Galakrond Warlock (18-2 from Diamond 5 to Legend)
- Last updated Apr 15, 2020 (Outland DH Nerfs)
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Wild
- 17 Minions
- 12 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Galakrond Warlock
- Crafting Cost: 12440
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/8/2020 (Outland Release)
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Total Deck Rating
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Hey everyone!
UPDATE: Just want to say thanks to everyone who's checked out the deck, gotten to legend or whatever rank they wanted to and gave feedback! I'm currently updating the guide to incorporate some of the comments/techs to make everyone's climbs easier!
Big shout out to @Bob_The_Builder for the pre-rotation decklist. Wanted to show off the few changes I added when we lost Zilliax, SN1P-SN4P, and Lord Godfrey.
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My legend run from Diamond 5 - 0 stars to Legend was 18-2 with mostly DH and Rogues. As a note, this was played as soon as rotation hit, so it was definitely as easier climb that you will experience now. My two losses were against: OTK DH and a misplay against Galakrond Rogue by staying at 8 with 4 fatigue damage coming and getting eviscerated on an empty board.
The newest additions of the deck are as follows:
2x Unstable Felbolt AMAZING AMAZING early removal. You can play it on an empty board to get rid of anything aggro. Best thing for single targets such as Primordial Explorer and Phase Stalker before they can come online. Also as a note, it helps soften your board up to Dark Skies if you have too many minions, it helps take away 5 damage total. [3 + 3 - 1 card from dark skies]
1x Keli'dan the Breaker Definitely no Lord Godfrey, but it'll do. Single target removal all the time, and circumstantial complete board clear. The body sucks, but it does it's job really well! And with all of the draw mechanics, you're bound to draw it just in time if you need the full clear!
I originally sought out this deck after losing to it playing Embiggen druid. I saw the potential of plague and the invokers. That's what took me to this decklist. I couldn't believe how efficient dark skies was either.
Matchups:
Aggro [DH, Dragon Hunter]: Keep Unstable Felbolt, Dark Skies, Sacrificial Pact or any early removal. Remember, Sacrificial Pact deals with Frenzied Felwing in Hunter and many targets in Demon Hunter. Definitely worth the keep.
Combo [DH OTK]: Keep cards that heal and Dark Skies of course. You need to take care of the early threats. Luckily they're really small. Typically Novice Engineers and Crimson Sigil Runner. You must stay above 20 health or have a taunt up to even stand a chance if they assemble their cards by turn 7. My one loss against this deck, I was at 19 and they comboed to 20 health. Needless to say, I had a sac pact I could've used, but I didn't see it coming!
Control/Midrange [Galakrond Rogue/Warrior/Priest, Quest Priest, Embiggen Druid]: Keep Plague of Flames and Invoke cards. You will want to dig through your deck as fast as possible to get Zephyrs the Great and Dragonqueen Alexstrasza online. The best path to victory is having a fully upgraded Galakrond, Azeroth's End to heal up/stabilize, and then drop Alexstrasza either offensively, or defensively, and wrap up the game.
Overall, the strategy is simple:
- Kill early threats with Unstable Felbolt and Dark Skies.
- Finish off larger threats with Mortal Coil.
- Deal with large boards with [Invoke Card] + Plague of Flames and Keli'dan the Breaker
- Mess up your opponents deck with Bad Luck Albatross
- Draw lots of cards with Veiled Worshipper
- Keep your health in check with Sacrificial Pact, Nether Breath, and Alexstrasza
- Swing for the fences with Galakrond, the Wretched, Dragonqueen Alexstrasza, and Zephrys the Great
Check out this game play video from @Kadakk
and from @drinjix22
Techs:
- Bad Luck Albatross
+ Mo'arg Artificer
If you're having trouble removing large boards, this is an amazing tech. You can remove one or both of the Albatrosses.
-[ card]Veiled Worshipper[/card]
+ Maiev Shadowsong
I've not actually tested this but @Dayvo had this suggestion as a tech against big druid since draw is typically sufficient.
Possible Budget Subs:
- Keli'dan the Breaker
+ Shadowflame
You always have a board, so this could actually be even more efficient tbh.
