Blood DK
Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 56% of its games and is played in 6% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Grafted Knight, Obsessive Technician, Elise the Navigator, and Concealing Confection. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Chrono-Lord Deios, and Poison Breath.
Its best matchup is against Druid (63%), the hardest against Rogue (44%).
It wins 59% going first and 52% on the coin.
Most played lists
Blood DKDeath Knight4,077 games◆ 12,440Show the cards55%- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight3,032 games◆ 12,720Show the cards55%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight1,713 games◆ 12,720Show the cards55%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Obsessive TechnicianDeath Knight1,595 games◆ 12,560Show the cards58%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight1,226 games◆ 14,200Show the cards52%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Memoriam ManifestDeath Knight928 games◆ 14,180Show the cards56%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight915 games◆ 12,640Show the cards54%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Obsessive TechnicianDeath Knight867 games◆ 14,080Show the cards58%
Mulligan guide
The archetype's cards sorted by win rate when in hand after the mulligan. Pick the opponent's class for that matchup's mulligan.
Reference: 54% (median of the cards in hand after the mulligan) · Keep: at least 2 points above the reference. Toss: at least 2 points below. Cards with fewer than 100 games get no advice.
| Card | Advice | Win rate in hand | Kept | Win rate drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 58%11,852 | 95% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%5,042 | 73% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%2,953 | 46% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%7,756 | 95% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%2,255 | 72% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%2,111 | 96% | 57% | |
| Keep | 56%8,806 | 88% | 58% | |
| Keep | 56%11,267 | 87% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%2,682 | 37% | 59% | |
| Keep | 56%11,820 | 97% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%1,075 | 2% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%3,319 | 53% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%7,225 | 71% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%5,793 | 28% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%4,463 | 13% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%5,754 | 27% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%4,474 | 11% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%546 | 21% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%2,760 | 22% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%2,116 | 1% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%2,028 | 2% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%1,083 | 16% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%684 | 11% | 58% | |
| Toss | 52%2,295 | 3% | 62% | |
| Toss | 51%1,746 | 31% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%2,118 | 2% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%1,042 | 17% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight6,03953%52%–54%
- Priest5,05162%61%–64%
- Rogue4,57544%42%–45%
- Warrior3,23556%55%–58%
- Shaman3,22861%59%–62%
- Warlock3,02760%58%–62%
- Paladin2,63348%46%–50%
- Demon Hunter2,08457%55%–60%
- Hunter1,70959%57%–61%
- Mage1,60163%60%–65%
- Druid1,04963%60%–66%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Blood DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Grafted Knight, Obsessive Technician, Elise the Navigator, and Concealing Confection. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Chrono-Lord Deios, and Poison Breath.
- Is Blood DK a good deck?
- Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 56% of its games and is played in 6% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Blood DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (63%), the hardest against Rogue (44%).
- What is the best Blood DK list?
- The most played list has 4,077 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 12,440 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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