New Gwent Update to Bring 12 New Cards and Balance Changes

Gwent Update

CD Projekt Red has revealed a new Gwent content update today, which will bring in 12 new cards (2 per each faction). The update launches today, 7th December, and will also bring a number of regular balance changes.

An overview trailer was shared by CD Projekt Red over at the tournament. The video overview for the update is available on YouTube, via the Gwent World Masters tournament recording:

Season 3 of the Gwent World Masters tournament also came to a close this past weekend where CD Projekt Red announced that Alexander “TLG_Cyberz” Schmidt has claimed the ultimate victory, earning the title of the Gwent World Champion in the official Witcher Card Game esports series.

The season’s grand finale was played last weekend on Saturday and Sunday, December 4th-5th. Streamed live on Twitch in its entirety, it saw 8 of the best Gwent players from around the world competing in high-stakes battles for a share of the $71,000 prize pool and the title of Gwent World Champion

The final tournament prize pool distribution and standings are as follows:

WINNER

  • Alexander “TLG_Cyberz” Schmidt (Germany)

FINALISTS

  • Alexander “TLG_Cyberz” Schmidt (Germany) — $36,140
  • Ilya “BigKuKuRUzina35” Lyapin (Russia) — $9,230

SEMIFINALISTS

  • Zhang “lord-triss” Yusheng (China) — $8,305
  • Oleg “Akela114” Nikolaev (Russia) — $7,455

QUARTERFINALISTS

  • Aleksander “TLG_Pajabol” Owczarek (Poland) — $3,480
  • Paweł “kams134” Skoroda (Poland) — $2,840
  • Damian “TailBot” Kaźmierczak (Poland) — $1,775
  • Elias “theshaggynuts” Sagmeister (Austria) — $1,775

In GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities, and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.

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