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The surprise release of Merchants of Ofir gave me the much-needed kick to put an end to my baby break and to dive back into Gwent! 

With Deathwish being the most intriguing archetype after the expansion, I thought I'll bring you a quick guide after today's stream!

A wild Eternal Fire leader has appeared and with him many more old favourite from the Gwent Beta: Philippa Eilhart and Sigi Reuven aka Dijkstra!

We go through each of the cards in detail and discuss their viability in a possible Gwent Novigrad meta.

JMJWilson23 and Green Cricket catch up on all the Gwent Novigrad cards, that have been revealed over the course of the weekend!

We go through the cards more quickly this time (because there are so much of them), but take enough time to discuss the viabilities and possibilites of each card.

RyanGodric is on the road, so master JMJWilson23 himself teamed up with Green Cricket to talk about the 4 new cards from today!

And with the cards before them, crowns are all that matters...

Wednesday is Gwent Novigrad Day with the first leader reveal of this expansion: Gudrun of the Tidecloaks.

As always RyanGodric and Green Cricket discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each revealed card of today (Wednesday).

Another day, another Gwent Novigrad card review!

Watch as RyanGodric and Green Cricket discuss today's revealed Syndicate cards and how they think they'll perform when the expansion is released!

Starting today, RyanGodric and Green Cricket will gather all the daily revealed Gwent Syndicate cards and do a quick review.

The first episode is a bit longer since a ton of new Novigrad cards have been revealed in the dev-stream and each new keyword needs to be explained as well!

Crach's leader ability adds something unique to control decks: the ability to remove units 1 power higher than normally. Together with Dimun Light Longship and cards like Harald Houndsnout your removal capacity increases even more.

This is why we call this Ultra Control Crach.

Created by Gwent2town this deck tries to address some of Svalblod's weaknesses while keeping its strength.

Through the addition of engines and thinning, you are more likely to get your key cards, while you do not need to rely solely on your priests to get that value over time!

This deck created by shinmiri2 is all about playing 2 long rounds and utilizing the enormous point potential of your engines.

Thanks to Portal and Waters of Brokilon you can play the Harmony game in both rounds, while your movement synergies add points on top.

Even though Arachas Queen Consume has some unfavourite matchups, I want to take a look at this deck, since it plays very differently than most other decks that focus on Point Slam or Control.

Play up to 3 Dettlaff's, swarm the board with your Arachas Drones and finish the deal with double Yennefer play!

Aretuza players and content creators strive to improve themselves every day and with the same mentality, we try to improve the team itself.

To further support our members the best way possible, we are proud to announce the new management of the team!

The Bran Value deck is probably one of the most popular decks in the meta, but there is an another underestimated archetype: Control Bran!

Thanks to his consistency, he is not only able to destroy everything the enemy puts onto the board, but also to generate a ton of tempo thanks to the Discard package and the higher average provision / card output.

Freddy's Combo Eist deck revives a leader that has struggled to get a foot into the ranked ladder for quite a while.

In this video, we discuss the deck, answer questions like Heimdall versus Bekker's Twisted Mirror and then we head into some coop matches to showcase the deck's potential.

Arachas Queen is back and in this Gwent deck guide we are looking at how you can finish off your opponents with a big Arachas Swarm, boosted up twice through Yennefer!

This week we're taking a look at another version of the Giant, which has different strengths and weaknesses than the Woodland version.

Utilize Gernichoras fruits for long round value and push in a short round 2 with your giants.

As an unbiased team, we obviously just want to provide the best content possible.

So take this Midrange Usurper guide and crush some filthy nordlings, fishermen, monsters or pointy ears.

Hael Ker'zaer!

Eist Warriors offers a consistent playstyle, amazing tempo in short intervals and lots of options to react to your enemy.

If you're looking for a solid deck that you can play in any situation, then this deck is for you!

What happens when you search for the term "Beast", just to decide to put as much of them into your deck as possible?

Thanks to Bearmasters and Discard you'll get a very consistent list, that can push round 2 hard, while you can repeat the process in round 3 thanks to your resurrections!

