Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Eternal Firebolt, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Karov the Broken, Undeath Sentence, and Rat Burglar.
Its best matchup is against Mage (51%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
It wins 48% going first and 42% on the coin.
Most played lists
Control PriestPriest353 games◆ 12,460Show the cards43%
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: 45% (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 | 60%30 | 14% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%106 | 25% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%87 | 20% | 58% | |
| Keep | 51%90 | 61% | 63% | |
| Keep | 50%349 | 96% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%45 | 27% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%183 | 32% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%143 | 39% | 51% | |
| Keep | 48%538 | 47% | 52% | |
| Keep | 48%868 | 74% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%220 | 2% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%1,451 | 87% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%1,126 | 66% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%1,225 | 89% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%322 | 3% | 55% | |
| Keep | 46%1,347 | 96% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%661 | 14% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%158 | 49% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%172 | 63% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%467 | 75% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%193 | 24% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%5,072 | 98% | 50% | |
| Toss | 45%268 | 13% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%201 | 15% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%80 | 5% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%282 | 1% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%63 | 49% | 59% | |
| Toss | 42%144 | 3% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%1,058 | 65% | 52% | |
| Depends | 42%103 | 37% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%765 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%315 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%125 | 1% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%79 | 29% | 56% | |
| Toss | 39%70 | 29% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%174 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%478 | 12% | 52% | |
| Toss | 36%94 | 13% | 56% | |
| Toss | 35%139 | 12% | 51% | |
| Toss | 35%60 | 18% | 46% | |
| Toss | 34%166 | 4% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight83741%38%–44%
- Rogue80243%39%–46%
- Warrior77344%41%–48%
- Priest76050%46%–53%
- Shaman66245%42%–49%
- Paladin48747%42%–51%
- Mage44951%47%–56%
- Demon Hunter43143%38%–47%
- Warlock36249%44%–54%
- Hunter25948%42%–54%
- Druid20148%41%–55%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Eternal Firebolt, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Karov the Broken, Undeath Sentence, and Rat Burglar.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (51%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
- What is the best Control Priest list?
- The most played list has 353 games and a 43% win rate, and costs 12,460 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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