Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 47% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Intertwined Fate, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Karazhan the Sanctum, Karov the Broken, and Flash Heal.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (54%), the hardest against Death Knight (39%).
It wins 48% going first and 45% 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 | 57%35 | 0% | 47% | |
| Depends | 53%105 | 6% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%646 | 69% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%92 | 44% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%71 | 48% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%219 | 4% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%973 | 96% | 52% | |
| Keep | 50%727 | 65% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%225 | 98% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%161 | 52% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%787 | 63% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%64 | 16% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%168 | 9% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%723 | 83% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%91 | 68% | 51% | |
| Keep | 47%3,022 | 97% | 25% | |
| Toss | 47%60 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%45 | 33% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%131 | 46% | 55% | |
| Keep | 46%1,084 | 87% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%215 | 2% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%352 | 14% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%387 | 46% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%87 | 22% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%492 | 14% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%149 | 11% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%497 | 70% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%130 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%107 | 22% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%458 | 36% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%95 | 7% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%109 | 27% | 53% | |
| Depends | 40%77 | 51% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%257 | 42% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%128 | 41% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%73 | 2% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%63 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 40%149 | 22% | 49% | |
| Toss | 36%214 | 1% | 55% | |
| Toss | 34%64 | 8% | 52% | |
| Toss | 30%43 | 19% | 58% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest73652%49%–56%
- Death Knight70539%35%–43%
- Rogue49542%37%–46%
- Warlock46154%50%–59%
- Warrior38141%36%–46%
- Shaman34852%47%–57%
- Paladin31746%41%–52%
- Demon Hunter23743%36%–49%
- Hunter22946%40%–52%
- Mage19553%46%–60%
- Druid12952%43%–60%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Intertwined Fate, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Karazhan the Sanctum, Karov the Broken, and Flash Heal.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum 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 Warlock (54%), the hardest against Death Knight (39%).
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