Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 58% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Tol'vir Vanguard, Stone Gauntlet, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Chainbreaker Hogger, Warptooth, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (70%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (46%).
It wins 63% going first and 52% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior2,056 games◆ 7,180Show the cards60%- Pirate Warriorwith ArchaedasWarrior668 games◆ 8,680Show the cards53%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal LibrarianWarrior573 games◆ 7,180Show the cards62%
- Pirate Warriorwith Southsea Captain and Sky RaiderWarrior317 games◆ 6,900Show the cards54%
- Pirate Warriorwith Mastermind Yogg-Saron and Lo'Gosh, Blood FighterWarrior259 games◆ 13,000Show the cards54%
- Pirate Warriorwith Archaedas and Forge of OriginationWarrior232 games◆ 8,780Show the cards59%
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: 56% (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 | 64%2,405 | 96% | 57% | |
| Keep | 63%409 | 86% | 54% | |
| Depends | 63%54 | 8% | 56% | |
| Keep | 62%689 | 91% | 50% | |
| Depends | 61%320 | 7% | 58% | |
| Keep | 61%2,380 | 98% | 55% | |
| Keep | 61%544 | 67% | 51% | |
| Keep | 60%1,442 | 42% | 55% | |
| Depends | 59%110 | 19% | 49% | |
| Keep | 58%318 | 97% | 49% | |
| Keep | 58%1,383 | 79% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%610 | 19% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%1,028 | 39% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%1,115 | 32% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%1,572 | 62% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%1,154 | 29% | 55% | |
| Toss | 55%1,062 | 25% | 55% | |
| Toss | 55%983 | 15% | 56% | |
| Toss | 55%80 | 4% | 60% | |
| Toss | 54%1,284 | 38% | 56% | |
| Toss | 54%712 | 26% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%308 | 35% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%119 | 61% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%36 | 1% | 51% | |
| Toss | 53%97 | 31% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%86 | 36% | 43% | |
| Toss | 52%936 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%51 | 7% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%436 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 45%436 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 42%60 | 7% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,01852%49%–55%
- Warrior92253%50%–56%
- Rogue85467%63%–70%
- Shaman79951%48%–55%
- Priest69658%54%–62%
- Paladin56065%61%–69%
- Demon Hunter52946%42%–50%
- Mage43661%56%–65%
- Warlock36170%65%–74%
- Hunter24973%67%–78%
- Druid17273%66%–79%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Tol'vir Vanguard, Stone Gauntlet, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Chainbreaker Hogger, Warptooth, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 58% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (70%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (46%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 2,056 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 7,180 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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