Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 57% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Violet Treasuregill, Vigilant Sentry, and Flight Maneuvers. Usually toss: V'ama, Looming Death, Holy Bola!, and Flash of Light.
Its best matchup is against Druid (73%), the hardest against Warlock (49%).
It wins 61% going first and 51% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin2,702 games◆ 9,400Show the cards58%- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin1,912 games◆ 11,040Show the cards56%
- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin1,824 games◆ 7,040Show the cards59%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming Death and LightcallerPaladin776 games◆ 11,040Show the cards55%
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: 54% (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 | 65%4,079 | 91% | 57% | |
| Keep | 63%1,664 | 95% | 57% | |
| Keep | 60%5,450 | 88% | 57% | |
| Keep | 60%6,722 | 63% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%2,107 | 91% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%1,068 | 18% | 59% | |
| Keep | 58%747 | 34% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%582 | 11% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%1,807 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%467 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%902 | 8% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%469 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%2,680 | 26% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%1,559 | 28% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%492 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 55%858 | 40% | 55% | |
| Toss | 55%466 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%2,300 | 14% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%5,539 | 85% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%1,351 | 91% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%1,814 | 18% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%2,344 | 34% | 55% | |
| Toss | 53%356 | 7% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%1,117 | 20% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%436 | 32% | 53% | |
| Toss | 52%213 | 4% | 59% | |
| Toss | 52%1,581 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 51%1,931 | 22% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%844 | 35% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%261 | 32% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%256 | 30% | 50% | |
| Toss | 50%476 | 16% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%311 | 91% | 47% | |
| Toss | 49%969 | 73% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%1,722 | 30% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%774 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%306 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%244 | 53% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%184 | 15% | 59% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock3,55149%48%–51%
- Priest3,35658%57%–60%
- Death Knight3,02554%52%–56%
- Shaman2,08856%54%–58%
- Rogue1,96563%61%–65%
- Warrior1,96259%57%–61%
- Paladin1,64554%52%–57%
- Demon Hunter1,33056%54%–59%
- Mage1,15661%58%–64%
- Hunter72559%55%–62%
- Druid68373%69%–76%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Violet Treasuregill, Vigilant Sentry, and Flight Maneuvers. Usually toss: V'ama, Looming Death, Holy Bola!, and Flash of Light.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 57% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (73%), the hardest against Warlock (49%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 2,702 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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