Blood DK
Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 53% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Body Bagger, Concealing Confection, Obsessive Technician, and Grafted Knight. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, M.O.T.H.E.R., and Chrono-Lord Deios.
Its best matchup is against Hunter (63%), the hardest against Rogue (45%).
It wins 56% going first and 49% on the coin.
Most played lists
Blood DKDeath Knight8,498 games◆ 12,720Show the cards52%- Blood DKwith Obsessive Technician and Poison BreathDeath Knight3,084 games◆ 12,580Show the cards50%
- Blood DKwith Fetid Devourer and Experimental AnimationDeath Knight2,127 games◆ 9,520Show the cards52%
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: 51% (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 | 56%2,316 | 96% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%12,164 | 96% | 56% | |
| Keep | 55%8,080 | 77% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%19,270 | 93% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%6,095 | 77% | 57% | |
| Keep | 54%19,748 | 89% | 57% | |
| Keep | 53%20,445 | 96% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%5,522 | 61% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%4,818 | 36% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%845 | 11% | 57% | |
| Keep | 52%13,207 | 85% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%4,996 | 47% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%1,389 | 3% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%518 | 22% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%9,339 | 26% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%10,683 | 31% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%11,427 | 67% | 56% | |
| Toss | 51%3,484 | 1% | 57% | |
| Toss | 51%7,520 | 12% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%767 | 12% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%6,355 | 20% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%7,563 | 11% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%908 | 20% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%4,042 | 3% | 60% | |
| Toss | 49%3,264 | 25% | 56% | |
| Toss | 49%3,361 | 26% | 55% | |
| Toss | 48%1,836 | 29% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%3,253 | 3% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%3,618 | 2% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock13,03950%49%–51%
- Priest9,94254%53%–55%
- Death Knight8,28350%49%–51%
- Shaman5,49754%53%–56%
- Rogue4,79545%44%–47%
- Warrior4,23159%57%–60%
- Demon Hunter3,69055%53%–57%
- Paladin3,52552%50%–53%
- Mage2,63261%59%–62%
- Druid2,06062%59%–64%
- Hunter1,46963%60%–65%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Blood DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Body Bagger, Concealing Confection, Obsessive Technician, and Grafted Knight. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, M.O.T.H.E.R., and Chrono-Lord Deios.
- Is Blood DK a good deck?
- Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 53% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Blood DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Hunter (63%), the hardest against Rogue (45%).
- What is the best Blood DK list?
- The most played list has 8,498 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 12,720 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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