Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Tower of Ghouls, Scion of Insight, Corpse Cannon, and Twilight Egg. Usually toss: Chillfallen Baron, Soulrest Ceremony, and Glacial Shard.
It wins 63% going first and 47% on the coin.
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: 56% (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 | 91%11 | 8% | 58% | |
| Depends | 63%19 | 56% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%315 | 65% | 58% | |
| Keep | 59%91 | 93% | 60% | |
| Depends | 59%205 | 44% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%388 | 89% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%115 | 32% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%442 | 93% | 51% | |
| Keep | 57%82 | 84% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%356 | 70% | 52% | |
| Keep | 56%394 | 92% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%292 | 79% | 56% | |
| Toss | 56%139 | 8% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%277 | 96% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%277 | 79% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%209 | 28% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%51 | 60% | 48% | |
| Toss | 50%175 | 12% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%144 | 80% | 58% | |
| Toss | 48%160 | 10% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%111 | 6% | 57% | |
| Toss | 47%19 | 8% | 43% | |
| Toss | 42%33 | 44% | 47% | |
| Toss | 41%37 | 53% | 56% | |
| Toss | 34%32 | 7% | 45% | |
| Toss | 32%34 | 19% | 52% | |
| Depends | 32%25 | 69% | 37% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight22954%47%–60%
- Warrior16356%48%–63%
- Rogue16163%55%–70%
- Shaman14744%36%–52%
- Priest13657%48%–65%
- Warlock12852%43%–60%
- Paladin12561%52%–69%
- Demon Hunter7747%36%–58%
- Hunter6368%56%–78%
- Mage5159%45%–71%
- Druid4276%61%–87%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Tower of Ghouls, Scion of Insight, Corpse Cannon, and Twilight Egg. Usually toss: Chillfallen Baron, Soulrest Ceremony, and Glacial Shard.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
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