XL Shadow Priest
XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ashen Elemental, Razorscale, Papercraft Angel, and Elder Word: Flay. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Narain Soothfancy, and C'Thun, Eye of the Empire.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (63%), the hardest against Priest (58%).
It wins 54% going first and 55% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL Shadow PriestPriest257 games◆ 14,200Show the cards58%- XL Shadow Priestwith E.T.C., Band Manager and Narain SoothfancyPriest103 games◆ 14,500Show the cards56%
- XL Shadow Priestwith Najak Hexxen and Ashen ElementalPriest87 games◆ 12,520Show the cards54%
- XL Shadow Priestwith E.T.C., Band Manager and Ashen ElementalPriest64 games◆ 11,800Show the cards59%
- XL Shadow Priestwith E.T.C., Band Manager and Ashen ElementalPriest58 games◆ 12,760Show the cards50%
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: 54% (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 | 65%101 | 30% | 52% | |
| Depends | 65%20 | 13% | 52% | |
| Keep | 62%112 | 45% | 47% | |
| Keep | 61%509 | 95% | 49% | |
| Keep | 60%275 | 30% | 55% | |
| Depends | 59%49 | 23% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%298 | 46% | 53% | |
| Keep | 57%444 | 91% | 49% | |
| Depends | 56%140 | 53% | 47% | |
| Depends | 56%286 | 48% | 49% | |
| Depends | 56%333 | 48% | 55% | |
| Depends | 56%254 | 38% | 59% | |
| Keep | 55%501 | 96% | 48% | |
| Depends | 54%241 | 23% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%254 | 25% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%367 | 89% | 48% | |
| Depends | 53%165 | 28% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%225 | 26% | 52% | |
| Toss | 53%15 | 3% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%36 | 24% | 50% | |
| Toss | 52%148 | 25% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%462 | 76% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%250 | 42% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%210 | 11% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%41 | 27% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 27% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%208 | 27% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%17 | 0% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%20 | 38% | 64% | |
| Toss | 41%107 | 0% | 46% | |
| Toss | 41%27 | 19% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%102 | 0% | 37% | |
| Toss | 39%23 | 6% | 55% | |
| Toss | 39%83 | 0% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%55 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 37%41 | 12% | 59% | |
| Toss | 33%12 | 0% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock40063%58%–68%
- Priest32658%52%–63%
- Rogue29852%47%–58%
- Warrior28446%40%–52%
- Druid21156%50%–63%
- Demon Hunter10759%49%–68%
- Paladin8542%32%–53%
- Mage7362%50%–72%
- Death Knight5332%21%–45%
- Shaman3639%25%–55%
- Hunter2438%21%–57%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ashen Elemental, Razorscale, Papercraft Angel, and Elder Word: Flay. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Narain Soothfancy, 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 Top 2000 Legend it wins 54% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is XL Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (63%), the hardest against Priest (58%).
- What is the best XL Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 257 games and a 58% win rate, and costs 14,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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