Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 56% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Violet Treasuregill, Flight Maneuvers, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Equality, Commander Beatrix, and Twilight Timereaver.
Its best matchup is against Druid (73%), the hardest against Death Knight (51%).
It wins 61% going first and 49% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin3,872 games◆ 9,400Show the cards55%- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin1,359 games◆ 11,160Show the cards57%
- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin924 games◆ 7,040Show the cards55%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin833 games◆ 11,040Show the cards57%
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: 53% (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 | 64%4,038 | 94% | 55% | |
| Keep | 60%874 | 95% | 56% | |
| Keep | 60%5,896 | 64% | 54% | |
| Keep | 60%4,798 | 88% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%366 | 4% | 53% | |
| Depends | 58%200 | 36% | 53% | |
| Keep | 58%1,124 | 93% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%381 | 27% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%1,492 | 32% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%303 | 5% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%1,915 | 75% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%439 | 38% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%920 | 17% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%372 | 12% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%954 | 9% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%222 | 35% | 53% | |
| Keep | 54%858 | 92% | 52% | |
| Toss | 54%170 | 2% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%2,291 | 25% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%4,921 | 88% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%1,665 | 9% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%885 | 71% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%1,893 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%2,378 | 31% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%340 | 12% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%289 | 3% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%1,463 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%1,871 | 14% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%420 | 30% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%1,153 | 20% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%1,615 | 32% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%229 | 17% | 48% | |
| Toss | 49%156 | 10% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%1,862 | 16% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%707 | 1% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%428 | 2% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight3,22751%49%–53%
- Rogue2,69161%59%–63%
- Shaman2,12556%54%–58%
- Warrior2,10655%53%–58%
- Priest2,06259%57%–61%
- Paladin1,78952%49%–54%
- Demon Hunter1,41052%49%–55%
- Warlock1,30856%54%–59%
- Mage94855%52%–59%
- Hunter90752%49%–55%
- Druid53573%70%–77%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Violet Treasuregill, Flight Maneuvers, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Equality, Commander Beatrix, and Twilight Timereaver.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 56% 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 Death Knight (51%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 3,872 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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