GWENT Patch 9.2 August 15, 2021 8 Archetypes

Season of the Draconid Meta Snapshot (2021)

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The meta shifted drastically with the release of 9.2. Back in 9.1, we saw a lot of Sunset Wanderers and cards that were good against it, such as Ivar Evil-Eye. With the nerf to Wanderers and a whole new set of cards, decks are looking pretty different. Monsters in particular got a powerful set of cards, catapulting the Relicts deck to success. Scoia'tael, despite doomsaying on Reddit, has also come to the fore, with the introduction of cards like Orb of Insight and Simlas Finn aep Dabairr breathing new life into Harald Gord-based decks.

That's not to say the other factions don't also have strong decks, but Scoia'tael and Monsters likely saw the most dramatic power shifts. This has lead to a meta that has a lot of hard control decks (trying to keep ST and MO in check), as well as decks with higher point ceilings than those decks, like NR Patience (and even an Archgriffin variant, on rare occasion!). It's possible that we'll see more dramatic meta shifts before the season is done, but below you'll find our impressions of what's getting played at the moment.

The Team Aretuza GWENT Meta Snapshot attempts to showcase the most-played decks on the Pro and Ranked ladders. We then attempt to rank them based on deck strength. These are the decks dominating the ladder right now, and this list does not represent all of the decks available nor even necessarily the best there is to be seen.

Every deck has a short guide explaining how the list works, its pros and cons, and a few other considerations to take into account. We also list a few matchups we think are particularly good or bad for each deck.

As the meta continues to shift, we will update our Snapshot to reflect the changes. Updates will continue to be announced on the Team Aretuza Discord Community and official Team Aretuza Twitter account.