Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 57% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Scion of Insight, Monstrous Mosquito, Corpse Cannon, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Corpse Farm, Gnome Muncher, and Taelan Fordring.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (63%), the hardest against Death Knight (48%).
It wins 61% going first and 53% on the coin.
Most played lists
Unholy DKDeath Knight1,803 games◆ 4,000Show the cards61%
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: 58% (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 | 66%105 | 93% | 57% | |
| Keep | 63%921 | 81% | 60% | |
| Keep | 62%1,152 | 89% | 60% | |
| Keep | 61%808 | 59% | 61% | |
| Keep | 61%162 | 66% | 62% | |
| Keep | 60%1,314 | 97% | 59% | |
| Keep | 60%251 | 93% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%947 | 73% | 59% | |
| Keep | 59%1,558 | 93% | 58% | |
| Depends | 59%560 | 21% | 63% | |
| Depends | 59%428 | 9% | 63% | |
| Keep | 59%1,111 | 93% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%468 | 12% | 61% | |
| Depends | 58%423 | 80% | 58% | |
| Toss | 58%404 | 13% | 63% | |
| Depends | 57%744 | 40% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%1,136 | 79% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%495 | 43% | 58% | |
| Toss | 52%562 | 15% | 60% | |
| Toss | 51%107 | 32% | 58% | |
| Toss | 51%37 | 1% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%333 | 55% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%64 | 36% | 47% | |
| Toss | 38%242 | 72% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%224 | 68% | 50% | |
| Toss | 32%155 | 37% | 46% | |
| Toss | 32%149 | 33% | 46% | |
| Toss | 31%145 | 39% | 48% | |
| Toss | 29%142 | 26% | 45% | |
| Toss | 25%65 | 27% | 43% | |
| Toss | 23%104 | 22% | 45% | |
| Toss | 20%64 | 33% | 43% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest79855%52%–59%
- Warlock69053%49%–57%
- Death Knight64448%44%–51%
- Rogue42463%59%–68%
- Paladin41655%50%–60%
- Warrior40561%56%–66%
- Shaman39757%53%–62%
- Demon Hunter29755%49%–60%
- Mage29669%63%–74%
- Druid22470%63%–75%
- Hunter20371%65%–77%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Scion of Insight, Monstrous Mosquito, Corpse Cannon, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Corpse Farm, Gnome Muncher, and Taelan Fordring.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 57% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Unholy DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (63%), the hardest against Death Knight (48%).
- What is the best Unholy DK list?
- The most played list has 1,803 games and a 61% win rate, and costs 4,000 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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