Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Cleansing Cleric, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Undeath Sentence, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Karov the Broken.
Its best matchup is against Priest (56%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (35%).
It wins 47% going first and 41% 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: 44% (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 | 49%824 | 82% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%165 | 58% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%153 | 40% | 50% | |
| Keep | 48%360 | 69% | 49% | |
| Depends | 47%147 | 25% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%849 | 66% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%1,012 | 87% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%133 | 19% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%177 | 11% | 51% | |
| Keep | 45%918 | 96% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%333 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%467 | 14% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%242 | 2% | 54% | |
| Keep | 44%3,325 | 98% | 58% | |
| Depends | 44%181 | 32% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%981 | 78% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%154 | 12% | 53% | |
| Keep | 43%198 | 96% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%89 | 19% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%522 | 37% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%248 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%93 | 22% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%184 | 2% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%64 | 47% | 49% | |
| Toss | 40%57 | 2% | 52% | |
| Depends | 40%92 | 43% | 49% | |
| Toss | 40%239 | 5% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%132 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%30 | 11% | 48% | |
| Toss | 40%362 | 34% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%46 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%625 | 60% | 52% | |
| Toss | 36%81 | 32% | 56% | |
| Toss | 34%106 | 6% | 51% | |
| Toss | 34%62 | 7% | 53% | |
| Toss | 29%41 | 0% | 52% | |
| Toss | 28%102 | 17% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight64344%40%–47%
- Rogue59038%34%–42%
- Warlock54351%46%–55%
- Shaman52145%40%–49%
- Priest43956%51%–61%
- Warrior37746%41%–51%
- Paladin35142%37%–47%
- Demon Hunter30535%30%–41%
- Mage19248%41%–55%
- Hunter15438%30%–46%
- Druid7132%23%–44%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Cleansing Cleric, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Undeath Sentence, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Karov the Broken.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% 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 (56%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (35%).
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