Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 10% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, Mind Sweeper, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Gargantuan Slitherer, Medivh's Triumph, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Druid (68%), the hardest against Death Knight (47%).
It wins 58% going first and 53% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest12,416 games◆ 5,680Show the cards60%- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest7,530 games◆ 5,620Show the cards51%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest6,679 games◆ 3,460Show the cards57%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest4,027 games◆ 3,880Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest1,734 games◆ 8,160Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Reach EquilibriumPriest1,454 games◆ 8,020Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest702 games◆ 6,480Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest644 games◆ 3,960Show the cards51%
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: 54% (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 | 59%3,171 | 94% | 54% | |
| Keep | 59%9,243 | 59% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%8,244 | 60% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%1,399 | 7% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%17,154 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%16,574 | 87% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%2,912 | 13% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%8,189 | 27% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%1,382 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%6,232 | 68% | 55% | |
| Toss | 54%1,289 | 3% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%649 | 51% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%9,076 | 79% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%3,088 | 61% | 52% | |
| Toss | 53%6,706 | 13% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%1,132 | 87% | 52% | |
| Toss | 52%3,643 | 28% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%3,336 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%5,121 | 35% | 52% | |
| Toss | 51%4,236 | 60% | 52% | |
| Toss | 51%958 | 8% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%703 | 52% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%1,128 | 5% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight10,94147%47%–48%
- Priest10,41755%54%–56%
- Rogue8,08253%52%–55%
- Warrior6,97960%59%–61%
- Paladin5,80154%52%–55%
- Warlock5,79858%56%–59%
- Shaman5,69450%49%–51%
- Mage4,52465%63%–66%
- Demon Hunter4,16360%59%–62%
- Hunter3,61259%58%–61%
- Druid3,09868%67%–70%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, Mind Sweeper, and Lunarwing Messenger. Usually toss: Gargantuan Slitherer, 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 56% of its games and is played in 10% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (68%), the hardest against Death Knight (47%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 12,416 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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