Disclaimer: This is not a budget deck
Not really showcasing anything new here, just a deck that I use to grind gauntlet that's provided me with the best outcome over a long period of playing it. i figure if you've been playing long enough to have these cards then you probably are good enough how to figure out beating gauntlet consistently on your own. Anyhow...
I don't keep track of my exact gauntlet stats but I would estimate the following:
7 wins: 80%
6 wins: 85%
5 wins: 90%
Slots:
Darya, Warrior Poet 2-of might actually be better in the Market as a finisher over
Pit of Lenekta but I've had Pit do some serious work for me so it's earned a spot. I'm sure a lot of the spots are flexible, for example if you don't have
Teacher of Humility then you can play
Purify or something. You can also play
Mystic Ascendant over
Thundering Kerasaur though, for efficiency Kerasaur is better because it overwhelms and the AI also doesn't play around Kerasaur's ability so it ends up netting you great value late game.
Amaran Stinger was recently put in in place of
Lunar Magus just for fun but I honestly think Magus is better in a lot of situations.
Alhed, Mount Breaker is what you use to get over board stalls vs. AI fatties. Alhed's ability comes in handy a lot when you need to replay a merchant or just buff an overwhelm unit.
Shugo Standard is also one of the better cards in this deck as it provides overwhelm for your already big units. I never felt the need to play many Xenan Initations so I eventually cut them but you can play them if you want more removal - I wouldn't recommend playing 4 though.
*Made some edits since the writeup*
edit: scarf added rightfully. thanks
I hear you about Stinger vs Magus though. Still not sure which is better myself, but I'd be leaning toward Magus.