Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 11% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mind Sweeper, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Entropic Rift. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Slime 'em!, and Dirty Rat.
Its best matchup is against Warrior (60%), the hardest against Shaman (45%).
It wins 56% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest13,708 games◆ 5,680Show the cards57%- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest7,184 games◆ 3,460Show the cards51%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest6,683 games◆ 3,880Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest5,259 games◆ 5,620Show the cards49%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest3,415 games◆ 8,160Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest2,716 games◆ 6,480Show the cards54%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest1,741 games◆ 3,960Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Taelan FordringPriest1,177 games◆ 5,620Show the cards57%
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: 52% (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 | 56%12,199 | 56% | 55% | |
| Keep | 56%15,639 | 60% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%24,076 | 95% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%2,945 | 86% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%4,505 | 13% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%2,149 | 5% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%715 | 28% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%23,808 | 86% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%4,280 | 66% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%13,417 | 30% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%9,094 | 65% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%14,504 | 76% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%4,250 | 94% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%6,905 | 63% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%2,199 | 6% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%6,702 | 33% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%11,407 | 17% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%1,222 | 50% | 55% | |
| Toss | 51%1,478 | 9% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%1,992 | 3% | 57% | |
| Toss | 51%5,367 | 3% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%768 | 49% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%1,995 | 4% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%800 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%7,090 | 35% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock20,27656%55%–57%
- Priest17,70256%55%–57%
- Death Knight15,32847%47%–48%
- Rogue9,13452%51%–53%
- Shaman8,85845%44%–46%
- Warrior7,15960%59%–61%
- Demon Hunter6,10257%55%–58%
- Paladin5,96848%47%–49%
- Mage4,04157%56%–59%
- Hunter3,30056%54%–57%
- Druid2,97059%57%–61%
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 Entropic Rift. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Slime 'em!, and Dirty Rat.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 11% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warrior (60%), the hardest against Shaman (45%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 13,708 games and a 57% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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