Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Entropic Rift, Elder Word: Foresight, Kaldorei Priestess, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Undeath Sentence, and For All Time.
It wins 52% going first and 44% 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: 51% (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 | 76%17 | 33% | 56% | |
| Keep | 64%14 | 89% | 47% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 0% | 45% | |
| Depends | 62%21 | 50% | 57% | |
| Depends | 62%21 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 62%13 | 0% | 57% | |
| Keep | 61%105 | 84% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%20 | 0% | 58% | |
| Depends | 59%17 | 33% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 29% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 47% | 65% | |
| Keep | 55%150 | 89% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 70% | 62% | |
| Toss | 54%13 | 0% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%107 | 74% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%27 | 20% | 62% | |
| Depends | 52%64 | 84% | 55% | |
| Keep | 51%124 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 39% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 14% | 47% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 13% | 67% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 55% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 20% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%510 | 98% | — | |
| Keep | 48%48 | 100% | 47% | |
| Depends | 46%112 | 70% | 57% | |
| Toss | 46%93 | 38% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%29 | 43% | 54% | |
| Depends | 43%49 | 46% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%28 | 4% | 59% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 6% | 61% | |
| Toss | 41%34 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%61 | 15% | 57% | |
| Toss | 40%127 | 68% | 59% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 14% | 63% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 33% | 52% | |
| Toss | 36%50 | 9% | 57% | |
| Toss | 35%31 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 17% | 57% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 20% | 66% | |
| Depends | 23%13 | 58% | 59% | |
| Toss | 21%14 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 10% | 44% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 17% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest9851%41%–61%
- Warrior8244%34%–55%
- Death Knight7643%33%–55%
- Rogue7545%35%–57%
- Paladin5949%37%–62%
- Shaman5947%35%–60%
- Demon Hunter4951%37%–64%
- Mage4551%37%–65%
- Warlock4455%40%–68%
- Hunter3247%31%–64%
- Druid1164%35%–85%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Entropic Rift, Elder Word: Foresight, Kaldorei Priestess, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Undeath Sentence, and For All Time.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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