Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 58% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Tower of Ghouls, Reluctant Wrangler, and Twilight Egg. Usually toss: Arrival of the Old Gods, Soulrest Ceremony, and Glacial Shard.
It wins 64% going first and 51% 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 80%15 | 9% | 56% | |
| Depends | 69%16 | 46% | 55% | |
| Depends | 64%55 | 35% | 53% | |
| Depends | 64%181 | 38% | 58% | |
| Depends | 63%32 | 24% | 59% | |
| Keep | 61%392 | 89% | 57% | |
| Keep | 61%372 | 66% | 60% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 8% | 42% | |
| Keep | 60%366 | 69% | 54% | |
| Keep | 60%450 | 91% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%253 | 36% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%434 | 95% | 58% | |
| Keep | 59%107 | 95% | 60% | |
| Keep | 58%245 | 95% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%84 | 85% | 57% | |
| Toss | 57%149 | 12% | 60% | |
| Depends | 56%328 | 73% | 59% | |
| Toss | 55%155 | 8% | 60% | |
| Toss | 55%128 | 32% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%158 | 83% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%160 | 10% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 32% | 44% | |
| Toss | 53%177 | 13% | 59% | |
| Toss | 52%312 | 71% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%30 | 9% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%23 | 2% | 45% | |
| Toss | 45%29 | 16% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight24353%46%–59%
- Rogue20166%59%–72%
- Warrior16864%56%–71%
- Shaman16448%40%–55%
- Priest14756%48%–64%
- Paladin13261%53%–69%
- Demon Hunter9453%43%–63%
- Warlock8352%41%–62%
- Mage6955%43%–66%
- Hunter6271%59%–81%
- Druid4781%67%–90%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Tower of Ghouls, Reluctant Wrangler, and Twilight Egg. Usually toss: Arrival of the Old Gods, Soulrest Ceremony, and Glacial Shard.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 58% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
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