Top Standard Legend Decks From Galakrond's Awakening - Week 2 - February 2020

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1. h0lysatan February 2, 2020

   not really surprised to see embiggen druid on top. and because of this, resurrect priest has risen & proven to be a really good counter for the big druid minions.

   what makes it so perfect as counter is because both priest and druid start very slow.

   I had a match with embiggen druid using quest priest where the 1st 6 turns does absolutely nothing but ending turns. (beside gaining armor)

   1. neverdustever February 3, 2020

      Embiggen Druid beats rez priest almost everytime ezzz. Rez priest cant deal with the insane ramp and stats. Its better at dealing with wide boards. Although, if they spam the rez pool with the deathrattle destroy a minion they have a chance of winning. But IMo right now embigggen druid only counter is galakrond warlock or zoo

      1. nickus89 February 3, 2020

         According to HSreplay statistics, decks that have upper hand (slight or big) against Embiggen druid are:
         -token druid
         -highlander dragon hunter
         -holy wrath paladin
         -murloc paladin
         -pure paladin
         -mech paladin
         -res priest
         -murloc shaman
         -zoo
         -galakrond zoo

         1. neverdustever February 3, 2020

            HS replay is a great resource but it't stats are slightly biased my its playerbase who dont represent all the players

            1. nickus89 February 3, 2020

               I know they are and that the stats aren't always correct. They often take into account unoptimized decks etc. Embiggen druid itself was already a formidable deck before Galakrond's awakening, despite HSreplay showing it as below 50% winrate. However a close look showed that it's best performing decks (but with low sample size) were around 55% winrate.
               However, based on my personal experience, those counter decks are quite correct. To beat Embiggen druid, you have to either rush them down with super aggresive decks (murlocs, mechs, zoo, pure paladin), play heavy control decks with tons of removal (res priest) or play combo deck with fast draw and stalling options (holy wrath). There are other counters as well, but I won't spoil my secret anti-meta weapon :)

               Of course, if druid hits 2 out of his 3 main cards in the mulligan (Embiggen, Breath or Strength), druid can win against anything, regardless how unfavourite it is. This is one of the biggest reasons for druid hate: it's too linear and mostly depends on the mulligan.

            2. neverdustever February 7, 2020

               Highlander Hunter nearly always beats embiggen druid now

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