Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Violet Treasuregill, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Commander Beatrix, Sandfury Aura, and V'ama, Looming Death.
Its best matchup is against Druid (68%), the hardest against Warlock (47%).
It wins 59% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin5,447 games◆ 9,400Show the cards54%- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin3,945 games◆ 11,040Show the cards54%
- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and RajhPaladin2,301 games◆ 9,120Show the cards53%
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: 50% (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 | 62%8,795 | 94% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%12,871 | 63% | 52% | |
| Keep | 57%2,081 | 95% | 53% | |
| Keep | 57%11,773 | 89% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%485 | 36% | 52% | |
| Keep | 55%3,137 | 92% | 53% | |
| Keep | 55%3,208 | 31% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%2,022 | 18% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%4,495 | 68% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%944 | 4% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%2,161 | 7% | 57% | |
| Keep | 53%12,242 | 89% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%5,805 | 27% | 55% | |
| Keep | 52%1,046 | 92% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%1,006 | 5% | 52% | |
| Keep | 51%3,176 | 92% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%5,805 | 33% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%985 | 9% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%1,068 | 39% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%2,197 | 37% | 50% | |
| Toss | 50%4,063 | 8% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%1,269 | 29% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%4,716 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%4,767 | 13% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%1,031 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%651 | 13% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%724 | 7% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%822 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%2,645 | 72% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%4,699 | 21% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%2,333 | 19% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%4,475 | 31% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%274 | 13% | 50% | |
| Toss | 47%1,048 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%540 | 27% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%554 | 41% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%415 | 41% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%1,656 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 45%555 | 19% | 45% | |
| Toss | 44%691 | 1% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock8,34147%46%–48%
- Death Knight7,23752%51%–53%
- Priest6,48455%54%–56%
- Shaman4,59154%53%–56%
- Rogue4,54860%59%–62%
- Warrior3,30257%55%–58%
- Paladin3,22852%51%–54%
- Demon Hunter3,08951%49%–53%
- Mage1,80457%55%–59%
- Hunter1,42554%51%–57%
- Druid1,19468%66%–71%
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: Commander Beatrix, Sandfury Aura, and V'ama, Looming Death.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (68%), the hardest against Warlock (47%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 5,447 games and a 54% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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