Burn Mage
Burn Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 52% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Arcane Flow, Archmage Kalec, Tricksy Improviser, and Violet Spellwing. Usually toss: Bloodmage Thalnos, Frostbolt, and Scorching Winds.
Its best matchup is against Paladin (59%), the hardest against Warrior (40%).
It wins 57% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Burn MageMage3,005 games◆ 3,580Show the cards52%- Burn Magewith Bloodmage ThalnosMage2,343 games◆ 2,880Show the cards54%
- Burn MageMage1,913 games◆ 3,880Show the cards54%
- Burn MageMage1,379 games◆ 3,880Show the cards57%
- Burn Magewith Bloodmage Thalnos and Winterspring WhelpMage799 games◆ 3,560Show the cards49%
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%8,548 | 72% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%2,657 | 96% | 52% | |
| Keep | 56%2,394 | 71% | 50% | |
| Keep | 55%5,135 | 96% | 49% | |
| Keep | 53%4,385 | 78% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%638 | 11% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%4,054 | 67% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%3,302 | 48% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%2,372 | 21% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%2,124 | 15% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%2,620 | 26% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%226 | 24% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%4,154 | 81% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%962 | 89% | 48% | |
| Toss | 48%2,194 | 16% | 53% | |
| Toss | 48%2,505 | 22% | 54% | |
| Toss | 48%2,547 | 29% | 51% | |
| Toss | 46%1,870 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 43%383 | 9% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%217 | 11% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%816 | 5% | 54% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight2,47455%54%–57%
- Shaman2,22150%48%–52%
- Rogue2,02759%57%–61%
- Warrior1,59040%37%–42%
- Demon Hunter1,42646%44%–49%
- Priest1,33351%49%–54%
- Warlock1,24351%48%–53%
- Paladin1,04759%56%–62%
- Mage93758%55%–61%
- Hunter49954%50%–59%
- Druid30551%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, Tricksy Improviser, and Violet Spellwing. 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 52% of its games and is played in 1% 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 3,005 games and a 52% win rate, and costs 3,580 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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