This card is very strong, but if a thing like dragon shaman doesn't exist it will not see play.
If good/interesting dragons will show up, i'll surely try to play an Hagatha/dragons control deck, can't see the deck being any good but maybe it will be fun
We have to still see Shaman's Galakrond, but for now i think this is the strongest.
Not only the fully evolved battlecry is insane, but for now rogue got the best invoke cards. Everytime you invoke you get a lackey too, and they are good in rogue, so even the invoke is a good effect.
I'm pretty sure that Galakrond rogue will be a thing.
The card feels underwhelming and it is, just compare it with backstab.
However is still a removal, and an invoke card that as an immediate effect on the board. I think is the second best invoke card we have so far behind the other rogue invoke card.
It seems that rogue will have the easier time full evolving Galakrond, and looking at how much is strong his battlecry this can be very scary.
Galakrond priest is going in a lategame-value deck but for now i don't see how it gets here. Having an incredible amount of value isn't going to win you the game if you don't have the tools to pressure the opponent a little bit or/and having huge powerspike turns because midrange decks will destroy you, you are a free win for combo decks and a good control deck should be able to pressure you enough to just win a good percentage of games.
EDIT: about aggro decks: if you win this matchup is just thanks to the high number of heals and removals until they run out of steam, so the huge amount of value you can get doesn't even matter in this matchup.
For now the huge powerspike turn seems to be Princess Talanji, will it be enough? we will have just to see. For now i think this is the worst Galakrond, by far
This is the strongest invoke card revealed so far, and i doubt there it wll be a better one honestly; maybe it ties with the other invoke rogue card.
The strongest point of this card is the mana cost, all the others invoke cards revelead so far feel a bit too clunky, this card instead is just a 1 mana to help a minion trade something or just doing some more face damage and get a lackey.
Galakrond battlecry is so strong that you want him full evolved as soon as possible, this card help you reach that goal immensely.
You can play it on turn 2 and if opponent plays a removal it's ok. If it survives can be disgusting putting secrets out of your deck is very strong, it synergies with all the other hunter cards that are revealed so far; if you have this and the 1/3 your hero power becomes one of the strongest thing you can do for 2 mana.
If you play this on turn 4 you can already have some value out of it.
In wild will be fun to play with this card with Genn ( i'm starting to wonder if those cards where created with the idea of still having Genn/Baku in standard)
This card put a 2 2/1 minions ( demons, if that will matter) on the board and buffs the other you have for 3 mana.
The card is obviously not super strong, but isn't bad at all like the neutral invoke cards reveleas and plus it kinda works with the zoo style of deck that Galakrond warlock seems to be.
If the deck will be a thing it will run 2 of this for sure, the earlier you get to play a full evolved Galakrond the better.
1/3 for 1 mana are premium stats, and the effect makes it a nightmare for your opponent early turns.
if you play first and drop this, your opponent can't easily play a 1 drop to contest it, even other 1/3s get heropowered and traded with this; so i can already see a huge advantage in the mirror if you go first.
Coining a 2 drop is not a solution either, 3/2s get heropowered, 2/3s get the same result as 1/3s.
If you go second and your opponent doesn't have exactly this on his board, you are still in a good position.
So the idea behind Galakrond warlock ( Galaklock ?? ) is to be a zoo deck, that it applies continue pressure to your opponent, and has this card as a huge tempo turn if the game goes a bit later.
The battlecry has a high variance and i'm not happy about that, it can screw you or win the game on the spot.
The invoke effect is pretty nice and works with this deck; the two invoke warlock cards being 3 mana and the fact that they don't sucks is a good thing too.
A deck like zoo really loves the card that draws 3 if you invoked twice, so there is that too.
After all i'm seeing this deck working, seems to have everything to apply pressure from the start thanks to the shell of zoo and a latey-game potential to try to close the game in galakrond
The card in a vacuum is very strong, 2 mana wild growht + card draw is insane.
to do that you have to have a dragon in hand. Now, people are claiming that in a dedicated dragon deck the condition is always met (it's not even true, but let's say that it is) so the card is broken.
In reality this is not, because being a dedicated dragon deck is already the handicap in itself! that much in fact, that they created a card with this effect without probems.
