What is the best Priest list?

The most played list has 784 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.

Archetype · Priest · Standard

Priest

Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).

In the mulligan, keep above all Crystalsmith Cultist, Follow the Ghosts, Blade of The Black Empire, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Shadow Word: Ruin, Twilight Influence, and Kaldorei Priestess.

Its best matchup is against Rogue (55%), the hardest against Death Knight (36%).

It wins 52% going first and 44% on the coin.

TierPriest

Win rate

48%45%–51%

Games1,057

Popularity1%

Most played lists

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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: 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.

Advice	Win rate in hand	Kept	Win rate drawn
Depends	59%22	9%	41%
Keep	54%864	88%	44%
Keep	53%567	56%	46%
Keep	50%459	90%	47%
Keep	49%679	70%	48%
Keep	49%824	81%	45%
Depends	48%396	21%	47%
Depends	48%459	37%	48%
Depends	47%655	74%	45%
Depends	47%351	16%	46%
Depends	47%645	64%	43%
Depends	46%520	47%	49%
Toss	46%171	2%	47%
Depends	46%558	48%	49%
Toss	46%476	37%	45%
Toss	45%468	34%	46%
Depends	45%670	64%	48%

Matchups by class

Win rate against each opponent class.

Going first

52%50%–55%

On the coin

44%42%–47%

Rogue383
55%50%–60%
Death Knight379
36%32%–41%
Shaman344
47%42%–53%
Warrior324
44%39%–50%
Priest295
49%44%–55%
Demon Hunter196
52%45%–58%
Paladin196
50%43%–57%
Mage165
47%39%–54%
Warlock161
58%51%–66%
Hunter90
59%49%–68%
Druid78
63%52%–73%

Frequently asked questions

Which cards should you keep in the Priest mulligan?: In the mulligan, keep above all Crystalsmith Cultist, Follow the Ghosts, Blade of The Black Empire, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Shadow Word: Ruin, Twilight Influence, and Kaldorei Priestess.
Is Priest a good deck?: Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier C).
Which classes is Priest strong against?: Its best matchup is against Rogue (55%), the hardest against Death Knight (36%).
What is the best Priest list?: The most played list has 784 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.

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