[Legend GET ] 76 % winrate Gandling Priest !
- Last updated Oct 25, 2020 (Scholomance Academy)
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Wild
- 14 Minions
- 15 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Galakrond Priest
- Crafting Cost: 12720
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 10/23/2020 (Scholomance Academy)
- Olwen
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Battle Tag:
Elhwing#2101
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
73
Hello everyone,
I'm Elhwing, a priest only player, and I like crafting some original lists to get legend every season. :)
I took a small break since August, and I decided to come back playing hearthstone this month, and I felt like trying to give a chance to one of the new priest legendaries, Disciplinarian Gandling !
The idea is to play a low mana curved list, with many synergies to get control of the board early and/or get 1 cost minions that you'll play with Gandling. Obviously, playing a big turn with this card is not mandatory to win games, but it's often helpful, and always surprising for your opponent.
24/10 EDIT :
Decided to tweak my list a little ( 3 changes, see down below ) and went 12-1 from diamond 5 to diamond 1.
LEGEND EDIT :
After this winstreak, I lost my last game before getting legend to a shaman token, I played it poorly, didn't really know how to play around this list, but I could have gotten 94 % winrate 13-1 with this list if I had played better ! :)
In the end, I climbed legend from diamond 5 with 76 % winrate, the list feels pretty stable, and seems to be both a fun and viable alternative to the usual galakrond priest lists.
Here is a fun example of a game against hunter where he conceded turn 6 :
I play Gift of Luminance on EVIL Conscripter , get a free trade on his 4/2, this is turn 3.
Here is the board at the end of my turn 5, where i played the coin + Gandling + 1 lackey + 1 Disciple of Galakrond he conceded right after !
Substitutes/Thoughts on the list :
The idea is to play something different from highlander galakrond or control galakrond ( both are strong lists, but I played them too much this year, needed a change ).
I'm still trying different cards, to see which ones are best fitted for this "archetype".
Shadow Madness was decent in the list, I cut it out to try the new Gift of Luminance spell, with the idea to have ways to snowball early if your opponent doesn't clear your first minions, and so far, this spell was useful.
I haven't tried them out yet, but when I get them through Invoke effects, Grandmummy and Flesh Giant are sometimes really helpful.
Grandmummy is a bad draw in late, but when you get it in early or midgame, it works pretty well to maintain board control, synergizes with Gandling too. Flesh Giant requires some setup, it's not as broken as other Giants that ruled former metas, but from what I've witnessed, it's usually a good minion to get with invoke, so I assume it could fit in the list.
24/10 EDIT :
I made 3 changes to my first version :
- 2 * Time Rip
- 1 * Fate Weaver
+ 1 * Penance
+1 * Mindflayer Kaahrj
+1 * Acidic Swamp Ooze
Those cards felt too heavy in the curve, the ooze helps in many match ups ( and can be used with Gandling ), penance is just a really good spell, that works with Sethekk aswell.
Mindflayer is the one change I'm not so sure about, it's often a good turn 3 minion ( against aggro/midrange, even using it on a 1/1 or a random T2 generates value ), but I might try to find a better substitute.
Feel free to comment, give your suggestions and/or ask questions about the list ! :)
You can´t hit legend with this deck. Sorry Immelmann.
As I have mentionned, this isn't a tier 1 list, but I don't understand the point of your comment though.
I mean, you can even see the screenshots of every game i played from diamond 5 to legend, I can send you a replay link of each game of the screenshot if you'd like ? :')
I'm sorry if you can't manage to win with my list, but there is no need to waste your precious time writing pointless comment such as your answer. ^^
Really good deck. Really good. Beating demon hunter and face hunter decks in diamond 5+ ranks is tough. My losses so far have mostly been due to misplays or just learning the deck. Bravo!
6-11 now, failing vs bomb warrior, demon hunter and rogue. this is awesome vs hunter but I'm 0-7 vs bomb hunter alone. Wondering if stickyfingers instead of ooze would help, although it hurts the curve.
Hello Minnemurgl, thanks for your comments !
Well, to be perfectly honest, when I reached legend, I climbed from 4k4 up to 2k3, and then, I got a really big losing streak, with many games that felt impossible to win, therefore, I assume my list is not fully optimized, sometimes you just can't stop the snowball and/or comeback the game due to the lack of healing for priest.
As you have mentioned, the list is quite strong against hunter lists, but aggro rogue, galakrond rogue, and bomb warriors are hard matchups.
Against Warrior, one good tip is to try to steal either his galakrond or one copy of his 4/3 weapon. A good way to do that is to keep your lazul in hand and play it the turn after he plays his 2 mana spell that draws a weapon. Otherwise, you simply try to steal as much cards as you can before turn 7 ( with mulligan, by forcing certain plays to steal cards etc... )
Regarding Stickyfinger, it's actually a good card for the list, and you can try it without too much trouble I believe. The main reason I decided to pick the Ooze over stickyfinger is the mana cost, and especially concerning matchups where those cards are useless/not gamebreaking. Stickyfinger is really heavy in those, and playing him will almost always be a "turn wasted", hence my choice. However, in matchups such as bomb warrior, dh soul or pala libram, stealing the weapon is always better than breaking it, so it's really up to every player to see what situation they deem better for the list ! :)
In addition, I'd like to say that I created this list mainly because I wanted to play Disciplinarian Gandling in a list where it has synergies, but I wouldn't recommend crafting him if you don't play Priest that much ( this card probably won't see play in next expansions ), however, the list remains playable without him, don't hesitate to ask if you need help finding a substitute.
Keep spreading the love of Anduin. 💘
HEY IM DOWN WITH PRIEST TOO!
WHAT REGION DO YOU PLAY?
I HAVE ALREADY KING ANDUIN 1300+ VICTORIES BRUH
Hello Apo11o,
ah ah nice, I play only in the EU regio, and i have around 2700 wins on priest. <3
Hi there !
I also only play priest on my account, and I like to run some tests with decklists.
I tried your list. I just destroyed a Rogue in six turns. He couldn't handle gandling, and I played Illucia, giving him a useless hand, making my board of 4/4s.
Next was a highlander hunter. I flooded the board with cheap minions, clearing his threats. Turn 6 I had a full board and he had one hp left.
Next game a hunter Conceded Turn 5 after he couldn't kill Gandling.
I will continue the testing. Feels already great so far :D
Many thanks for sharing.
Hello Ravasque,
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad to hear another fellow priest player liked my list ! :)
Ah ah yeah, I believe my best stats are against hunter, I'm like 13-2 against them at the moment, your early can get crazy pretty fast if you have good draws in your first turns !