Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 52% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Entropic Rift, Disciple of the Dove, Kaldorei Priestess, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Dark Terraforming, Togwaggle, Smuggler King, and Karov the Broken.
It wins 55% going first and 47% 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: 51% (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 | 79%14 | 18% | 70% | |
| Keep | 75%28 | 65% | 50% | |
| Keep | 65%26 | 87% | 45% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 60%15 | 17% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%22 | 25% | 61% | |
| Depends | 58%53 | 27% | 55% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%55 | 22% | 61% | |
| Keep | 55%276 | 88% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%241 | 95% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%105 | 12% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%37 | 4% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%15 | 8% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%131 | 94% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%85 | 65% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%29 | 73% | 67% | |
| Depends | 51%173 | 62% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%109 | 65% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%14 | 24% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 14% | 71% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 43% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%59 | 7% | 59% | |
| Toss | 49%47 | 16% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%558 | 96% | — | |
| Depends | 48%25 | 26% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%126 | 55% | 60% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 23% | 66% | |
| Depends | 48%42 | 28% | 60% | |
| Toss | 47%53 | 15% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%86 | 43% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%129 | 54% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%58 | 59% | 62% | |
| Depends | 45%114 | 86% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 11% | 40% | |
| Toss | 43%21 | 6% | 59% | |
| Toss | 42%45 | 5% | 58% | |
| Toss | 42%55 | 4% | 55% | |
| Depends | 42%24 | 68% | 63% | |
| Toss | 42%53 | 46% | 54% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 13% | 65% | |
| Depends | 38%24 | 81% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%8 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 33%9 | 40% | 55% | |
| Depends | 33%12 | 47% | 45% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 13% | 50% | |
| Toss | 33%12 | 21% | 62% | |
| Toss | 30%10 | 27% | 45% | |
| Toss | 29%7 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 23%13 | 6% | 58% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest13450%42%–58%
- Mage13164%56%–72%
- Death Knight12735%28%–44%
- Warrior11945%37%–54%
- Rogue9552%42%–61%
- Paladin8951%40%–61%
- Shaman8756%46%–66%
- Warlock7049%37%–60%
- Demon Hunter5843%31%–56%
- Hunter5469%55%–79%
- Druid4257%42%–71%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Entropic Rift, Disciple of the Dove, Kaldorei Priestess, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Dark Terraforming, Togwaggle, Smuggler King, and Karov the Broken.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 52% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
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