Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 48% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Elise the Navigator, Soothsayer, and Doomsayer. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Haunt, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Hunter (58%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (40%).
It wins 51% 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: 46% (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 | 55%129 | 18% | 58% | |
| Keep | 53%465 | 73% | 59% | |
| Keep | 51%717 | 52% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%935 | 4% | 56% | |
| Keep | 50%2,997 | 76% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%371 | 25% | 52% | |
| Keep | 50%490 | 75% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%560 | 71% | 57% | |
| Keep | 49%4,235 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%1,821 | 95% | 56% | |
| Keep | 49%4,578 | 86% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%160 | 6% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%2,324 | 42% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%780 | 15% | 56% | |
| Keep | 47%3,280 | 82% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%520 | 7% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%487 | 27% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%387 | 67% | 50% | |
| Depends | 46%478 | 11% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%2,263 | 20% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%1,251 | 73% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%1,343 | 49% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%227 | 22% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%175 | 43% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%950 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%1,729 | 47% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%168 | 24% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%3,685 | 98% | 44% | |
| Depends | 45%851 | 45% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%2,213 | 60% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%255 | 21% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%929 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%1,538 | 20% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%472 | 44% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%911 | 2% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%273 | 17% | 57% | |
| Toss | 43%503 | 33% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%492 | 12% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%613 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%473 | 5% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%1,368 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%218 | 2% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%139 | 32% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%107 | 1% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock3,56544%42%–46%
- Priest2,69053%51%–55%
- Death Knight2,15844%41%–46%
- Shaman1,32947%45%–50%
- Rogue1,16643%40%–46%
- Warrior1,03248%45%–51%
- Paladin92452%49%–56%
- Demon Hunter87240%37%–43%
- Mage72157%53%–60%
- Druid59954%50%–58%
- Hunter39758%53%–63%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Elise the Navigator, Soothsayer, and Doomsayer. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Haunt, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 48% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Hunter (58%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (40%).
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