Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: For All Time, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (51%), the hardest against Hunter (39%).
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: 42% (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 | 50%148 | 2% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%1,841 | 77% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%338 | 58% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%464 | 97% | 50% | |
| Keep | 47%2,274 | 69% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%2,480 | 88% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%409 | 37% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%545 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%149 | 48% | 51% | |
| Keep | 45%9,969 | 98% | 59% | |
| Keep | 45%2,570 | 96% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%342 | 52% | 52% | |
| Keep | 44%889 | 70% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%921 | 40% | 51% | |
| Keep | 44%2,658 | 84% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%1,195 | 12% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%105 | 22% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%863 | 11% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%586 | 2% | 53% | |
| Depends | 42%1,561 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%342 | 10% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%601 | 3% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%358 | 29% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%493 | 10% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%433 | 2% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%247 | 1% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%204 | 22% | 54% | |
| Depends | 41%207 | 36% | 54% | |
| Toss | 39%1,956 | 65% | 50% | |
| Toss | 37%234 | 18% | 56% | |
| Toss | 37%251 | 18% | 51% | |
| Toss | 37%265 | 5% | 49% | |
| Depends | 37%138 | 72% | 43% | |
| Toss | 36%110 | 19% | 50% | |
| Toss | 36%125 | 13% | 49% | |
| Toss | 36%276 | 14% | 48% | |
| Toss | 34%82 | 27% | 47% | |
| Toss | 33%323 | 4% | 50% | |
| Toss | 33%150 | 0% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,91041%39%–44%
- Rogue1,69640%38%–43%
- Priest1,36051%49%–54%
- Shaman1,22546%44%–49%
- Warrior1,18547%45%–50%
- Paladin94044%41%–47%
- Warlock78649%46%–52%
- Demon Hunter76440%36%–43%
- Mage59247%43%–51%
- Hunter47739%34%–43%
- Druid33043%38%–49%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: For All Time, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–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 Priest (51%), the hardest against Hunter (39%).
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