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Handbuff Paladin
Handbuff Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 39% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Acolyte of Pain, Battle Vicar, and Loot Hoarder.
It wins 46% going first and 33% on the coin.
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TierPaladin
Win rate
39%34%–45%
Games343
Popularity<1%
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.
Against
Reference: — (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 36% | |
| Depends | 42%91 | 75% | 37% | |
| Depends | 39%75 | 64% | 38% | |
| Depends | 37%73 | 63% | 41% | |
| Depends | 36%88 | 86% | 39% | |
| Depends | 34%83 | 82% | 39% | |
| Depends | 33%30 | 32% | 38% | |
| Depends | 32%50 | 48% | 39% | |
| Depends | 31%51 | 49% | 37% | |
| Depends | 31%59 | 53% | 38% | |
| Depends | 30%47 | 41% | 38% | |
| Depends | 30%71 | 61% | 37% | |
| Keep | 28%89 | 88% | 39% | |
| Depends | 28%29 | 36% | 44% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 86% | 43% | |
| Depends | 25%53 | 42% | 38% | |
| Depends | 21%48 | 46% | 43% | |
| Depends | 17%24 | 32% | 41% | |
| Depends | 17%24 | 45% | 39% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 33% | 44% | |
| Keep | 0%5 | 100% | 80% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
Going first
46%38%–53%
On the coin
33%26%–40%
- Death Knight5231%20%–44%
- Priest4326%15%–40%
- Paladin3727%15%–43%
- Mage3453%37%–69%
- Warrior3441%26%–58%
- Druid2959%41%–74%
- Shaman2843%27%–61%
- Rogue2638%22%–57%
- Demon Hunter1942%23%–64%
- Warlock1947%27%–68%
- Hunter1644%23%–67%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Handbuff Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Acolyte of Pain, Battle Vicar, and Loot Hoarder.
- Is Handbuff Paladin a good deck?
- Handbuff Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 39% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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