XL Shadow Priest
XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 57% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Papercraft Angel, Brain Masseuse, Ship's Chirurgeon, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Patches the Pirate, Aman'Thul, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (62%), the hardest against Warrior (48%).
It wins 58% going first and 57% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL Shadow PriestPriest464 games◆ 14,200Show the cards58%- XL Shadow Priestwith Twilight DeceptorPriest389 games◆ 12,640Show the cards56%
- XL Shadow Priestwith Blademaster Okani and Narain SoothfancyPriest267 games◆ 13,660Show the cards57%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 62%1,546 | 91% | 53% | |
| Depends | 61%88 | 25% | 61% | |
| Depends | 61%85 | 7% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%172 | 27% | 52% | |
| Keep | 60%1,407 | 90% | 52% | |
| Keep | 59%1,536 | 97% | 51% | |
| Depends | 59%536 | 30% | 57% | |
| Depends | 59%203 | 45% | 50% | |
| Depends | 59%895 | 37% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%964 | 88% | 53% | |
| Depends | 58%948 | 50% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%826 | 47% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%890 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%59 | 29% | 59% | |
| Keep | 58%1,329 | 75% | 55% | |
| Toss | 57%63 | 3% | 62% | |
| Depends | 57%849 | 42% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%730 | 26% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%461 | 33% | 56% | |
| Toss | 56%55 | 6% | 51% | |
| Toss | 56%153 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 56%315 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%877 | 33% | 60% | |
| Depends | 56%54 | 29% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%568 | 37% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%1,001 | 43% | 58% | |
| Toss | 55%841 | 29% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%189 | 37% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%153 | 30% | 52% | |
| Toss | 53%673 | 16% | 60% | |
| Toss | 49%353 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 47%86 | 5% | 58% | |
| Toss | 45%279 | 2% | 49% | |
| Toss | 44%118 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%109 | 18% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%287 | 1% | 48% | |
| Toss | 40%25 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | 39%33 | 0% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock1,28562%59%–65%
- Warrior1,12548%45%–51%
- Priest97061%58%–64%
- Rogue76354%50%–57%
- Druid54760%56%–64%
- Paladin38351%46%–56%
- Mage26076%71%–81%
- Demon Hunter18661%54%–68%
- Shaman11955%46%–64%
- Death Knight11648%39%–57%
- Hunter4953%39%–66%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Papercraft Angel, Brain Masseuse, Ship's Chirurgeon, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Patches the Pirate, Aman'Thul, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
- Is XL Shadow Priest a good deck?
- XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 57% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is XL Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (62%), the hardest against Warrior (48%).
- What is the best XL Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 464 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 14,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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