Shadow Priest
Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 65% of its games and is played in 9% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Frenzied Felwing, Shadowbomber, and Papercraft Angel. Usually toss: Spirit of the Kaldorei, Cult Neophyte, and Potion of Madness.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (67%), the hardest against Warrior (55%).
It wins 66% going first and 65% on the coin.
Most played lists
Shadow PriestPriest721 games◆ 5,340Show the cards65%- Shadow Priestwith Potion of MadnessPriest450 games◆ 5,280Show the cards62%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the GhostsPriest367 games◆ 5,400Show the cards70%
- Shadow Priestwith Follow the Ghosts and Spirit of the KaldoreiPriest91 games◆ 4,620Show the cards63%
- Shadow PriestPriest70 games◆ 5,340Show the cards67%
- Shadow Priestwith Patches the Pirate and Ashen ElementalPriest68 games◆ 7,260Show the cards69%
- Shadow Priestwith Cult Neophyte and Defias LeperPriest66 games◆ 5,460Show 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: 65% (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 | 70%117 | 37% | 61% | |
| Keep | 69%158 | 62% | 67% | |
| Keep | 68%730 | 64% | 60% | |
| Keep | 68%733 | 76% | 64% | |
| Depends | 68%520 | 43% | 66% | |
| Depends | 66%676 | 68% | 70% | |
| Keep | 66%693 | 78% | 65% | |
| Depends | 66%534 | 44% | 68% | |
| Depends | 65%579 | 55% | 65% | |
| Keep | 65%80 | 98% | 54% | |
| Depends | 65%535 | 48% | 61% | |
| Depends | 65%490 | 46% | 67% | |
| Depends | 65%600 | 55% | 67% | |
| Depends | 65%563 | 91% | 68% | |
| Depends | 64%469 | 30% | 66% | |
| Keep | 64%85 | 98% | 43% | |
| Toss | 63%239 | 24% | 65% | |
| Toss | 62%183 | 9% | 57% | |
| Toss | 61%371 | 26% | 68% | |
| Toss | 57%289 | 46% | 64% | |
| Toss | 56%34 | 20% | 65% | |
| Toss | 55%44 | 40% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%57 | 24% | 68% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest57361%57%–65%
- Warrior46955%50%–59%
- Warlock35267%62%–72%
- Paladin24667%61%–73%
- Rogue24063%56%–69%
- Druid19171%64%–77%
- Mage17483%77%–88%
- Shaman9375%66%–83%
- Demon Hunter8476%66%–84%
- Death Knight7670%59%–79%
- Hunter7086%76%–92%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Follow the Ghosts, Frenzied Felwing, Shadowbomber, and Papercraft Angel. Usually toss: Spirit of the Kaldorei, Cult Neophyte, and Potion of Madness.
- Is Shadow Priest a good deck?
- Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 65% of its games and is played in 9% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (67%), the hardest against Warrior (55%).
- What is the best Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 721 games and a 65% win rate, and costs 5,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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