Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 58% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Twilight Egg, Scion of Insight, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Gnome Muncher, Corpse Farm, and Taelan Fordring.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (62%), the hardest against Death Knight (48%).
It wins 61% going first and 54% on the coin.
Most played lists
Unholy DKDeath Knight1,096 games◆ 4,000Show the cards60%- Unholy DKwith Taelan Fordring and The Black KnightDeath Knight504 games◆ 0Show the cards42%
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: 57% (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%25 | 10% | 51% | |
| Depends | 64%25 | 6% | 49% | |
| Depends | 64%36 | 58% | 52% | |
| Depends | 64%247 | 11% | 62% | |
| Keep | 63%693 | 89% | 61% | |
| Keep | 63%818 | 96% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%75 | 91% | 51% | |
| Keep | 63%508 | 61% | 61% | |
| Keep | 62%583 | 80% | 64% | |
| Keep | 61%276 | 81% | 58% | |
| Keep | 61%147 | 92% | 59% | |
| Keep | 61%579 | 75% | 59% | |
| Keep | 60%136 | 66% | 64% | |
| Depends | 60%279 | 10% | 63% | |
| Keep | 60%965 | 93% | 59% | |
| Toss | 57%270 | 11% | 62% | |
| Keep | 57%689 | 91% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%342 | 21% | 63% | |
| Toss | 57%21 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%468 | 39% | 60% | |
| Toss | 54%323 | 46% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%734 | 77% | 59% | |
| Toss | 52%50 | 31% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%361 | 15% | 61% | |
| Toss | 49%211 | 57% | 51% | |
| Toss | 46%37 | 29% | 50% | |
| Toss | 42%155 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 39%148 | 65% | 47% | |
| Toss | 36%111 | 40% | 46% | |
| Toss | 31%108 | 38% | 50% | |
| Toss | 30%104 | 31% | 47% | |
| Toss | 29%116 | 43% | 50% | |
| Toss | 27%62 | 26% | 47% | |
| Toss | 26%39 | 26% | 46% | |
| Toss | 18%44 | 34% | 41% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest46356%51%–60%
- Death Knight40248%43%–52%
- Rogue31162%56%–67%
- Warrior30557%51%–62%
- Warlock29558%52%–63%
- Paladin28355%49%–61%
- Shaman26555%49%–61%
- Mage23471%65%–76%
- Demon Hunter20357%50%–64%
- Hunter15067%59%–74%
- Druid14767%59%–74%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Twilight Egg, Scion of Insight, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Gnome Muncher, Corpse Farm, and Taelan Fordring.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 58% 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 (62%), the hardest against Death Knight (48%).
- What is the best Unholy DK list?
- The most played list has 1,096 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 4,000 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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