For now i don't see this dragon druid working at all. If the deck will work this card will be the principal reason for sure.
I like this card better than the 4/5 taunt invoke minion, but rated both of them 2/5 stars.
The card will see play just because you need invoke to make Galakrond stronger, at least this card remove something small and comes one turn earlier than the 4/5.
I'd actually vote the 4/5 1 star and this 2 stars now that i reflected a bit about it, oh well.
This card will be played in Galakrond decks just because you have to play the invoke cards to make it works.
That said the card is kinda bad, with invoke the "numbers" come up right ( 4/5 taunt + two 1/1; 3 atk to your hero; add a random priest minion to your hand; add a lackey to your hand; ?????), but nothing that would normally be played in constructed, especially for 5 mana, when other decks are doing broken things.
I hope that the power level of those invoke cards will keep Galakrond decks in check by themselves
When you play this card you are gambling on discovering a good dragon, when you play against it you don't know what dragon will spawn and can't play around it.
To add salt to the injury, things that random summon a 5 drops now can summon this.
I just wanted to vote it 5 out of 5 because i like the design a lot.
It has 2 applcations, one is doing some kind of broken combos, the other is to generate a great amount of value.
about te second application, the card will see play in late-midgame/control decks if value wars will be all over the place, otherwise i think that is too greedy to play just to get a vantage on a very small percentage of matchups.
This card is pushing the zoo archetype of Galakrond warlock, and the same are doing the invoke cards of warlock.
Drawing 3 cards while not losing tempo is very good for zoo, this card can be the reason to run Galakrond in the first place.
Maybe the first time i'm interested in a zoo deck
This card is very strong, but if a thing like dragon shaman doesn't exist it will not see play.
If good/interesting dragons will show up, i'll surely try to play an Hagatha/dragons control deck, can't see the deck being any good but maybe it will be fun
We have to still see Shaman's Galakrond, but for now i think this is the strongest.
Not only the fully evolved battlecry is insane, but for now rogue got the best invoke cards. Everytime you invoke you get a lackey too, and they are good in rogue, so even the invoke is a good effect.
I'm pretty sure that Galakrond rogue will be a thing.
The card feels underwhelming and it is, just compare it with backstab.
However is still a removal, and an invoke card that as an immediate effect on the board. I think is the second best invoke card we have so far behind the other rogue invoke card.
It seems that rogue will have the easier time full evolving Galakrond, and looking at how much is strong his battlecry this can be very scary.
Galakrond priest is going in a lategame-value deck but for now i don't see how it gets here. Having an incredible amount of value isn't going to win you the game if you don't have the tools to pressure the opponent a little bit or/and having huge powerspike turns because midrange decks will destroy you, you are a free win for combo decks and a good control deck should be able to pressure you enough to just win a good percentage of games.
EDIT: about aggro decks: if you win this matchup is just thanks to the high number of heals and removals until they run out of steam, so the huge amount of value you can get doesn't even matter in this matchup.
For now the huge powerspike turn seems to be Princess Talanji, will it be enough? we will have just to see. For now i think this is the worst Galakrond, by far
This is the strongest invoke card revealed so far, and i doubt there it wll be a better one honestly; maybe it ties with the other invoke rogue card.
The strongest point of this card is the mana cost, all the others invoke cards revelead so far feel a bit too clunky, this card instead is just a 1 mana to help a minion trade something or just doing some more face damage and get a lackey.
Galakrond battlecry is so strong that you want him full evolved as soon as possible, this card help you reach that goal immensely.
I like this card a lot.
You can play it on turn 2 and if opponent plays a removal it's ok. If it survives can be disgusting putting secrets out of your deck is very strong, it synergies with all the other hunter cards that are revealed so far; if you have this and the 1/3 your hero power becomes one of the strongest thing you can do for 2 mana.
If you play this on turn 4 you can already have some value out of it.
In wild will be fun to play with this card with Genn ( i'm starting to wonder if those cards where created with the idea of still having Genn/Baku in standard)
This card put a 2 2/1 minions ( demons, if that will matter) on the board and buffs the other you have for 3 mana.
The card is obviously not super strong, but isn't bad at all like the neutral invoke cards reveleas and plus it kinda works with the zoo style of deck that Galakrond warlock seems to be.
