Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flash of Light, Vigilant Sentry, and Sandcrafter. Usually toss: Lightcaller, Sandfury Aura, and Toreth the Unbreaking.
Its best matchup is against Druid (62%), the hardest against Warlock (45%).
It wins 56% going first and 44% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin1,900 games◆ 11,040Show the cards53%- Pure Paladinwith Resistance AuraPaladin1,679 games◆ 9,400Show the cards53%
- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and RajhPaladin795 games◆ 9,120Show the cards49%
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: 48% (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 | 59%2,820 | 96% | 52% | |
| Keep | 56%207 | 12% | 51% | |
| Keep | 54%3,633 | 88% | 52% | |
| Keep | 54%303 | 94% | 48% | |
| Keep | 54%3,854 | 61% | 50% | |
| Keep | 53%727 | 90% | 49% | |
| Depends | 53%177 | 45% | 52% | |
| Keep | 51%1,420 | 64% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%1,819 | 25% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%633 | 17% | 52% | |
| Keep | 50%3,852 | 90% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%885 | 26% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%220 | 34% | 47% | |
| Depends | 50%687 | 6% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%262 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%1,881 | 32% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%144 | 24% | 49% | |
| Depends | 48%1,558 | 22% | 53% | |
| Keep | 48%394 | 92% | 46% | |
| Toss | 48%1,441 | 11% | 49% | |
| Toss | 48%1,601 | 17% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%1,319 | 8% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%639 | 34% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%470 | 32% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%913 | 90% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%299 | 5% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%376 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%1,447 | 27% | 50% | |
| Depends | 46%811 | 72% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%586 | 12% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%263 | 3% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%193 | 32% | 43% | |
| Toss | 44%249 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%151 | 10% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%532 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 40%163 | 42% | 43% | |
| Toss | 40%120 | 16% | 42% | |
| Toss | 38%174 | 4% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock3,02645%43%–46%
- Death Knight2,36251%49%–53%
- Priest1,96551%49%–54%
- Shaman1,41152%50%–55%
- Rogue1,18458%55%–60%
- Demon Hunter99447%44%–50%
- Warrior77155%51%–58%
- Paladin76249%46%–53%
- Mage48856%52%–60%
- Druid35962%56%–66%
- Hunter34253%47%–58%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Flash of Light, Vigilant Sentry, and Sandcrafter. Usually toss: Lightcaller, Sandfury Aura, and Toreth the Unbreaking.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 51% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (62%), the hardest against Warlock (45%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 1,900 games and a 53% win rate, and costs 11,040 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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