provision changed from 8 to 12.
Imlerith's Wrath ability changed to: Damage an enemy unit by the power of your highest allied unit. If you control Imlerith, destroy enemy unit instead.
Haunt tooltip now properly mentions Deathwish units.
Haunt provision changed from 14 to 13.
Penitent now mentions where unit is Summoned to.
Caranthir now properly mentions base copy.
Nithral ability changed to: Order (Melee): Damage a unit by 1. Dominance: Damage a unit by 2 instead. Cooldown: 1.
Nithral provision changed from 6 to 8.
Wild Hunt Hound ability changed to: Dominance: At the end of your turn, boost self by 1.
She-Troll ability changed to: Melee: Whenever a unit is destroyed during your turn, boost self by 2.
Wild Hunt Warrior ability changed to: Deploy: Damage an enemy unit by 1. Dominance: Damage it by 3 instead.
Wild Hunt Warrior provision changed from 5 to 4.
Adda: Striga ability changed to: Deploy: Damage an enemy unit by 2. Dominance: Damage it by 4 instead.
Adda: Striga power changed from 3 to 5.
Adda: Striga provision changed from 8 to 7.
Keltullis provision changed from 12 to 13.
Whispess power changed from 4 to 5.

Skellige:

Reckless Flurry ability now ignores Armor.
Wild Boar of the Sea ability changed to: Deploy (Melee): Damage all damaged enemy units by 1, then damage all enemy units by 1.
Provision changed from 10 to 11.
Brokvar Hunter ability changed to: Order: Damage a unit by 1. Cooldown: 2. Whenever you Discard a card, reduce Cooldown by 1.
Savage Bear now gives Bleeding instead damaging.
Dimun Pirate Captain ability changed to: Deploy: Damage an enemy unit by 1. Bloodthirst 2: Damage it by 3 instead.
An Craite Warcrier ability changed to: Bloodthirst 1: At the end of your turn, boost self by 1.
Giant Boar ability changed to: Deploy (Melee): Boost self by 1 for every damaged unit. Deploy (Ranged): Boost self by the amount an enemy unit is damaged.
Heymaey Flaminica tooltip tweaked to: At the end of your turn, Heal all other units on this row by 1.
Heymaey Skald ability changed to: Draw a card, then Discard a card.
Skjall ability changed to: Berserk 5: Destroy self.
Skjall power changed from 5 to 10.
Skjall provision changed from 8 to 7.
Heymaey Herbalist "then" changed to "and".
Covenant of Steel Armor changed from 0 to 2.
Coral power changed from 4 to 5.
Birna Bran provision changed from 10 to 8.
Sigvald power changed from 5 to 6.
Blueboy Lugos provision changed from 8 to 7.
Lippy power changed from 2 to 4.
Morkvarg provision changed from 9 to 8.
Sacrificial Vanguard provision changed from 15 to 16.
Donar an Hindar provision changed from 8 to 7.

Northern Realms:

Aretuza Adept ability changed to: Deploy: Gain Zeal if you control a Mage. Order (Ranged): Give 1 Charge to an allied unit. Cooldown: 1.
Carrobalista ability changed to: Deploy, Crew: Gain 2 Armor. Order (Ranged): Damage an enemy unit by 2.
Vicious Slash provision bonus changed from 15 to 16.
Pincer Maneuver provision bonus changed from 15 to 12.
Mobilization boost changed from 3 to 2.
Philippa: Blind Fury provision changed from 11 to 12.
Keira Metz provision changed from 10 to 9.
Odrin provision changed from 8 to 7.

