Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 47% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Elder Word: Foresight, and Intertwined Fate. Usually toss: Undeath Sentence, Holy Nova, and For All Time.
Its best matchup is against Priest (53%), the hardest against Warrior (38%).
It wins 49% going first and 45% 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: 47% (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 | 63%30 | 0% | 46% | |
| Depends | 57%21 | 19% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%72 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 56%27 | 26% | 55% | |
| Keep | 53%443 | 68% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%50 | 50% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%37 | 33% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%43 | 14% | 48% | |
| Keep | 51%712 | 97% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%112 | 46% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%511 | 83% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%578 | 69% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%169 | 99% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%237 | 12% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%577 | 69% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%146 | 4% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%23 | 16% | 54% | |
| Toss | 47%38 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%148 | 3% | 54% | |
| Toss | 47%110 | 10% | 57% | |
| Keep | 47%2,479 | 98% | 25% | |
| Depends | 47%60 | 65% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%760 | 88% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%64 | 44% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%100 | 9% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%358 | 37% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%260 | 45% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%86 | 52% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%154 | 39% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%334 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%66 | 25% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%85 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%78 | 26% | 49% | |
| Toss | 41%369 | 76% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%59 | 3% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%112 | 29% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%74 | 35% | 54% | |
| Toss | 37%52 | 3% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%154 | 1% | 55% | |
| Toss | 36%42 | 10% | 54% | |
| Toss | 34%29 | 16% | 59% | |
| Toss | 34%35 | 12% | 53% | |
| Toss | 32%56 | 52% | 57% | |
| Toss | 31%51 | 29% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight51740%36%–44%
- Priest48653%48%–57%
- Rogue37744%39%–49%
- Warrior32438%33%–44%
- Shaman26253%47%–59%
- Paladin25746%40%–52%
- Warlock23857%50%–63%
- Demon Hunter18945%38%–52%
- Hunter18747%40%–54%
- Mage15355%47%–63%
- Druid9353%43%–63%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Elder Word: Foresight, and Intertwined Fate. Usually toss: Undeath Sentence, Holy Nova, and For All Time.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 47% 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 (53%), the hardest against Warrior (38%).
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