Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 60% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Stone Gauntlet, Cannonmaster, and Sky Raider. Usually toss: Animator of Iron, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
Its best matchup is against Druid (77%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (51%).
It wins 65% going first and 55% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior3,296 games◆ 7,180Show the cards63%- Pirate Warriorwith ArchaedasWarrior1,162 games◆ 8,680Show the cards55%
- Pirate Warriorwith Southsea Captain and Sky RaiderWarrior1,070 games◆ 6,900Show the cards64%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal LibrarianWarrior656 games◆ 7,180Show the cards63%
- Pirate Warriorwith Mastermind Yogg-Saron and Lo'Gosh, Blood FighterWarrior507 games◆ 13,000Show the cards54%
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: 58% (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 | 66%3,873 | 95% | 59% | |
| Keep | 65%931 | 91% | 52% | |
| Depends | 64%105 | 4% | 57% | |
| Keep | 63%3,903 | 97% | 56% | |
| Depends | 62%115 | 23% | 51% | |
| Depends | 62%507 | 7% | 58% | |
| Keep | 61%752 | 92% | 56% | |
| Keep | 61%2,222 | 39% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%611 | 79% | 55% | |
| Depends | 59%2,625 | 66% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%2,196 | 78% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%792 | 70% | 55% | |
| Depends | 59%1,979 | 36% | 56% | |
| Toss | 58%96 | 7% | 59% | |
| Depends | 58%1,724 | 25% | 57% | |
| Depends | 58%1,671 | 16% | 57% | |
| Depends | 58%1,960 | 29% | 57% | |
| Toss | 58%1,110 | 25% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%237 | 28% | 52% | |
| Toss | 57%980 | 19% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%2,044 | 37% | 58% | |
| Toss | 57%1,720 | 38% | 56% | |
| Toss | 56%1,522 | 17% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%494 | 32% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%85 | 6% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%206 | 48% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%715 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%173 | 29% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%684 | 0% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%104 | 5% | 58% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,60852%50%–55%
- Warrior1,35356%53%–58%
- Rogue1,26566%63%–68%
- Shaman1,25352%49%–55%
- Priest1,22259%57%–62%
- Paladin91667%64%–70%
- Mage89570%67%–73%
- Demon Hunter89251%47%–54%
- Warlock66871%68%–75%
- Hunter46176%72%–79%
- Druid34077%72%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Pirate Warrior mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Hook n' Heave, Stone Gauntlet, Cannonmaster, and Sky Raider. Usually toss: Animator of Iron, Chainbreaker Hogger, and Valeera, Blood Fighter.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 60% 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 (77%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (51%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 3,296 games and a 63% win rate, and costs 7,180 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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