This was great ! Thanks

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching 😊

That’s how I play as Geralt, at least 😂😂

Final Gwent battle with Jad Karadin 🤣🤣

It’s not just a card game. It’s a lifestyle. 👏

@@DeviantDreamers CDPR raised the bar in gaming with the Witcher 3, probably one of my favourite card games. A little confused as to why they added actual combat and a story, but it’s a nice little bonus I suppose.

I’d imagine that they wanted to branch out a little and try to net a wider target audience by including that whole “narrative and combat” thing. Shame they didn’t stick to the main purpose of the card game, though…

@@DeviantDreamers a shame indeed. But regardless, Gwent will always have the privilege of living rent-free in my brain beside magic and Yu-Gi-Oh. Can’t wait to play the Witcher 4, and proceed to ignore all the intriguing dialogue options and optimize my deck for the real endgame.

Haven’t played MTG myself, but I do appreciate the nostalgia of Yu-Gi-Oh! I’m eagerly awaiting doing the same, I assure you- hopefully, the wait isn’t too long 🥲

Gwent over quests 👏

YES!!!! I remember my first play-through took 5 times to beat him because I was stubborn and didn’t want to build/change my deck in any way, so I kept playing him with what I had and eventually my luck was sufficient… I’ve learned better strategies since 🤣

I always play my spies first at well- it’s just nice to know what kind of resources you have at your full disposal in the beginning of the game, too 😂 I see a fellow NR enthusiast! It’s by far the strongest faction in W3 Gwent, and no one can even attempt to convince me otherwise… 🤣 Yes!!! Villentretenmerth + Decoy can be SO satisfying, especially against MO muster, tight bonds, and/or a ton of similar point value cards affected by a Commander’s Horn… there’s no better feeling! 😭

Absolutely agreed- card advantages are overwhelmingly helpful regardless of the faction you’re using!

Bless this comment 😭👏

I had an absolutely hilarious match in my recent playthrough where it was nothing but my opponent and I using spy cards and decoys back and forth in the first round for about 5-6 turns… it was a masterpiece 😂

I’m so glad to hear this!! You’ll definitely have to keep me posted with updates if you do end up trying it out! I would love to recruit you into a Gwent cult… 👀

10/10 would do this 👀🤣

ALWAYS 👏✨

Ignoring main quests for Gwent? More likely than you’d think 👍

That’s typically an approach that tends to work well! The only tricky scenario is when you play against another NR or NG opponent who also has a ton of spies and decoys (perhaps more than you do at the time), and you have to make some tough decisions regarding point advantages versus card advantages in r1… that’s the worst 😓

@DeviantDreamers you have to have a bit of luck on your side cause yeah, if they overload your side with tons of spies then the game plan has to be more flexible. I never keep more than 22 unit cards to try to maximize potency. Im still trying to get more "muster" units. "Tight bonds" are great but you gotta luck out to get them in a hand. Once im done with the main B&W quest line, I wanna focus on bolstering my decks.

So glad that they could help!! Thanks so much for watching 🥰

I’m always here for the terrible Gwent puns 😌👏 Thanks so much for watching! 😂

The problem is, I wish I could know in advance what is the deck most of my opponents using, so that I could adjust my strategy and play decks accordingly. Sometimes with quest characters, they give you hints in dialogues, but it is a very rare case, especially with other NPCs.

That’s why I tend to try and keep my decks as “balanced” as possible to ensure that I have at least one or two good counters for each potential faction. Worst case scenario, though, if you end up losing against your opponent the first time, you can easily adapt your deck afterwards once you know what faction they will be playing, at least!

Interesting!! That's actually my least favorite to use LOL I had a video mapped out for that faction several months ago, but I can't find it anymore ^^; Trying to gain the motivation to restart from scratch haha Monsters can definitely be tricky! If there's any way to inflate your deck with scorch cards/scortch-related abilities, and weather cards, I would strongly recommend that! :)

NR is such a solid choice in TW3. I do wish that the other factions were a bit more powerful- while they can certainly be used to win, they do require more deliberate deck planning and thoughtful strategy than just dropping spy cards and decoys constantly. I think my second favorite is Skellige because of a similar premise to what you said (plenty of Tight Bond and Muster units) as well!

@@DeviantDreamers Winning that tournament with the new Skellige Deck in Toussaint was such a drag for me, after beating the entire game with my invincible NR deck. I had to start over so many times. :p

@@Johnnythefirst Oh no!! Fair enough, though ^^ I really like Skellige because I can play a deck that seems weak at first glance, but comes in clutch towards the end haha 👏 Maybe I’ll see if I can make a more faction-specific “tips” video in the near future to see if that might help out! Although, I am currently working on another project at the moment… I’ll add it to my list 😂

It show you never played against strong Nilfgardian deck ;) Remember - if you give your spies all at once some may be 'stolen' by decoy, other resurected by medic and so on... I also like NR most, while skellige... ehh, just hate it - it's fraction that depend on luck too much - to use it properly you need to put a lot of cards on hand... and later only luck decide - do you get hand with power ~300 for round, or end with miserable sh*t... I completly agree with dwarves from Toussaint in this matter... hands away from gwent! :'D

@@tuldorelow9687 Well, I simply don't lose games in a playthrough, so yeah. Would be different against a human opponent of course.

