Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 64% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Cannonmaster, Stone Gauntlet, and Sky Raider. Usually toss: Warptooth, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Follow the Fuse.
Its best matchup is against Druid (81%), the hardest against Shaman (54%).
It wins 68% going first and 60% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior9,512 games◆ 6,900Show the cards66%- Pirate Warriorwith Living Flame and Eternal ToilWarrior5,074 games◆ 7,180Show the cards63%
- Pirate Warriorwith Archaedas and Living FlameWarrior1,267 games◆ 8,680Show 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: 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 | 70%9,096 | 94% | 62% | |
| Keep | 66%9,258 | 96% | 60% | |
| Keep | 66%501 | 84% | 63% | |
| Keep | 64%5,292 | 92% | 59% | |
| Depends | 64%2,431 | 24% | 62% | |
| Depends | 63%271 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 63%5,258 | 39% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%7,513 | 73% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%429 | 30% | 59% | |
| Depends | 62%5,377 | 41% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%4,430 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%4,667 | 31% | 61% | |
| Toss | 61%4,030 | 20% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%3,264 | 79% | 59% | |
| Toss | 61%1,439 | 7% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%4,426 | 35% | 59% | |
| Toss | 61%4,119 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 60%2,213 | 30% | 59% | |
| Toss | 60%3,801 | 21% | 59% | |
| Toss | 59%1,965 | 30% | 59% | |
| Toss | 57%1,582 | 1% | 59% | |
| Toss | 57%1,612 | 1% | 57% | |
| Toss | 56%353 | 25% | 55% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest4,10157%56%–59%
- Warlock3,91863%61%–64%
- Death Knight3,43460%58%–61%
- Rogue2,26971%69%–73%
- Warrior2,23063%61%–65%
- Paladin2,06472%70%–73%
- Shaman1,93954%52%–57%
- Demon Hunter1,58755%53%–58%
- Mage1,58377%75%–79%
- Druid1,26881%79%–83%
- Hunter1,14279%76%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Cannonmaster, Stone Gauntlet, and Sky Raider. Usually toss: Warptooth, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Follow the Fuse.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 64% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (81%), the hardest against Shaman (54%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 9,512 games and a 66% win rate, and costs 6,900 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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