Priest
Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Crystalsmith Cultist, Blade of The Black Empire, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Shadow Word: Ruin, Kaldorei Priestess, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (57%), the hardest against Death Knight (35%).
It wins 53% going first and 44% on the coin.
Most played lists
PriestPriest4,267 games◆ 4,200Show the cards50%
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: 48% (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 | 55%1,198 | 56% | 46% | |
| Keep | 52%1,777 | 89% | 45% | |
| Keep | 52%969 | 89% | 46% | |
| Keep | 51%1,540 | 68% | 47% | |
| Depends | 50%995 | 36% | 48% | |
| Depends | 49%1,215 | 51% | 48% | |
| Depends | 48%1,217 | 48% | 48% | |
| Depends | 48%1,631 | 75% | 45% | |
| Depends | 47%844 | 22% | 47% | |
| Toss | 47%752 | 15% | 46% | |
| Depends | 47%1,371 | 70% | 46% | |
| Depends | 47%1,469 | 65% | 46% | |
| Depends | 45%1,405 | 65% | 44% | |
| Toss | 45%1,053 | 37% | 45% | |
| Toss | 45%341 | 2% | 47% | |
| Toss | 43%1,009 | 35% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%50 | 6% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight87835%32%–38%
- Rogue78357%54%–61%
- Shaman72645%41%–48%
- Priest65347%43%–51%
- Warrior63648%44%–52%
- Paladin46648%44%–53%
- Demon Hunter44854%49%–58%
- Warlock37156%50%–61%
- Mage33454%49%–59%
- Hunter22756%49%–62%
- Druid15566%58%–73%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Crystalsmith Cultist, Blade of The Black Empire, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Shadow Word: Ruin, Kaldorei Priestess, and Slime 'em!.
- Is Priest a good deck?
- Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (57%), the hardest against Death Knight (35%).
- What is the best Priest list?
- The most played list has 4,267 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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