Control Priest
Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Ruby Sanctum. Usually toss: Togwaggle, Smuggler King, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Dark Terraforming.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (56%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
It wins 51% 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: 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 | 70%33 | 8% | 60% | |
| Depends | 66%29 | 13% | 68% | |
| Depends | 63%40 | 9% | 53% | |
| Keep | 57%201 | 77% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%391 | 94% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%129 | 12% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%449 | 67% | 55% | |
| Keep | 53%190 | 56% | 58% | |
| Keep | 52%924 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%85 | 64% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%188 | 1% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%53 | 11% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%81 | 73% | 57% | |
| Toss | 49%49 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%213 | 15% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%207 | 8% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%227 | 6% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%62 | 20% | 55% | |
| Keep | 48%2,583 | 97% | 0% | |
| Depends | 48%705 | 66% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%56 | 27% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%92 | 39% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%90 | 20% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%40 | 38% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%95 | 36% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%480 | 79% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%396 | 49% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%330 | 41% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%1,008 | 88% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%455 | 70% | 54% | |
| Toss | 47%58 | 4% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%28 | 12% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%617 | 60% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%130 | 24% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%73 | 38% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%103 | 2% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%185 | 26% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%68 | 2% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%157 | 47% | 61% | |
| Toss | 43%231 | 14% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%42 | 43% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%145 | 34% | 55% | |
| Toss | 42%434 | 15% | 56% | |
| Depends | 40%53 | 50% | 59% | |
| Toss | 39%71 | 16% | 53% | |
| Toss | 39%61 | 5% | 50% | |
| Toss | 38%26 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 33%39 | 21% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight64140%37%–44%
- Priest61752%48%–56%
- Rogue44247%42%–51%
- Warrior42747%42%–51%
- Paladin34447%42%–53%
- Warlock30556%50%–61%
- Shaman28053%47%–59%
- Mage24756%50%–62%
- Demon Hunter23648%42%–55%
- Hunter21448%41%–54%
- Druid17566%58%–72%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Flutterwing Guardian, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Ruby Sanctum. Usually toss: Togwaggle, Smuggler King, Y'Shaarj, Titan Bane, and Dark Terraforming.
- Is Control Priest a good deck?
- Control Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Control Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (56%), the hardest against Death Knight (40%).
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