Shadow Priest
Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 55% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Brain Masseuse, Ship's Chirurgeon, and Shadowbomber. Usually toss: Darkbishop Benedictus, Potion of Madness, and Patches the Pirate.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (64%), the hardest against Warrior (44%).
It wins 55% going first and 55% on the coin.
Most played lists
Shadow PriestPriest559 games◆ 5,340Show the cards57%- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest221 games◆ 7,860Show the cards53%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the Ghosts and Spirit of the KaldoreiPriest206 games◆ 4,620Show the cards52%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the GhostsPriest161 games◆ 5,400Show the cards57%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest108 games◆ 7,260Show the cards53%
- Shadow Priestwith Potion of MadnessPriest70 games◆ 5,280Show the cards64%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest66 games◆ 7,500Show the cards55%
- Shadow Priestwith Defias Leper and Potion of MadnessPriest66 games◆ 4,800Show the cards47%
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: 55% (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%94 | 26% | 48% | |
| Keep | 59%479 | 34% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%53 | 28% | 46% | |
| Keep | 58%224 | 95% | 47% | |
| Keep | 57%258 | 97% | 45% | |
| Depends | 57%171 | 15% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%572 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%94 | 21% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%966 | 85% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%709 | 60% | 52% | |
| Keep | 56%664 | 92% | 53% | |
| Keep | 56%933 | 91% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%499 | 33% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%457 | 42% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%603 | 42% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%659 | 53% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%425 | 14% | 57% | |
| Toss | 52%495 | 41% | 54% | |
| Toss | 52%522 | 36% | 58% | |
| Toss | 51%292 | 41% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%150 | 65% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%115 | 51% | 47% | |
| Depends | 47%55 | 100% | 33% | |
| Toss | 47%183 | 2% | 46% | |
| Toss | 45%31 | 29% | 52% | |
| Toss | 30%50 | 0% | 36% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest60353%49%–57%
- Warlock56864%60%–68%
- Rogue47553%49%–58%
- Warrior42244%39%–48%
- Druid34561%56%–66%
- Paladin12349%40%–58%
- Mage11062%52%–70%
- Demon Hunter9857%47%–66%
- Death Knight4630%19%–45%
- Shaman3861%45%–74%
- Hunter2250%31%–69%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Foresight, Brain Masseuse, Ship's Chirurgeon, and Shadowbomber. Usually toss: Darkbishop Benedictus, Potion of Madness, and Patches the Pirate.
- Is Shadow Priest a good deck?
- Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 55% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (64%), the hardest against Warrior (44%).
- What is the best Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 559 games and a 57% win rate, and costs 5,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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