Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 66% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Forge of Origination, and Cannonmaster. Usually toss: Southsea Captain, Follow the Fuse, and Warptooth.
Its best matchup is against Druid (81%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (57%).
It wins 70% going first and 61% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior2,531 games◆ 6,900Show the cards67%- Pirate Warriorwith Living Flame and Eternal ToilWarrior2,327 games◆ 7,180Show the cards65%
- Pirate Warriorwith Archaedas and Living FlameWarrior1,037 games◆ 8,680Show the cards63%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal Librarian and Living FlameWarrior370 games◆ 7,180Show the cards68%
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: 63% (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 | 73%226 | 86% | 66% | |
| Keep | 70%3,076 | 93% | 63% | |
| Keep | 68%148 | 58% | 65% | |
| Keep | 67%3,228 | 96% | 60% | |
| Depends | 65%485 | 8% | 60% | |
| Keep | 65%1,340 | 92% | 60% | |
| Depends | 65%1,889 | 39% | 61% | |
| Depends | 64%873 | 23% | 63% | |
| Depends | 63%1,689 | 31% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%1,566 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%1,848 | 39% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%1,333 | 17% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%2,493 | 69% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%1,603 | 33% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%224 | 28% | 57% | |
| Toss | 61%835 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%1,558 | 77% | 61% | |
| Toss | 61%1,494 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 61%1,316 | 19% | 60% | |
| Toss | 59%565 | 1% | 57% | |
| Toss | 59%569 | 30% | 58% | |
| Toss | 58%85 | 32% | 57% | |
| Toss | 58%543 | 1% | 59% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,24660%57%–62%
- Death Knight1,20659%57%–62%
- Warrior96459%55%–62%
- Rogue88668%65%–71%
- Paladin81971%68%–74%
- Warlock78472%69%–75%
- Shaman71458%54%–61%
- Mage70676%73%–79%
- Demon Hunter61757%53%–61%
- Hunter48677%73%–81%
- Druid44081%77%–85%
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: Southsea Captain, Follow the Fuse, and Warptooth.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 66% 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 (81%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (57%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 2,531 games and a 67% win rate, and costs 6,900 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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