Unholy DK
Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 59% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Ancient Raptor, Twilight Egg, and Monstrous Mosquito. Usually toss: Gnome Muncher, Corpse Farm, and Taelan Fordring.
It wins 62% going first and 55% on the coin.
Most played lists
Unholy DKDeath Knight687 games◆ 4,000Show the cards61%- Unholy DKwith Taelan Fordring and The Black KnightDeath Knight350 games◆ 0Show the cards42%
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: 60% (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 | 66%462 | 89% | 62% | |
| Keep | 65%98 | 90% | 67% | |
| Depends | 65%20 | 40% | 52% | |
| Keep | 65%552 | 96% | 59% | |
| Keep | 64%392 | 80% | 63% | |
| Depends | 63%224 | 22% | 62% | |
| Keep | 63%395 | 75% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%162 | 11% | 64% | |
| Keep | 62%341 | 61% | 62% | |
| Depends | 62%106 | 70% | 64% | |
| Keep | 62%55 | 93% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%185 | 10% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%182 | 78% | 59% | |
| Depends | 60%663 | 92% | 60% | |
| Toss | 59%17 | 9% | 49% | |
| Toss | 58%195 | 11% | 64% | |
| Depends | 57%458 | 91% | 56% | |
| Toss | 55%204 | 43% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%33 | 30% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%312 | 38% | 61% | |
| Toss | 53%507 | 76% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%42 | 100% | 64% | |
| Toss | 49%149 | 54% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%241 | 15% | 62% | |
| Toss | 47%32 | 33% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%118 | 67% | 47% | |
| Toss | 39%107 | 61% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%83 | 39% | 48% | |
| Toss | 32%81 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 32%75 | 38% | 53% | |
| Toss | 32%75 | 29% | 47% | |
| Toss | 31%45 | 26% | 47% | |
| Toss | 27%26 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 24%34 | 35% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest30755%50%–61%
- Death Knight27047%42%–53%
- Warrior22059%52%–65%
- Rogue19864%57%–70%
- Warlock19861%54%–67%
- Paladin19359%51%–65%
- Shaman17555%47%–62%
- Mage16470%63%–77%
- Demon Hunter14256%48%–64%
- Hunter10665%56%–73%
- Druid10269%59%–77%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Unholy DK mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Corpse Cannon, Ancient Raptor, Twilight Egg, and Monstrous Mosquito. Usually toss: Gnome Muncher, Corpse Farm, and Taelan Fordring.
- Is Unholy DK a good deck?
- Unholy DK is a Death Knight deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 59% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier S).
- What is the best Unholy DK list?
- The most played list has 687 games and a 61% win rate, and costs 4,000 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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