Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 48% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Mind Sweeper, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Eternal Firebolt, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (57%), the hardest against Shaman (40%).
It wins 51% going first and 44% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest10,754 games◆ 5,620Show the cards47%- Thief Priestwith Soothsayer and Bitterbloom KnightPriest5,281 games◆ 3,460Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith Medivh the Hallowed and Atiesh the GreatstaffPriest4,622 games◆ 5,680Show the cards50%
- Thief Priestwith Soothsayer and MoonwellPriest3,781 games◆ 3,880Show the cards47%
- Thief Priestwith Aviana, Elune's Chosen and Elise the NavigatorPriest1,771 games◆ 8,160Show the cards49%
- Thief Priestwith Reach Equilibrium and Medivh's TriumphPriest976 games◆ 8,020Show the cards44%
- Thief Priestwith Bitterbloom KnightPriest694 games◆ 5,560Show the cards44%
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: 47% (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 | 52%8,730 | 61% | 51% | |
| Keep | 51%18,575 | 95% | 49% | |
| Keep | 50%6,989 | 54% | 50% | |
| Keep | 49%2,827 | 96% | 47% | |
| Depends | 49%787 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%2,272 | 12% | 52% | |
| Keep | 48%17,594 | 84% | 49% | |
| Keep | 48%6,321 | 70% | 51% | |
| Keep | 48%12,411 | 79% | 49% | |
| Depends | 48%1,335 | 7% | 50% | |
| Keep | 48%1,144 | 85% | 47% | |
| Depends | 47%9,580 | 26% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%1,155 | 2% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%4,778 | 56% | 49% | |
| Depends | 47%4,635 | 27% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%1,246 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 46%1,285 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%9,412 | 41% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%7,977 | 13% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%1,305 | 59% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%6,463 | 56% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%3,893 | 3% | 49% | |
| Toss | 44%1,974 | 5% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%953 | 49% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%411 | 10% | 47% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight13,79042%42%–43%
- Rogue11,67049%48%–50%
- Priest9,66553%52%–54%
- Warrior8,55654%53%–56%
- Shaman8,04240%39%–41%
- Paladin6,82641%40%–42%
- Warlock5,52153%51%–54%
- Demon Hunter5,31257%55%–58%
- Mage4,01950%49%–52%
- Hunter3,55648%46%–50%
- Druid2,40653%51%–55%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, Mind Sweeper, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Eternal Firebolt, and Slime 'em!.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 48% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (57%), the hardest against Shaman (40%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 10,754 games and a 47% win rate, and costs 5,620 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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