Burn Mage
Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–Legend it wins 53% of its games and is played in 5% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Archmage Kalec, Tricksy Improviser, Arcane Flow, and Violet Spellwing. Usually toss: Scorching Winds, Runed Orb, and Frostbolt.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (63%), the hardest against Warrior (39%).
It wins 59% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Burn MageMage2,656 games◆ 3,580Show the cards52%- Burn MageMage1,858 games◆ 3,880Show the cards54%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage ThalnosMage1,319 games◆ 2,880Show the cards54%
- Burn MageMage1,010 games◆ 3,880Show 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 | 59%3,265 | 97% | 53% | |
| Keep | 57%3,038 | 64% | 50% | |
| Keep | 56%10,431 | 72% | 56% | |
| Keep | 56%6,597 | 96% | 49% | |
| Keep | 54%504 | 95% | 48% | |
| Keep | 54%5,554 | 74% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%2,713 | 15% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%998 | 10% | 52% | |
| Keep | 53%5,633 | 76% | 52% | |
| Keep | 52%4,768 | 57% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%4,932 | 78% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%3,005 | 22% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%3,310 | 27% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%2,916 | 22% | 51% | |
| Toss | 49%2,797 | 16% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%313 | 7% | 51% | |
| Toss | 48%3,441 | 33% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%2,504 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%1,190 | 4% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%191 | 24% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%153 | 15% | 52% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight2,79656%54%–57%
- Shaman2,73952%51%–54%
- Warrior2,58239%37%–41%
- Rogue2,43463%61%–65%
- Priest1,70254%52%–56%
- Demon Hunter1,63448%46%–51%
- Paladin1,43359%56%–61%
- Mage1,33856%53%–58%
- Warlock1,00561%58%–64%
- Hunter63254%50%–58%
- Druid48550%46%–55%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Burn Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Archmage Kalec, Tricksy Improviser, Arcane Flow, and Violet Spellwing. Usually toss: Scorching Winds, Runed Orb, and Frostbolt.
- Is Burn Mage a good deck?
- Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Diamond–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 Rogue (63%), the hardest against Warrior (39%).
- What is the best Burn Mage list?
- The most played list has 2,656 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 3,580 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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