Scoia'tael:

Added a new keyword - Spring to Trap cards and modified tooltips with it.
Deadeye Ambush ability changed to: Order: Spawn an Elven Deadeye in allied row. Charge: 3.
Yaevinn ability changed to: Damage an enemy unit by the number of Elf units in this row.
Barclay Els ability changed to: Boost an allied unit by the number of Dwarf units in this row.
Treant Boar ability changed: Deploy: Gain Zeal if you control a Dryad.
Order: (Melee): Move Treant Boar to the other row and Heal it.
Order: (Ranged): Move Treant Boar to the other row and damage an enemy unit by 2. Cooldown: 1.
Mystic Echo provision bonus changed from 13 to 12.
Call of Harmony provision bonus changed from 16 to 15.
Pitfall trap provision changed from 7 to 6.
Etriel provision changed from 7 to 8.
Muirlega provision changed from 7 to 8.
Weeping Willow power changed from 6 to 5.
Dol Blathanna Bowman provision changed from 5 to 4.
Feign Death provision changed from 12 to 13.

Nilfgaard:

False Ciri ability changed to: Deploy (Melee): Move an enemy unit to the other row. Deploy (Ranged): Boost an Agent by 3.
Enslave provision bonus changed from 16 to 15.
Double Cross provision bonus changed from 16 to 17.
Serrit provision changed from 8 to 7.
Albrich power changed from 3 to 4.
Trahearn Var Vdyffir power changed from 4 to 3.
Trahearn Var Vdyffir provision changed from 8 to 6.
Van Moorlehem's Cupbearer power changed from 6 to 5.
Vincent Van Moorlehem power changed from 6 to 5.

Syndicate:

Insanity keyword now properly mentions how it works.
Congregate ability changed to: Order: Spawn a Firesworm Zealot in an allied row and gain 1 Coin. Charge: 3.
Blood Money damage changed from 7 to 8.
Jackpot provision bonus changed from 15 to 16.
Off the Books provision bonus changed from 15 to 16.
Wild Card provision bonus changed from 15 to 14.
Passiflora ability changed to: Scenario: Progress whenever you play a Blindeye.
Prologue: Spawn Sly Seductress in this row.
Chapter 1: Spawn Passiflora Peaches in this row.
Chapter 2: Gain 6 Coins.
Passiflora provision changed from 12 to 14.
Tunnel Drill ability changed to: Profit 1. Fee 3: Damage an enemy unit by 1. Increase damage by 1 for each adjacent Crownsplitter.
Hammond ability changed to: Deploy: Move an enemy unit to the other row and give it Bleeding (2). Increase Bleeding by 1 for each adjacent Pirate.
Novigradian Justice ability changed to: Spawn a Cleaver's Muscle in your melee row and play a bronze Dwarf from your deck.
Novigradian Justice provision changed from 12 to 10.
Excommunication ability changed to: Banish an allied unit, then play the top card from your deck. If target was a Firesworn, look at top 3 cards from your deck and play 1 instead.
Eventide Plunder ability changed to: Gain 4 Coins. If enemy controls an artifact, gain 6 Coins instead.
Procession of Penance ability changed to: Deploy: Damage self by 10. Reduce the damage by 2 for every Firesworn Zealot you control.
Procession of Penance power changed from 10 to 12."
Temple Guard power changed from 2 to 3.
Whoreson Senior provision changed from 10 to 8.
Sigi Reuven provision changed from 13 to 12.
Collusion provision changed from 12 to 11.
Arena Ghoul Tribute cost changed from 2 to 1.
Congregation provision changed from 5 to 4.
Fisstech Trafficker Coins changed from 2 to 3.

Burza46 · Jan 31, 2020

Join us live on Monday 03.02.2020 at 6PM CET at twitch.tv/cdprojektred for the Patch 5.1 overview stream! Jason Slama and Paweł Burza will go over the most important changes coming with the update.

See you there!

Burza46 · Jan 31, 2020

Thronebreaker is out on the Nintendo Switch and much more! Check out this week's TWiG!

Burza46 · Jan 28, 2020

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is now available for Nintendo Switch and can be purchased from the Nintendo eShop. Experience Queen Meve’s adventures wherever you are!

