Shadow Priest
Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 61% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Shadowcloth Needle, Papercraft Angel, Miracle Salesman, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Ashen Elemental, Darkbishop Benedictus, and Patches the Pirate.
Its best matchup is against Mage (75%), the hardest against Warrior (51%).
It wins 62% going first and 61% on the coin.
Most played lists
Shadow PriestPriest7,244 games◆ 5,340Show the cards63%- Shadow Priestwith Potion of MadnessPriest3,903 games◆ 5,280Show the cards62%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the Ghosts and Spirit of the KaldoreiPriest2,864 games◆ 4,620Show the cards61%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest1,873 games◆ 7,500Show the cards59%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the GhostsPriest1,458 games◆ 5,400Show the cards63%
- Shadow Priestwith Potion of Madness and Ship's ChirurgeonPriest965 games◆ 5,280Show the cards57%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest662 games◆ 7,860Show the cards63%
- Shadow PriestPriest650 games◆ 5,340Show the cards66%
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: 60% (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 | 63%836 | 28% | 60% | |
| Keep | 63%6,132 | 54% | 60% | |
| Keep | 63%8,547 | 80% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%6,220 | 88% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%5,824 | 40% | 62% | |
| Keep | 62%7,970 | 63% | 58% | |
| Keep | 62%8,054 | 66% | 65% | |
| Keep | 62%9,030 | 76% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%1,284 | 32% | 61% | |
| Depends | 62%5,028 | 48% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%1,315 | 52% | 60% | |
| Depends | 60%5,756 | 36% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%6,507 | 45% | 63% | |
| Depends | 60%7,009 | 52% | 62% | |
| Depends | 59%2,561 | 95% | 53% | |
| Depends | 59%3,546 | 43% | 59% | |
| Depends | 59%6,768 | 52% | 58% | |
| Toss | 58%759 | 33% | 61% | |
| Toss | 58%4,872 | 24% | 64% | |
| Depends | 58%2,209 | 89% | 53% | |
| Toss | 58%2,782 | 24% | 60% | |
| Toss | 57%469 | 18% | 58% | |
| Toss | 56%2,052 | 10% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%454 | 5% | 44% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior7,33151%50%–52%
- Priest6,63960%59%–62%
- Warlock5,95367%66%–69%
- Rogue2,65461%59%–63%
- Paladin2,62559%57%–61%
- Druid2,31970%68%–71%
- Mage1,31475%72%–77%
- Shaman77167%64%–70%
- Demon Hunter61272%68%–75%
- Death Knight43467%62%–71%
- Hunter34269%64%–74%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Shadowcloth Needle, Papercraft Angel, Miracle Salesman, and Elder Word: Foresight. Usually toss: Ashen Elemental, Darkbishop Benedictus, and Patches the Pirate.
- Is Shadow Priest a good deck?
- Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 61% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Mage (75%), the hardest against Warrior (51%).
- What is the best Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 7,244 games and a 63% win rate, and costs 5,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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