Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: Eternal Firebolt, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Druid (58%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
It wins 54% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest5,765 games◆ 5,680Show the cards57%- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest5,241 games◆ 5,620Show the cards49%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest3,692 games◆ 3,460Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest1,859 games◆ 3,880Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest1,256 games◆ 8,160Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith Eternal Firebolt and Dirty RatPriest870 games◆ 5,120Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: ForesightPriest868 games◆ 5,680Show the cards51%
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: 51% (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 | 55%1,779 | 95% | 52% | |
| Keep | 55%6,629 | 62% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%11,749 | 96% | 52% | |
| Keep | 54%5,287 | 58% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%1,966 | 13% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%1,019 | 5% | 56% | |
| Keep | 52%6,806 | 81% | 51% | |
| Keep | 52%11,565 | 86% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%431 | 32% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%4,415 | 70% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%1,069 | 4% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%2,370 | 59% | 52% | |
| Toss | 51%708 | 7% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%6,067 | 29% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%794 | 87% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%2,528 | 28% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%2,431 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%972 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%3,209 | 59% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%4,949 | 41% | 50% | |
| Toss | 48%5,002 | 14% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%624 | 58% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%671 | 47% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%917 | 5% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%294 | 9% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight7,49345%44%–46%
- Rogue6,53952%50%–53%
- Warrior6,52457%56%–58%
- Priest6,31154%53%–56%
- Shaman5,09741%40%–43%
- Paladin4,10845%44%–47%
- Mage3,76058%56%–59%
- Demon Hunter3,67558%56%–59%
- Warlock3,33254%53%–56%
- Hunter1,92856%54%–58%
- Druid1,82058%56%–60%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: Eternal Firebolt, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Slime 'em!.
- Is Thief Priest a good deck?
- Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (58%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 5,765 games and a 57% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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