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, Medivh's Triumph, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (54%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (38%).
It wins 48% going first and 42% on the coin.
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 | 51%164 | 2% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%2,409 | 79% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%398 | 58% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%2,665 | 65% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%2,999 | 86% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%163 | 49% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%3,074 | 96% | 52% | |
| Keep | 46%602 | 97% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%499 | 51% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%1,034 | 68% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%688 | 1% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%10,522 | 98% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%627 | 38% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%1,515 | 14% | 52% | |
| Keep | 44%3,235 | 83% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%427 | 11% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%625 | 10% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%453 | 27% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%1,125 | 14% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%1,123 | 38% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%721 | 2% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%249 | 22% | 54% | |
| Depends | 43%1,727 | 36% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%229 | 34% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%730 | 3% | 52% | |
| Depends | 41%246 | 40% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%560 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%367 | 6% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%284 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%2,179 | 65% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%247 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%217 | 12% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%284 | 19% | 53% | |
| Depends | 37%174 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 37%115 | 23% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%351 | 14% | 49% | |
| Toss | 35%381 | 5% | 50% | |
| Toss | 35%103 | 19% | 50% | |
| Toss | 33%149 | 0% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight2,22641%39%–43%
- Rogue1,82141%39%–43%
- Priest1,73254%51%–56%
- Warlock1,53149%47%–52%
- Shaman1,44447%44%–49%
- Warrior1,22647%44%–50%
- Paladin1,01044%41%–47%
- Demon Hunter82138%35%–41%
- Mage60648%44%–52%
- Hunter49839%34%–43%
- Druid37444%39%–49%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Medivh's Triumph, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- 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 Priest (54%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (38%).
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