The Faction Ambassador for Northern Realms is the one and only 36-year-old McBeard. One can only wonder if the geographical location of Canada, which McBeard hails from, played a role in him growing so close with the Nordling faction. McBeard, aside from being a streamer on Twitch and a YouTuber, is an official tournament caster for CDPR and is the founder and host of the Commander’s Horn podcast. He is very passionate about the podcast and treats it like it’s his baby. I mean, he has done well over 100 episodes already. If it were me, I would treat it like my baby, too.

The one babe who will always be even more important to McBeard is his wife, thanks to whom he coincidentally got to know Flake, his fellow tournament caster. In fact, McBeard was the very person who introduced Flake to Gwent by sending him a beta key. The two are very close to each other to this very day, almost like a family. Flake was even given the very prestigious task of being a bridesmaid at McBeards wedding. Yes, a bridesmaid. But, that shouldn’t surprise us anymore… right? Right?!

McBeard’s attention has most recently been caught by the machines archetype and by rule you can find him enjoying the Mobilization aka the former Henselt leader ability most often. Too much of anything tends to be bad though and McBeard confessed to us that while he finds Siege and Bombardement both very fun, he has never participated in the Triple Siege hype train that included both Caretaker and Renew in the deck to resurrect Siege twice. This could very well be because he only wants to represent the non-degenerate aspects of the faction as he is a public figure. And doesn’t want to make his hands dirty like King Radovid V the Stern.

Delicately planning where to set up the engines of war and ultimately seizing another victory is not where McBeard’s creativity ends. Apart from that, he dedicates his time to working on various creative projects such as novels or graphic novels.

If McBeard should highlight one Northern Realms card that has a special place in his heart. It would most definitely be Trebuchet. A favorite Northern Realms gold card of his used to be Prince Stennis, as well as Keira Metz, but unfortunately their abilities have changed drastically, and they are no longer his favorites. Nowadays, he probably likes best the fellow bearded man: Falibor. A much easier decision on the other hand could be made about what his favorite card overall is. This spot is dedicated to Triss: Telekinesis. Among others he also adores Henselt and characters that are related to his plotline in the Witcher 2 such as Draug or Sabrina Glevissig. One of the reasons why it is so is the fact that most of the cards actually work together very well and you can create decks with them that are both competitively viable and thematic.

McBeard describes the Northern Realms faction in his own words as: “The evil army full of abominations, cursed princesses, abhorrent racism towards non humans (…) and yet somehow they are the protagonists. Dirty and real and flawed and fighting for survival, just like me”. Perhaps, that’s why McBeard got crowned to the role of Faction Ambassador for the Northern Realms.

Also, McBeard, if you are reading this. Delta65 told me that every time when he is going to bed he is looking at your Christmas card. You know, the one where you promised to him that you two will finish that Divinity game that has been ongoing since the release. Well, this is a friendly reminder to send him a message about it. Because he thinks you two will never finish it. And it would be a shame to miss all these opportunities to gain more unwinnable encounters.

If you’re still stuck in the ranks of noob fucking infantry and reaching that sweet title of Sir Pro Rank Player seems virtually impossible to you, or if you’re just looking for the finest of Temeria’s finest decks, you can look for Mcbeard’s guidance on Twitter, Twitch and YouTube.