Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Doomsayer, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Cease to Exist, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (55%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (34%).
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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 51%104 | 85% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%1,208 | 80% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%177 | 24% | 51% | |
| Keep | 48%255 | 66% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%353 | 4% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%1,082 | 58% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%519 | 71% | 50% | |
| Depends | 47%229 | 41% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%1,424 | 84% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%177 | 19% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%269 | 16% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%417 | 95% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%1,461 | 81% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%394 | 42% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%1,359 | 96% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%764 | 19% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%271 | 10% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%200 | 4% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%111 | 71% | 47% | |
| Toss | 44%501 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%123 | 8% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%3,325 | 98% | 58% | |
| Depends | 44%137 | 24% | 54% | |
| Depends | 43%228 | 43% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%548 | 38% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%665 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%132 | 21% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%349 | 5% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%245 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%352 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%90 | 36% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%806 | 57% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%65 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%74 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%114 | 31% | 54% | |
| Toss | 36%162 | 16% | 50% | |
| Toss | 35%54 | 30% | 52% | |
| Toss | 35%171 | 7% | 53% | |
| Toss | 29%45 | 0% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock1,15847%45%–50%
- Death Knight84944%40%–47%
- Priest74155%52%–59%
- Rogue65038%35%–42%
- Shaman63345%41%–49%
- Warrior43747%42%–52%
- Demon Hunter41534%30%–39%
- Paladin40945%40%–50%
- Mage23349%43%–56%
- Hunter16642%34%–49%
- Druid9840%31%–50%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Doomsayer, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Medivh's Triumph. Usually toss: Cease to Exist, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) 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 Priest (55%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (34%).
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