User:Aquadrizzt/Monsters

"The world of The Witcher is infested with unspeakable horrors and savage beasts. Most of them are gathered in the fearsome Monsters faction. Driven by their primal insticts, these creatures will do anything to gain more strength."

- Official website

Monsters are one of the five factions available in Gwent. Cards in the Monsters faction interact with weather, consume other cards, or even produce effects upon death.

Leaders
Monsters decks may choose from the following leaders:
 * Arachas Queen (Insectoid)
 * Dagon (Vodyanoi)
 * Eredin Bréacc Glas (Wild Hunt)
 * Unseen Elder (Vampire)
 * Whispering Hillock (Relict)

Archetypes
Monsters decks generally fall into one of the following archetypes.
 * Consume
 * Deathwish
 * Weather

Trivia

 * Prior the removal of Faction Passives, Monster decks had a passive effect where the last played Monster of each round remained on the board for the next round.