Buy barrels, or not to buy barrels? That is the big question…

Rumours about the Nilfgaard coming up soon gave birth to more questions about the barrels. How do they work? How do they assign cards? More experienced players with almost full collection started to hoard a lot of resources to buy upcoming barrels which will contain new cards. And the doubts emerged… How do those Gwent barrels work?

Are they randomized while being opened, or as soon as we buy them.

Is it worth to hoard some gold for the upcoming expansion, or to buy barrels?

Within what pool the randomization occurs?

All those doubts were fully justified, because if the barrels bought before the Niflgaard update wouldn’t contain new cards, the whole hoarding action would be worthless. Player would get the cards from the old pool, period.

That is why I asked Paweł Burza who works with Gwent community as CDP Red’s community specialist a very important question:

Ganisz: How do the barrels work? If I buy them today, will the cards hid inside them be randomized at the moment of opening or already when I complete the purchase? It is all about stockpiling them before Nilfgaard.

Paweł Burza : Cards are generated at the moment of opening the barrel. You can stockpile them all you want!

Ganisz: They are randomized at the moment of opening from the pool of all cards available at this moment, right?

Paweł Burza : Yes!

My dear players! Everything is clear now! Do not be afraid! Stockpile your barrels because the Nilfgaard is already gathering it’s armies!

R E K L A M A

Niflgaard Start Deck?

I wouldn’t be the innkeeper if I didn’t ask when the opportunity arises…

Ganisz : Will we get the Nilfgaard Start Deck like we did with other factions?

Paweł Burza : Answering your second question, there will be a Nilfgaard Start Deck.

And with that bombshell, have a good night sleep!

Ps. In Poland we have midnight!

Gwent’s Golden Cards Ranking

All the time we are asking ourselves the same question, what to pick from the barrel or which card to craft. Of course every veteran knows that the beginner will have a problem with this decision.

On the other hand I’ am damn curious which one of the cards will reach the top of the ranking. Wanting to help and soothe not only my curiosity I am asking you guys to rate 42 cards from 1 to 5.

It will take less than 5 minutes of your precious time and the effects of this survey can be interesting for every Gwent player. Of course it is fully anonymous Temerian vox pop so feel free to judge from your point of view, considering also the usefulness of those cards.

Will I be flattered with your participation?

LINK!

Translation by Venre