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AuthorGwenTalk Episode 7 with Jaggerous and AndyWand | Hosted by Apero and Crozyr
GwentTalk episode 7 is all about Challenger 4 and the homecoming video that was shown there. Apero is back as host with Crozyr beside her as Co-host, guests are Jaggerous who was a caster of Challenger 4 and Challenger 4 finalist AndyWand.
AuthorGwenTalk Episode 5 with Henno and Damorquis | Hosted by Shinmiri and Dutchboy | Team Aretuza
GwenTalk Episode 5 is all about Team Aretuza as it celebrates its 1 year anniversary. Guests today are managers Henno and Damorquis. And this episode is hosted by Shinmiri and lbdutchboy.
AuthorGwenTalk Episode 4 with Burza and Ammers | Hosted by Apero and Shinmiri | Team Aretuza
Episode 4 of GwenTalk featuring CDPR’s community manager Pawel Burza and Lodge of soceresses founder Ammers.
AuthorGwenTalk Episode 3 with Vladimir and Freddybabes | Hosted by Apero and Green Cricket
Episode 3 of GwenTalk featuring CDPR's Esports manager Vladimir and player/streamer FreddyBabes
AuthorAndyWand Pre Gwent Open 5 interview
With Gwent Open 5 AndyWand makes a comeback to the competitive Gwent scene since GwentSlam 2. Armavel44 interviewed AndyWand about the road to Open, his expectations for the tournament and about the person behind the nickname.
AuthorTeam Aretuza Interview with Adzikov: GWENT Challenger #3 Recap
Team Aretuza caught up with Andrzej “Adzikov” Bal, one of the most prominent competitive players in GWENT’s short history, following up on his appearance at GWENT Challenger #3. We asked Adzikov for his thoughts on Challenger, and he was willing to share insights on his preparation, deck and card choices, and key moments from his matches. Join us as we share the journey of a competitive GWENT player deep into the salt mines of Wieliczka…
AuthorMeta Snapshot #1
This Meta Snapshot, created by Team Aretuza and Team Nova, attempts to establish the best decks to play in Pro Ladder and Ranked Ladder, given the current state of the metagame, in order to maximize the chances of winning games and climbing.
Every deck is accompanied by a short text explaining a little bit about the archetype, showing the reasons for placing it in its tier alongside the pros and cons and two sample lists: one general and one alternative.
Articles Mentioning Team Aretuza (25)
MentionedSeason of the Viper - a Plus One Guide
Hello there! I am Kuri, a new writer for Team Aretuza. I love spending my time writing, playing the game and having fun while being able to help others. That's why I decided to join Team Aretuza and prepare for all of you something about this weekly Seasonal mode. Good luck and have fun!
MentionedAnnouncing Team Aretuza's Second Annual Gwent World Cup
Team Aretuza is excited to announce the second annual Gwent World Cup, which will run from May 17th to May 30th. We have invited nine countries to compete based on Crown Points, and are additionally hosting an open qualifier on May 2nd for the 10th and final slot. Below, you will find the most important details about the event.
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MentionedWay of the Witcher Expansion Card Review
Team Aretuza members Crozyr, DarxPhoenix, JMJWilson, Johaggis, Redrame, Santtu2x, Shaggy, and Shinmiri come together to evaluate the cards in the Way of the Witcher expansion. This set is shaping up to be one of the most interesting we have seen so please read on and see which cards we believe will be the best (and worse) of the bunch!
MentionedHow To Prepare a Tournament Line-Up
Team Aretuza members mtuck and Zinc bring you an article introducing differences between ladder play and tournament play. They will also be talking about how they prepare for tournaments in order to find success at the game’s highest level of play
MentionedThe Aretuza Summit Community Tournament
Team Aretuza's first tournament for Legends of Runeterra offers you the opportunity to test your skills against the best.
MentionedLegends of Runeterra Meta Snapshot #1: Call of the Mountain
Team Aretuza brings you the most detailed Meta Snapshot for Legends of Runeterra yet.
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MentionedAretuza Report # 4
Welcome to the last Aretuza Report for Season of Magic. This report focuses on end of season reminders and an interview with Team Aretuza manager Damorquis. This is a short report as we prepare for the launch of the Master Mirror expansion on June 30.
MentionedMaster Mirror Impressions
Team Aretuza members JMJWilson, Johaggis, Lionhart, Luissantos, Santtu2x, and Sergi2Vamos came together and rated each card in the upcoming Master Mirror expansion. Dive in as we break down our thoughts on the best, worst, and everything in between!
MentionedAretuza Report # 1
Greetings Gwent Community! We at Team Aretuza have decided to provide the first in a regular series of updates about Gwent. The Aretuza Report aims to be a one-stop source for all the important information about the game, upcoming events, and updates from Team Aretuza.
MentionedAretuza Spring Team Clash Finals Today!
Today is the finals of the Aretuza Spring Team Clash! Come check out the action between Team Aretuza and Legacy on Shinmiri's Twitch channel at 7:30pm CEST!
