XL Shadow Priest
XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Flay, Papercraft Angel, Ethereal Oracle, and Ship's Chirurgeon. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Aman'Thul.
Its best matchup is against Warlock (63%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
It wins 56% going first and 56% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL Shadow PriestPriest209 games◆ 14,200Show the cards56%- XL Shadow Priestwith Blademaster Okani and Narain SoothfancyPriest132 games◆ 13,660Show the cards58%
- XL Shadow Priestwith E.T.C., Band Manager and Narain SoothfancyPriest97 games◆ 14,500Show the cards60%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 64%84 | 37% | 48% | |
| Depends | 63%19 | 14% | 57% | |
| Keep | 63%344 | 46% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%472 | 93% | 50% | |
| Keep | 60%326 | 44% | 57% | |
| Depends | 59%301 | 41% | 53% | |
| Keep | 58%489 | 95% | 49% | |
| Depends | 58%72 | 44% | 51% | |
| Keep | 57%430 | 91% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%265 | 41% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%296 | 54% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%37 | 18% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%273 | 47% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%139 | 45% | 51% | |
| Depends | 56%465 | 79% | 55% | |
| Toss | 55%222 | 26% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 54%276 | 29% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%343 | 89% | 51% | |
| Toss | 54%272 | 33% | 59% | |
| Depends | 53%40 | 33% | 48% | |
| Toss | 52%164 | 36% | 55% | |
| Toss | 52%206 | 15% | 58% | |
| Toss | 52%174 | 39% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%46 | 33% | 54% | |
| Toss | 51%224 | 37% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%20 | 5% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%37 | 25% | 60% | |
| Toss | 45%20 | 2% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%88 | 1% | 43% | |
| Toss | 43%102 | 1% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%84 | 0% | 46% | |
| Toss | 42%19 | 29% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%43 | 13% | 55% | |
| Toss | 42%43 | 4% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%17 | 0% | 46% | |
| Toss | 31%16 | 0% | 41% | |
| Toss | 20%10 | 0% | 55% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock41363%59%–68%
- Priest35060%55%–65%
- Warrior35045%40%–51%
- Rogue24456%49%–62%
- Druid20561%55%–68%
- Paladin10649%40%–58%
- Demon Hunter8059%48%–69%
- Mage6562%49%–72%
- Shaman3738%24%–54%
- Death Knight3636%22%–52%
- Hunter2040%22%–61%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Shadow Priest mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Elder Word: Flay, Papercraft Angel, Ethereal Oracle, and Ship's Chirurgeon. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Aman'Thul.
- Is XL Shadow Priest a good deck?
- XL Shadow Priest is a Priest deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 56% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is XL Shadow Priest strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Warlock (63%), the hardest against Warrior (45%).
- What is the best XL Shadow Priest list?
- The most played list has 209 games and a 56% win rate, and costs 14,200 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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