Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Bitterbloom Knight, Medivh's Triumph, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Moonwell, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
Its best matchup is against Priest (50%), the hardest against Rogue (41%).
It wins 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 53%40 | 32% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%40 | 59% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%104 | 32% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%273 | 44% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%42 | 14% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%164 | 1% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%801 | 92% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%116 | 99% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%634 | 67% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%41 | 5% | 53% | |
| Keep | 46%494 | 75% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%146 | 1% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%365 | 14% | 51% | |
| Toss | 45%122 | 3% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%87 | 42% | 49% | |
| Depends | 45%746 | 87% | 51% | |
| Keep | 44%3,004 | 99% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%98 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%127 | 10% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%81 | 55% | 54% | |
| Depends | 43%102 | 51% | 53% | |
| Depends | 43%243 | 75% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%750 | 96% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%170 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%93 | 4% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%37 | 32% | 53% | |
| Toss | 40%558 | 63% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%438 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 38%282 | 11% | 51% | |
| Toss | 38%50 | 6% | 58% | |
| Toss | 38%82 | 19% | 50% | |
| Toss | 36%47 | 24% | 52% | |
| Toss | 36%36 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 36%95 | 14% | 49% | |
| Toss | 34%92 | 13% | 53% | |
| Toss | 31%101 | 4% | 49% | |
| Toss | 28%74 | 1% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight48043%39%–47%
- Rogue47741%37%–46%
- Warrior42244%40%–49%
- Priest39150%45%–55%
- Shaman38843%38%–48%
- Paladin25545%39%–51%
- Demon Hunter23441%35%–47%
- Mage20743%37%–50%
- Warlock18148%41%–55%
- Hunter11445%36%–54%
- Druid10246%37%–56%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Bitterbloom Knight, Medivh's Triumph, and Soothsayer. Usually toss: Moonwell, Rat Burglar, and Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 44% 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 (50%), the hardest against Rogue (41%).
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