Priest
Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 49% 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: Shadewing, Kaldorei Priestess, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (58%), the hardest against Death Knight (35%).
It wins 53% going first and 43% on the coin.
Most played lists
PriestPriest4,178 games◆ 4,200Show the cards51%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 56%82 | 29% | 43% | |
| Keep | 55%1,184 | 57% | 47% | |
| Keep | 53%1,730 | 88% | 45% | |
| Keep | 52%978 | 89% | 46% | |
| Depends | 51%117 | 60% | 48% | |
| Keep | 51%1,595 | 69% | 48% | |
| Depends | 49%1,024 | 38% | 49% | |
| Depends | 49%1,210 | 50% | 49% | |
| Depends | 48%1,641 | 76% | 46% | |
| Depends | 48%1,046 | 37% | 45% | |
| Depends | 48%1,347 | 72% | 46% | |
| Depends | 48%1,232 | 49% | 49% | |
| Toss | 47%847 | 22% | 48% | |
| Depends | 47%1,520 | 65% | 47% | |
| Toss | 46%792 | 16% | 47% | |
| Depends | 46%50 | 20% | 43% | |
| Toss | 46%364 | 4% | 47% | |
| Toss | 45%1,387 | 65% | 44% | |
| Depends | 44%87 | 47% | 43% | |
| Toss | 42%1,012 | 36% | 47% | |
| Toss | 40%85 | 9% | 44% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight90735%32%–38%
- Rogue79658%55%–62%
- Priest76947%43%–50%
- Shaman69846%43%–50%
- Warrior64047%43%–51%
- Warlock49651%47%–56%
- Paladin49049%44%–53%
- Demon Hunter44254%49%–59%
- Mage32753%47%–58%
- Hunter23555%49%–62%
- Druid17866%59%–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: Shadewing, Kaldorei Priestess, and Slime 'em!.
- Is Priest a good deck?
- Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 49% 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 (35%).
- What is the best Priest list?
- The most played list has 4,178 games and a 51% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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