Believe it or not, I don’t think I’ve had this experience before! …Or, I’ve repressed it in my memories because I was devastated… That outcome is more likely 🥲

Can you help me draft a script for my next video? I’ll find a way to work in more puns, I promise 😂

@@DeviantDreamers of course, yrden gotta axii me twice, just tell me quen!! Emmental you now though, my puns are cheesey..... 🧀

Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it, and I’m glad that it helped!! 😊 Currently working on some Baldur’s Gate 3/more Gwent videos in the background, but might not have anything up for a little while yet, so my apologies with the delay! Recording footage to use can really take a long time… 😅

Thank YOU for watching! I hope it helped ^^

It did...I'm going to waste a cold afternoon playing Gwent. I gave up on Witcher 3 long ago, but glad I came back.@@DeviantDreamers

@anonw3829 That sounds like a great plan!! Hope you enjoy it- definitely one of my favorite games of all time 😊

I 100% agree that the clear weather Foltest card is SUPER strong! But, of course, that’s if you’re playing NE. If you play another faction, I still think keeping one or two in your deck might be wise, personally (especially clear weather) for desperate measures. That being said, clear weather cards in particular are often kept for endgame usage among the NPCs as well… so, it can be a tough decision to make if you “waste” a weather card too early for sure!

I would assume that this holds true for you because you have a “card advantage” going into round two since you’re passing right away. I definitely wouldn’t suggest that in the future (especially if you’re facing an opponent with a ton of spy cards) because it can be incredibly risky and is usually low reward, but if you apply this strategy when used with spy cards of your own, it can work well! If you play your spy cards right away, you can gain the card advantage immediately at the start of the game and should be able to win from there, regardless of whatever points you put down in round 1. If you “thin” the rest of your deck first by playing the other cards in your hand and saving spy cards for round 2, you can still get your opponent to play a decent amount of cards at the start of the game, and then pick up a card advantage in later rounds. That being said, this could be more risky since you won’t know what you’re working with, exactly, until later on. Hopefully, this strategy might work for you in the future- keep me posted! Thanks again for watching, and I’m glad you’re enjoying Gwent!! 😊

Thank YOU for watching a leaving a comment! 😊

And with that beautiful voice

Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate it! 😊

Honestly, I wouldn't have minded it!

If Gaunter played Gwent, I think we would all die, somehow… 🤣 No need to make him even more powerful haha

The Cow/Bovine Defense Force are amazing 🐄 They’re like a little emotional support squad in itself- I respect that 🤣

The Skellige faction can only be attained with the “Blood and Wine” expansion. Personally, I will strongly suggest that you get that if you don’t have it already- it’s one of the best DLCs I’ve ever played for ANY game! Not to mention, you get to play more Gwent, too… 😂

She's definitely challenging, but not impossible to beat, even on hard difficulty :) Scorch abilities, weather cards, and/or spies are definitely useful against Monster decks!

Looks like rain.

Completely agree with you… the only reasoning I can assume is because they wanted to balance out Cerys as a hero card(??) but, she wouldn’t have been a good ranged card either according to lore… so, either way, the logic would have been flawed 💀

He has the power 💪😤

@@DeviantDreamers Will there be a folTest later on the material? 🤓

…don’t FolTEST me right now, sir 😤😂😂

Honestly, that should have been the final boss battle. Disappointed it wasn’t.

Only a few in my current play-through- all of them visual-based (different appearances for some of the signs, like Quen and Aard, and also more reflective cat eyes for the Witchers) If I have time later on, I’ll see if I can put together a list to include in a future video 😊

Depends on what you consider “good” cards- in the video, I explicitly disagree with what some people might view as powerful. Thanks for the comment and boosting viewership! :)

Agreed- imo, the saddest part about TW3 is when you’ve played Gwent with every possible character... Life ceases to have meaning 🥲

@@DeviantDreamers they could make millions if they released a gwent dlc

I’m just hoping they’ll keep it (or make something similar) for future Witcher games! Have you played Gwent Online before? They did make that for the same premise, but unfortunately it’s not receiving any continued support/updates after 2023 :(

@@DeviantDreamers tried gwent online but it just doesn't feel the same. Not having tavern music is a huge strike against it

Gotcha! I love the Gwent Online music, personally- I think it’s actually by the same composers who worked on the game iirc (could be wrong, so please ignore me if I am) That being said, I respect your opinions for sure! I am intending to make a video for next week detailing some differences between TW3 Gwent and Gwent Online if you’re ever interested in giving it a shot again, though! 😊

It was fun for a while there, I thought ;-; so sad it's ending soon...

You’re not wrong…

Sorry it didn’t help you- if there’s anything specific you would like to know, feel free to leave a comment, and maybe I can follow up with it in a future video. But, thanks for watching!