Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 47% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Doomsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Soothsayer, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Holy Embrace, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
Its best matchup is against Priest (54%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (40%).
It wins 50% going first and 44% 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: 46% (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 | 54%80 | 44% | 58% | |
| Keep | 53%137 | 76% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%55 | 14% | 59% | |
| Keep | 51%260 | 63% | 57% | |
| Keep | 51%1,386 | 77% | 56% | |
| Keep | 50%596 | 96% | 55% | |
| Keep | 50%138 | 66% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%144 | 33% | 57% | |
| Keep | 48%1,479 | 60% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%246 | 29% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%278 | 50% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%470 | 3% | 55% | |
| Keep | 48%1,888 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 48%159 | 77% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%331 | 16% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%128 | 19% | 59% | |
| Keep | 47%663 | 73% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%2,129 | 86% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%816 | 46% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%1,622 | 84% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%389 | 42% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%318 | 3% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%240 | 46% | 55% | |
| Keep | 46%4,997 | 98% | 44% | |
| Toss | 45%962 | 17% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%256 | 24% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%1,284 | 64% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%455 | 4% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%396 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 43%161 | 29% | 54% | |
| Toss | 43%909 | 38% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%244 | 6% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%729 | 16% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%152 | 14% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%417 | 1% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%66 | 27% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%167 | 51% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%158 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%90 | 4% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%103 | 1% | 54% | |
| Toss | 40%139 | 19% | 55% | |
| Toss | 39%234 | 5% | 52% | |
| Toss | 33%189 | 10% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,20454%51%–57%
- Death Knight1,13541%39%–44%
- Warlock1,08248%45%–51%
- Rogue88743%40%–46%
- Shaman82248%44%–51%
- Warrior80846%42%–49%
- Paladin60144%40%–48%
- Mage46953%49%–58%
- Demon Hunter46640%36%–45%
- Hunter32648%43%–54%
- Druid27353%47%–59%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Doomsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Soothsayer, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Holy Embrace, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 47% 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 (40%).
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