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 World Championship! This is where the best players from around the world have met to duke it out, and will give us a great idea of the decks that they feel are strongest in this current post-Warsong Commander nerf meta. If you want to know what the strongest deck types are right now, look no further!

1) Mid-range Druid

This was by far the most popular deck chosen by the competitors, with 11 out of 16 players choosing to bring it. 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 seen as a strong counter to aggro decks, and is just in a generally good place right now. Here's a sample decklist if you're looking to get started with this archetype:

2) 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 (although it was only the second-most chosen deck for Worlds.) 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. Here's an example of a potential deck list, though there are many variants with small changes made:

3) Freeze Mage

Due to its terrible matchup against Patron Warrior, Freeze Mage had fallen out of the meta for some time now. However, with one of its biggest counters gone and a favorable matchup against popular aggressive decks such as Secret Paladin and Face Hunter, this deck is once again being shown some love by the pros. This archetype aims to stall the game out, with combos such as Frost Nova + Doomsayer, and general freeze effects like Blizzard and Cone of Cold. Ice Barrier and Ice Block will also serve to extend the game, until the Mage is able to play Alexstrasza to soften up the opponent's life total before finishing them off with burn spells, and/or Fireballs created from Archmage Antonidas. Ready to bring in the ice age? Here's a sample deck list to get you started:

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