Blood DK
Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Obsessive Technician, Concealing Confection, Grafted Knight, and Staff of the Endbringer. Usually toss: Chrono-Lord Deios, Experimental Animation, and M.O.T.H.E.R..
Its best matchup is against Warrior (56%), the hardest against Rogue (40%).
It wins 54% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Blood DKDeath Knight11,429 games◆ 12,720Show the cards49%- Blood DKwith Obsessive Technician and Poison BreathDeath Knight4,178 games◆ 12,580Show the cards48%
- Blood DKwith Alexandros Mograine and Fetid DevourerDeath Knight3,768 games◆ 12,440Show the cards50%
- Blood DKwith Obsessive Technician and Dirty RatDeath Knight3,037 games◆ 12,720Show the cards52%
- Blood DKwith Fetid Devourer and Poison BreathDeath Knight2,722 games◆ 14,200Show the cards49%
- Blood DKwith Asphyxiate and Dirty RatDeath Knight2,199 games◆ 12,640Show the cards51%
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: 49% (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 | 53%13,782 | 75% | 55% | |
| Keep | 52%21,806 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%33,750 | 94% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%9,530 | 57% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%9,072 | 76% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%9,019 | 46% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%35,052 | 96% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%32,325 | 86% | 55% | |
| Keep | 50%22,694 | 83% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%3,300 | 95% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%8,131 | 33% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%2,298 | 2% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%18,694 | 31% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%9,972 | 20% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%1,593 | 15% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%16,777 | 26% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%17,805 | 61% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%12,762 | 11% | 55% | |
| Toss | 48%12,975 | 10% | 55% | |
| Toss | 48%6,707 | 3% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%6,316 | 1% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%1,344 | 9% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%5,154 | 23% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%5,207 | 31% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%5,112 | 22% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%6,198 | 2% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%804 | 13% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%5,861 | 2% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock17,84251%50%–51%
- Death Knight16,10049%48%–49%
- Priest14,48452%51%–52%
- Rogue11,63840%40%–41%
- Shaman10,01656%55%–57%
- Warrior7,16356%55%–57%
- Demon Hunter7,01251%50%–52%
- Paladin6,43048%47%–49%
- Mage3,58254%53%–56%
- Hunter3,13854%52%–55%
- Druid2,71754%52%–56%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Blood DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Obsessive Technician, Concealing Confection, Grafted Knight, and Staff of the Endbringer. Usually toss: Chrono-Lord Deios, Experimental Animation, and M.O.T.H.E.R..
- Is Blood DK a good deck?
- Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Blood DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warrior (56%), the hardest against Rogue (40%).
- What is the best Blood DK list?
- The most played list has 11,429 games and a 49% win rate, and costs 12,720 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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