Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond 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 Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Aviana, Elune's Chosen, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (53%), 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%116 | 2% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%2,067 | 78% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%366 | 58% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%2,275 | 65% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%2,630 | 95% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%2,498 | 86% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%428 | 51% | 52% | |
| Keep | 46%545 | 97% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%547 | 41% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%892 | 70% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%159 | 54% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%8,806 | 98% | 62% | |
| Keep | 45%2,760 | 83% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%392 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%601 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%228 | 23% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%529 | 10% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%621 | 2% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%1,298 | 15% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%969 | 15% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%374 | 13% | 55% | |
| Depends | 43%974 | 41% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%616 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%328 | 6% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%1,481 | 36% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%199 | 33% | 54% | |
| Depends | 41%216 | 40% | 50% | |
| Depends | 40%161 | 63% | 46% | |
| Toss | 40%267 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 39%185 | 12% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%481 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%1,884 | 66% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%244 | 21% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%225 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%291 | 15% | 49% | |
| Toss | 38%106 | 23% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%96 | 23% | 49% | |
| Toss | 34%329 | 6% | 51% | |
| Toss | 31%127 | 0% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,92541%39%–43%
- Priest1,54553%51%–56%
- Rogue1,52941%39%–44%
- Warlock1,35749%46%–51%
- Shaman1,17447%44%–50%
- Warrior1,02948%45%–51%
- Paladin88143%40%–46%
- Demon Hunter67238%34%–42%
- Mage49949%44%–53%
- Hunter44238%34%–43%
- Druid34443%38%–48%
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 Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Aviana, Elune's Chosen, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond 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 (53%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (38%).
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