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, Violet Treasuregill, Flight Maneuvers, and Righteous Protector. Usually toss: Spearheart Sentry, Twilight Timereaver, and Sandfury Aura.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (61%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (53%).
It wins 60% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin1,016 games◆ 9,400Show the cards55%- Pure Paladinwith Gelbin of Tomorrow and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin324 games◆ 7,040Show the cards54%
- Pure Paladinwith Rajh and Toreth the UnbreakingPaladin321 games◆ 11,160Show the cards59%
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: 53% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 68%40 | 32% | 57% | |
| Keep | 64%1,187 | 94% | 53% | |
| Keep | 60%254 | 95% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%1,686 | 63% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%315 | 95% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%1,400 | 89% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%65 | 17% | 53% | |
| Depends | 58%242 | 14% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%40 | 2% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%588 | 81% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%441 | 32% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%94 | 8% | 60% | |
| Depends | 55%98 | 4% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%582 | 19% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%137 | 36% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%232 | 87% | 51% | |
| Depends | 54%582 | 22% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%577 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%430 | 38% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%112 | 30% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%369 | 25% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%1,407 | 88% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%447 | 32% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%667 | 32% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%271 | 72% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%126 | 39% | 52% | |
| Toss | 52%99 | 5% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%457 | 8% | 57% | |
| Toss | 51%275 | 11% | 60% | |
| Toss | 51%195 | 2% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%76 | 75% | 46% | |
| Toss | 50%38 | 3% | 67% | |
| Toss | 50%104 | 9% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%95 | 7% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%552 | 19% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%124 | 28% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%114 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 46%79 | 16% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight85154%51%–57%
- Warrior76155%52%–59%
- Rogue73261%57%–64%
- Shaman67454%51%–58%
- Priest57457%53%–61%
- Paladin47453%48%–57%
- Demon Hunter43853%48%–57%
- Mage34554%49%–59%
- Warlock32154%48%–59%
- Hunter20251%44%–58%
- Druid16275%68%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reinforcement Aura, Violet Treasuregill, Flight Maneuvers, and Righteous Protector. Usually toss: Spearheart Sentry, Twilight Timereaver, and Sandfury Aura.
- 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 (61%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (53%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 1,016 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 9,400 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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