Witchers have fantastic synergies in Gwent Homecoming, thanks to cards like Vesimir: Mentor (used twice by Emhyr) or Ivo of Belhaven.

Combine this synergy with the utility of Letho and the card advantage power of the Ciris, and you have a great deck, that can handle a lot of tough situations!

Storm the fields with a big pack of commandos TWICE, turn your Soldiers into Revenants and gamble with Gaunter to take the victory!

This and more in today's in-depth deck guide!

Deckbuilding has changed drastically in Homecoming, providing us with more freedom to create our decks.
To utilise this freedom to our full advantage, the video offers suggestions to card distributions, how many archetypes should be included in a deck and more.

In addition, we'll take a look at each faction to discover the mechanics and potential synergies of their cards.

The first day of Gwent Open has passed, and there have been some exciting decks to watch!

In this video I've picked one deck of each winner, explaining what makes the deck interesting and how it could be played.

This week I have teamed up with Lockin, the creator of this Control Skellige deck.

Abuse Morkvarg's carryover, deny your opponent's key cards, while you slowly amass points through weather and your Dimun units.

In this week's deck guide we're taking a look at a deck from 2017, which is a ton of fun in 2018 as well: Spella'tael!
Throw as many spells on your enemy as possible to buff up your Dol Blathanna Sentries and finish your enemy by resurrecting Ithlinne into double thunders!

One of the harder decks to play, Mill shakes up the usual Gwent gameplay by offering an alternative win condition.

In this article, we analyze milling in general, how you need to change your mindset while playing it and we take a look at a deck core, that has good synergy with Mill!

A lot of people say that Shupe's Day Off is a bad card, but the best cards in TCGs are, in general, the ones which provide you with options.

This is exactly what Shupe does, so let me devote this article to one of the most consistent decks I’ve played in a long time.

One of the biggest choices as a new player is: What to craft next and what cards are the best investment?

In this article, I try to answer this question, by suggesting good cards, that not only fit in one, but many different decks, while providing you solid value!

In this deck spotlight, I’ll try to highlight one of the more controversial decks in the current meta and what makes it so strong and annoying to play against.
We’ll explore its gameplan and matchups and hopefully, it helps you to use it better, but also to play better against it.

Winning a tournament requires skill and a bit of luck. If you face similarly skilled opponents you don't want to rely on luck, so let's talk about tournament preparation and how it will give you the edge to emerge victoriously.

In Arena Mode, we are still playing Gwent, but to secure wins we need to shift our mindset for deck building.

I'll explain what changes in comparison to constructed play, what mechanics we need to focus on, provide you with a ranking of leaders to pick from and I'll suggest some cards, on which you should be on the lookout while drafting.

We’re back again with another Aretuza Spotlight with the one and only Shinmiri who will form the analyst duo with Green Cricket during Challenger #5! JMJWilson23 conducts a thoughtful interview with one of Gwent’s most analytical streamers who is known for taking an educational approach to each game for his viewers.

Team Aretuza aren’t just bringing three great players to Challenger #5, but will also be providing the official analysis for all games throughout the tournament. Making his Gwent Masters broadcasting debut as one of those analysts is Team Aretuza’s other co-chairman, Green Cricket, who the Spotlight turns on today.

A new leader and 256 balance changes later, Gwent's 3.1 Patch left the game as much as the player base shaken. Team Aretuza's content creators Green Cricket, Lothari, RyanGodric, shinmiri2 and Zade have come together at the beginning of the month to bring you some deck ideas to soothe your wait for our Meta Snapshot.

Gwent players from across the world have all flocked to Novigrad, where the Syndicate reigns supreme. The update has added over 90 cards to the game, and with the streets of Novigrad being steadily explored, Team Aretuza’s content creators Argeiphontes, Green Cricket, Lothari and RyanGodric have been looking at deck ideas using the new Syndicate leaders.

GwenTalk Episode 8, where Green Cricket and Shinmiri discuss Homecoming with McBeard.

Episode 3 of GwenTalk featuring CDPR's Esports manager Vladimir and player/streamer FreddyBabes