[Top 5] Gwent Best Monster Decks

Updated:

23 Jul 2020

Since this Faction is a recommended starter, it has its quirks. And with this article you’ll get a bit of everything these beasties have to offer. Time for the monsters to overrun the humans and non-humans, let us get started.

5. The Crones

The Crones and their infinite wisdom make for terrifying opponents.

This for those interested in a good use of the Crones majesty. This deck is great for control. Meaning reactive to and disruption of opponent’s strategies to bring about their win conditions.

Good things about this deck:

Lots of removal potential, meaning ability to clear out strong enemy units.
Able to have extra boosts to play to create a stronger unit in late game.
And has quite the ability to answer most situations.

Cards

Magic Lamp
Renew
Vigo’s Muzzle
Royal Decree
Yghern
Naglfar
Ozzrel
Whispess: Tribute
Adda: Striga
Whispess
Brewess
Weavess
Queen of the Night
Lacerate
Parasite
Bomb Heaver
Drowner
Endrega Larva x2
Natural Selection x2
Endrega Warrior x2
Endrega Eggs x2
Wild Hunt Warrior

4. Wild Hunt Devotion

One Auberon was ruthless enough, how about two?

The wild hunt, seeking new worlds to dominate. Bringing these units to your monsters will give you many ways to increase the hunts potential. A deck with high value units and ways to out boost your adversaries.

Good things about this deck:

Many veil units, keeping themselves from being poisoned or bled out.
Frost, damaging enemy units while boosting and playing your own from the deck.
Lots of high value units/tall units.

Cards

Magic Lamp
Auberon King
Ard Gaeth
Eredin Bréacc Glas
Naglfar
Imlerith’s Wrath
Golyat
Nithral
Winter Queen
Caranthir Ar-Feiniel
Adda: Striga
The Beast
The Apiarian Phantom
Parasite
Red Riders
Wild Hunt Bruiser x2
Naglfar’s Taskmaster
Wild Hunt Hound x2
Wild Hunt Rider x2
Naglfar’s Crew x2
Aen Elle Conqueror x2

3. [TLG]Deathwish Midrange

As Dettlaff takes the field many of the units have grown quite strong.

These units are hungry for conquest and each other. The plays you can get with these units is flexible against most factions. Able to effect enemy strategies, breaking their game plan and win condition.

Good things about this deck:

Comes with bleed units and attacking units, which aid in weakening adversaries.
A very well-rounded midrange deck, it allows bullying of the opponent while building points.
Long games are quite viable through the many Devotion and Thrive allies.

Cards

Tactical Advantage
Auberon King
Yghern
Dettlaff: Higher Vampire
Naglfar
Miruna
Ozzrel
Golyat
Winter Queen
Adda: Striga
The Beast
The Apiarian Phantom
Werecat
Parasite
Red Riders x2
Naglfar’s Taskmaster
Drowner
Endrega Larva x2
Aen Elle Conqueror x2
Plumard x2
Bruxa x2

2. Keltullis’s Shadow

Keltullis will burn away the field with the greater numbers.

Monsters that are more than willing to devour everything and burn away the weak. A great deck for beating back your opponent’s plays. And it doubles that power by minimizing allies on the field by Devouring each other.

Good things about this deck:

Push rounds even on a pass when the main card, Keltullis is played.
Many answers to enemy plays to have them play out as you need them to.
Having fewer units is actually viable.

Cards

Tactical Advantage
Keltullis
Oneiromancy
Yghern
Cave Trolls
Matta Hu’uri
Ozzrel
Imlerith’s Wrath
Caranthir Ar-Feiniel
Pugo Boom-Breaker
The Beast
The Apiarian Phantom
Penitent
Parasite
Slyzard
Barghest x2
Naglfar’s Taskmaster
Strays of Spalla
Endrega Larva
Thaw x2
Pact x2
Endrega Warrior
Bruxa

1. Fruits of Etheral

Demons take the field, as larva become demons.

One fruit giving birth to an army of demons. Gives the leader ability, Fruits of Ysgith, its due since leader abilities can be under powered. A fun deck and one with incredibly insane plays.

Good things about this deck: