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 Soothsayer, Bitterbloom Knight, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, and Mind Sweeper. Usually toss: Eternal Firebolt, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Slime 'em!.
Its best matchup is against Mage (59%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
It wins 55% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Thief PriestPriest4,189 games◆ 5,680Show the cards57%- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Gargantuan SlithererPriest4,129 games◆ 5,620Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Bitterbloom KnightPriest2,751 games◆ 3,460Show the cards53%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: Foresight and Dirty RatPriest1,343 games◆ 3,880Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith C'Thun, Eye of the Empire and Aviana, Elune's ChosenPriest918 games◆ 8,160Show the cards52%
- Thief Priestwith Eternal Firebolt and Dirty RatPriest701 games◆ 5,120Show the cards48%
- Thief Priestwith Elder Word: ForesightPriest624 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%4,933 | 63% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%1,299 | 94% | 52% | |
| Keep | 55%327 | 34% | 53% | |
| Keep | 54%3,840 | 58% | 53% | |
| Keep | 54%8,769 | 96% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%1,422 | 13% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%759 | 5% | 56% | |
| Keep | 52%5,035 | 81% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%775 | 5% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%8,612 | 86% | 53% | |
| Keep | 51%579 | 86% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%3,247 | 70% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%547 | 7% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%4,498 | 29% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%1,786 | 57% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%1,856 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%705 | 3% | 55% | |
| Toss | 49%1,895 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%2,382 | 57% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%3,688 | 14% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%3,709 | 41% | 50% | |
| Toss | 47%458 | 58% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%508 | 48% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%672 | 4% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%226 | 9% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight5,63045%44%–47%
- Rogue4,84352%50%–53%
- Priest4,67154%53%–56%
- Warrior4,64257%55%–58%
- Shaman3,76441%40%–43%
- Paladin3,05045%43%–46%
- Mage2,81259%57%–61%
- Demon Hunter2,74158%56%–60%
- Warlock2,41754%52%–56%
- Hunter1,47056%54%–59%
- Druid1,28459%56%–61%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Thief Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Soothsayer, Bitterbloom Knight, Aviana, Elune's Chosen, 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 Mage (59%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
- What is the best Thief Priest list?
- The most played list has 4,189 games and a 57% win rate, and costs 5,680 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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