Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Violet Treasuregill, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Sandfury Aura, Truth Seeker, and Twilight Timereaver.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (62%), the hardest against Paladin (53%).
It wins 61% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin490 games◆ 9,400Show the cards56%- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin197 games◆ 11,160Show the cards58%
- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin171 games◆ 7,040Show 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: 54% (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 | 65%1,047 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 60%1,524 | 63% | 54% | |
| Keep | 60%227 | 94% | 55% | |
| Keep | 60%1,259 | 90% | 57% | |
| Depends | 59%221 | 14% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%268 | 94% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%57 | 17% | 55% | |
| Toss | 58%33 | 0% | 56% | |
| Keep | 57%524 | 79% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%401 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%133 | 37% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%519 | 21% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%222 | 87% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%525 | 19% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%334 | 25% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%408 | 33% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%86 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%384 | 39% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%532 | 14% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%90 | 28% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%75 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 52%601 | 32% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%1,269 | 88% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%90 | 5% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%173 | 2% | 52% | |
| Toss | 52%241 | 12% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%245 | 72% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%70 | 73% | 48% | |
| Toss | 51%412 | 8% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%92 | 8% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%113 | 38% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%95 | 10% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%110 | 28% | 51% | |
| Toss | 49%492 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%74 | 16% | 47% | |
| Toss | 47%32 | 2% | 67% | |
| Toss | 46%100 | 2% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight77156%52%–59%
- Warrior67556%52%–59%
- Rogue65062%58%–65%
- Shaman60155%51%–59%
- Priest52258%53%–62%
- Paladin43853%48%–58%
- Demon Hunter39953%48%–58%
- Mage31554%48%–59%
- Warlock28252%47%–58%
- Hunter17451%44%–58%
- Druid14476%69%–83%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Violet Treasuregill, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Sandfury Aura, Truth Seeker, and Twilight Timereaver.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (62%), the hardest against Paladin (53%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 490 games and a 56% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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