Seeing how Caranthir is the enabler of all or most monster troll decks, shenanigangs and "unfair" ways of playing this game, alike to the NG "elder bears", it begs the question why the devs decided Caranthir is a troll and not a sage/elf. I fail to understand how the developers can allow such a card in the game, and I don't think they have taken into account all the possible consequences of having such a card in the game. "failed to calculate".
The list is not even short of those decks where seeing it begs the question "should that even be possible?". When you see 3 powerful copies of the same gold card on the board at the same time. It allows for some very overpowered plays and decks that just feels frustrating to play against and not possible to counter. A few examples:
- Triple Ruehin deck and/or Regis: Higher Vampire
- Triple Kikimore Queen
- Plague Maiden Yen
etc etc etc, there are many more!
I happen to think that gold replay/copies is one of the biggest issues in this game, and it was made fairly clear with the NG "elder bear" troll decks, shenanigans and "unfair" ways of playing the games. People hate those decks. And it's very clear with Caranthir as well. He is a troll, it's that simple.
I think dropping this copy gold ability would be good for the game, and perhaps make Caranthir into something more Wild Hunt related instead. The wild hunt is pretty bad in Gwent, and they could do with a proper synergy type in monsters. He is not suppose to be a troll!
The list is not even short of those decks where seeing it begs the question "should that even be possible?". When you see 3 powerful copies of the same gold card on the board at the same time. It allows for some very overpowered plays and decks that just feels frustrating to play against and not possible to counter. A few examples:
- Triple Ruehin deck and/or Regis: Higher Vampire
- Triple Kikimore Queen
- Plague Maiden Yen
etc etc etc, there are many more!
I happen to think that gold replay/copies is one of the biggest issues in this game, and it was made fairly clear with the NG "elder bear" troll decks, shenanigans and "unfair" ways of playing the games. People hate those decks. And it's very clear with Caranthir as well. He is a troll, it's that simple.
I think dropping this copy gold ability would be good for the game, and perhaps make Caranthir into something more Wild Hunt related instead. The wild hunt is pretty bad in Gwent, and they could do with a proper synergy type in monsters. He is not suppose to be a troll!