Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 60% of its games and is played in 8% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Kaldorei Priestess, Lunarwing Messenger, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Gargantuan Slitherer, and Servant of Zuramat.
Its best matchup is against Druid (73%), the hardest against Shaman (52%).
It wins 62% going first and 57% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest1,020 games◆ 5,680Show the cards63%- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest388 games◆ 5,620Show the cards60%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest333 games◆ 3,460Show the cards62%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest155 games◆ 3,880Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest123 games◆ 8,160Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith Eternal Firebolt and Dirty RatPriest86 games◆ 5,120Show the cards59%
- Thief Priestwith Enthralled Shade and Holy EmbracePriest71 games◆ 4,960Show the cards61%
- Thief Priestwith Dirty Rat and Psychic ConjurerPriest52 games◆ 3,480Show 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: 58% (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 | 66%454 | 92% | 59% | |
| Keep | 62%2,718 | 87% | 58% | |
| Keep | 61%2,770 | 95% | 59% | |
| Keep | 61%1,396 | 63% | 59% | |
| Depends | 61%254 | 7% | 61% | |
| Keep | 61%1,629 | 61% | 60% | |
| Depends | 61%251 | 5% | 59% | |
| Depends | 59%222 | 4% | 59% | |
| Depends | 59%537 | 17% | 60% | |
| Depends | 59%1,241 | 80% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%1,341 | 31% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%715 | 37% | 57% | |
| Toss | 58%536 | 4% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%1,163 | 70% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%113 | 47% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%572 | 64% | 57% | |
| Depends | 57%428 | 62% | 58% | |
| Toss | 56%1,040 | 14% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%147 | 90% | 58% | |
| Toss | 55%148 | 9% | 57% | |
| Toss | 54%135 | 6% | 60% | |
| Toss | 53%451 | 28% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%91 | 58% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,52157%55%–60%
- Death Knight1,44053%50%–55%
- Warrior1,30861%58%–64%
- Rogue1,16657%54%–60%
- Mage1,10571%68%–73%
- Paladin99856%53%–59%
- Shaman90252%49%–56%
- Warlock88361%58%–64%
- Demon Hunter75464%61%–68%
- Druid51473%69%–76%
- Hunter50267%63%–71%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Kaldorei Priestess, Lunarwing Messenger, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Gargantuan Slitherer, and Servant of Zuramat.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 60% of its games and is played in 8% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (73%), the hardest against Shaman (52%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 1,020 games and a 63% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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