Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 13% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Slime 'em!, Dirty Rat, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Druid (66%), the hardest against Shaman (49%).
It wins 59% going first and 53% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest44,083 games◆ 5,680Show the cards60%- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest18,367 games◆ 3,460Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest17,524 games◆ 3,880Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest8,430 games◆ 8,160Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest6,744 games◆ 5,620Show the cards50%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest6,120 games◆ 6,480Show the cards56%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest5,007 games◆ 3,960Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Taelan FordringPriest3,258 games◆ 5,620Show the cards59%
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 | 58%31,089 | 59% | 56% | |
| Keep | 58%38,212 | 60% | 56% | |
| Keep | 57%55,385 | 94% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%5,172 | 6% | 59% | |
| Depends | 55%11,288 | 12% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%29,389 | 29% | 56% | |
| Keep | 55%10,182 | 94% | 53% | |
| Keep | 55%7,277 | 67% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%54,656 | 85% | 56% | |
| Keep | 55%6,286 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%4,964 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%21,808 | 64% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%29,481 | 76% | 54% | |
| Toss | 54%4,909 | 3% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%25,010 | 16% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%15,045 | 34% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%2,462 | 49% | 56% | |
| Toss | 53%2,699 | 9% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%12,745 | 63% | 55% | |
| Toss | 51%11,644 | 3% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%1,816 | 14% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%12,932 | 33% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%3,404 | 4% | 54% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock49,77656%55%–56%
- Priest41,98455%55%–56%
- Death Knight32,26151%51%–52%
- Shaman18,66449%48%–50%
- Rogue17,83754%54%–55%
- Warrior14,84462%62%–63%
- Paladin13,88956%55%–57%
- Demon Hunter12,35660%59%–60%
- Mage10,07964%63%–65%
- Druid8,67966%65%–67%
- Hunter7,02564%63%–66%
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: Slime 'em!, Dirty Rat, 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 13% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (66%), the hardest against Shaman (49%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 44,083 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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