It seems like the meta reported by different sources is contradictory (although maybe this is just an indicator of the fact that many top decks are evenly matched and it's hard to objectively decide which is better). Based on HearthPwn, Odd Paladin is still at the top with 62% win rate. Based on HSReplay, Deathrattle Hunter, Zoolock, and Token Druids are the tier 1 decks, with others being lower tier, and Odd Paladin barely in tier 2. Dekkster Gaming said the same thing, even stating that Odd Paladin is no longer strong enough to compete, but I'm not experiencing this to be the case. I too am seeing a lot fewer Odd Paladins on the ladder although I still am able to climb with one myself. Mostly it seems that fad-seekers have transitioned away from Odd Paladin to whatever is considered the new "best" deck (Zoolock?) but the archetype is still around and doing well.
What I don't understand is the sudden drop in their popularity and the sudden rise in the popularity of Odd Rogue (which Vicious Syndicate seems to confirm). I've been playing Odd Rogue myself too and don't see it particularly better/stronger than Odd Paladin. It does seem to do much better vs Zoolock, however. Is the Zoolock popularity the reason for sudden Odd Rogue popularity and death of Odd Paladin?
Usually I'm able to explain the decline of one deck and rise of another I see on Vicious Syndicate charts when studying decks, and I do so for fun from time to time, but this time I'm scratching my head. Moreover, Token Druid seems really under-represented based on the power level I observed for it, did people not yet have time to jump on that bandwagon yet?
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It seems like the meta reported by different sources is contradictory (although maybe this is just an indicator of the fact that many top decks are evenly matched and it's hard to objectively decide which is better). Based on HearthPwn, Odd Paladin is still at the top with 62% win rate. Based on HSReplay, Deathrattle Hunter, Zoolock, and Token Druids are the tier 1 decks, with others being lower tier, and Odd Paladin barely in tier 2. Dekkster Gaming said the same thing, even stating that Odd Paladin is no longer strong enough to compete, but I'm not experiencing this to be the case. I too am seeing a lot fewer Odd Paladins on the ladder although I still am able to climb with one myself. Mostly it seems that fad-seekers have transitioned away from Odd Paladin to whatever is considered the new "best" deck (Zoolock?) but the archetype is still around and doing well.
What I don't understand is the sudden drop in their popularity and the sudden rise in the popularity of Odd Rogue (which Vicious Syndicate seems to confirm). I've been playing Odd Rogue myself too and don't see it particularly better/stronger than Odd Paladin. It does seem to do much better vs Zoolock, however. Is the Zoolock popularity the reason for sudden Odd Rogue popularity and death of Odd Paladin?
Usually I'm able to explain the decline of one deck and rise of another I see on Vicious Syndicate charts when studying decks, and I do so for fun from time to time, but this time I'm scratching my head. Moreover, Token Druid seems really under-represented based on the power level I observed for it, did people not yet have time to jump on that bandwagon yet?