Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Aviana, Elune's Chosen.
Its best matchup is against Mage (50%), the hardest against Hunter (38%).
It wins 47% going first and 41% on the coin.
Most played lists
Control PriestPriest731 games◆ 12,460Show the cards40%
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: 43% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 50%106 | 3% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%1,307 | 77% | 52% | |
| Keep | 49%226 | 63% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%313 | 99% | 49% | |
| Keep | 46%1,701 | 69% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%1,820 | 89% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%116 | 18% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%100 | 45% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%245 | 52% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%1,965 | 96% | 51% | |
| Keep | 45%7,489 | 98% | 45% | |
| Keep | 44%572 | 69% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%914 | 12% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%272 | 31% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%415 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%321 | 40% | 50% | |
| Depends | 43%2,008 | 84% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%125 | 34% | 55% | |
| Depends | 43%709 | 42% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%1,181 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%628 | 10% | 50% | |
| Toss | 42%242 | 9% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%435 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%420 | 11% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%56 | 26% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%175 | 21% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%343 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%448 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%1,480 | 65% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%69 | 22% | 49% | |
| Toss | 38%197 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%112 | 14% | 48% | |
| Toss | 37%151 | 18% | 58% | |
| Toss | 37%190 | 4% | 49% | |
| Toss | 37%243 | 13% | 48% | |
| Toss | 35%243 | 3% | 50% | |
| Toss | 33%129 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 32%68 | 20% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,40042%39%–44%
- Rogue1,24641%39%–44%
- Priest98650%47%–53%
- Shaman94045%42%–49%
- Warrior88547%44%–50%
- Paladin70545%41%–49%
- Demon Hunter61640%36%–44%
- Warlock55148%44%–52%
- Mage45850%45%–55%
- Hunter33838%33%–43%
- Druid24845%39%–51%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Aviana, Elune's Chosen.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (50%), the hardest against Hunter (38%).
- What is the best Control Priest list?
- The most played list has 731 games and a 40% win rate, and costs 12,460 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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