A set of free digital goodies comes with Thronebreaker, including the official soundtrack, concept art from the game, as well as an annotated map of Lyria. Details on how to claim these goodies can be found on the dedicated website.

Make sure to visit the game's official website to find additional information about the setting, characters, and gameplay!

Burza46 · Jan 25, 2020

Lunar New Year Sale is here and with it -30% on Northern Realms kegs! Hurry offer ends on Monday noon CET!

More faction sales coming in the following weekends so stay tuned!

Burza46 · Jan 24, 2020

This week's episode focuses on the Lunar New Year and the History of GWENT! Enjoy!

Burza46 · Jan 22, 2020

Let the festivities begin! The Lunar New Year Festival brings the opportunity for players to claim gifts, and purchase festival-themed items on PC and iOS!

The festival, which begins today and will last till February 7th, gives players the chance to earn Red Envelopes as part of their daily crown progression (4 rewards per day). Each Red Envelope contains a selection of in-game gifts, including a cardback, borders, portraits, a player title, and resources — Ore and Scraps.
Additionally, Shupe’s shop will be updated with lunar new year-themed items. These include:

Lunar Game Board

A new battleground for a New Lunar Year! Make it a celebration you — and your opponents — will never forget.

Lunar New Year Bundle

Want your year in GWENT to be successful? These ornaments are said to bring extra luck to the owner! The Bundle Contains:

- Lunar Premium Cardback

- Lucky Avatar

- Golden Coin Border

- The Lucky One Title

Prosperity Pack

Expand, strengthen, and upgrade your collection with 25 ULTIMATE PREMIUM KEGS containing gorgeously animated cards, a powerful legendary card, and a shipment of Meteorite Powder.

Players can purchase these items until February 7th, noon CET.

Lunar New Year Sale

During the Lunar New Year Festival, there will also be a daily 30% off sale on faction kegs! Come back each day to see which ones have been discounted.

Burza46 · Jan 17, 2020

Was a slow week, but we have some cool stuff from the community!

Burza46 · Jan 10, 2020

2020 is here and with it an updated version of TWiG!

Dominika · Jan 10, 2020

benflas said:
Hey! This is great news! I am very excited for this new phase in Gwent Masters

Quick question: is there an official place for me to know about Licensed Tournaments? Currently I just try to absorb information from reddit/twitter/twitch but I always feel like I am missing most of the tournaments.

Thanks!

Hi! Currently there aren't any ongoing licensed tournaments, but keeping track of community tournaments in general should become easier once we launch the official tournament platform - more details about that coming soon!

Cheesevendor · Jan 9, 2020

The new rank demotion rules will start applying on the transition from the current season (Season of the Wolf) to the next one.

Dominika · Jan 9, 2020

GWENT Masters is back with the new competitive season! This article will provide you with all the necessary information about its schedule, format, prizes, and other key aspects.

SCHEDULE

GWENT Masters Season 2 officially kicks off on January 9th, with the start of the Ranked Season of The Wolf.

PRO RANK AND MMR

The Pro Rank is the highest achievable rank in the game’s standard Ranked Play. It is the entry point for players wishing to join the world of GWENT esports. Each Ranked season lasts 1 calendar month and at the end of each one, the top 200 Pro Rank players are rewarded with Crown Points.

Each game you play with a faction unlocks a portion of its fMMR. To unlock 100% of a faction’s fMMR, a player needs to complete at least 25 games with that faction. Similarly, playing 20 games will only unlock 80%, and so on.

Though your current overall and faction MMRs will constantly shift depending on the results and amount of matches you play, your ranking placement will be based on the highest overall MMR you have achieved during the Ranked Season. This is called ‘peak MMR’. For example, if you are ranked 3rd with 8200 MMR at any point in a season and lose a number of games, causing your current overall MMR to drop significantly, you will remain ranked 3rd until the end of that season — unless another player surpasses your overall peak MMR of 8200.

