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, Miracle Salesman, and Ship's Chirurgeon. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Narain Soothfancy, and Blademaster Okani.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (62%), the hardest against Warrior (49%).
It wins 57% going first and 57% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL Shadow PriestPriest423 games◆ 14,200Show the cards59%- XL Shadow Priestwith Twilight DeceptorPriest390 games◆ 12,640Show the cards56%
- XL Shadow Priestwith Blademaster Okani and Narain SoothfancyPriest191 games◆ 13,660Show the cards52%
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: 57% (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 | 64%154 | 30% | 54% | |
| Depends | 63%70 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 63%83 | 26% | 61% | |
| Keep | 61%1,176 | 92% | 52% | |
| Keep | 60%1,081 | 90% | 51% | |
| Depends | 59%49 | 6% | 52% | |
| Depends | 59%722 | 39% | 58% | |
| Depends | 59%382 | 36% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%843 | 89% | 52% | |
| Keep | 59%1,151 | 97% | 51% | |
| Depends | 58%409 | 31% | 56% | |
| Depends | 57%654 | 38% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%181 | 46% | 49% | |
| Depends | 57%704 | 35% | 60% | |
| Depends | 57%563 | 27% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%746 | 51% | 53% | |
| Depends | 57%638 | 41% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%1,011 | 73% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%785 | 43% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%243 | 43% | 49% | |
| Depends | 56%635 | 45% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%54 | 30% | 57% | |
| Toss | 54%545 | 37% | 55% | |
| Toss | 54%50 | 4% | 59% | |
| Toss | 54%663 | 30% | 58% | |
| Toss | 54%498 | 15% | 60% | |
| Toss | 54%142 | 26% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%115 | 39% | 59% | |
| Toss | 51%97 | 5% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%269 | 1% | 50% | |
| Toss | 47%209 | 1% | 48% | |
| Toss | 46%67 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%217 | 1% | 43% | |
| Toss | 41%22 | 0% | 56% | |
| Toss | 39%31 | 0% | 48% | |
| Toss | 38%76 | 8% | 59% | |
| Toss | 36%47 | 13% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock97562%59%–65%
- Warrior91749%46%–52%
- Priest83760%57%–63%
- Rogue52655%50%–59%
- Druid41560%55%–64%
- Paladin30150%44%–56%
- Mage18274%67%–80%
- Demon Hunter14961%53%–69%
- Death Knight9143%33%–53%
- Shaman9152%42%–62%
- Hunter3944%29%–59%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Papercraft Angel, Brain Masseuse, Miracle Salesman, and Ship's Chirurgeon. Usually toss: C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, Narain Soothfancy, and Blademaster Okani.
- 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 (49%).
- What is the best XL Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 423 games and a 59% win rate, and costs 14,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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