Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 43% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Cleansing Cleric, Bitterbloom Knight, Elder Word: Foresight, and Kaldorei Priestess. Usually toss: Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, Undeath Sentence, and The Black Blood.
It wins 43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 56%48 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 45% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 9% | 47% | |
| Keep | 51%77 | 86% | 50% | |
| Keep | 50%22 | 100% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%26 | 39% | 48% | |
| Depends | 49%99 | 43% | 50% | |
| Depends | 49%35 | 7% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%104 | 12% | 50% | |
| Depends | 47%55 | 1% | 50% | |
| Keep | 45%260 | 92% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%43 | 0% | 49% | |
| Toss | 44%25 | 8% | 57% | |
| Keep | 44%232 | 85% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%209 | 71% | 54% | |
| Keep | 43%931 | 98% | 50% | |
| Depends | 43%21 | 30% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%28 | 27% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%35 | 4% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%178 | 79% | 52% | |
| Depends | 42%57 | 76% | 55% | |
| Depends | 41%263 | 97% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%32 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%41 | 12% | 54% | |
| Depends | 39%165 | 57% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%31 | 15% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 10% | 41% | |
| Toss | 38%136 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 35%83 | 12% | 51% | |
| Toss | 34%47 | 24% | 49% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 13% | 54% | |
| Toss | 31%16 | 16% | 58% | |
| Toss | 31%29 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 30%20 | 53% | 54% | |
| Toss | 29%17 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | 27%15 | 5% | 51% | |
| Toss | 10%10 | 5% | 49% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Rogue15337%29%–44%
- Warrior14841%33%–49%
- Death Knight14246%38%–54%
- Shaman14145%37%–53%
- Paladin9533%24%–43%
- Priest9258%47%–67%
- Demon Hunter8043%32%–53%
- Mage6942%31%–54%
- Warlock5149%36%–62%
- Hunter4648%34%–62%
- Druid2040%22%–61%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Cleansing Cleric, Bitterbloom Knight, Elder Word: Foresight, and Kaldorei Priestess. Usually toss: Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, Undeath Sentence, and The Black Blood.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 43% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
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