Priest
Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Crystalsmith Cultist, Elder Word: Foresight, and Shadewing. Usually toss: Twilight Influence, Shadow Word: Ruin, and Slime 'em!.
It wins 54% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
PriestPriest1,329 games◆ 4,200Show the cards53%
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: 51% (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 | 58%346 | 56% | 50% | |
| Depends | 56%274 | 22% | 52% | |
| Keep | 55%513 | 92% | 50% | |
| Keep | 55%441 | 65% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%288 | 33% | 51% | |
| Keep | 53%428 | 63% | 48% | |
| Depends | 52%373 | 55% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%509 | 76% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%333 | 41% | 49% | |
| Depends | 50%527 | 80% | 49% | |
| Toss | 50%254 | 22% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%337 | 41% | 50% | |
| Depends | 49%483 | 76% | 49% | |
| Depends | 49%424 | 53% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%112 | 5% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%299 | 95% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%23 | 10% | 46% | |
| Depends | 38%16 | 34% | 30% | |
| Depends | 29%21 | 57% | 35% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight29833%28%–38%
- Priest26247%41%–53%
- Rogue22561%55%–67%
- Warrior20354%47%–61%
- Shaman19552%45%–59%
- Paladin14447%39%–55%
- Demon Hunter13248%40%–57%
- Warlock12967%59%–75%
- Mage10956%47%–65%
- Hunter9562%52%–71%
- Druid6274%62%–83%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Crystalsmith Cultist, Elder Word: Foresight, and Shadewing. Usually toss: Twilight Influence, Shadow Word: Ruin, and Slime 'em!.
- Is Priest a good deck?
- Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- What is the best Priest list?
- The most played list has 1,329 games and a 53% win rate, and costs 4,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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