This deck uses the neutral witcher package to pad out the ST witchers. ST decks in the meta have focused on movement synergy, whereas this deck focuses on rowstack payoff. The strength of this deck is that it can pointslam faster than the engine-heavy deck, allowing for effective round 2 bleeds.

Cat Witcher Mentor and the underappreciated Cat Witcher Adept are key bronzes in this deck. The former is often double digits for 5p, and the latter can play for 8, 9 or 10 for 4p, with the correct setup. To get the most from them you want to rowstack with cards like Novigradian Justice, Zoltan's Company and the Eskel/Lambert/Vesemir trio. You should play Cat Mentor in the leftmost spot of a row, so when you play Gaetan on the row Mentor boosts for each card moved after it. Remember to wait until Adrenaline 4 to get the Mentor buffs. If you have Gaetan and Gezras in hand you want to stack the melee row at first, Gaetan everything to the back, then play Gezras for the backrow payoff.

Ideally you play Vesemir Mentor round 1, so don't be too scared of committing Quen to pull him from your deck. Sometimes you will have to stall time while waiting for his Adrenaline 5, which may involve playing a risky Berengar or sub-ideal bronze play.

As with any Precision Strike deck, mulligans can be difficult. In an earlier version of this deck I was playing Selective Mutations, which helps draw an essential gold and kick a brick from your hand, but I found the 4 for 6p was just too slow—even with Witcher payoff synergy.

I have omitted Stygga Castle in favour of Eskel Pathfinder, which may not be correct. I found the deck was lacking proactive plays, and the location's order ability is not as useful in this deck without the movement payoff. Plus it bricks opponent's Angouleme.

You can slot in more control if it suits you. I have found leader, Geralt Professional and a single rebuke mostly enough to see me through.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or indeed any suggestions of how to improve the deck. I am JWilliamJames on Twitch and Reddit, as well as in-game. This is the first deck I have uploaded, but I have been playing on Pro Rank since Crimson Curse. Please give it a wee upvote if you like it, it would make my day.