Priest
Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 0% 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: Dark Terraforming, Slime 'em!, and Intertwined Fate.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (58%), the hardest against Death Knight (36%).
It wins 52% going first and 43% on the coin.
Most played lists
PriestPriest3,970 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 54%1,141 | 56% | 46% | |
| Depends | 53%100 | 21% | 42% | |
| Keep | 52%1,698 | 89% | 45% | |
| Keep | 52%976 | 90% | 46% | |
| Depends | 50%955 | 36% | 48% | |
| Keep | 49%1,574 | 68% | 47% | |
| Depends | 49%1,146 | 50% | 48% | |
| Depends | 48%1,237 | 48% | 48% | |
| Depends | 47%154 | 63% | 46% | |
| Depends | 47%1,274 | 70% | 45% | |
| Depends | 47%1,644 | 76% | 45% | |
| Depends | 47%813 | 21% | 47% | |
| Toss | 46%1,017 | 37% | 45% | |
| Depends | 45%1,358 | 65% | 44% | |
| Toss | 45%763 | 17% | 46% | |
| Depends | 45%1,491 | 64% | 46% | |
| Toss | 45%384 | 5% | 46% | |
| Toss | 43%35 | 6% | 38% | |
| Toss | 42%1,055 | 37% | 46% | |
| Toss | 41%61 | 19% | 41% | |
| Toss | 36%104 | 10% | 44% | |
| Toss | 34%112 | 56% | 40% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight91636%33%–39%
- Rogue77558%55%–62%
- Priest73846%42%–49%
- Shaman72243%39%–47%
- Warrior62647%43%–51%
- Warlock51349%44%–53%
- Paladin47950%45%–54%
- Demon Hunter45853%49%–58%
- Mage32352%47%–58%
- Hunter22754%47%–60%
- Druid16664%56%–71%
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: Dark Terraforming, Slime 'em!, and Intertwined Fate.
- 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 0% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (58%), the hardest against Death Knight (36%).
- What is the best Priest list?
- The most played list has 3,970 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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