Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Bitterbloom Knight, Elder Word: Foresight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
Its best matchup is against Shaman (45%), the hardest against Rogue (40%).
It wins 47% going first and 40% 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 | 54%426 | 82% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%30 | 35% | 46% | |
| Depends | 49%95 | 2% | 50% | |
| Depends | 49%47 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%39 | 39% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%31 | 10% | 54% | |
| Keep | 48%89 | 94% | 48% | |
| Depends | 48%195 | 31% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%65 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%95 | 49% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%269 | 11% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%121 | 0% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%157 | 58% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%621 | 88% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%531 | 70% | 54% | |
| Keep | 44%2,239 | 98% | 44% | |
| Keep | 44%542 | 96% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%212 | 10% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%21 | 13% | 60% | |
| Depends | 43%320 | 34% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%47 | 57% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%63 | 5% | 47% | |
| Depends | 41%617 | 84% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%32 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%89 | 22% | 51% | |
| Depends | 40%414 | 66% | 49% | |
| Toss | 40%143 | 1% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%53 | 13% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%134 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%145 | 9% | 49% | |
| Toss | 38%82 | 26% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%36 | 15% | 52% | |
| Toss | 36%42 | 0% | 49% | |
| Toss | 34%68 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 28%75 | 9% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight38541%36%–45%
- Rogue37640%35%–45%
- Shaman34445%40%–50%
- Warrior26044%38%–50%
- Priest25754%48%–60%
- Warlock21251%45%–58%
- Demon Hunter18838%32%–45%
- Paladin17649%42%–56%
- Mage12643%35%–52%
- Hunter8238%28%–49%
- Druid5744%32%–57%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Bitterbloom Knight, Elder Word: Foresight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend 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 Shaman (45%), the hardest against Rogue (40%).
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