Blood DK
Blood DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 56% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Whelp of the Infinite, Grafted Knight, Body Bagger, and Obsessive Technician. Usually toss: Poison Breath, Chrono-Lord Deios, and Experimental Animation.
Its best matchup is against Mage (64%), the hardest against Rogue (44%).
It wins 59% going first and 52% on the coin.
Most played lists
Blood DKDeath Knight4,407 games◆ 12,720Show the cards55%- Blood DKwith Alexandros Mograine and Fetid DevourerDeath Knight4,077 games◆ 12,440Show the cards55%
- Blood DKwith Obsessive Technician and Dirty RatDeath Knight1,713 games◆ 12,720Show the cards55%
- Blood DKwith Fetid Devourer and Obsessive TechnicianDeath Knight1,595 games◆ 12,560Show the cards58%
- Blood DKwith Fetid Devourer and Poison BreathDeath Knight1,431 games◆ 14,200Show the cards53%
- Blood DKwith Fetid Devourer and Memoriam ManifestDeath Knight928 games◆ 14,180Show the cards56%
- Blood DKwith Obsessive Technician and Poison BreathDeath Knight923 games◆ 12,580Show the cards57%
- Blood DKwith Asphyxiate and Dirty RatDeath Knight915 games◆ 12,640Show 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: 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 | 57%3,150 | 73% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%14,179 | 95% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%2,479 | 96% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%5,965 | 73% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%8,973 | 95% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%3,578 | 46% | 58% | |
| Keep | 56%13,670 | 88% | 59% | |
| Keep | 56%10,410 | 88% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%3,288 | 37% | 59% | |
| Keep | 55%14,329 | 97% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%3,913 | 55% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%1,191 | 2% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%6,840 | 27% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%7,111 | 28% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%8,843 | 71% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%748 | 10% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%5,421 | 13% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%708 | 21% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%5,373 | 11% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%3,605 | 21% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%1,585 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%2,517 | 1% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%2,442 | 3% | 57% | |
| Toss | 52%2,762 | 3% | 61% | |
| Toss | 51%1,872 | 31% | 56% | |
| Toss | 51%1,511 | 19% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%2,588 | 2% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%297 | 13% | 58% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight6,92053%52%–54%
- Priest6,32060%59%–61%
- Warlock5,07456%54%–57%
- Rogue5,02644%43%–46%
- Shaman3,76659%58%–61%
- Warrior3,66058%56%–59%
- Paladin3,00449%48%–51%
- Demon Hunter2,63557%55%–59%
- Hunter1,88460%58%–62%
- Mage1,86464%62%–66%
- Druid1,26564%62%–67%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Blood DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Whelp of the Infinite, Grafted Knight, Body Bagger, and Obsessive Technician. Usually toss: Poison Breath, Chrono-Lord Deios, and Experimental Animation.
- 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 5% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Blood DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (64%), the hardest against Rogue (44%).
- What is the best Blood DK list?
- The most played list has 4,407 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 12,720 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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