I’ve struggled at around 50-50 winrate with Sludge vs Druid until I learned how to prepare for 4/5 + 2/4 ( which is doable, unlike to prepare for 4/5 + 3/5 or even worse, 4/6)
The chia nerf did it for me, + mulliganing for Crescendo
2 dmg crescendo makes the trades go 1 for 1 and after killing Nestdragon and Chia, you can chill 2-3 turns without any threats.
Next station: Fye!
I can’t even pin down what the most annoying card is to stop all the BS it does.
Dorian can highroll if it hits gemtosser, doomkin, marin, yogg or Eonar
Marin highrolls if it hits gemtosser or any high mana cost card
nest matron is free and creates the early tempo
ramp is still too good
sleep under the stars makes them practically untouchable late game because they can armor huge or draw the entire deck
gem tosser hits like a freight train way too fast
doomkin prevents you from competing
For me, it’s a toss up of nest matron, doomkin and gem tosser. All of those create too many problems in the mid game. Matron creates tempo, doomkin doesn’t allow you to gain tempo and continues to fuel their tempo, and gem tosser doesn’t let you have a board or can OTK you.
I just hate all of it lol
If you played aggro, you would just replace Doomkin with Fye and leave the rest the same xD
First stop - mulligan: preparation for turn 4 Nestmatron + pet 4 drop
Second stop - Look to threaten lethal from hand (sludges, symphony) or use that to deal with Fye and look for lethal on the third stop
Third stop - Don’t let him drop Marin or Zilliax - win at any costs (gamba time)
I usually win on the 2nd stop, turns 5-6, turn before or the same turn they drop Fye, but sometimes I deal with Fye and proceed to win a midrange/value game because they somehow lost their tempo
I lost most of my games against Reno Druid, and a few highroll games from Concierge, but that’s an exception rather than a rule + other druids are free rank ups for Sludgelock
Yeah, my opponent was running out of cards, had maybe four left in the deck when he played Toblin’s Goblet and drew 4 or 5 Gemtossers. Fun times ;/
I’d try those lock decks, but I run out of dust on f2p and I miss at least 2 legendaries there. Maybe after rotation I guess (I could theoretically disenchant a lot to do it but it’s risky).