Blood DK
Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 61% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Body Bagger, Concealing Confection, Grafted Knight, and Scion of Insight. Usually toss: Wild Pyromancer, Reanimated Pterrordax, and G'huun.
Its best matchup is against Mage (73%), the hardest against Rogue (51%).
It wins 64% going first and 60% on the coin.
Most played lists
Blood DKDeath Knight141 games◆ 12,440Show the cards55%- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight121 games◆ 12,720Show the cards59%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Obsessive TechnicianDeath Knight98 games◆ 12,560Show the cards69%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight71 games◆ 12,720Show the cards48%
- Blood DKwith Nightmare Lord Xavius and Sanguine InfestationDeath Knight50 games◆ 12,640Show the cards52%
- Blood DKwith Husk, Eternal Reaper and Nightmare Lord XaviusDeath Knight50 games◆ 15,680Show the cards54%
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: 61% (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 | 67%206 | 93% | 57% | |
| Depends | 64%532 | 24% | 63% | |
| Keep | 64%789 | 93% | 62% | |
| Depends | 64%337 | 53% | 62% | |
| Keep | 63%1,090 | 93% | 63% | |
| Depends | 63%68 | 13% | 62% | |
| Keep | 62%1,084 | 96% | 63% | |
| Keep | 62%723 | 75% | 62% | |
| Keep | 61%827 | 87% | 63% | |
| Keep | 61%1,038 | 91% | 63% | |
| Depends | 61%245 | 19% | 60% | |
| Depends | 61%507 | 79% | 64% | |
| Toss | 61%386 | 10% | 63% | |
| Depends | 61%279 | 48% | 62% | |
| Depends | 61%267 | 33% | 64% | |
| Depends | 61%251 | 72% | 64% | |
| Toss | 61%38 | 10% | 61% | |
| Toss | 60%189 | 2% | 64% | |
| Toss | 59%181 | 3% | 62% | |
| Toss | 58%116 | 1% | 64% | |
| Toss | 58%489 | 23% | 63% | |
| Toss | 57%21 | 0% | 64% | |
| Toss | 56%153 | 24% | 60% | |
| Toss | 55%175 | 3% | 63% | |
| Toss | 54%57 | 14% | 61% | |
| Toss | 54%394 | 10% | 65% | |
| Toss | 54%222 | 4% | 66% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior45757%53%–62%
- Priest42467%62%–71%
- Death Knight42058%53%–62%
- Rogue35951%46%–56%
- Mage30873%68%–78%
- Shaman27160%54%–65%
- Warlock26067%61%–73%
- Paladin25357%51%–63%
- Demon Hunter23767%60%–72%
- Druid15474%67%–80%
- Hunter12374%66%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Blood DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Body Bagger, Concealing Confection, Grafted Knight, and Scion of Insight. Usually toss: Wild Pyromancer, Reanimated Pterrordax, and G'huun.
- Is Blood DK a good deck?
- Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 61% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Blood DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (73%), the hardest against Rogue (51%).
- What is the best Blood DK list?
- The most played list has 141 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 12,440 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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