Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 54% of its games and is played in 13% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Medivh's Triumph, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Druid (65%), the hardest against Shaman (48%).
It wins 57% going first and 51% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest22,955 games◆ 5,680Show the cards58%- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest17,528 games◆ 3,460Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest11,541 games◆ 3,880Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest7,504 games◆ 5,620Show the cards51%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest6,025 games◆ 8,160Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest2,366 games◆ 3,960Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest2,058 games◆ 6,480Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Reach EquilibriumPriest1,732 games◆ 8,020Show 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: 52% (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 | 57%18,984 | 57% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%23,418 | 60% | 55% | |
| Keep | 56%36,718 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%8,272 | 94% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%2,814 | 6% | 57% | |
| Keep | 54%34,925 | 86% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%6,307 | 12% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%18,443 | 28% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%4,708 | 64% | 52% | |
| Keep | 53%20,434 | 76% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%2,708 | 4% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%12,292 | 65% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%15,583 | 15% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%2,812 | 86% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%1,360 | 50% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%2,634 | 3% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%9,918 | 32% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%8,257 | 62% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%1,803 | 8% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%7,424 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%924 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%10,219 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 49%1,020 | 47% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%2,207 | 4% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest26,48254%53%–55%
- Warlock24,90355%55%–56%
- Death Knight21,82648%48%–49%
- Rogue13,48353%52%–54%
- Shaman12,56348%47%–49%
- Warrior10,64760%59%–61%
- Paladin9,66553%52%–54%
- Demon Hunter7,72459%58%–60%
- Mage6,88762%61%–63%
- Druid5,62965%64%–66%
- Hunter5,34260%59%–61%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, 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 Bronze–Gold it wins 54% of its games and is played in 13% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (65%), the hardest against Shaman (48%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 22,955 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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