Hearthstone Amitut Keeper of Amitus Paladin Combo Guide

To win with the Amitut Keeper of Amitus Paladin combo deck in Hearthstone, survive the early turns with cheap defensive tools, cycle through your deck using Holy spell tutors, and establish Amitut on the board to restrict incoming burst damage while converting surviving minions into a game-ending lethal push.

Core Win Condition and Combat Mechanics

The deck relies on Amitut Keeper of Amitus as both a defensive stabilizer and an endgame anchor. Amitut alters normal combat math by capping the amount of damage your hero and minions can take in a single instance. This damage restriction stops opponent decks reliant on high-damage single targets or burst spells from finding rapid lethal damage against you.

Because your minions cannot be removed with standard single-hit burst damage while protected, token units and Silver Hand Recruits remain sticky. Once Amitut limits the opponent's counterattacks, you apply wide-board Holy stat buffs across your surviving minions to push lethal damage directly into the enemy hero over one or two turns.

Key Supporting Cards

The deck requires targeted search tools and low-cost board clears to survive long enough to assemble the full combo.

Knight of Anointment is the deck's primary early-game tutor. Playing it on curve removes dead draws from your deck while putting vital Holy defensive cards or late-game stat enablers into your hand.

Mulligan Strategy

Always mulligan aggressively for early-game card draw and defensive tools. Keeping late-game combo pieces in your opening hand will cause you to lose early board tempo.

• Always Keep: Knight of Anointment, 1-cost and 2-cost defensive minions, and low-cost card draw spells.
• Keep Against Aggro: Cheap weapons, Consecration, and early defensive healing to contest fast minion swarms.
• Keep Against Control: Targeted Holy draw spells and resource generators to cycle through your deck faster.
• Always Toss: Amitut Keeper of Amitus, expensive finishers, and situational attack-buff spells.

During the first four turns, prioritize board control and life total preservation over dealing face damage. Use weapon charges and Divine Shield minions to trade into enemy threats and keep incoming damage low before your swing turns.

Mid-Game Board Management

Turns 5 through 7 serve as the bridge to your combo setup. Aggressive decks will push for lethal, while control decks will begin dropping larger threats.

• Punish Wide Boards: Pair Equality effects with Consecration or light area damage to wipe enemy boards that overcommit.
• Preserve Combo Buffs: If you need healing or defensive stalling, spend generic utility spells rather than the attack-amplifying Holy buffs required for your lethal turn.
• Manage Hand Size: Drawing cards rapidly with Holy tutors can quickly fill your hand. Monitor your hand size before casting draw spells to avoid burning your combo pieces.

Executing the OTK Lethal Turn

Executing the finish requires setting up the board state either the turn prior or directly on curve once mana allows.

1. Clear Taunts: Use secondary removal or remaining weapon charges to clear opposing Taunt minions before spending mana on buffs.
2. Play Amitut Keeper of Amitus: Deploy Amitut to activate the damage cap aura, protecting your board from retaliatory clears.
3. Chain Holy Buffs: Cast attack-enhancing spells across your active tokens and Divine Shield minions to amplify your total damage output.
4. Attack the Enemy Hero: Push your buffed damage directly into the opponent. If your damage falls slightly short of an immediate one-turn kill, Amitut's damage-capping aura protects your minions from conventional burst trades, allowing you to finish the game on the following turn.

Matchup Pitfalls and Counterplay

Silence and transformation effects are the primary counters to this strategy. Mass silence, transformation spells, and bounce mechanics bypass damage calculations entirely, removing Amitut without needing to overcome the damage cap. Against classes that run these answers, force out removal cards in the mid-game with secondary threats before committing your full buff package to Amitut.