Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 53% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, Vigilant Sentry, and Violet Treasuregill. Usually toss: Judgment, Flash of Light, and V'ama, Looming Death.
Its best matchup is against Druid (68%), the hardest against Warlock (47%).
It wins 58% going first and 47% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin2,465 games◆ 9,400Show the cards52%- Pure Paladinwith V'ama, Looming DeathPaladin1,374 games◆ 11,040Show the cards55%
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 | 60%3,696 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%5,029 | 64% | 52% | |
| Keep | 58%4,725 | 89% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%732 | 98% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%801 | 18% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%1,386 | 32% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%887 | 6% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%1,147 | 92% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%193 | 37% | 49% | |
| Depends | 53%327 | 28% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%2,379 | 29% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%1,057 | 92% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%454 | 24% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%392 | 5% | 52% | |
| Keep | 52%4,757 | 88% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%1,828 | 68% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%326 | 34% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%382 | 4% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%2,410 | 32% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%288 | 6% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%1,933 | 17% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%356 | 9% | 56% | |
| Toss | 49%1,650 | 8% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%268 | 12% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%454 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%224 | 32% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%1,008 | 20% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%972 | 39% | 48% | |
| Toss | 48%1,905 | 14% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%1,972 | 22% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%175 | 17% | 44% | |
| Depends | 47%348 | 90% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%1,668 | 26% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%970 | 66% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%697 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 45%242 | 42% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%120 | 14% | 48% | |
| Toss | 44%246 | 11% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%279 | 0% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock3,28847%46%–49%
- Death Knight2,84051%49%–53%
- Priest2,19255%53%–57%
- Shaman2,04554%52%–56%
- Rogue1,95559%56%–61%
- Paladin1,36754%51%–56%
- Warrior1,34955%53%–58%
- Demon Hunter1,30450%47%–53%
- Mage69254%50%–57%
- Hunter58153%49%–57%
- Druid37168%63%–72%
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: Judgment, Flash of Light, and V'ama, Looming Death.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 53% 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 2,465 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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