Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 58% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Cannonmaster, and Forge of Origination. Usually toss: Warptooth, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
Its best matchup is against Hunter (71%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (48%).
It wins 63% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior4,214 games◆ 7,180Show the cards58%- Pirate Warriorwith ArchaedasWarrior2,773 games◆ 8,680Show the cards56%
- Pirate Warriorwith Southsea Captain and Sky RaiderWarrior1,111 games◆ 6,900Show the cards56%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal LibrarianWarrior874 games◆ 7,180Show the cards62%
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: 55% (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 | 63%1,303 | 90% | 53% | |
| Keep | 63%5,683 | 96% | 57% | |
| Keep | 60%5,728 | 98% | 54% | |
| Keep | 60%1,101 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 59%703 | 9% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%118 | 8% | 57% | |
| Keep | 58%1,111 | 97% | 51% | |
| Keep | 58%3,158 | 39% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%1,472 | 19% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%2,586 | 41% | 53% | |
| Keep | 57%833 | 80% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%3,421 | 82% | 52% | |
| Keep | 56%4,000 | 67% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%2,598 | 26% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%772 | 32% | 54% | |
| Toss | 55%182 | 5% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%2,752 | 34% | 55% | |
| Toss | 54%2,753 | 26% | 55% | |
| Toss | 54%2,987 | 35% | 55% | |
| Depends | 54%240 | 47% | 52% | |
| Toss | 54%2,520 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 53%105 | 5% | 55% | |
| Toss | 53%1,715 | 24% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%319 | 35% | 47% | |
| Toss | 51%2,254 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%188 | 21% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%196 | 32% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%1,031 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%1,076 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%118 | 4% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight2,60551%49%–53%
- Rogue2,17565%63%–67%
- Shaman2,03648%46%–51%
- Warrior1,86453%51%–56%
- Priest1,50859%57%–62%
- Paladin1,40466%63%–68%
- Demon Hunter1,35748%45%–50%
- Warlock93069%66%–72%
- Mage89963%59%–66%
- Hunter65271%67%–74%
- Druid36670%65%–74%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Cannonmaster, and Forge of Origination. Usually toss: Warptooth, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 58% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Hunter (71%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (48%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 4,214 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 7,180 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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