Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Sky Raider, Hook n' Heave, and Archaedas. Usually toss: Royal Librarian, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Nightmare Lord Xavius.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (59%), the hardest against Shaman (44%).
It wins 60% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior279 games◆ 13,000Show the cards53%- Pirate Warriorwith Stadium Announcer and Erupting VolcanoWarrior139 games◆ 7,180Show the cards45%
- Pirate Warriorwith Erupting Volcano and Hand CannonWarrior69 games◆ 8,680Show the cards48%
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: 51% (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%399 | 92% | 51% | |
| Depends | 63%32 | 10% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%119 | 100% | 49% | |
| Keep | 58%831 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%177 | 31% | 50% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 14% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%130 | 0% | 47% | |
| Keep | 55%782 | 99% | 49% | |
| Depends | 55%38 | 3% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%48 | 76% | 46% | |
| Keep | 54%413 | 82% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%442 | 47% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%145 | 35% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%198 | 12% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%343 | 80% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%82 | 13% | 48% | |
| Depends | 51%297 | 39% | 50% | |
| Depends | 51%352 | 84% | 47% | |
| Toss | 51%61 | 5% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%227 | 21% | 49% | |
| Toss | 50%355 | 17% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%210 | 43% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%403 | 69% | 50% | |
| Toss | 49%61 | 5% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%275 | 33% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%104 | 27% | 47% | |
| Toss | 47%345 | 20% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%138 | 20% | 48% | |
| Toss | 45%231 | 15% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%64 | 65% | 48% | |
| Toss | 44%68 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%51 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%46 | 31% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%15 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 38%153 | 0% | 47% | |
| Toss | 37%67 | 12% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Shaman42844%39%–49%
- Death Knight34145%40%–50%
- Rogue30359%53%–64%
- Warrior27655%50%–61%
- Demon Hunter27446%41%–52%
- Mage17960%52%–67%
- Paladin14563%55%–71%
- Priest13060%51%–68%
- Warlock9273%63%–81%
- Hunter6075%63%–84%
- Druid3855%40%–70%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Sky Raider, Hook n' Heave, and Archaedas. Usually toss: Royal Librarian, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Nightmare Lord Xavius.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (59%), the hardest against Shaman (44%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 279 games and a 53% win rate, and costs 13,000 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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