Burn Mage
Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Arcane Flow, Archmage Kalec, Violet Spellwing, and Tricksy Improviser. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, Frostbolt, and Scorching Winds.
Its best matchup is against Paladin (59%), the hardest against Warrior (40%).
It wins 58% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Burn MageMage3,512 games◆ 3,580Show the cards52%- Burn Magewith Bloodmage ThalnosMage2,314 games◆ 2,880Show the cards53%
- Burn MageMage2,010 games◆ 3,880Show the cards53%
- Burn MageMage1,895 games◆ 3,880Show the cards56%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage Thalnos and Winterspring WhelpMage446 games◆ 3,560Show the cards48%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage Thalnos and The Skeleton KeyMage266 games◆ 5,080Show 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: 50% (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 | 57%8,449 | 74% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%2,572 | 96% | 53% | |
| Keep | 56%5,130 | 97% | 49% | |
| Keep | 56%2,435 | 70% | 50% | |
| Keep | 53%4,462 | 78% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%700 | 10% | 52% | |
| Keep | 52%4,148 | 69% | 55% | |
| Keep | 52%3,347 | 48% | 50% | |
| Depends | 51%2,080 | 14% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%2,327 | 20% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%4,110 | 81% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%629 | 92% | 48% | |
| Toss | 49%2,536 | 25% | 52% | |
| Toss | 48%2,143 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%2,556 | 29% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%2,370 | 21% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%166 | 20% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%1,895 | 11% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%305 | 9% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%131 | 10% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%876 | 4% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Shaman2,34851%49%–53%
- Death Knight2,31056%54%–58%
- Rogue2,09459%56%–61%
- Warrior1,75340%38%–42%
- Demon Hunter1,42645%43%–48%
- Priest1,09053%50%–56%
- Paladin1,05859%56%–62%
- Mage1,01858%55%–61%
- Warlock72358%54%–61%
- Hunter50953%48%–57%
- Druid29250%45%–56%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Burn Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Arcane Flow, Archmage Kalec, Violet Spellwing, and Tricksy Improviser. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, Frostbolt, and Scorching Winds.
- Is Burn Mage a good deck?
- Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 3% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Burn Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Paladin (59%), the hardest against Warrior (40%).
- What is the best Burn Mage list?
- The most played list has 3,512 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 3,580 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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