Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 67% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Forge of Origination, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Archaedas, Southsea Captain, and Warptooth.
Its best matchup is against Mage (81%), the hardest against Warrior (56%).
It wins 70% going first and 64% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior1,057 games◆ 7,180Show the cards70%- Pirate Warriorwith Southsea Captain and Sky RaiderWarrior863 games◆ 6,900Show the cards68%
- Pirate Warriorwith ArchaedasWarrior288 games◆ 8,680Show the cards63%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal LibrarianWarrior233 games◆ 7,180Show the cards66%
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: 64% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 81%36 | 5% | 55% | |
| Keep | 74%139 | 85% | 58% | |
| Keep | 72%1,255 | 93% | 64% | |
| Keep | 70%103 | 68% | 62% | |
| Keep | 70%1,261 | 94% | 61% | |
| Depends | 69%189 | 6% | 63% | |
| Depends | 67%328 | 26% | 63% | |
| Depends | 67%695 | 32% | 61% | |
| Keep | 67%668 | 74% | 65% | |
| Depends | 66%617 | 30% | 61% | |
| Depends | 66%76 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 64%964 | 66% | 61% | |
| Depends | 64%592 | 24% | 62% | |
| Toss | 64%585 | 16% | 62% | |
| Toss | 63%534 | 17% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%725 | 38% | 62% | |
| Depends | 63%738 | 36% | 65% | |
| Toss | 63%326 | 18% | 64% | |
| Toss | 62%609 | 34% | 61% | |
| Toss | 62%229 | 1% | 58% | |
| Toss | 61%89 | 24% | 58% | |
| Depends | 60%408 | 88% | 60% | |
| Toss | 59%180 | 29% | 56% | |
| Toss | 55%246 | 0% | 63% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest48161%56%–65%
- Death Knight47458%53%–62%
- Warrior43056%51%–61%
- Mage40081%77%–85%
- Rogue34567%62%–72%
- Paladin33174%69%–78%
- Warlock29071%66%–76%
- Shaman25563%57%–68%
- Demon Hunter24262%56%–68%
- Druid17789%83%–93%
- Hunter16881%74%–86%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Forge of Origination, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Archaedas, Southsea Captain, and Warptooth.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 67% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (81%), the hardest against Warrior (56%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 1,057 games and a 70% win rate, and costs 7,180 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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