Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 51% of its games and is played in 9% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Mind Sweeper, Lunarwing Messenger, and Entropic Rift. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Eternal Firebolt, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
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 PriestPriest19,544 games◆ 5,680Show the cards53%- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest11,360 games◆ 3,880Show the cards51%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest10,530 games◆ 5,620Show the cards47%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest10,042 games◆ 3,460Show the cards49%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest7,077 games◆ 6,480Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest5,435 games◆ 8,160Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest3,395 games◆ 3,960Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Taelan FordringPriest2,540 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: 50% (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%29,116 | 61% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%22,607 | 55% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%45,335 | 95% | 51% | |
| Keep | 52%7,185 | 85% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%1,637 | 31% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%6,964 | 94% | 49% | |
| Keep | 51%29,024 | 75% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%26,609 | 29% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%4,344 | 5% | 55% | |
| Keep | 51%46,280 | 83% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%10,019 | 64% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%8,249 | 12% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%14,025 | 35% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%22,870 | 17% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%15,372 | 60% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%18,947 | 64% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%2,925 | 9% | 52% | |
| Toss | 49%2,081 | 13% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%3,890 | 2% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%2,010 | 51% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%10,510 | 3% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%4,142 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%15,918 | 37% | 50% | |
| Toss | 46%2,951 | 50% | 52% | |
| Toss | 46%4,623 | 5% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock46,36955%54%–55%
- Priest33,35955%54%–55%
- Death Knight31,09745%45%–46%
- Rogue18,90049%49%–50%
- Shaman18,48042%42%–43%
- Warrior13,29556%55%–57%
- Demon Hunter11,83556%55%–57%
- Paladin11,66744%43%–45%
- Mage7,20851%50%–52%
- Druid5,99455%53%–56%
- Hunter5,31551%50%–53%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Mind Sweeper, Lunarwing Messenger, and Entropic Rift. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, Eternal Firebolt, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond it wins 51% of its games and is played in 9% 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 19,544 games and a 53% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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