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Quick Links Class/Archetype Distribution | Class Frequency | Matchup Winrates | vS Power Rankings | vS Meta Score | Class Analysis & Decklists | Meta Breaker of the Week | How to Contribute | Credits Number of Games Overall 2,359,000 Top 1K Legend 62,000 Legend (Excluding Top 1k) 87,000 Diamond 4 to 1 443,000 Diamond 10 to 5 345,000 Platinum 375,000 Bronze/Silver/Gold 1,047,000 Class/Archetype Distribution All Ranks D1 to D4 Legend Top 1K Legend Class Frequency Weekly Daily Class Frequency Discussion The population of Reno Warrior seems to have reached a plateau in its growth, but the meta hasn’t been able to lower its overwhelming presence. Insanity Warlock has rapidly blown up, becoming one of the most popular decks in the game within days. The early indications of its strong Reno Warrior matchup have convinced players very quickly that it’s a great choice. Above Diamond 5, you should be expecting this deck when queuing into a Warlock. Snake and Sludge Warlock have a small presence in comparison. Excavate Rogue hasn’t moved an inch. It’s mostly trying to solve the Reno Warrior matchup with new card choices. A small population of Sonya Rogue is seeing a little bit of play at top legend. This deck’s goal is to copy and develop three Sonya’s on the board with Cover Artist and Sandbox Scoundrel, dealing OTK damage with Deadly Poison generated from Valeera’s Gift. Paladin is getting respected, with both Aggro and Handbuff Paladin rising in play across ladder, including top legend. Aggro Paladin is the best counter in the game to aggressive decks, including Token Hunter, while Handbuff Paladin has shown promise in slower matchups. Hybrid Druid has gained traction across most of ladder, with more players becoming aware of the deck. However, the deck has declined in play at top legend, likely due to the rise of Paladin and Priest. Reno and Dragon Druid are at the fringes of the format. Zarimi Priest has grown in popularity, but its presence is mostly relevant at top legend. Players at lower ranks are slow to pick up the deck again, so you’re not seeing much of it on the climb. Token Hunter has declined in play at legend ranks, likely due to the rise of Aggro Paladin. Death Knight is still popular at lower ranks of ladder, but gradually disappears once you hit Diamond 4. Shaman’s presence, mostly consisting of Reno Shaman, is low across ladder. Interest in Shopper DH hasn’t picked up. Faith in Spell Mage is waning. All Ranks D4 to Legend Legend Top 1K Legend Legend D1 to D4 vS Meta Score Top 1K Legend Legend D1 to D4 vS Power Rankings Discussion Warrior While Reno Warrior’s popularity hasn’t been affected, the meta has successfully curbed the deck’s performance level to the Tier 2 range. The deck responsible for this change is Insanity Warlock, which has proven to be the strongest Reno Warrior counter in the format, boasting a consistent 62-38 advantage across ladder. The name of the game remains killing Reno Warrior before its Brann-powered late game takes root. Insanity Warlock possesses the combination of board pressure and burn to successfully circumvent Warrior’s removal toolkit and armor gain. Prolonging the game is a recipe for an unfavored matchup into Reno Warrior. Warlock Insanity Warlock is the meta breaking deck the format needed to stop Reno Warrior from choking out all other options. It has proven to be a strong deck beyond its Reno Warrior matchup, placing at Tier 1 across ladder. The deck does have some weaknesses, most notably to Paladin. The rise of Insanity Warlock has placed Sludge Warlock in a redundant position in the format, with its performance declining across ladder. Its advantage against Reno Warrior is softer, while displaying similar matchup weaknesses to Insanity Warlock. There is no great reason to play it. Snake Warlock is quite bad after the bug fix to Alexstrasza. As we expected, it no longer holds an advantage in the Reno Warrior matchup. Rogue Excavate Rogue is looking a little better, a product of some refinement dedicated to improve the Reno Warrior matchup, as well as changes in the format. It is comfortable facing Insanity Warlock. It also prefers the Aggro Paladin matchup over the Token Hunter one. Cutlass Rogue has drastically improved. It has a good matchup into Insanity Warlock. It’s a very polarizing deck that likes slow matchups but struggles against aggression. All indications are that there are very few players having a good time playing Sonya Rogue. Based on its low sample at top legend, it is a Tier 4 deck with a win rate in the mid-to-low 40’s. A remarkable turnaround is required for serious traction here. It’s happened before with a deck such as Garrote Rogue, but it’s very rare. Paladin Aggro Paladin has had a big impact on the format, drastically suppressing Token Hunter and beating it out as the superior aggressive deck from Diamond 4 and above. Its Reno Warrior and Excavate Rogue matchups aren’t great, but it’s amazing at dominating decks that rely on having the initiative. It has superb matchups into Insanity Warlock, Token Hunter, and Zarimi Priest. Handbuff Paladin is another great deck choice. Its upsides are different from Aggro Paladin, as its strength in slower matchups is its main selling point. We maintain that the non-Excavate build is effective into Reno Warrior. Both variants are very strong into Insanity Warlock. Druid Hybrid Druid has clearly been hurt by the rise of Priest and Paladin, though some of its decline in performance has been offset by its strong matchup into Insanity Warlock. It could have been even worse. A Tier 3 placement is where it will likely settle. Reno and Dragon Druid are underwhelming ladder choices. They get similarly farmed by Paladin and Priest, without a good Warlock matchup to make up for it. Priest Zarimi Priest’s resilience is eye opening. The rise of Aggro Paladin should have dealt a huge blow to its performance, but the addition of Clay Matriarch to its optimized build has offset this. It remains a top 3 deck across ladder, as well as the #1 deck at top legend. Its matchup spread, outside of the debilitating Aggro Paladin encounter, is impressive. Hunter Token Hunter has gone through an incredible collapse in its win rate, falling by over 5% (!!!) at most ladder brackets in the space of a week. Hilariously, the deck is still very strong, continuing to dominate ladder below Diamond 4, but it...