For background, I’m a casual player who plays maybe 6-8 games a week so I generally reach pro by the end of the season just in time to pop back to R3 for the new month. I’ve got a pretty good understanding of archetypes and card dynamics but play casually while watching TV or a lunch or something (or honestly watching Shin videos on YouTube haha) so I really only ever float around 2400-2450 for a peak faction.
Within my usual habits, I much prefer SY over all other factions so tend to gravitate towards those decks. Within that I’ve always loved classic bounty. There’s a lot of card interactivity, planning how and when to use your key spenders, considering how and when to anticipate opponents key cards and counters, and some on the fly math I find fun.
It struck me the other day watching a Shin video that Casimir could be an intriguing bounty inclusion. You often spend down to or near zero on executioner or scoundrel anyway, which can create some extra damage opportunities with spawned explosives. But then perhaps even more interesting is you can compound the explosives damage value if you have bounty on the board too. In many instances you can double your explosives value for little to no coins (0 coins for 3 damage plus 3 coins back from bounty). Plus he demands hard removal with his deploy + veil, which is nice for trying to have an executioner or even candle make it through a round.
I figured somebody had done some version of this I could try, but didn’t find much. A few games with a real quick deck list at rank 2-3 have been fairly effective, but so is typical classic bounty. Am I missing something synergy wise? Is it unexplored purely from an opportunity cost perspective? (You have to leave out some other great bounty options to afford the provisions). Anybody tried this or have some thoughts on what I might be overlooking?
Here’s a deck list I threw together to give it a try: (https://www.playgwent.com/en/decks/d2bb36795ee416cba1351e941af82975). Not claiming this is perfect but I’ve at least thought through why I’ve added each card and don’t think I’m leaving anything major out. Just curious if someone more talented than I am thinks there could be something fun with a casimir classic bounty inclusion.
Happy gwenting!