Hardest match-up is Highlander Mage. Haven't had a lot of match against Shaman Galakronds yet.
I started playing it at Rank 15. Slowly ramping it up and now at Rank 11 with only 2 lose.
I would like to know what you think of it and if you think it could withstand higher Rank. Also.... If it's already a "known" deck/archetype... then sorry... Wasn't trying to copy someone else idea.
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The Galakrong battlecry can be absolutely soul-crushing when compared with the shaman one. I was playing a guy and got off a double battlecry shaman Galakrond, putting four 8/8s into the field, the turn after he activated warlock Galakrond and got a 1/1 with stealth and other assorted trash (it was less than 10/10 in total stats). If they were to buff it so that it summoned four Pit Lords, the effect would actually be really good and closer to the power levels of the other class's Galakrond battlecries.
Eh, 4 8/8s is nice until it gets twisting nethered or malygos flamestriked away. Minion summoning battlecries for hero cards are lackluster imo. I like the warrior Galakrond battlecry. Refill my hand and make it big
The thing is.... I'm expecting to win most of my game without using Galakrond, the Wretched. He is just a "win more" or "hope for the best" after the board get wiped by all the AOE destroy Priest have. The shear stress of generating this many minion, added to all the synergy should make it win before turn 7.
I had another game against a "weird" Galakrond Shaman Quest. He only successfully played 1 Invoke card and had to play Sandstorm Elemental and Shudderwock to keep the board cleared.
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Edit #1 : Just got my worst Galakrond's Battlecry :(
Edit #2 : Aight, Enough for today. Started at Rank 15 and I am now Rank 9. Going to continue over the weekend and hopefully see more and more Shaman Galakrond before it get nerfed.
The battlecry on the Galakrond just fills your board with demons, which is generally what you want for the rest of your deck. The mid-level power you want is like Felstalker/Voidwalker. That's pretty much a 'fair' result, maybe a little below average. Giant Imp, Jaraxxus, Siegebreaker, those are all like super high rolls technically for the cost of the card.
The main thing is the Shaman hero power is bonkers crazy powerful. The random demon summoning is honestly about on par with Shaman, Warrior and Priest's.
Generally you don't care too much about invoking and upgrading it, because the MAIN thing you want is the hero power for swarming the board anyway.
But the battlecry will get significantly better after rotation. Most of the outrageous low roll stuff is going to rotate out.
I had a lot of fun playing the deck yesterday, I climbed from rank 15 to I think rank 11? And it felt really, really solid. I was even running a kind of goofy handbuff version with Hi'reek I kinda liked. But today I had a string of really bad luck. I don't know if I was just getting triggered, or my head wasn't in the right spot (I did play against like 12 Galakrond Shaman) but I lost a fair bit.
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I've had a lot of fun playing Galakrond Warlock too, and it is a decent deck for sure. But it is nowhere near as strong as Galakrond Shaman, which can easily keep the board under control with their invoke 2/1 rush minions, Mogu Fleshshaper, Faceless Corrupter and Sandstorm Elemental. In my experience, Warlock has a chance if the Shaman is playing the quest variant, which is a little slower and therefore easier to beat as a swarm deck.
Your deck could be improved, though. Get rid of Expired Merchant, Fiendish Circle and Impferno, they are either too slow of too bad for the deck. Add some more 1 and 2 mana cards. I can post my list when I get to a computer.
Your deck could be improved, though. Get rid of Expired Merchant, Fiendish Circle and Impferno, they are either too slow of too bad for the deck. Add some more 1 and 2 mana cards. I can post my list when I get to a computer.
I agree and disagree. I'm always up to experiment and vary my tools if I have the available card or dust.
Fiendish Circle one card that I though very long before including it. Ended up including it mostly for some gimmick I could do with Knife Juggler and Sea Giant. Also, because they are demon, they could benefit from Impferno.
Impferno is very situational. If your board is empty of demons and your opponent only have fatty monster... it lose a lot of value. If your board is full of demons and your opponent as small creature, this card is insane!!! But again.... very situational.
As for which creature to include... I have a few that I want to try out tonight. Namely : Temple Berserker, EVIL Genius (played it in another version of this deck and I'm thinking of bringing it back), Void Terror, Tinkmaster Overspark (targeting a Draconic imp ?), Serpent Egg
I've seen the others variants of the Warlock Galakrond Zoo here : https://hsreplay.net/decks/TTSgPH0UNnwWf9QdqqOOHd/ And it also gave me a little bit of inspiration. So we will see how this deck will evolve.
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Been having a blast playing this today and I actually think it could compete with Galakrond's Shaman :
Hardest match-up is Highlander Mage.
Haven't had a lot of match against Shaman Galakronds yet.
I started playing it at Rank 15. Slowly ramping it up and now at Rank 11 with only 2 lose.
