Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Steamcleaner. Usually toss: Nightmare Lord Xavius, Karov the Broken, and Dark Terraforming.
Its best matchup is against Druid (60%), the hardest against Death Knight (38%).
It wins 51% going first and 46% 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: 47% (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 | 59%56 | 8% | 58% | |
| Depends | 58%55 | 14% | 60% | |
| Keep | 56%378 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%95 | 14% | 60% | |
| Keep | 53%350 | 59% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%803 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%189 | 33% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%140 | 11% | 50% | |
| Keep | 52%1,970 | 95% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%187 | 31% | 58% | |
| Keep | 51%200 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%255 | 3% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%1,114 | 73% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%320 | 12% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%199 | 73% | 52% | |
| Keep | 48%1,321 | 64% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%435 | 7% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%177 | 21% | 59% | |
| Keep | 48%4,063 | 97% | 0% | |
| Depends | 47%874 | 70% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%2,186 | 89% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%242 | 38% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%475 | 5% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%147 | 20% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%436 | 15% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%139 | 4% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%1,257 | 55% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%638 | 40% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%407 | 37% | 55% | |
| Depends | 45%874 | 50% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%356 | 24% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%919 | 17% | 55% | |
| Toss | 44%395 | 2% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%1,136 | 81% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%65 | 36% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%195 | 41% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%268 | 30% | 55% | |
| Toss | 42%552 | 15% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%65 | 26% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%107 | 6% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%297 | 48% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%39 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%125 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%138 | 6% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%92 | 45% | 56% | |
| Toss | 38%134 | 9% | 55% | |
| Toss | 37%65 | 28% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,36752%49%–55%
- Death Knight1,18738%35%–41%
- Warlock97647%44%–50%
- Rogue81547%44%–51%
- Warrior71945%42%–49%
- Shaman61554%50%–58%
- Paladin60749%45%–53%
- Mage49757%53%–61%
- Demon Hunter44347%42%–52%
- Hunter37854%49%–59%
- Druid34660%54%–65%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Steamcleaner. Usually toss: Nightmare Lord Xavius, Karov the Broken, and Dark Terraforming.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (60%), the hardest against Death Knight (38%).
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