Hello everyone! My name is ninjamage1317. I am a very lucky F2P player with 5 legendaries. I am here with a Giant Graveyard deck that pushed me all the way to 3425 trophies! Before I dive into this deck, please not that this deck has 4 legendaries used in it. However, I will provide replacement options in order of which ones I believe will work the best. With that out of the way, let's get started!
The Deck:
Giant
Graveyard
Inferno Dragon
Fire Spirits
The Log
Ice Wizard
Mini Pekka
Arrows
Card Function in Deck
Giant:
The Giant is your tank and secondary win condition. Place at back to build up pushes or in front of survived troops for a counter push. Your meat shield for Graveyard. Can be used to soak damage in dire situations.
Graveyard:
Your primary win condition. Use late in match to suprise opponent, or when you have a massive elixir advantage. Never use Graveyard on its own. It will fail. Can be used on defense, but I strongly believe you shouldn't unless you have no other choice.
Inferno Dragon: Replacements: Inferno Tower, Tesla, Mega Minion
Your versatile tank shredder. I use Inferno Dragon because it is cheaper than Inferno Tower and can be used offensively in counter pushes. However, it should always be primarily a defensive option. Be wary of opponent's zap and/or Minions/Mega Minion, as the are the main threats to Inferno Dragon.
Fire Spirits:
Your cheap, very versatile high damage kamikazies. Use to kill swarms, cheap troops, stop Prince, and occasionally higher HP troops such as the Mega Minion or Musketeer. Used both offensively and defensively.
The Log: Replacements: Zap, Goblins, Spear Goblins
The Log is a defensive menace. Use to kill and/or push back Princesses, swarms of low HP troops, Barabarians, etc. Great for countering Goblin Barrel and Skeleton Army. Also used to kill threats to Graveyard.
Ice Wizard: Replacements: Ice Spirit, Musketeer, Bomber
Ice Wizard is your defensive anchor. Can be used in almost any defensive situation. His slow down effect is extremely helpful in defense, and he is also a solid support troop for your Giant.
Mini Pekka:
Your killer for everything. Assassinate support troops, take out Miner, any medium HP troop, Royal Giant, and Hog Rider. Very effective on counter pushes.
Arrrows:
We all know the value of Arrows. I use it mainly to take out Minions and Minion Horde. I tried using Princess here, but Minions and Minion Horde provide to much of a counter to Graveyard, so I used Arrows instead for an immediate kill.
Gameplay:
This deck is defense first, offense second. Use your Ice Wiz, Mini Pekka, Inferno Dragon, and spells to defend without taking much damage. If you lose a tower early, now you know what you did wrong and can defend better. This deck has amazing comeback potential, so if you're behind early, don't stress. You should almost always use Graveyard later in the match in order to suprise your opponent. He doesn't know you have Graveyard, so isn't well, if at all, prepared to defend against it. Just use standard Giant pushes/counterpushes on offensive until you reveal Graveyard.
Matchups:
Giant Bowler Lightning:
I find this deck counters GBL decks rather well. Use Inferno Dragon to take out the Giant and Bowler. Use Ice Wiz to slow their push down. Immediately kill any threats to your Inferno Dragon. He survives Lightning, but only barely.
Lava Hound Decks:
I have found that with Lava Hound decks, the best counter is offense. Go Giant + Graveyard as soon as he places the Hound, and we struggle to defend, especially if you take care of Minions or Goblins he uses to try and counter Graveyard. Then, use Inferno Dragon and Ice Wizard to clean up the Hound push as necessary. This strategy works well against Pekka and Golem decks as well.
Miner Cycle:
Use Mini Pekka or if you have to, Ice Wizard to kill the Miner and use The Log or Ice Wizard to kill the support. If it is Miner and Minion Horde, Arrow it. Then take care of the Miner as necessary.
Hog Cycle:
If possible, always place Mini Pekka 4 tiles in front of the tower, as it will kill the Hog with ease. If there are troops
supporting it, place your Mini Pekka closer to the tower so it doesn't get distracted. Use The Log, Arrows, or Ice Wizard to kill the support troops. If you are in a pinch, Ice Wizard can slow sown the Hog down enough that by itself, with tower help, can limit the Hog to only 2-3 hits, but this is not recommended to do on a regular basis.
Royal Giant:
This is pretty simple. Just use Mini Pekka to shred the RG, and take care of support troops using Ice Wizard or a spell. Just make sure it doesn't get too much damage off. That builds up over time!
Sparky:
I hate Sparky. Usually I run Rocket to kill it immediately, but this deck doesn't have Rocket. Instead, let something soak a hit from it snd then kill it with Mini Pekka as soon as possible. This is the only situation where Graveyard might be helpful on defense.