Priest
Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Elder Word: Foresight, and Blade of The Black Empire. Usually toss: Obsidian Statue, Priest of An'she, and Beaming Sidekick.
Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Death Knight (39%).
It wins 60% going first and 52% on the coin.
Most played lists
PriestPriest1,543 games◆ 4,200Show the cards62%
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: 58% (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 | 66%41 | 14% | 52% | |
| Keep | 64%396 | 53% | 55% | |
| Depends | 60%467 | 54% | 56% | |
| Depends | 60%356 | 33% | 55% | |
| Keep | 60%560 | 73% | 56% | |
| Depends | 60%308 | 32% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%296 | 89% | 55% | |
| Depends | 59%374 | 45% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%12 | 14% | 50% | |
| Depends | 58%489 | 66% | 53% | |
| Depends | 58%547 | 73% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%300 | 22% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%379 | 37% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%553 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%662 | 88% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%650 | 79% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%30 | 50% | 48% | |
| Toss | 53%124 | 5% | 55% | |
| Toss | 53%225 | 14% | 55% | |
| Depends | 40%35 | 65% | 48% | |
| Toss | 38%71 | 87% | 35% | |
| Toss | 35%48 | 44% | 37% | |
| Toss | 35%23 | 38% | 32% | |
| Toss | 34%79 | 79% | 30% | |
| Toss | 33%18 | 20% | 58% | |
| Toss | 28%39 | 48% | 35% | |
| Toss | 27%51 | 70% | 34% | |
| Toss | 27%77 | 75% | 28% | |
| Toss | 24%71 | 67% | 34% | |
| Toss | 23%52 | 41% | 38% | |
| Toss | 14%37 | 42% | 33% | |
| Toss | 11%27 | 44% | 31% | |
| Toss | 7%29 | 63% | 32% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest35048%43%–54%
- Death Knight33439%34%–44%
- Rogue28360%54%–66%
- Warrior27553%47%–59%
- Mage23274%68%–79%
- Paladin22857%51%–64%
- Shaman22358%51%–64%
- Warlock17864%57%–71%
- Demon Hunter17759%52%–66%
- Druid14364%55%–71%
- Hunter13165%56%–73%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Elder Word: Foresight, and Blade of The Black Empire. Usually toss: Obsidian Statue, Priest of An'she, and Beaming Sidekick.
- Is Priest a good deck?
- Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Death Knight (39%).
- What is the best Priest list?
- The most played list has 1,543 games and a 62% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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