Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 50% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Doomsayer, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Nightmare Lord Xavius, and Dark Terraforming.
Its best matchup is against Druid (63%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
It wins 52% going first and 47% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 58%758 | 74% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%110 | 3% | 57% | |
| Keep | 54%1,522 | 95% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%501 | 70% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%3,281 | 95% | 55% | |
| Keep | 53%498 | 63% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%122 | 7% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%159 | 20% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%257 | 32% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%249 | 11% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%107 | 24% | 57% | |
| Keep | 50%1,812 | 73% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%622 | 12% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%787 | 15% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%714 | 5% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%214 | 24% | 55% | |
| Keep | 49%1,918 | 61% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%3,522 | 87% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%248 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%684 | 6% | 54% | |
| Keep | 48%3,746 | 97% | 0% | |
| Depends | 48%575 | 42% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%302 | 68% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%1,209 | 70% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%671 | 3% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%376 | 48% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%102 | 30% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%153 | 6% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%1,654 | 46% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%1,779 | 80% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%261 | 22% | 58% | |
| Toss | 46%410 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%752 | 42% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%537 | 28% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%219 | 5% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%1,442 | 51% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%249 | 8% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%1,625 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%529 | 27% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%507 | 42% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%939 | 40% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%881 | 19% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%231 | 7% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%189 | 3% | 55% | |
| Toss | 39%125 | 47% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%113 | 30% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock2,15045%43%–47%
- Priest2,08552%49%–54%
- Death Knight1,74341%39%–44%
- Rogue1,03248%45%–51%
- Warrior94948%45%–51%
- Shaman91753%50%–56%
- Paladin90754%51%–57%
- Mage69361%57%–65%
- Demon Hunter66446%42%–50%
- Druid58863%59%–67%
- Hunter50658%54%–62%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Doomsayer, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Nightmare Lord Xavius, and Dark Terraforming.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 50% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (63%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
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