Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 65% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Forge of Origination, Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Chainbreaker Hogger, Warptooth, and Follow the Fuse.
Its best matchup is against Druid (82%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (56%).
It wins 69% going first and 60% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior3,550 games◆ 6,900Show the cards66%
Pirate Warriorwith Living Flame and Eternal ToilWarrior3,296 games◆ 7,180Show the cards64%
Pirate Warriorwith Archaedas and Living FlameWarrior1,278 games◆ 8,680Show the cards62%
Pirate Warriorwith Royal Librarian and Living FlameWarrior535 games◆ 7,180Show the cards68%
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: 62% (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 | 72%219 | 65% | 64% | |
| Keep | 71%325 | 83% | 66% | |
| Keep | 71%4,394 | 94% | 63% | |
| Depends | 69%107 | 2% | 58% | |
| Keep | 67%4,534 | 96% | 60% | |
| Depends | 65%699 | 7% | 60% | |
| Keep | 65%1,957 | 94% | 59% | |
| Depends | 64%1,205 | 22% | 62% | |
| Depends | 63%2,586 | 38% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%2,348 | 31% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%3,594 | 71% | 60% | |
| Depends | 63%2,633 | 40% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%1,913 | 18% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%2,168 | 28% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%2,195 | 34% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%286 | 28% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%2,131 | 77% | 59% | |
| Toss | 61%2,060 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 61%1,138 | 26% | 60% | |
| Toss | 60%1,833 | 18% | 59% | |
| Toss | 60%813 | 31% | 58% | |
| Toss | 59%795 | 1% | 56% | |
| Toss | 56%792 | 2% | 60% | |
| Toss | 53%129 | 30% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,76460%58%–63%
- Death Knight1,75857%55%–59%
- Warrior1,33858%55%–61%
- Rogue1,31769%66%–71%
- Paladin1,12271%68%–73%
- Warlock1,12073%70%–75%
- Shaman99356%53%–59%
- Mage91676%73%–79%
- Demon Hunter84856%53%–59%
- Hunter65276%73%–79%
- Druid60682%78%–85%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Forge of Origination, Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Chainbreaker Hogger, Warptooth, and Follow the Fuse.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 65% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (82%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (56%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 3,550 games and a 66% win rate, and costs 6,900 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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