Burn Mage
Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Violet Spellwing, Arcane Flow, Tricksy Improviser, and Archmage Kalec. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, The Skeleton Key, and Frostbolt.
Its best matchup is against Paladin (63%), the hardest against Warrior (40%).
It wins 59% going first and 45% on the coin.
Most played lists
Burn MageMage2,046 games◆ 3,580Show the cards54%- Burn Magewith Bloodmage ThalnosMage569 games◆ 2,880Show the cards52%
- Burn MageMage520 games◆ 3,880Show the cards53%
- Burn MageMage499 games◆ 3,880Show the cards56%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage Thalnos and The Skeleton KeyMage204 games◆ 5,080Show the cards53%
- Burn Magewith Discs of Norgannon and FrostboltMage163 games◆ 5,080Show the cards48%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage Thalnos and Winterspring WhelpMage138 games◆ 3,560Show 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: 51% (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%1,901 | 97% | 48% | |
| Keep | 56%3,372 | 78% | 55% | |
| Keep | 56%787 | 68% | 50% | |
| Keep | 55%966 | 95% | 52% | |
| Keep | 53%1,734 | 80% | 52% | |
| Depends | 53%292 | 10% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%1,227 | 44% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%1,561 | 68% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%948 | 22% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%921 | 21% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%1,573 | 78% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%801 | 16% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%835 | 15% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%225 | 90% | 46% | |
| Toss | 48%974 | 29% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%745 | 11% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%853 | 17% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%327 | 3% | 54% | |
| Toss | 43%100 | 7% | 47% | |
| Toss | 42%55 | 27% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%52 | 10% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Shaman1,00553%49%–56%
- Rogue79757%54%–61%
- Death Knight72457%53%–60%
- Demon Hunter65747%43%–51%
- Warrior64740%36%–43%
- Mage48056%52%–60%
- Paladin35063%57%–67%
- Priest32555%50%–61%
- Warlock25457%51%–63%
- Hunter16654%46%–61%
- Druid10243%34%–53%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Burn Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Violet Spellwing, Arcane Flow, Tricksy Improviser, and Archmage Kalec. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, The Skeleton Key, and Frostbolt.
- Is Burn Mage a good deck?
- Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Burn Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Paladin (63%), the hardest against Warrior (40%).
- What is the best Burn Mage list?
- The most played list has 2,046 games and a 54% win rate, and costs 3,580 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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