Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 54% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Rajh, Sandfury Aura, and Judgment.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (58%), the hardest against Death Knight (49%).
It wins 58% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin2,465 games◆ 9,400Show the cards52%- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin608 games◆ 11,160Show the cards52%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin457 games◆ 11,040Show the cards54%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming Death and LightcallerPaladin456 games◆ 11,040Show the cards58%
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: 52% (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 | 61%2,478 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%3,419 | 65% | 52% | |
| Keep | 58%2,822 | 89% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%434 | 98% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%553 | 93% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%206 | 3% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%549 | 16% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%860 | 29% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%124 | 35% | 50% | |
| Depends | 54%212 | 22% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%553 | 7% | 57% | |
| Keep | 54%1,150 | 71% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%179 | 31% | 51% | |
| Depends | 54%1,464 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%176 | 10% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%184 | 26% | 52% | |
| Toss | 52%145 | 10% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%153 | 5% | 53% | |
| Toss | 52%132 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%169 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%2,911 | 86% | 52% | |
| Toss | 51%1,022 | 8% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%421 | 89% | 49% | |
| Toss | 50%1,418 | 29% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%1,181 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%1,134 | 14% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%126 | 45% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%885 | 37% | 48% | |
| Toss | 48%297 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%93 | 11% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%674 | 20% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%440 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%1,154 | 18% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%861 | 25% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%441 | 59% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%94 | 13% | 46% | |
| Toss | 39%76 | 11% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,83049%47%–51%
- Rogue1,66158%56%–61%
- Shaman1,41454%52%–57%
- Warrior1,07054%51%–57%
- Paladin1,06251%48%–54%
- Priest1,02358%55%–61%
- Warlock96353%50%–57%
- Demon Hunter86451%47%–54%
- Hunter51552%48%–56%
- Mage50853%49%–57%
- Druid21066%60%–72%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Rajh, Sandfury Aura, and Judgment.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 54% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (58%), the hardest against Death Knight (49%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 2,465 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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