- Zephrys the Great/Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
+ 2x Twilight Drake
If you don't have the budget to play the highlander cards, you can take advantage of the hand size by using drake. This also helps keep the balance of dragon cards for cards that require you to hold one!
- Veiled Worshipper
+ Twisted Knowledge
Definitely not a *great* replacement but it does help with hand size. There's probably something better, but this is what I've experimented with.
- Dark Skies
+ Fiendish Rites
This may not help you clear board normally, but will give you more fuel for a large Plague of Flames. Definitely recommend crafting [card]Dark Skies[card] though.
Currently Testing:
Waste Warden Could be great against token Kael'thas Druid to clear all the treants.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to ask any questions.
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i play with 2 replacements with 86% win rate https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1343555-52-8-86-winrate-galakrond-warlock
This deck is Absurd, Just hitted legend with it.
Struggled to get out of D5 with other decks and with this one basically went 20-4 all the way. Only lost to dragon hunter (This is an unwinable match up cause it can burst you easily). 100% win rate against DH and evrything else. If you know how to manage your resources the deck wins easily.
This deck is really good especially against Demon Hunters! Zephrys the Great and Dragonqueen Alexstrasza saved me a lot of times. I'm missing some cards like Nether Breath x1 and Dark Skies x2, so I switch them with Fiendish Rites x2. So far so good. Beware against Spell Druids tho. They can swing a lot of damage in no time.
You can also check this video:
Also hit Legend with this deck, thanks a lot my friend.
Got legend right now in one hour, from diamond 3. 8W/0L. Thank you :)
Very strong deck, got legend with this, with 74% winrate, thx bro
Really good deck!
Only match up I never win against is spell mage, most annoying deck out there
Just hit legends, thank you bro, nice deck!
I must be really doing something wrong in my mulligan against demon hunters, I rarely win against them playing this deck. Wetn from gold 10 to diamond 10 a few days before with a different version of the deck. Maybe this will work, wish me luck!
DH is the best matchup for this deck, after 35 games, i lost only once to a demon hunter, and i play 1/3 games against DH. Try to mulligan Unstable Felbots, Dark Skies and other cheap removals. Some of the DHs concede when you clear their board 3-4 times. The worst matchup is mage, I've never managed to win at least once. But still, i have ~71% winrate in 35 games. Try to play it, get used to it. If you've nevel played warlock, this one can be difficult to play, but rewarding
It's one of my few Warlocks experiences yea, still on level 30 something with the class. But I noticed playing the deck has taught me a lot, also keeping in check whether I should tap or not in control matchups. I can always appreciate a tip though so thanks!
I just create my account to say thanks to you.
Hit legend today from Diamond 3 0 stars without a lose in a row. Playing slowly and thinking a lot because Demon Hunters are so powerful with that draw consistance.
Have a nice week, and thanks again.
Created an account to say how much I’m enjoying the deck. I haven’t played beyond logging in for daily quests the last 6 months or so but wanted to give the new expansion a try. I was initially playing a version without unstable felbolt and didn’t realize how good that card really was till reading through your guide and swapping it on.
i also didn’t have Keli’Dan so replaced with shadow flame. It’s been such a great card and has helped on tons of matches. Just started playing ranked last night , squeezing games in between working and I’m mid gold since last night. Hardest decks have been Galak Rogue and Embiggen Druid by far.
thanks again for a great deck and guide.
Any tips against ress priest? Seem i dont get the hang of that matchup
Same here
Against res priest you want to max out your Galakrond and keep those weapon stacks preciously for after you downed him to 15 health thanks to Alex.
What I usually do is wait till I have 15dmg on board for a surprise lethal with Alex which isn't that hard to setup thanks to Kronx (often +2/+2 or the 8/8 taunt in that matchup), Zephrys and Dragon queen Alex.
Mulligan aggressively for your Galakrond cards and draw as much as you can.
Another super important thing: if he plays the quest, never go face unless you have lethal or are setting up lethal for next turn.
Res priest is one of your best matchups with this deck.
I don’t get it. Why run Highlander cards in a deck with tons of duplicates?
As has been said before, you draw through your deck very fast. They are the win conditions against control and mid range. Versus aggro you just survive and win.
I have played this deck a lot and it really doesn't take much with Tap and the draw cards to get through it quickly.
Imagine it comes to fatigue and you can get Elysiana.