The Pro Rank rating is global and takes into account players participating in Ranked Play across all regions GWENT is currently available in. After a Ranked Season ends, all MMR is reset. The top 500 Pro Rank players will retain their top positions, while other players will be demoted to rank 3, but will still be able to climb back next season and join the race immediately.

Players can check their ranking, as well as their global MMR, at any time on the Rankings page. Additionally, the distribution of fMMR between different factions will be visible in-game via a player’s profile.

CROWN POINTS

Throughout GWENT Masters, players will be competing for Crown Points. These are used to reward the best GWENT players for their achievements during GWENT Masters — as well as determine participants of the Season 2 Final event (World Masters) in December 2020.

Players will receive Crown Points for placing in:

the top 200 of the Pro Rank at the end of each season
official GWENT Open tournaments organized by CD PROJEKT RED
licensed GWENT tournaments not organized by CD PROJEKT RED

Starting with January’s Ranked Season, and spanning up until September 2020, players who finish in the top 200 of the Pro Rank leaderboard will receive Crown points according to their placement.

Contrary to the previous season, Crown points will no longer give players direct invitations to GWENT Open tournaments, but they still will be useful in the long run. Players with the most Crown Points will be invited to the World Masters event in December 2020, along with the winners of the 4 GWENT Open tournaments.

ONLINE QUALIFIERS

Each month (from February to September) the top 16 and top 64 players from the Pro Rank leaderboards of the previous month will be invited to play in online qualifiers leading to the closest GWENT Open. For example, based on January 2020 (Season of The Wolf) Pro Rank standings, participants of 2 Online Qualifiers in February 2020 will be selected.

The 1st online qualifier will be held monthly for the top 16 players in the Pro Rank leaderboard of the previous month. The format of this tournament will be double elimination. Winners of both lower and higher brackets will reserve their spot at the closest upcoming GWENT Open tournament. The 14 players who do not qualify in the 1st online qualifier will be able to try again in the 2nd online qualifier in the same month.

The 2nd online qualifier will be held monthly for the top 64 players in the Pro Rank leaderboard of the previous month. The format of this tournament will consist of 2 stages:

Day 1 – Swiss system for top 64 players (6 rounds)

Day 2 – Double elimination system for top 16 players based on Day 1 results.

Winners of both lower and higher brackets will reserve their spot at the closest upcoming GWENT Open tournament.

The official rulesets of online qualifiers, their schedule, and other important details will be communicated in advance before each tournament of that type.

OPEN

GWENT Open is the main type of the official GWENT Masters tournaments. Each GWENT Open event will see a total of 8 participants:

4 finalists of 2 Online Qualifiers held 1 month prior to GWENT Open
4 finalists of 2 Online Qualifiers held 2 months prior to GWENT Open

Example: If a GWENT Open is held in April 2020, it will comprise of 4 finalists of 2 online qualifiers held in February 2020 and 4 finalists of 2 online qualifiers held in March 2020.

There will be a total of 4 GWENT Open events during a GWENT Masters series, with each one offering a 10 000 US dollars base prize pool, as well as a guaranteed spot in the upcoming World Masters event for the winner. All other participants will also receive Crown Points for placing as follows:

2nd place – 10 CP
3rd-4th place – 5 CP
5th-8th place – 1 CP

WORLD MASTERS

The season will conclude with the GWENT World Masters — the ultimate tier of official tournaments organized by CD PROJEKT RED. A total of 8 players will compete in this grand finale tournament from among:

up to 4 winners of previous Open events
up to 7 players with the most Crown Points accumulated over the Ranked Seasons leading up to GWENT World Masters.

The total prize pool of the GWENT World Masters will be at least 50 000 US dollars prize pool.

