XL Shadow Priest
XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 55% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Razorscale, Papercraft Angel, Elder Word: Flay, and Cathedral of Atonement. Usually toss: Patches the Pirate, Prince Renathal, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (64%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
It wins 55% going first and 56% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL Shadow PriestPriest320 games◆ 14,200Show the cards59%- XL Shadow Priestwith Blademaster Okani and Narain SoothfancyPriest245 games◆ 13,660Show the cards60%
- XL Shadow Priestwith E.T.C., Band Manager and Narain SoothfancyPriest152 games◆ 14,500Show the cards60%
- XL Shadow Priestwith Blademaster Okani and E.T.C., Band ManagerPriest140 games◆ 13,300Show 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: 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 | 68%31 | 11% | 55% | |
| Keep | 62%151 | 44% | 49% | |
| Depends | 62%140 | 27% | 51% | |
| Keep | 62%1,005 | 91% | 52% | |
| Depends | 61%23 | 20% | 59% | |
| Keep | 59%592 | 34% | 58% | |
| Keep | 59%611 | 41% | 53% | |
| Keep | 59%594 | 48% | 52% | |
| Keep | 58%943 | 91% | 50% | |
| Keep | 58%1,030 | 96% | 49% | |
| Depends | 57%528 | 46% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%129 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%626 | 42% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%253 | 51% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%539 | 38% | 57% | |
| Depends | 55%552 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%924 | 77% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%582 | 87% | 51% | |
| Depends | 55%77 | 24% | 50% | |
| Depends | 54%46 | 19% | 54% | |
| Toss | 54%510 | 25% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%376 | 32% | 56% | |
| Toss | 54%455 | 26% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%45 | 1% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%65 | 34% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%360 | 33% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%443 | 13% | 57% | |
| Toss | 51%332 | 33% | 54% | |
| Toss | 49%39 | 6% | 60% | |
| Toss | 48%117 | 4% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%42 | 18% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%43 | 5% | 57% | |
| Toss | 45%193 | 1% | 47% | |
| Toss | 44%102 | 13% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%16 | 0% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%41 | 25% | 61% | |
| Toss | 41%203 | 0% | 47% | |
| Toss | 41%187 | 0% | 48% | |
| Toss | 36%25 | 0% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock84164%61%–67%
- Warrior68445%41%–48%
- Priest62261%57%–65%
- Rogue55954%50%–58%
- Druid41157%53%–62%
- Paladin21548%42%–55%
- Demon Hunter14758%50%–66%
- Mage13169%60%–76%
- Death Knight7338%28%–50%
- Shaman7141%30%–52%
- Hunter3845%30%–60%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Razorscale, Papercraft Angel, Elder Word: Flay, and Cathedral of Atonement. Usually toss: Patches the Pirate, Prince Renathal, 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 Legend it wins 55% 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 (64%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
- What is the best XL Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 320 games and a 59% win rate, and costs 14,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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