I would like to know what you think of it and if you think it could withstand higher Rank.
Also.... If it's already a "known" deck/archetype... then sorry... Wasn't trying to copy someone else idea.
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Just realised I didn't create the topic in the right forum. Sorry moderator.
This was one I was curious about. It seems like decent zoo support or you could go the imp route if you’re feeling adventurous.
Just got a god starting hand against a Shaman Galakrond.
The Galakrong battlecry can be absolutely soul-crushing when compared with the shaman one. I was playing a guy and got off a double battlecry shaman Galakrond, putting four 8/8s into the field, the turn after he activated warlock Galakrond and got a 1/1 with stealth and other assorted trash (it was less than 10/10 in total stats). If they were to buff it so that it summoned four Pit Lords, the effect would actually be really good and closer to the power levels of the other class's Galakrond battlecries.
Eh, 4 8/8s is nice until it gets twisting nethered or malygos flamestriked away. Minion summoning battlecries for hero cards are lackluster imo. I like the warrior Galakrond battlecry. Refill my hand and make it big
The thing is.... I'm expecting to win most of my game without using Galakrond, the Wretched. He is just a "win more" or "hope for the best" after the board get wiped by all the AOE destroy Priest have. The shear stress of generating this many minion, added to all the synergy should make it win before turn 7.
I had another game against a "weird" Galakrond Shaman Quest. He only successfully played 1 Invoke card and had to play Sandstorm Elemental and Shudderwock to keep the board cleared.
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Edit #1 : Just got my worst Galakrond's Battlecry :(
Used it for 2 demons and got : Blood Imp and Void Analyst
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Edit #2 : Aight, Enough for today. Started at Rank 15 and I am now Rank 9. Going to continue over the weekend and hopefully see more and more Shaman Galakrond before it get nerfed.
The battlecry on the Galakrond just fills your board with demons, which is generally what you want for the rest of your deck. The mid-level power you want is like Felstalker/Voidwalker. That's pretty much a 'fair' result, maybe a little below average. Giant Imp, Jaraxxus, Siegebreaker, those are all like super high rolls technically for the cost of the card.
The main thing is the Shaman hero power is bonkers crazy powerful. The random demon summoning is honestly about on par with Shaman, Warrior and Priest's.
Generally you don't care too much about invoking and upgrading it, because the MAIN thing you want is the hero power for swarming the board anyway.
But the battlecry will get significantly better after rotation. Most of the outrageous low roll stuff is going to rotate out.
I had a lot of fun playing the deck yesterday, I climbed from rank 15 to I think rank 11? And it felt really, really solid. I was even running a kind of goofy handbuff version with Hi'reek I kinda liked. But today I had a string of really bad luck. I don't know if I was just getting triggered, or my head wasn't in the right spot (I did play against like 12 Galakrond Shaman) but I lost a fair bit.
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I've had a lot of fun playing Galakrond Warlock too, and it is a decent deck for sure. But it is nowhere near as strong as Galakrond Shaman, which can easily keep the board under control with their invoke 2/1 rush minions, Mogu Fleshshaper, Faceless Corrupter and Sandstorm Elemental. In my experience, Warlock has a chance if the Shaman is playing the quest variant, which is a little slower and therefore easier to beat as a swarm deck.
Your deck could be improved, though. Get rid of Expired Merchant, Fiendish Circle and Impferno, they are either too slow of too bad for the deck. Add some more 1 and 2 mana cards. I can post my list when I get to a computer.
I agree and disagree. I'm always up to experiment and vary my tools if I have the available card or dust.
Expired Merchant copying Galakrond, the Wretched, Kronx Dragonhoof, Sea Giant or Faceless Corruptor can result in insane middle/late play. But I discovered that when Galakrond is discarded, your invoke card won't increase his value and won't spawn the two Draconic Imp. So.... it need a little bit more thinking than just playing it and instant value.
Fiendish Circle one card that I though very long before including it. Ended up including it mostly for some gimmick I could do with Knife Juggler and Sea Giant. Also, because they are demon, they could benefit from Impferno.
Impferno is very situational. If your board is empty of demons and your opponent only have fatty monster... it lose a lot of value. If your board is full of demons and your opponent as small creature, this card is insane!!! But again.... very situational.
I sometime question Sea Giant value.
As for which creature to include... I have a few that I want to try out tonight. Namely : Temple Berserker, EVIL Genius (played it in another version of this deck and I'm thinking of bringing it back), Void Terror, Tinkmaster Overspark (targeting a Draconic imp ?), Serpent Egg
I've seen the others variants of the Warlock Galakrond Zoo here : https://hsreplay.net/decks/TTSgPH0UNnwWf9QdqqOOHd/
And it also gave me a little bit of inspiration. So we will see how this deck will evolve.