Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 46% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Eternal Firebolt. Usually toss: For All Time, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
Its best matchup is against Priest (52%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
It wins 49% going first and 43% 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 | 56%48 | 13% | 60% | |
| Keep | 52%118 | 61% | 58% | |
| Keep | 49%1,073 | 73% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%245 | 57% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%86 | 51% | 59% | |
| Keep | 49%668 | 46% | 51% | |
| Keep | 48%458 | 96% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%52 | 31% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%146 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%133 | 22% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%112 | 71% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%1,392 | 68% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%1,440 | 87% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%196 | 51% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%677 | 74% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%208 | 36% | 52% | |
| Keep | 46%1,809 | 87% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%1,626 | 96% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%253 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%394 | 3% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%217 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%275 | 14% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%6,096 | 98% | 47% | |
| Toss | 45%791 | 13% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%302 | 12% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%250 | 23% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%94 | 4% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%1,297 | 67% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%894 | 37% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%340 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%384 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%184 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%84 | 26% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%126 | 35% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%139 | 44% | 54% | |
| Toss | 39%570 | 12% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%166 | 4% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%63 | 16% | 50% | |
| Toss | 37%139 | 20% | 55% | |
| Toss | 37%120 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 35%62 | 26% | 53% | |
| Toss | 34%196 | 5% | 51% | |
| Toss | 33%147 | 11% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,08640%37%–43%
- Priest98452%49%–55%
- Rogue96842%39%–45%
- Warrior90546%43%–49%
- Shaman78346%43%–50%
- Paladin61345%41%–48%
- Warlock51051%47%–55%
- Mage49351%47%–55%
- Demon Hunter46242%37%–46%
- Hunter34347%42%–52%
- Druid25652%46%–58%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Eternal Firebolt. Usually toss: For All Time, Rat Burglar, and Karov the Broken.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 46% 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 (52%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
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