Every now and then an English-speaking Hearthstone site releases Power Rankings. They ask top players who they think dominates the meta-game. In June, the month before Naxx, that was by far the Rogue.
Americans love Power Rankings, tables, and statistics. Liquidhearth periodically asks some of the best Hearthstone players for their opinion: Who is currently sweeping the tiles of the board with whom, who is the counter to which deck, what is trendy, what is on the decline. In June, leading by far: The Rogue. 88% of the surveyed players named it as the strongest class in Blizzard’s free card game Hearthstone.
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The Rogue is currently played in two variations in the meta. As a Miracle Rogue, it relies on a combination of cheap damage and card effects that quickly bring more cards from its deck into its hand. The popularity of the Rogue is surely aided by the fact that the most popular counter to the Miracle Rogue is another Rogue deck: The Backspace Rogue focuses even more on card draw effects and speed.
In second place is the Druid as a solid all-rounder with a deck for all occasions, while the Warlock takes Bronze, allowing connoisseurs to utilize elaborate and spectacular combinations.
In general, the surveyed pro players believe that the Rogue will remain dominant in July until the introduction of Naxxramas brings new cards into the Hearthstone meta-game to shake things up significantly.
[quote_box_right]Deck of Amaz:
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At the bottom of the Power Rankings is the Priest, even though the exceptional player Amaz managed to reach the finals with a Priest deck at the Dreamhack, eliminating several Miracle Rogues along the way. The first class card for the Priest in Naxx has been well received by liquidhearth and is seen as a first step to strengthen the Priest’s position. Hearthstone and the metagame have a lot in store with Naxxramas, which will also present new challenges for Hearthstone veterans. What will the meta-game look like in July and August?
