Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Scion of Insight, Corpse Cannon, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Remnant of Rage, Shadows of Yesterday, and Soulrest Ceremony.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (64%), the hardest against Warlock (43%).
It wins 59% going first and 48% 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: 53% (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 | 62%53 | 51% | 59% | |
| Depends | 60%50 | 33% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%1,352 | 95% | 51% | |
| Keep | 58%271 | 85% | 59% | |
| Keep | 56%1,332 | 89% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%1,140 | 68% | 56% | |
| Keep | 56%383 | 63% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%461 | 88% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%216 | 72% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%483 | 8% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%1,074 | 71% | 52% | |
| Keep | 54%1,346 | 92% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%397 | 79% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%712 | 28% | 55% | |
| Toss | 53%117 | 13% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%789 | 80% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%842 | 96% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%953 | 80% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%574 | 38% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%404 | 34% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%48 | 41% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%224 | 41% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%71 | 16% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%60 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 48%551 | 12% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%500 | 11% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%400 | 9% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%107 | 7% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock99343%40%–46%
- Priest71155%51%–58%
- Death Knight67254%51%–58%
- Shaman39048%43%–53%
- Rogue38264%59%–69%
- Warrior32659%53%–64%
- Demon Hunter29748%43%–54%
- Paladin28058%52%–64%
- Mage15864%56%–71%
- Druid15076%69%–82%
- Hunter10572%63%–80%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Scion of Insight, Corpse Cannon, and Tower of Ghouls. Usually toss: Remnant of Rage, Shadows of Yesterday, and Soulrest Ceremony.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Unholy DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (64%), the hardest against Warlock (43%).
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