If the deck will be a thing it will run 2 of this for sure, the earlier you get to play a full evolved Galakrond the better.
This card is very good.
1/3 for 1 mana are premium stats, and the effect makes it a nightmare for your opponent early turns.
if you play first and drop this, your opponent can't easily play a 1 drop to contest it, even other 1/3s get heropowered and traded with this; so i can already see a huge advantage in the mirror if you go first.
Coining a 2 drop is not a solution either, 3/2s get heropowered, 2/3s get the same result as 1/3s.
If you go second and your opponent doesn't have exactly this on his board, you are still in a good position.
So the idea behind Galakrond warlock ( Galaklock ?? ) is to be a zoo deck, that it applies continue pressure to your opponent, and has this card as a huge tempo turn if the game goes a bit later.
The battlecry has a high variance and i'm not happy about that, it can screw you or win the game on the spot.
The invoke effect is pretty nice and works with this deck; the two invoke warlock cards being 3 mana and the fact that they don't sucks is a good thing too.
A deck like zoo really loves the card that draws 3 if you invoked twice, so there is that too.
After all i'm seeing this deck working, seems to have everything to apply pressure from the start thanks to the shell of zoo and a latey-game potential to try to close the game in galakrond
I'm not convinced at all about this card, is more correct to say i'm not convinced about dragon druid.
For now it seems that dragon druid would just be like a very good arena deck.
We have to remember that while you are paying 6 mana to play a 4/8 taunt to discover a dragon, your opponent is doing busted things
The card in a vacuum is very strong, 2 mana wild growht + card draw is insane.
to do that you have to have a dragon in hand. Now, people are claiming that in a dedicated dragon deck the condition is always met (it's not even true, but let's say that it is) so the card is broken.
In reality this is not, because being a dedicated dragon deck is already the handicap in itself! that much in fact, that they created a card with this effect without probems.
For now i don't see this dragon druid working at all. If the deck will work this card will be the principal reason for sure.
I don't think that a 9 mana card that does nothing the turn it comes in play is very good at all.
I think it still can be a good dragon to discover when playing against a decks that is not applying any pressure.
I like this card better than the 4/5 taunt invoke minion, but rated both of them 2/5 stars.
The card will see play just because you need invoke to make Galakrond stronger, at least this card remove something small and comes one turn earlier than the 4/5.
I'd actually vote the 4/5 1 star and this 2 stars now that i reflected a bit about it, oh well.
This card will be played in Galakrond decks just because you have to play the invoke cards to make it works.
That said the card is kinda bad, with invoke the "numbers" come up right ( 4/5 taunt + two 1/1; 3 atk to your hero; add a random priest minion to your hand; add a lackey to your hand; ?????), but nothing that would normally be played in constructed, especially for 5 mana, when other decks are doing broken things.
I hope that the power level of those invoke cards will keep Galakrond decks in check by themselves
This card is like a nightmare for control decks that heavily rely on spells.
Versus other decks i don't see it very good, because 7 mana it means that it comes maybe too late.
Still the fact that you can discover this when facing control decks is a good thing by itself.
I can't see this card getting a place in constructed; it feels strong, but 8 mana are too many so it comes too late.
I'm pretty sure there would be situations where discovering this dragon will be the nuts though.
In arena it feels a very strong card.
A cheaper, better stated Zola the gorgon only for dragons (and you can run 2)? i really like the design.
Versus aggro decks you just play the 2/3 on turn 2, you don't need the value.
I'm actually not sure if dragon decks will run this tho, i think we have to play it to see if the effect it's worth it
I hate everything about this card.
When you play this card you are gambling on discovering a good dragon, when you play against it you don't know what dragon will spawn and can't play around it.
To add salt to the injury, things that random summon a 5 drops now can summon this.
Horrible.
Card is super sweet.
I just wanted to vote it 5 out of 5 because i like the design a lot.
It has 2 applcations, one is doing some kind of broken combos, the other is to generate a great amount of value.
about te second application, the card will see play in late-midgame/control decks if value wars will be all over the place, otherwise i think that is too greedy to play just to get a vantage on a very small percentage of matchups.