Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 43% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Eternal Firebolt, Elise the Navigator, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Karov the Broken, and Undeath Sentence.
Its best matchup is against Shaman (46%), the hardest against Rogue (38%).
It wins 47% going first and 39% 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: 41% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 55%388 | 83% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%45 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%41 | 45% | 55% | |
| Keep | 48%187 | 34% | 49% | |
| Keep | 47%78 | 59% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%83 | 94% | 47% | |
| Depends | 47%81 | 2% | 50% | |
| Keep | 47%521 | 73% | 54% | |
| Keep | 45%592 | 88% | 53% | |
| Keep | 44%167 | 64% | 52% | |
| Keep | 44%2,272 | 98% | 47% | |
| Depends | 42%66 | 20% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%52 | 1% | 53% | |
| Keep | 42%527 | 97% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%48 | 50% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%114 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%217 | 9% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%242 | 11% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%22 | 14% | 62% | |
| Depends | 41%404 | 64% | 49% | |
| Toss | 41%140 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 40%315 | 33% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%30 | 10% | 56% | |
| Depends | 39%563 | 85% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%120 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%46 | 1% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%57 | 13% | 55% | |
| Toss | 39%57 | 5% | 46% | |
| Toss | 37%75 | 26% | 50% | |
| Toss | 35%130 | 9% | 50% | |
| Toss | 35%40 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 30%64 | 1% | 48% | |
| Toss | 29%70 | 10% | 46% | |
| Toss | 27%26 | 18% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Rogue36338%33%–43%
- Death Knight35840%35%–45%
- Shaman34646%41%–52%
- Warrior28145%39%–51%
- Priest21051%44%–58%
- Demon Hunter20740%33%–46%
- Paladin17449%42%–56%
- Warlock15548%41%–56%
- Mage13641%33%–50%
- Hunter8239%29%–50%
- Druid5942%31%–55%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Eternal Firebolt, Elise the Navigator, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Karov the Broken, and Undeath Sentence.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend 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 Shaman (46%), the hardest against Rogue (38%).
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