Leyline Mage
Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Spark of Life, Mystic Runesaber, Surge Needle, and Coilbearer. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Frostbolt, and Spellweaver's Brilliance.
Its best matchup is against Death Knight (63%), the hardest against Rogue (41%).
It wins 53% going first and 43% 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: 46% (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 | 62%21 | 31% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%56 | 56% | 47% | |
| Keep | 54%964 | 99% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%879 | 98% | 57% | |
| Keep | 52%54 | 72% | 52% | |
| Keep | 52%367 | 39% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%78 | 80% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%401 | 18% | 56% | |
| Keep | 51%443 | 64% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%58 | 27% | 54% | |
| Keep | 49%835 | 97% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%375 | 25% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%52 | 50% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%337 | 12% | 55% | |
| Keep | 47%337 | 94% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%57 | 43% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%91 | 1% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%51 | 6% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%181 | 40% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%256 | 18% | 57% | |
| Toss | 46%221 | 16% | 57% | |
| Toss | 46%440 | 22% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%68 | 90% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%86 | 23% | 59% | |
| Depends | 44%98 | 51% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%264 | 65% | 56% | |
| Toss | 43%148 | 25% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%26 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 42%296 | 8% | 57% | |
| Toss | 42%125 | 6% | 58% | |
| Depends | 41%206 | 76% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%56 | 12% | 54% | |
| Toss | 39%70 | 17% | 56% | |
| Toss | 38%128 | 9% | 57% | |
| Depends | 37%84 | 100% | 52% | |
| Depends | 37%71 | 81% | 47% | |
| Toss | 34%32 | 20% | 55% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight44163%58%–67%
- Rogue34041%36%–46%
- Shaman29437%32%–43%
- Priest25663%57%–69%
- Warrior24445%39%–52%
- Paladin23253%47%–60%
- Warlock18545%38%–52%
- Demon Hunter18441%34%–48%
- Hunter12635%27%–44%
- Mage11546%37%–55%
- Druid5663%49%–74%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Leyline Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Spark of Life, Mystic Runesaber, Surge Needle, and Coilbearer. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Frostbolt, and Spellweaver's Brilliance.
- Is Leyline Mage a good deck?
- Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Leyline Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Death Knight (63%), the hardest against Rogue (41%).
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