Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Unstable Prototype, Sawbones, and Ancient Raptor. Usually toss: Soulrest Ceremony, Shadows of Yesterday, and Grave Strength.
It wins 62% 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: 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 | 70%10 | 3% | 62% | |
| Depends | 62%66 | 12% | 63% | |
| Keep | 62%620 | 94% | 51% | |
| Keep | 61%125 | 75% | 61% | |
| Keep | 60%182 | 55% | 59% | |
| Keep | 60%267 | 90% | 59% | |
| Depends | 59%27 | 41% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%30 | 15% | 61% | |
| Keep | 56%161 | 87% | 64% | |
| Keep | 56%674 | 91% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%27 | 55% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%92 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%549 | 76% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%561 | 68% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%263 | 38% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%235 | 9% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%32 | 40% | 49% | |
| Depends | 53%623 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%169 | 75% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%192 | 34% | 55% | |
| Keep | 53%356 | 96% | 51% | |
| Toss | 52%240 | 12% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%365 | 77% | 55% | |
| Toss | 51%334 | 28% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%432 | 77% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%34 | 21% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%49 | 6% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%194 | 11% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%276 | 11% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock47346%41%–50%
- Death Knight28955%49%–60%
- Priest28859%53%–64%
- Shaman21850%44%–57%
- Rogue19167%60%–73%
- Warrior18354%47%–61%
- Demon Hunter16448%41%–56%
- Paladin14960%52%–67%
- Druid6679%67%–87%
- Mage6562%49%–72%
- Hunter5167%53%–78%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Unstable Prototype, Sawbones, and Ancient Raptor. Usually toss: Soulrest Ceremony, Shadows of Yesterday, and Grave Strength.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier A).
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