Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 43% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Togwaggle, Smuggler King, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Gravedawn Sunbloom.
Its best matchup is against Priest (54%), the hardest against Rogue (38%).
It wins 46% 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: 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 | 55%22 | 22% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%142 | 67% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%116 | 10% | 51% | |
| Keep | 47%131 | 94% | 49% | |
| Depends | 47%91 | 43% | 48% | |
| Keep | 47%567 | 79% | 52% | |
| Keep | 46%679 | 70% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%288 | 75% | 48% | |
| Keep | 45%759 | 89% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%172 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%63 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%126 | 3% | 50% | |
| Keep | 43%2,989 | 98% | 64% | |
| Keep | 43%758 | 97% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%352 | 11% | 50% | |
| Depends | 43%103 | 17% | 55% | |
| Depends | 42%771 | 80% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%96 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%298 | 39% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%231 | 10% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%87 | 5% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%185 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%466 | 38% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%68 | 15% | 49% | |
| Toss | 39%74 | 22% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%110 | 34% | 50% | |
| Depends | 38%63 | 48% | 49% | |
| Toss | 38%29 | 8% | 47% | |
| Toss | 38%135 | 14% | 51% | |
| Toss | 37%180 | 1% | 51% | |
| Toss | 37%531 | 60% | 50% | |
| Toss | 34%41 | 3% | 50% | |
| Toss | 32%34 | 7% | 53% | |
| Toss | 32%73 | 18% | 50% | |
| Toss | 30%77 | 2% | 49% | |
| Toss | 29%38 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 29%63 | 31% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Rogue52038%34%–43%
- Death Knight50242%38%–46%
- Shaman40545%40%–50%
- Warrior37446%41%–51%
- Paladin32140%35%–45%
- Priest31654%48%–59%
- Demon Hunter27836%31%–42%
- Warlock22551%44%–57%
- Mage19646%40%–53%
- Hunter14640%32%–48%
- Druid6728%19%–40%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ruby Sanctum, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Togwaggle, Smuggler King, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Gravedawn Sunbloom.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 43% 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 (54%), the hardest against Rogue (38%).
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