Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 47% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Flutterwing Guardian, Lunarwing Messenger, and Ruby Sanctum. Usually toss: Karazhan the Sanctum, Karov the Broken, and Power Word: Shield.
Its best matchup is against Priest (54%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
It wins 50% going first and 45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 56%88 | 3% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%128 | 4% | 55% | |
| Keep | 53%886 | 69% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%265 | 13% | 55% | |
| Keep | 52%109 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%58 | 22% | 61% | |
| Depends | 51%109 | 49% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%113 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%45 | 0% | 44% | |
| Keep | 51%1,413 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%281 | 63% | 56% | |
| Keep | 50%943 | 56% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%193 | 49% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%320 | 6% | 55% | |
| Keep | 50%407 | 96% | 57% | |
| Keep | 49%958 | 62% | 54% | |
| Keep | 48%1,001 | 81% | 55% | |
| Keep | 48%1,594 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%141 | 24% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%59 | 32% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%692 | 69% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%514 | 19% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%3,022 | 97% | 25% | |
| Depends | 46%177 | 71% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%130 | 21% | 50% | |
| Toss | 46%305 | 4% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%158 | 41% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%242 | 23% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%130 | 8% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%721 | 16% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%111 | 11% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%582 | 50% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%237 | 41% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%217 | 11% | 56% | |
| Toss | 45%157 | 24% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%181 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%611 | 38% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%435 | 50% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%84 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 42%154 | 25% | 58% | |
| Toss | 41%79 | 19% | 59% | |
| Toss | 40%48 | 10% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%316 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 37%99 | 10% | 54% | |
| Toss | 32%97 | 52% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,06554%51%–57%
- Warlock92350%47%–53%
- Death Knight91040%37%–43%
- Rogue60043%39%–46%
- Warrior47342%37%–46%
- Shaman47051%47%–56%
- Paladin38248%43%–53%
- Demon Hunter34642%37%–47%
- Hunter26849%43%–55%
- Mage25553%47%–59%
- Druid17351%44%–59%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Flutterwing Guardian, Lunarwing Messenger, and Ruby Sanctum. Usually toss: Karazhan the Sanctum, Karov the Broken, and Power Word: Shield.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 47% 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 (54%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
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