Written Spellweaver Guide (Second Edition)

Written Spellweaver Guide

Hello all!

I'm happy to announce the first in my series of guides for Gloomhaven: Second Edition. Each of these guides will cover one of the new characters from second edition, giving an overview of ability cards, perks, masteries, and items, and presenting at least two builds for each character highlighting the multiple playstyles that are available in the new edition of Gloomhaven. Thanks to Cephalofair for providing finalized images of all of the ability cards to put into the guides! I hope to release a new guide each weekend, beginning with the six starter classes, and progressing through all eighteen classes. When I finish, I may move on to the mercenary packs, though I imagine by the time we get that far, others from the community may have covered these new characters just as well as I can.

For those of you who don't know me, I've been playtesting for Cephalofair for nearly four years now. I was one of the lucky few chosen to play through the entirety of Gloomhaven: Second Edition during the playtesting phase, to ensure that the campaign worked as a whole. I've also been helping at conventions for the last two years or so. If you've visited us at Origins, Gencon, or PAX: Unplugged, it's likely that I was the one running the demos. I'll be at PAX again this year, so feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Spellweaver is my favorite of the six starting classes. I had a great time with them in first edition, and there are some new possibilities here that I'm excited to showcase. If you were following along during the 100K contest, you'll recognize one of my builds from the guide I submitted then. This is a more fleshed-out version, unbound by the word limit of the contest. (And when I say unbound, I mean "four times as long"). Here, I go into more detail on all of the ability cards, share additional insights for items and masteries, and most importantly, present a second build revolving around consumption of fire and ice.

I look forward to seeing others' thoughts and comments on these builds! More than once, I've made an adjustment to a build based on someone's suggestion, so I'll be following along with the discussions below. Similarly, please let me know which starter guides you would like to see next, and which locked classes you'd like me to focus on once I start releasing those guides (close to November at this stage).