Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 62% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Oathbinder's Aura, Sandfury Aura, and Commander Beatrix.
Its best matchup is against Druid (76%), the hardest against Death Knight (57%).
It wins 67% going first and 57% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin2,159 games◆ 7,040Show the cards61%- Pure Paladinwith Ursol and Amitut, Keeper of AmitusPaladin2,077 games◆ 9,400Show the cards62%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming Death and UrsolPaladin561 games◆ 11,040Show the cards64%
- Pure Paladinwith Commander Beatrix and Scarlet RecruiterPaladin552 games◆ 7,120Show the cards64%
- Pure Paladinwith Ursol and Amitut, Keeper of AmitusPaladin519 games◆ 11,160Show the cards65%
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: 61% (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 | 69%2,205 | 84% | 62% | |
| Keep | 66%4,754 | 67% | 60% | |
| Keep | 65%3,394 | 87% | 62% | |
| Keep | 64%1,595 | 92% | 61% | |
| Keep | 64%1,815 | 88% | 61% | |
| Keep | 64%987 | 43% | 57% | |
| Depends | 63%852 | 25% | 62% | |
| Depends | 62%887 | 19% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%695 | 16% | 64% | |
| Depends | 62%396 | 7% | 65% | |
| Depends | 62%619 | 11% | 62% | |
| Keep | 61%833 | 72% | 61% | |
| Keep | 61%1,216 | 89% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%204 | 56% | 55% | |
| Depends | 61%1,649 | 23% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%810 | 35% | 59% | |
| Toss | 61%770 | 8% | 62% | |
| Toss | 61%198 | 4% | 58% | |
| Depends | 61%114 | 25% | 55% | |
| Depends | 60%3,363 | 79% | 60% | |
| Toss | 60%215 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 59%1,370 | 13% | 59% | |
| Toss | 59%412 | 9% | 65% | |
| Toss | 59%1,091 | 28% | 58% | |
| Toss | 59%666 | 20% | 60% | |
| Toss | 59%80 | 2% | 60% | |
| Toss | 59%893 | 18% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%531 | 80% | 59% | |
| Toss | 58%403 | 5% | 61% | |
| Toss | 58%838 | 38% | 60% | |
| Toss | 58%370 | 3% | 60% | |
| Depends | 57%219 | 92% | 56% | |
| Toss | 57%322 | 9% | 59% | |
| Toss | 56%518 | 31% | 60% | |
| Toss | 56%210 | 31% | 58% | |
| Toss | 55%566 | 17% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%119 | 57% | 54% | |
| Toss | 54%398 | 1% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight2,04557%55%–59%
- Priest1,97360%57%–62%
- Warrior1,46762%60%–65%
- Rogue1,42366%64%–69%
- Warlock1,29760%58%–63%
- Paladin1,22160%57%–62%
- Shaman1,16162%59%–64%
- Mage97371%69%–74%
- Demon Hunter85262%59%–65%
- Hunter69965%62%–69%
- Druid61176%72%–79%
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: Oathbinder's Aura, Sandfury Aura, and Commander Beatrix.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 62% 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 (76%), the hardest against Death Knight (57%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 2,159 games and a 61% win rate, and costs 7,040 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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