Each week, we'll be bringing you the top performing decks from the most recent top level Hearthstone tournaments and some of the world's best players. This week, we'll be taking a look at the decks played at the StarLadder StarSeries Season 1 Finals. The world championships are just around the corner, and yet, we could still be in for some surprises. With this being the last tournament before the Warsong Commander change went live, this could very well be the last time we see Patron Warrior on this list! If you want to know what the strongest deck types are right now (or at least, before Patron Warrior was nerfed), look no further!

1) Patron Warrior

This could very well be Patron Warrior's last hurrah. With the new change to Warsong Commander, the deck loses the ability to Charge, which might be enough to remove it from the tournament circuit completely. For one last tournament, however, it was still one of the strongest decks in the game. Make no mistake about it; despite immense popularity the deck has had for a long time now, Patron Warrior is not simple to play. Particularly in a tournament environment against skilled opponents, the player definitely needs to be on top of their game. When they are, Grim Patron, Warsong Commander and Frothing Berserker become some of the scariest cards in the game. This is a true combo deck, yet boasts a fair amount of removal with cards like Whirlwind, Cruel Taskmaster, Execute, and the weapons able to remove threats (with some of those doubling as activators for the Patron and Berserker as well.) Here's the deck list run by Orange in this event:

2) Mid-range Druid

While the deck didn't change drastically after The Grand Tournament, the introduction of Darnassus Aspirant introduced another way to ramp up the mana, and improved the consistency of the deck's early game. This pairs well with the old classics of Innervate and Wild Growth, allowing the Druid player to quickly accelerate into the mid game. While the class suffers from not having any sort of board clears outside of Swipe, putting big minions such as Druid of the Claw or Ancient of Lore on the board earlier than usual can often swing things in Malfurion's favor. The game can often end just from that dominating board presence, but if not, the old combo of Force of Nature + Savage Roar will usually do the trick. Druid is usually seen as at least a somewhat favorable matchup against Patron Warrior and some aggro decks, making it continue to be a popular choice. Though, we'll have to wait and see if it gets to remain as one of the top decks as the meta changes following Patron Warrior's demise. This is the list used by champion StanCifka:

3) Secret Paladin

If there's anyone that's going to be happy to see Patron Warrior gone, it's Uther. Secret Paladin was already a tier 1 deck, and with one of its counters gone, it'll likely claim the title of "best deck in the game" until it's proven otherwise. Secret Paladin has been seen played as both an extremely aggressive deck with 1 drops like Secretkeeper and Argent Squire, and also as a more mid-range deck that makes room for bigger late-game threats such as Loatheb, Dr. Boom, and Tirion Fordring. Whichever variant it is, the deck focuses heavily on the extreme tempo swing afforded by Mysterious Challenger, putting up to five secrets from the deck immediately into play. If the Paladin player is even or ahead when that happens, that one play can be almost enough to seal the game right then and there. The deck can be prone to poor draws by finding secrets when it needs minions, but is still consistent enough that many top level players feel comfortable bringing it to tournaments. With it being a bit more consistent, the mid-range variant seems to be the better bet. Let's take a look at the list run by Thijs:

That wraps things up for this week, but we want to know your thoughts. What decks have you been having the most success with? What archetype is most likely to become the new flavor of the month? Tell us in the comments below!

Want to know how things compare to the meta of weeks past? Check out our previous top decks articles!

• October 14th, 2015: Americas Championship
• October 8th, 2015: Abios Grand Tournament
• September 30th, 2015: StarLadder Season 1 Last Chance
• September 23rd, 2015: Road to BlizzCon Regional Qualifiers
• September 16th, 2015: Archon Team League Finals
• September 9th, 2015: Gfinity Summer Masters II
• September 2nd, 2015: GEICO ONOG at PAX
• August 26th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 7
• August 19th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 6
• August 12th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 5
• July 30th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 4
• July 22nd, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 3
• July 15th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 2
• July 8th, 2015: Archon Team League, Week 1
• June 17th, 2015: DreamHack Summer Hearthstone Championships