Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 58% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Sandcrafter, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Humble Judgment, Sandfury Aura, and Flash of Light.
Its best matchup is against Mage (66%), the hardest against Warlock (50%).
It wins 62% going first and 52% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin1,835 games◆ 9,400Show the cards58%- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin984 games◆ 7,040Show the cards58%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin733 games◆ 11,040Show the cards61%
- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin408 games◆ 11,160Show the cards61%
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: 56% (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 | 66%1,933 | 90% | 58% | |
| Keep | 63%162 | 90% | 53% | |
| Depends | 63%75 | 25% | 57% | |
| Keep | 62%2,606 | 88% | 58% | |
| Keep | 62%780 | 97% | 56% | |
| Depends | 61%240 | 9% | 59% | |
| Keep | 60%3,339 | 63% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%247 | 10% | 54% | |
| Depends | 59%425 | 7% | 61% | |
| Depends | 59%761 | 30% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%1,106 | 33% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%950 | 94% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%504 | 14% | 59% | |
| Depends | 58%109 | 38% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%197 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%834 | 73% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%2,675 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%1,198 | 25% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%521 | 17% | 57% | |
| Toss | 56%182 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 56%219 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 55%884 | 19% | 58% | |
| Toss | 55%129 | 3% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%373 | 40% | 54% | |
| Toss | 55%854 | 20% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%523 | 39% | 56% | |
| Toss | 54%61 | 11% | 57% | |
| Toss | 54%794 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%656 | 91% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%223 | 40% | 57% | |
| Toss | 52%393 | 43% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%1,057 | 13% | 57% | |
| Toss | 52%378 | 1% | 55% | |
| Toss | 51%476 | 75% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%101 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%201 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%818 | 35% | 59% | |
| Toss | 46%208 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%85 | 16% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,64451%49%–53%
- Priest1,52760%57%–62%
- Warlock1,26250%47%–53%
- Rogue1,13563%61%–66%
- Warrior97961%58%–64%
- Shaman97360%56%–63%
- Paladin77956%52%–59%
- Demon Hunter67258%54%–62%
- Mage48566%61%–70%
- Hunter44560%56%–65%
- Druid29872%67%–77%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Sandcrafter, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Humble Judgment, Sandfury Aura, and Flash of Light.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 58% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (66%), the hardest against Warlock (50%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 1,835 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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