Homungous Garth

[bobrossw]

Hello everyone, by popular demand here is my new take on Monster Garth for LL. It’s huge and full of homunculi, get it? At the beginning of the season I was sitting at a rating of about 350 with this and then a Zhanna deck (which I'm probably put up in a month or so). I'm not sure if it's quite as strong in the current meta, but it's still pretty good and fun to play.

It's posted with a write-up at shadowera.net:
http://shadowera.net/homungous-garth/#more-2414

I'm sure it could be improved, so feel free to leave comments and tweak as you see fit. Enjoy!

[FDL]

I hate that this deck is good! It shouldn't work!

Seriously, I played it a bunch and really like how it goes. Seeking with Wisp and General is a key component of them deck.

The only card that didn't pull its weight for me was Clockwork Soldier, the SE cost was to rich for my taste. I think I would play a number of Garth's Concoction in their place. I have only played the original list though.

Overwhelm blowouts are the best. Nobody sees it coming. (full disclosure: I got totally pwned by bob's Overwhelm the first time I played against him)

[Shadows R Us]

Loved playing my net decked version of this. I added 3 2cc allies because I kept losing board. And removed the location, mostly because I'm sure I wasn't using it right.

[Ghibo]

why not Garth's Concoction?

[bobrossw]

why not Garth's Concoction?

sabreen and sinkhole fill in nicely - I guess a few wouldn't hurt...

[seedog]

Thanks for sharing!

May I ask if its better than normal 40 card version which is so popular atm?

[bobrossw]

Thanks for sharing!

May I ask if its better than normal 40 card version which is so popular atm?

It depends what you mean by 'better'. Generally slimmer garth beats monster garth in garth v garth battles. But monster decks have other strengths over slim ones. This deck does better vs control decks, not as good vs aggro compared to a standard garth deck. There are other monster garth decks that could still do very well vs aggro as well. Just a matter of emphasis.

[Anasia]

Thank you for sharing. Does this deck take more skill to operate than an average 40-45 card Garth deck? Is it possible for a new player to use it with success?

[bobrossw]

Thank you for sharing. Does this deck take more skill to operate than an average 40-45 card Garth deck? Is it possible for a new player to use it with success?

There's certainly a lot of little tricks, if you don't know them, you'll make less then optimal plays, which may put you in difficult positions. I do think it's a fun deck to learn, though.