Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Scion of Insight, Unstable Prototype, Body Bagger, and Acolyte of Death. Usually toss: Malignant Horror, Anti-Magic Shell, and Tomb Guardians.
Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Warlock (42%).
It wins 56% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Unholy DKDeath Knight965 games◆ 4,000Show the cards57%
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: 52% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 62%77 | 88% | 51% | |
| Keep | 62%42 | 77% | 51% | |
| Keep | 59%527 | 98% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%24 | 9% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%35 | 65% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%378 | 33% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%505 | 78% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%132 | 97% | 50% | |
| Depends | 54%318 | 21% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%738 | 92% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%217 | 28% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%522 | 58% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%471 | 50% | 54% | |
| Keep | 52%808 | 94% | 50% | |
| Depends | 51%798 | 97% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%612 | 82% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%249 | 10% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%79 | 55% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%219 | 7% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%295 | 11% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%90 | 46% | 43% | |
| Toss | 46%309 | 11% | 55% | |
| Depends | 45%51 | 73% | 48% | |
| Toss | 45%273 | 82% | 50% | |
| Toss | 41%27 | 10% | 46% | |
| Toss | 34%181 | 86% | 35% | |
| Toss | 32%88 | 98% | 39% | |
| Toss | 31%48 | 73% | 50% | |
| Toss | 27%22 | 23% | 64% | |
| Toss | 24%17 | 11% | 38% | |
| Toss | 22%18 | 6% | 55% | |
| Toss | 21%29 | 32% | 44% | |
| Toss | 9%22 | 3% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock48042%37%–46%
- Priest39848%43%–53%
- Death Knight35044%39%–49%
- Warrior20057%50%–64%
- Rogue19960%53%–66%
- Shaman19153%46%–60%
- Paladin18457%50%–64%
- Demon Hunter15748%41%–56%
- Mage12073%64%–80%
- Druid10664%55%–73%
- Hunter9366%55%–74%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Scion of Insight, Unstable Prototype, Body Bagger, and Acolyte of Death. Usually toss: Malignant Horror, Anti-Magic Shell, and Tomb Guardians.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Unholy DK strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Warlock (42%).
- What is the best Unholy DK list?
- The most played list has 965 games and a 57% win rate, and costs 4,000 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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