Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 65% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Dragonscale Armaments, Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Resistance Aura, Mekkatorque's Aura, and Sandcrafter.
Its best matchup is against Death Knight (63%), the hardest against Warrior (62%).
It wins 70% going first and 60% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pure PaladinPaladin421 games◆ 7,040Show the cards59%- Pure Paladinwith Ursol and Amitut, Keeper of AmitusPaladin378 games◆ 9,400Show the cards72%
- Pure Paladinwith Commander Beatrix and Scarlet RecruiterPaladin175 games◆ 7,120Show the cards70%
- Pure Paladinwith Commander Beatrix and Scarlet RecruiterPaladin149 games◆ 7,120Show the cards74%
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: 62% (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 | 75%91 | 7% | 66% | |
| Keep | 74%138 | 15% | 61% | |
| Depends | 71%38 | 2% | 61% | |
| Keep | 71%404 | 83% | 65% | |
| Keep | 69%879 | 67% | 61% | |
| Keep | 69%680 | 85% | 62% | |
| Depends | 68%266 | 11% | 60% | |
| Depends | 68%53 | 3% | 58% | |
| Depends | 67%159 | 22% | 63% | |
| Depends | 67%166 | 34% | 61% | |
| Keep | 67%328 | 22% | 61% | |
| Depends | 67%36 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 63%123 | 31% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%123 | 10% | 63% | |
| Keep | 63%369 | 87% | 62% | |
| Depends | 62%219 | 46% | 59% | |
| Toss | 62%78 | 4% | 60% | |
| Toss | 61%70 | 3% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%341 | 89% | 63% | |
| Toss | 61%126 | 11% | 64% | |
| Depends | 61%169 | 74% | 65% | |
| Depends | 61%161 | 22% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%55 | 64% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%618 | 77% | 63% | |
| Toss | 59%127 | 18% | 60% | |
| Depends | 59%34 | 22% | 60% | |
| Toss | 58%62 | 7% | 67% | |
| Toss | 58%26 | 15% | 54% | |
| Toss | 57%134 | 8% | 64% | |
| Depends | 57%121 | 87% | 62% | |
| Toss | 56%167 | 20% | 61% | |
| Toss | 55%115 | 16% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%234 | 91% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%111 | 33% | 66% | |
| Toss | 50%80 | 5% | 60% | |
| Toss | 33%40 | 91% | 42% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest35162%57%–67%
- Warrior33162%56%–67%
- Death Knight32563%58%–68%
- Mage28273%68%–78%
- Rogue25871%65%–76%
- Warlock25366%60%–72%
- Paladin24760%54%–66%
- Shaman23158%52%–65%
- Demon Hunter17567%60%–73%
- Druid12679%71%–86%
- Hunter10870%61%–78%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pure Paladin mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Dragonscale Armaments, Reinforcement Aura, Flight Maneuvers, and Vigilant Sentry. Usually toss: Resistance Aura, Mekkatorque's Aura, and Sandcrafter.
- Is Pure Paladin a good deck?
- Pure Paladin is a Paladin deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 65% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pure Paladin strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Death Knight (63%), the hardest against Warrior (62%).
- What is the best Pure Paladin list?
- The most played list has 421 games and a 59% win rate, and costs 7,040 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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