Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Elise the Navigator, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Cease to Exist, and Entropic Rift.
Its best matchup is against Priest (51%), the hardest against Rogue (39%).
It wins 47% going first and 41% 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 | 52%300 | 54% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%1,152 | 80% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%198 | 7% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%85 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%728 | 17% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%164 | 73% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%483 | 44% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%1,006 | 51% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%279 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%149 | 9% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%572 | 16% | 52% | |
| Keep | 45%1,343 | 97% | 51% | |
| Keep | 44%1,429 | 87% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%104 | 29% | 50% | |
| Keep | 44%551 | 95% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%318 | 1% | 52% | |
| Keep | 44%2,239 | 98% | 44% | |
| Depends | 44%499 | 38% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%302 | 2% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%1,476 | 84% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%103 | 14% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%201 | 35% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%420 | 62% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%66 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 40%531 | 31% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%773 | 63% | 48% | |
| Toss | 40%189 | 14% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%216 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%36 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%209 | 8% | 52% | |
| Depends | 38%107 | 81% | 43% | |
| Toss | 38%329 | 10% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%183 | 6% | 52% | |
| Toss | 37%119 | 25% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%128 | 19% | 53% | |
| Toss | 36%42 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 35%55 | 1% | 48% | |
| Toss | 30%98 | 38% | 50% | |
| Toss | 30%71 | 44% | 42% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock1,09442%39%–45%
- Death Knight83141%38%–45%
- Priest76651%48%–55%
- Shaman57645%41%–50%
- Rogue50739%35%–43%
- Warrior36546%41%–51%
- Demon Hunter36139%34%–44%
- Paladin28150%44%–56%
- Mage19345%38%–52%
- Druid15950%43%–58%
- Hunter10642%33%–51%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Elise the Navigator, Soothsayer, Ruby Sanctum, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Story of Amara, Cease to Exist, and Entropic Rift.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 44% 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 (51%), the hardest against Rogue (39%).
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