MentionedRound 2 of Spring Team Clash Complete
Round 2 of the Team Clash is now complete! Team Leviathan Gaming maintains their hold on first place in Group A, while Team Aretuza jumps into the top spot in Group B. Unfortunately, server-side issues with the Chinese client have prevented Team Swallow's series from being completed, but this hopefully will be resolved soon. Check inside this post to find direct links to the tournament information, schedule, standings, and results.
MentionedSpring Team Clash - Qualifier Recap and Decklist Statistics
This weekend, Team Aretuza hosted open qualifiers for the Spring Team Clash. Many organized teams and community teams showed up to try and fight their way through the bracket and earn a spot in this week’s group stage.
In this article, we’ll provide a brief recap of the format, results, some deck stats, and some of our favorite decklists from the tournament.
MentionedIntroducing the Aretuza Spring Team Clash!
As a follow up to our tournament debut in the Gwent World Cup, Team Aretuza returns this month to bring you a tournament pitting Gwent's best and brightest teams against each other! Some of the names you can expect to see are those from Team Aretuza, GwentDetta Team, Team China, Team Legacy, Team Leviathan Gaming, and Team Nova. Stay tuned to our socials and website to stay up to date with the event during every step of the way!
MentionedSeason of the Elf Deck Samples
In lieu of the monthly Meta Snapshot, Team Aretuza presents sample competitive deck lists to get players started with ideas for the Season of the Elf. Stay tuned for more, as we plan to update this page with more deck lists throughout the season!
MentionedUpdate: Meta Snapshot #13
Happy Saturday! To make the weekend even more interesting, Team Aretuza is bringing an update to our Meta Snapshot #13! Gwent, while not receiving a patch as of yet, is still seeing an evolving meta. With 5 new decks, updated decklists for many others, and tier changes (see our changelog), our Snapshot aims to provide an accurate reflection of what you’ll likely see on ladder at the moment. As always, decklists, guides, and tech choices are included in each deck description. You can find the Snapshot here.
MentionedSeasonal Mode Guide: Season of the Wolf
Hey everyone, I am Veruis, a casual player of CCG and RPG games, and I love spending my time having fun tryharding on ladder. That is why I decided to combine my strength with Team Aretuza and prepare for all of you something to help with the best mode in Gwent: Seasonal. Enjoy!
MentionedYuran joins Team Aretuza!
Team Aretuza is excited to announce another addition to our roster, Yuran! As a long-time board and card game fan, he discovered Gwent at its mobile release. His years of competing in Yu-Gi-Oh! make him no stranger to crafting decks specifically created to beat tournament metagames. With his unique strategies and counter-lineups, he’s made himself quite a fearsome opponent.
We’re glad to have you on the team, Yuran! Welcome to the TA family!
MentionedEricZJN joins Team Aretuza!
Starting 2020 as we mean to go on, Team Aretuza is expanding our roster! In the first of two new player announcements coming this month, we’re all excited to announce that EricZJN is joining the team as one of our Gwent pro players! We’re all looking forward to this new chapter for both him and the team!
MentionedUpdate: Meta Snapshot #13
As the meta progresses, new lists have emerged in the Season of the Wild Hunt, especially focusing on Radeyah and giving life to forgotten leader abilities like Call of Harmony and Lockdown. There are no significant changes for Skellige, while Monsters are once again proving themselves to be the greediest faction.
Team Aretuza and Team Nova have been hard at work to bring you an update to our Meta Snapshot consisting of 7 new decks and minor adjustments to represent the current Gwent meta. You can find the Snapshot here.
MentionedMeta Snapshot #13
The Merchants of Ofir expansion brought a breath of fresh air to Gwent along with brand new mechanics and cards. With such a shift in mind, Team Aretuza and Team Nova have released the latest edition of our Meta Snapshot, where you can find 12 of the most up-to-date meta decks.
As always, we’ll be keeping the Meta Snapshot relevant and reliable across the entire Season of the Wild Hunt, so be sure to keep up with us across Twitter and Discord to know when updates go live! You can find the Snapshot here.
MentionedMerry Christmas!
Everyone at Team Aretuza would like to wish a wonderful Holiday to you and yours! May your time spent with family and friends be full of love, laughter, and happiness.
MentionedTeam Aretuza Tournament and Charity Stream
Team Aretuza is proud to announce, in partnership with Team Rankstar, Legacy and Team Leviathan Gaming, a Gwent tournament featuring a charity stream! Hosted by Spyro and LordBushWook, all donations given during the stream will go to the Make a Wish Foundation.
You can catch the stream on Team Aretuza's Twitch here.
See you all Sunday!
MentionedSeasonal Mode Guide: Season of the Wild Hunt
Hey everyone, I am Veruis, a casual player of CCG and RPG games, and I love spending my time having fun tryharding on ladder. That is why I decided to combine my strength with Team Aretuza and prepare for all of you something to help with the best mode in Gwent: Seasonal. Enjoy!
