Leyline Mage
Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 52% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Surge Needle, Ley Walker, and Winterspring Whelp. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Arrival of the Titans, and Astral Rain.
Its best matchup is against Priest (69%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
It wins 55% going first and 50% on the coin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 58%93 | 31% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%2,619 | 97% | 58% | |
| Keep | 56%2,509 | 91% | 60% | |
| Keep | 56%2,518 | 95% | 59% | |
| Keep | 55%941 | 92% | 60% | |
| Keep | 55%185 | 45% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%186 | 9% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%721 | 67% | 58% | |
| Keep | 53%609 | 75% | 58% | |
| Keep | 53%891 | 64% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%205 | 52% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%398 | 42% | 57% | |
| Keep | 52%195 | 88% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%87 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%1,265 | 24% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%146 | 32% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%250 | 24% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%182 | 57% | 60% | |
| Keep | 51%381 | 86% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%659 | 21% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%107 | 19% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%103 | 31% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%1,007 | 29% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%159 | 8% | 57% | |
| Toss | 49%739 | 29% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%861 | 33% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%211 | 13% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%256 | 74% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%175 | 31% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%1,020 | 11% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%199 | 24% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%260 | 10% | 57% | |
| Toss | 47%1,238 | 25% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%990 | 12% | 59% | |
| Toss | 46%249 | 12% | 59% | |
| Depends | 46%116 | 75% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%179 | 93% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%275 | 26% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%334 | 15% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%268 | 14% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%164 | 27% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest1,29969%66%–71%
- Death Knight1,07757%54%–60%
- Warlock97642%39%–45%
- Rogue73048%44%–51%
- Warrior63043%39%–47%
- Shaman60141%37%–45%
- Paladin54552%47%–56%
- Mage39355%50%–60%
- Demon Hunter38146%41%–51%
- Hunter33250%44%–55%
- Druid28663%58%–69%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Leyline Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Surge Needle, Ley Walker, and Winterspring Whelp. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Arrival of the Titans, and Astral Rain.
- Is Leyline Mage a good deck?
- Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 52% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
- Which classes is Leyline Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (69%), the hardest against Shaman (41%).
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