Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Elise the Navigator, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Holy Nova, Cease to Exist, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (53%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (37%).
It wins 48% going first and 42% 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: 44% (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 | 51%3,547 | 78% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%252 | 3% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%636 | 64% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%779 | 51% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%3,171 | 53% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%4,205 | 85% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%988 | 3% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%4,692 | 84% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%1,367 | 46% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%4,378 | 96% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%2,341 | 17% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%320 | 83% | 45% | |
| Keep | 45%1,377 | 95% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%9,154 | 98% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%968 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%557 | 6% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%220 | 43% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%1,615 | 69% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%422 | 12% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%1,660 | 16% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%1,719 | 42% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%503 | 25% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%1,021 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%892 | 10% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%724 | 13% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%344 | 24% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%2,005 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%324 | 31% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%622 | 42% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%511 | 15% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%738 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%250 | 1% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%144 | 29% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%400 | 16% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%2,758 | 64% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%146 | 19% | 53% | |
| Toss | 39%405 | 65% | 47% | |
| Toss | 39%472 | 22% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%541 | 7% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%225 | 47% | 51% | |
| Toss | 35%282 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 35%142 | 0% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock3,29745%43%–47%
- Death Knight2,79742%40%–44%
- Priest2,69553%51%–55%
- Rogue1,94940%38%–42%
- Shaman1,70545%43%–48%
- Warrior1,33947%45%–50%
- Paladin1,14547%44%–50%
- Demon Hunter1,05937%34%–40%
- Mage71451%47%–54%
- Druid56244%40%–49%
- Hunter52941%37%–46%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Elise the Navigator, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Holy Nova, Cease to Exist, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 45% 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 Demon Hunter (37%).
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