Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Kaldorei Priestess. Usually toss: Gargantuan Slitherer, Titanic Thrasher, and Karazhan the Sanctum.
Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (57%), the hardest against Shaman (36%).
It wins 51% going first and 43% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest437 games◆ 5,620Show the cards44%- Thief Priestwith Medivh the Hallowed and Atiesh the GreatstaffPriest210 games◆ 5,680Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith Soothsayer and Bitterbloom KnightPriest190 games◆ 3,460Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith N'Zoth, Dream's End and Endbringer UmbraPriest189 games◆ 8,820Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Aviana, Elune's Chosen and Calia MenethilPriest145 games◆ 7,980Show the cards50%
- Thief Priestwith Aviana, Elune's Chosen and Calia MenethilPriest107 games◆ 8,280Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith Aviana, Elune's Chosen and Elise the NavigatorPriest93 games◆ 8,160Show the cards47%
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: 45% (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 | 70%20 | 37% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%36 | 16% | 48% | |
| Keep | 50%659 | 87% | 50% | |
| Keep | 50%482 | 83% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%751 | 98% | 49% | |
| Depends | 50%26 | 3% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%665 | 82% | 49% | |
| Keep | 49%136 | 99% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%65 | 75% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%21 | 0% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%89 | 13% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%374 | 25% | 50% | |
| Depends | 46%211 | 31% | 48% | |
| Depends | 45%31 | 16% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%31 | 0% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%242 | 43% | 50% | |
| Toss | 45%170 | 4% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%318 | 16% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%101 | 4% | 50% | |
| Depends | 44%171 | 46% | 50% | |
| Depends | 44%340 | 33% | 47% | |
| Depends | 43%223 | 43% | 46% | |
| Toss | 43%58 | 7% | 49% | |
| Depends | 43%42 | 27% | 51% | |
| Depends | 42%130 | 56% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%28 | 4% | 53% | |
| Toss | 22%27 | 2% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Rogue48850%46%–55%
- Shaman47336%32%–40%
- Death Knight46847%43%–52%
- Warrior36853%48%–58%
- Demon Hunter35057%52%–62%
- Paladin23334%28%–40%
- Priest23355%48%–61%
- Mage20650%43%–56%
- Warlock20351%44%–58%
- Hunter12145%37%–54%
- Druid4353%39%–67%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Kaldorei Priestess. Usually toss: Gargantuan Slitherer, Titanic Thrasher, and Karazhan the Sanctum.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (57%), the hardest against Shaman (36%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 437 games and a 44% win rate, and costs 5,620 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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