Shadow Priest
Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 57% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Papercraft Angel, Shadowbomber, Frenzied Felwing, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Cult Neophyte, Darkbishop Benedictus, and Patches the Pirate.
Its best matchup is against Druid (65%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
It wins 56% going first and 57% on the coin.
Most played lists
Shadow PriestPriest408 games◆ 5,340Show the cards62%- Shadow Priestwith Follow the GhostsPriest176 games◆ 5,400Show the cards54%
- Shadow PriestPriest144 games◆ 5,340Show the cards52%
- Shadow Priestwith Potion of MadnessPriest139 games◆ 5,280Show the cards55%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the Ghosts and Spirit of the KaldoreiPriest90 games◆ 4,620Show the cards61%
- Shadow Priestwith Potion of MadnessPriest78 games◆ 5,280Show the cards60%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Spirit of the KaldoreiPriest69 games◆ 7,140Show the cards54%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest64 games◆ 7,260Show the cards58%
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: 56% (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 | 65%82 | 42% | 51% | |
| Keep | 59%1,286 | 82% | 51% | |
| Keep | 59%1,415 | 81% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%1,116 | 64% | 55% | |
| Depends | 58%900 | 51% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%909 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%80 | 35% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%308 | 18% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%1,135 | 63% | 61% | |
| Keep | 57%1,114 | 87% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%187 | 23% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%958 | 42% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%241 | 62% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%924 | 41% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%896 | 43% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%394 | 34% | 53% | |
| Depends | 56%194 | 94% | 51% | |
| Depends | 55%73 | 25% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%230 | 99% | 48% | |
| Toss | 53%839 | 45% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%912 | 48% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%632 | 18% | 60% | |
| Toss | 50%105 | 39% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%276 | 5% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%38 | 2% | 38% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior93145%42%–48%
- Priest92458%55%–62%
- Warlock92265%62%–68%
- Rogue49355%50%–59%
- Druid40865%61%–70%
- Paladin34155%50%–60%
- Mage17065%57%–71%
- Demon Hunter9856%46%–66%
- Shaman6452%39%–64%
- Death Knight4540%27%–55%
- Hunter3060%42%–75%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Papercraft Angel, Shadowbomber, Frenzied Felwing, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Cult Neophyte, Darkbishop Benedictus, and Patches the Pirate.
- Is Shadow Priest a good deck?
- Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 57% of its games and is played in 7% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Druid (65%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
- What is the best Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 408 games and a 62% win rate, and costs 5,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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