PRIZE POOLS

The offline GWENT Masters tournaments organized by CD PROJEKT RED each have a different base prize pool:

GWENT Open – 10 000 USD
Quarterfinal match stake – 500 USD
Semifinal match stake – 1000 USD
Final match stake – 1000 USD
Additionally, each participant receives 500 USD, and the winner 1000 USD

GWENT World Masters – 50 000 USD
Base prize pool distribution TBA

How much prize money a participant receives depends on the result of the match. For example, during a quarterfinal match of a GWENT Open tournament the participants will be competing for 500 USD. If the overall match result is 3:0, the winner will receive 500 USD and the loser will receive 0 USD, if it would be 3:1 the winner gets 375 USD and the loser gets 125 USD, if it would be 3:2 the winner gets 300 USD and the loser gets 200 USD.

Additionally, with Season 2 we’d like to give the most devoted GWENT Masters fans the ability to contribute to the prize pool of their favorite competition. Prior to each GWENT Open, and the 2020 World Masters, we will place special offers on select items in Shupe’s shop. Each purchase of such items will contribute the percentage of revenue to the prize pool and will be distributed equally between all participants. We’ll be sharing more information on this later, so stay tuned for updates!

LICENSED TOURNAMENTS

Third-party partners can apply for a license from CD PROJEKT RED to host their own GWENT tournaments. They will be required to follow the official conduct and ruleset of GWENT Masters, with any additional rules on top needed to be approved by CD PROJEKT RED. Contrary to the previous season, there is no minimum required cash prize for this type of tournament. In addition to Crown Points rewards for placing, CD PROJEKT may provide additional spots in 64-players Online Qualifiers for the tournament winners — the exact amount of Crown points and/or additional qualification rewards will be determined between the tournament’s organizer and CD PROJEKT RED. Each licensed tournament should have open qualifiers to select participants, and can be held either on-site, or online.

COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS

These are tournaments organized by the player community. The prize pool of these events should not exceed 10 000 US dollars and getting a license from CD PROJEKT RED will not be necessary to organize one. Community tournaments can take place online, as well as on-site. However, players will not receive Crown Points for either participating or placing in them.

If you’d like to host your own community-powered GWENT tournament, make sure to check out and follow the official GWENT community tournament guidelines on the website.

Make sure to follow us on Twitter @GWENTMasters for regular updates!

Burza46 · Jan 9, 2020

A new faction challenge is here and it focuses on all 6 factions plus the new Merchant's of Ofir Scenario cards belonging to those factions!

Faction whose supporters complete the most quests during the challenge will claim victory, granting benefits to all players for a limited time:

+10% bonus XP when playing as the top 2 factions

+35% bonus XP when playing the third and fourth place faction

+75% bonus XP when playing the 5th and sixth faction

Challenge ends on January 16th, 2020!

Burza46 · Jan 8, 2020

Season of the Wolf is here with a brand new seasonal mode! This month whenever a unit appears on the battlefield, damage it by 2, then boost it by 4. If it is a Witcher, boost it by 4 instead.

Additionally we have made a couple tweaks with Patch 5.0.9:

- Shop menu item was moved to the top of the screen, it is now easily accessible from "Play" screen as well

- Updated rank table: players now lose less ranks at the start of a new season. From ranks 1 to 13 players lose now 2 ranks, from 14 to 23 1 rank, and 0 ranks from 25 to 30. As for Pro Rank players will now lose 3 ranks apart from the top 500 players

- [iOS] Fixed an issue whereby it was not possible to see Friends in the Social Panel. Challenging Friends is once again possible.

- Fixed an issue whereby the Order ability of Barghest could be activated, even if the Dominance requirement was not satisfied

- Fixed an issue whereby Immortals with Shield status re-gained that status every allied turn. As such Thirsty Dame can no longer get boosted for that interaction incorrectly.

The season will last till February 4th at 10AM CET!

Here are the seasonal rewards:

Burza46 · Jan 3, 2020

Final weekend of GWENT Winter Sale is here! Get Crimson Curse, Novigrad and Iron Judgment kegs with -30% discount!

Offer ends on Monday 06.01.2020!