Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond 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%103 | 3% | 52% | |
| Keep | 48%1,526 | 75% | 52% | |
| Keep | 48%302 | 60% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%395 | 98% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%1,914 | 69% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%2,021 | 87% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%345 | 41% | 49% | |
| Depends | 45%97 | 22% | 49% | |
| Keep | 45%2,159 | 96% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%465 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%287 | 50% | 51% | |
| Keep | 45%2,236 | 84% | 51% | |
| Keep | 44%8,268 | 98% | 65% | |
| Keep | 44%747 | 72% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%1,018 | 13% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%786 | 42% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%145 | 52% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%505 | 2% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%410 | 11% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%179 | 24% | 53% | |
| Depends | 42%302 | 30% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%495 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%300 | 11% | 54% | |
| Depends | 42%1,329 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%712 | 11% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%369 | 2% | 50% | |
| Depends | 40%126 | 69% | 43% | |
| Toss | 39%230 | 4% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%230 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%169 | 34% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%1,666 | 67% | 51% | |
| Toss | 38%225 | 14% | 49% | |
| Toss | 38%205 | 20% | 50% | |
| Toss | 37%217 | 20% | 56% | |
| Toss | 37%103 | 23% | 49% | |
| Toss | 37%104 | 12% | 50% | |
| Toss | 34%65 | 24% | 49% | |
| Toss | 34%280 | 5% | 50% | |
| Toss | 32%130 | 1% | 49% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,63241%39%–43%
- Rogue1,41141%38%–43%
- Priest1,22351%48%–54%
- Warrior99248%45%–51%
- Shaman96246%43%–50%
- Paladin80642%39%–46%
- Warlock65749%45%–52%
- Demon Hunter61339%35%–43%
- Mage48647%43%–52%
- Hunter42539%34%–44%
- Druid29242%37%–48%
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 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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