Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 45% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Medivh's Triumph, and Elise the Navigator. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Holy Nova, 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: 43% (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%2,795 | 77% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%186 | 4% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%543 | 61% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%2,698 | 57% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%556 | 49% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%3,297 | 84% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%825 | 3% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%3,606 | 95% | 52% | |
| Keep | 46%3,849 | 84% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%1,014 | 46% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%460 | 27% | 51% | |
| Keep | 45%952 | 96% | 53% | |
| Keep | 45%8,806 | 98% | 62% | |
| Depends | 45%304 | 24% | 54% | |
| Keep | 44%1,364 | 72% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%1,434 | 44% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%1,897 | 17% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%428 | 5% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%819 | 1% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%599 | 15% | 56% | |
| Toss | 43%833 | 5% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%1,310 | 16% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%705 | 11% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%233 | 49% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%313 | 13% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%449 | 44% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%1,811 | 36% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%254 | 31% | 53% | |
| Depends | 41%379 | 68% | 48% | |
| Toss | 40%121 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 40%603 | 3% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%393 | 23% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%218 | 33% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%2,445 | 64% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%359 | 18% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%389 | 14% | 49% | |
| Toss | 39%128 | 30% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%245 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 36%436 | 7% | 52% | |
| Toss | 35%193 | 46% | 53% | |
| Toss | 33%134 | 0% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock2,44946%44%–48%
- Death Knight2,38941%39%–43%
- Priest2,23853%51%–55%
- Rogue1,75141%39%–44%
- Shaman1,42346%44%–49%
- Warrior1,20549%46%–51%
- Paladin1,05246%43%–49%
- Demon Hunter89037%34%–40%
- Mage64750%47%–54%
- Hunter50541%37%–45%
- Druid48842%38%–47%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, Medivh's Triumph, and Elise the Navigator. Usually toss: Rat Burglar, Holy Nova, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond 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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