Thief Priest
Thief Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 9% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Bitterbloom Knight, Soothsayer, Lunarwing Messenger, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: Dirty Rat, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (60%), the hardest against Shaman (43%).
It wins 56% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest1,232 games◆ 5,680Show the cards55%- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest1,071 games◆ 5,620Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest853 games◆ 3,460Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest432 games◆ 3,880Show the cards51%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest225 games◆ 8,160Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Slime 'em!Priest148 games◆ 6,480Show the cards55%
- Thief Priestwith Eternal Firebolt and Dirty RatPriest148 games◆ 5,120Show the cards47%
- Thief Priestwith Ysera, Emerald Aspect and Reach EquilibriumPriest84 games◆ 8,520Show the cards33%
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: 53% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 57%205 | 4% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%388 | 94% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%391 | 13% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%75 | 38% | 56% | |
| Keep | 56%1,314 | 60% | 56% | |
| Keep | 55%2,336 | 96% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%1,014 | 59% | 55% | |
| Keep | 55%1,299 | 82% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%461 | 4% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%242 | 5% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%150 | 53% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%524 | 31% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%491 | 65% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%156 | 9% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%217 | 88% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%2,358 | 90% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%849 | 72% | 56% | |
| Toss | 52%1,175 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%105 | 54% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%635 | 61% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%986 | 14% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%205 | 3% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%895 | 41% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%172 | 5% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%56 | 8% | 55% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,47556%54%–59%
- Death Knight1,44846%43%–48%
- Warrior1,26059%56%–62%
- Rogue1,21154%51%–57%
- Shaman84643%40%–47%
- Paladin77145%42%–49%
- Demon Hunter71960%56%–63%
- Mage70859%56%–63%
- Warlock67855%51%–59%
- Hunter41756%52%–61%
- Druid37057%52%–62%
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: Dirty Rat, 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 Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 9% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Thief Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Demon Hunter (60%), the hardest against Shaman (43%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 1,232 games and a 55% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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