Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 60% 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, Judgment, and Sandfury Aura.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (66%), the hardest against Death Knight (51%).
It wins 65% going first and 54% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin1,784 games◆ 9,400Show the cards59%- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin875 games◆ 7,040Show the cards60%
- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin422 games◆ 11,160Show the cards60%
- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin376 games◆ 11,040Show the cards62%
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: 58% (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 | 68%1,434 | 91% | 59% | |
| Keep | 65%568 | 99% | 57% | |
| Keep | 64%1,964 | 89% | 60% | |
| Keep | 63%2,614 | 64% | 58% | |
| Depends | 62%401 | 16% | 58% | |
| Depends | 62%157 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%178 | 11% | 56% | |
| Depends | 61%566 | 30% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%317 | 7% | 63% | |
| Depends | 60%184 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 60%824 | 23% | 60% | |
| Depends | 60%820 | 31% | 59% | |
| Keep | 59%639 | 77% | 61% | |
| Keep | 59%641 | 93% | 56% | |
| Keep | 58%1,956 | 84% | 57% | |
| Depends | 58%368 | 13% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%64 | 22% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%316 | 44% | 58% | |
| Toss | 57%583 | 10% | 62% | |
| Depends | 57%151 | 39% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%292 | 38% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%497 | 93% | 56% | |
| Toss | 56%167 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 56%641 | 16% | 59% | |
| Toss | 56%666 | 20% | 59% | |
| Toss | 55%143 | 9% | 59% | |
| Toss | 55%782 | 13% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%492 | 40% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%77 | 2% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%605 | 37% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%160 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 52%273 | 2% | 55% | |
| Toss | 51%311 | 77% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%62 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%52 | 10% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%173 | 15% | 55% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,26751%48%–54%
- Priest1,01661%58%–64%
- Rogue90666%63%–69%
- Warrior87461%58%–64%
- Shaman69162%59%–66%
- Warlock62756%52%–60%
- Paladin61758%54%–62%
- Demon Hunter52960%55%–64%
- Mage43165%61%–70%
- Hunter38160%55%–65%
- Druid24473%67%–78%
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, Judgment, and Sandfury Aura.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 60% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (66%), the hardest against Death Knight (51%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 1,784 games and a 59% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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