Pirate Warrior
Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 60% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Stone Gauntlet, Hook n' Heave, Forge of Origination, and Sky Raider. Usually toss: Mother Duck, Warptooth, and Chainbreaker Hogger.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (67%), the hardest against Shaman (52%).
It wins 65% going first and 54% on the coin.
Most played lists
Pirate WarriorWarrior1,292 games◆ 7,180Show the cards60%- Pirate Warriorwith ArchaedasWarrior673 games◆ 8,680Show the cards60%
- Pirate Warriorwith Southsea Captain and Sky RaiderWarrior516 games◆ 6,900Show the cards59%
- Pirate Warriorwith Royal LibrarianWarrior201 games◆ 7,180Show 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 68%37 | 2% | 58% | |
| Keep | 66%173 | 88% | 55% | |
| Keep | 66%1,444 | 97% | 58% | |
| Keep | 65%130 | 61% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%376 | 95% | 50% | |
| Keep | 62%106 | 86% | 53% | |
| Keep | 62%1,480 | 99% | 56% | |
| Depends | 60%132 | 28% | 52% | |
| Depends | 59%719 | 36% | 54% | |
| Depends | 59%162 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%784 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%486 | 24% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%845 | 78% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%674 | 25% | 58% | |
| Depends | 58%595 | 17% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%710 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%825 | 37% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%1,090 | 68% | 57% | |
| Toss | 56%376 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 55%634 | 18% | 57% | |
| Toss | 55%208 | 6% | 56% | |
| Toss | 54%757 | 33% | 57% | |
| Toss | 54%279 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%237 | 0% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight58652%48%–56%
- Priest54055%51%–59%
- Rogue47667%62%–71%
- Warrior46655%50%–59%
- Shaman39952%47%–56%
- Paladin33166%61%–71%
- Demon Hunter30254%48%–60%
- Warlock28973%67%–77%
- Mage23765%59%–71%
- Hunter19477%71%–83%
- Druid12172%63%–79%
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 Sky Raider. Usually toss: Mother Duck, Warptooth, and Chainbreaker Hogger.
- Is Pirate Warrior a good deck?
- Pirate Warrior is a Warrior deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 60% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Pirate Warrior strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (67%), the hardest against Shaman (52%).
- What is the best Pirate Warrior list?
- The most played list has 1,292 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 7,180 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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