MentionedUpdate: Meta Snapshot #12
Now that the Season of Mahakam is underway, Team Nova and Team Aretuza have once again been working hard to analyse the state of the meta and provide you with an accurate and up-to-date Meta Snapshot to use and share, particularly with all of our new iOS friends! The meta remains largely unchanged from Season of the Cat, but we’ve taken the opportunity to update some of the already existing decks and adjust tier positions according to how we feel decks perform overall. In addition, we’ve added 4 new decks to the snap, with Monsters, Nilfgaard, Northern Realms and Scoia’tael all gaining access to one new deck each at the start of the new season. As always, you can find the current Meta Snapshot here.
MentionedTeam Aretuza is looking for Gwent Content Creators!
Aretuza is looking for new Content Creators who would love to join our written or video content teams.
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Other Roster Members (9)
Damorquis
Damorquis qualified for three consecutive Gwent Opens and holds the title of Gwent Challenger #4 champion and Challenger #5 runner up. His passion for The Witcher universe and his real-life knowledge of behavioral economics helped him develop Team Aretuza, the strongest Gwent esports team in the world. Currently he focuses a career in management consulting and will compete in Gwent's biggest tournament so far Gwent Masters in 2021. His extensive tournament preparation often results in ambitious, innovative decks that catch even the best opponents by surprise, and his highly disciplined approach to gaming, always looking for mistakes and areas to improve, provides his unique edge against the competition.
Henno
Henno is the founder of Team Aretuza. He founded the team to get a group of good players together, to become better at Gwent together. He is always actively looking for new talented people to work together with. His ambition is for the members of Team Aretuza to learn from one another and learn new skills, be it in playing, making content or managing. Henno is a decent Gwent player (at least that’s what he says when you ask him). But he mostly enjoys seeing other people grow.
kachna96
Gwent was the first CCG kachna ever played, and despite being a newbie in this realm, he became a competitive player with multiple Top 500 finishes at the start of Gwent's Open Beta. Later he transitioned to building and maintaining the Team Aretuza website. If he's not busy fighting with management or bashing pesky bugs, you can find him memeing on the Ranked Ladder with Imlerith: Sabbath or Grave Hag.
Scarzig
Scarzig got his start streaming and making content for Duelyst, a tactics-ccg hybrid (they even named a card after him!). Alongside showcasing unique decklists and assisting new players, he also casted several competitive events, including the Duelyst World Championships. Scarzig brings his unique and educational perspective to Team Aretuza, continuing to grow as a content creator, caster, and teacher.
Rowdy
A fan of card games and gaming since high school, when he spent countless hours playing WoW and YuGiOh, Rowdy began his digital CCG journey with Hearthstone in 2013. After achieving high ranks in multiple games of the genre like Magic:Arena or Gwent over the years, he arrived at Runeterra searching for the next challenge. Following his competitive ambitions, he joined Team Aretuza to step up his game and fight for a place among the best. When he is not trying to crack the meta for the next tourney, you can find him playing poker or some hardcore strategy games.
Ceely
Ceely is a 22-year-old from Finland with a hearty hankerin' for Gwent. She found the game through her love for the Witcher universe. Not having played any CCGs before, she was sceptical, but instantly fell in love with Gwent when she first played the game in its Open Beta version. She currently plays Gwent in Pro Rank, where she is continuously looking to learn and improve her gameplay. Ceely feels like she's in her element while streaming. That's when she gets to know new amazing people and their interests while playing a game she truly enjoys. She is fluent in Finnish, Swedish and English and enjoys learning about languages and different cultures in general. If you decide to stop by her stream, make sure to say hi and have a good time! In September 2020, Ceely began an additional role as PR and Social Media Manager for Team Aretuza.
Gvuardya
Gvuardya has been playing Gwent since Closed Beta, achieving several Top 100 Pro Ladder finishes and reaching the semifinals at the Red Dragon LAN event. A lover of strategy card and board games dating back to his childhood, he entered the digital CCG genre with Hearthstone. After discovering Gwent he took his commitment to a new level. He thrives in tournament environments and is part of Team Aretuza's preparation group for competitive events, analysing past events, theorycrafting and improving lineups, finding the right queue order, and more. He plays Gwent and Artifact while keeping an eye on the further development of Dota Autochess/Underlords.
Callonetta
Callonetta’s foray into card games was a slow burn. As a submissions editor by day and a gamer by night, she became passionate about The Witcher. This led her to delve into Gwent during Closed Beta as a way to stay attached to the lore, which then blossomed into a near obsession with connecting people who played the game. When she isn’t moonlighting as a butler for her dog, she spends much of her time fostering relationships within card game communities, with a recent passion for Legends of Runeterra at the forefront. Her goal is to bring people closer together who share a love of games and to push content that can aid the casual player. With Team Aretuza, she hopes to continue creating spaces for players to unite, while providing exceptional content to those who love playing card games.
HunterVii
HunterVii (pronounced Vee) grew up playing mostly Nintendo games, and developed an interest in strategic titles like Fire Emblem and Legend of Zelda. This strategic mindset would help him find some success in other competitive games like Hearthstone and League of Legends. Now that he’s a proud member of Team Aretuza, HunterVii aims to further prove his skill in the competitive LoR scene.


































