Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 51% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Bitterbloom Knight. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Karazhan the Sanctum, and Eternal Firebolt.
Its best matchup is against Warrior (56%), the hardest against Shaman (42%).
It wins 54% going first and 47% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest8,361 games◆ 5,680Show the cards52%- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest6,401 games◆ 3,880Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest4,403 games◆ 3,460Show the cards50%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest4,224 games◆ 5,620Show the cards45%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest4,119 games◆ 6,480Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest3,153 games◆ 8,160Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest2,367 games◆ 3,960Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Taelan FordringPriest1,109 games◆ 5,620Show the cards50%
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: 49% (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 | 54%11,010 | 53% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%15,281 | 64% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%21,460 | 95% | 52% | |
| Keep | 52%3,594 | 94% | 50% | |
| Keep | 52%3,454 | 86% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%13,076 | 30% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%14,764 | 75% | 52% | |
| Keep | 51%21,532 | 81% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%7,213 | 35% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%4,579 | 62% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%801 | 49% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%7,412 | 57% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%11,459 | 17% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%3,964 | 11% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%751 | 25% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%1,877 | 4% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%1,375 | 8% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%1,141 | 14% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%7,916 | 59% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%1,789 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%2,318 | 5% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%5,169 | 3% | 50% | |
| Toss | 46%7,139 | 34% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%1,736 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%1,200 | 47% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock27,19355%55%–56%
- Death Knight15,04947%46%–47%
- Priest14,65655%54%–56%
- Shaman9,63042%41%–43%
- Rogue7,43549%47%–50%
- Demon Hunter5,73655%54%–56%
- Warrior5,09856%54%–57%
- Paladin4,66943%41%–44%
- Mage2,71749%47%–51%
- Druid1,86153%50%–55%
- Hunter1,80349%47%–52%
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: Dirty Rat, Karazhan the Sanctum, and Eternal Firebolt.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 51% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warrior (56%), the hardest against Shaman (42%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 8,361 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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