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 Entropic Rift, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Flash Heal, Power Word: Shield, and For All Time.
Its best matchup is against Priest (52%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
It wins 50% going first and 44% 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 | 67%27 | 0% | 47% | |
| Keep | 63%32 | 62% | 54% | |
| Depends | 62%50 | 1% | 50% | |
| Depends | 60%25 | 40% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 19% | 61% | |
| Keep | 56%108 | 100% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%27 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%71 | 42% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 21% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 38% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%29 | 13% | 50% | |
| Depends | 52%58 | 2% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%324 | 68% | 55% | |
| Keep | 51%358 | 84% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%66 | 8% | 58% | |
| Keep | 49%467 | 97% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%169 | 13% | 52% | |
| Keep | 49%375 | 67% | 55% | |
| Keep | 49%408 | 70% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%76 | 12% | 57% | |
| Keep | 47%1,709 | 98% | — | |
| Toss | 47%38 | 3% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%45 | 24% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%103 | 4% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%494 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%101 | 36% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%251 | 34% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%231 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%100 | 5% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%32 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%55 | 49% | 61% | |
| Depends | 43%187 | 44% | 53% | |
| Depends | 42%38 | 45% | 49% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 44% | 57% | |
| Toss | 40%48 | 24% | 49% | |
| Toss | 39%76 | 29% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%219 | 78% | 51% | |
| Toss | 39%103 | 2% | 55% | |
| Toss | 36%45 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 35%54 | 36% | 55% | |
| Toss | 32%31 | 44% | 64% | |
| Toss | 30%20 | 6% | 49% | |
| Toss | 30%20 | 21% | 64% | |
| Toss | 28%18 | 30% | 54% | |
| Toss | 27%26 | 17% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight34741%36%–46%
- Priest34352%46%–57%
- Rogue25145%39%–52%
- Warrior21938%32%–44%
- Shaman18554%46%–61%
- Paladin18041%34%–48%
- Warlock14458%49%–65%
- Demon Hunter13749%41%–57%
- Hunter12749%40%–57%
- Mage11555%46%–64%
- Druid5657%44%–69%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Control Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Entropic Rift, Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Flash Heal, Power Word: Shield, and For All Time.
- 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 (52%), the hardest against Death Knight (41%).
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