Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 57% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Corpse Cannon, Sawbones, and Warden Maiev. Usually toss: Elven Archer, Staff of the Endbringer, and Soulrest Ceremony.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (67%), the hardest against Warlock (47%).
It wins 62% going first and 50% 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: 56% (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 | 63%40 | 42% | 58% | |
| Keep | 62%1,095 | 93% | 54% | |
| Keep | 59%1,073 | 88% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%312 | 54% | 57% | |
| Keep | 58%327 | 81% | 56% | |
| Keep | 58%268 | 89% | 61% | |
| Keep | 58%937 | 66% | 59% | |
| Keep | 58%643 | 96% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%1,131 | 91% | 56% | |
| Keep | 57%442 | 89% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%442 | 36% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%110 | 12% | 60% | |
| Toss | 56%393 | 9% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%937 | 72% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%640 | 77% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%193 | 74% | 57% | |
| Toss | 55%586 | 28% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%179 | 38% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%50 | 42% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%327 | 32% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%407 | 11% | 58% | |
| Toss | 53%775 | 75% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%332 | 11% | 58% | |
| Toss | 51%483 | 13% | 59% | |
| Toss | 51%65 | 16% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%48 | 42% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%21 | 9% | 63% | |
| Toss | 47%57 | 17% | 48% | |
| Toss | 43%87 | 5% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock79047%43%–50%
- Priest58857%53%–61%
- Death Knight55754%50%–58%
- Rogue34067%62%–72%
- Shaman32452%46%–57%
- Warrior27963%57%–69%
- Paladin25761%55%–66%
- Demon Hunter24452%46%–59%
- Mage13264%55%–71%
- Druid12278%70%–84%
- Hunter9375%66%–83%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Twilight Egg, Corpse Cannon, Sawbones, and Warden Maiev. Usually toss: Elven Archer, Staff of the Endbringer, and Soulrest Ceremony.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond 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 (67%), the hardest against Warlock (47%).
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