Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 10% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Slime 'em!, Medivh's Triumph, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Druid (59%), the hardest against Shaman (43%).
It wins 55% going first and 49% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest12,595 games◆ 3,460Show the cards52%- Thief Priestwith Medivh the Hallowed and Atiesh the GreatstaffPriest12,384 games◆ 5,680Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith MoonwellPriest8,879 games◆ 3,880Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest6,821 games◆ 5,620Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest5,016 games◆ 8,160Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith MoonwellPriest1,922 games◆ 3,960Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest1,485 games◆ 6,480Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith Medivh the Hallowed and Atiesh the GreatstaffPriest852 games◆ 5,620Show the cards52%
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: 51% (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 | 55%14,477 | 55% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%19,041 | 61% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%846 | 25% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%29,634 | 94% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%2,070 | 85% | 52% | |
| Keep | 53%6,336 | 92% | 51% | |
| Keep | 52%27,937 | 84% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%4,708 | 12% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%2,064 | 5% | 56% | |
| Keep | 52%17,934 | 74% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%15,765 | 29% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%1,606 | 8% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%8,909 | 33% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%9,060 | 64% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%4,106 | 59% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%2,037 | 4% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%13,408 | 16% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%7,510 | 59% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%1,276 | 47% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%1,941 | 2% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%6,252 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%10,010 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%838 | 14% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%984 | 51% | 53% | |
| Toss | 46%2,238 | 5% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock24,71455%55%–56%
- Priest20,51154%53%–55%
- Death Knight17,36348%47%–48%
- Shaman11,74043%42%–44%
- Rogue10,14852%51%–53%
- Warrior8,87257%56%–58%
- Paladin7,14547%46%–48%
- Demon Hunter6,33157%56%–58%
- Mage5,27357%56%–58%
- Druid3,37659%57%–61%
- Hunter3,14856%54%–58%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Slime 'em!, Medivh's Triumph, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 10% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (59%), the hardest against Shaman (43%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 12,595 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 3,460 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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