Leyline Mage
Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 54% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Archmage Kalec, Ley Walker, and Tricksy Improviser. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Astral Rain, and Arrival of the Titans.
Its best matchup is against Priest (68%), the hardest against Warrior (42%).
It wins 57% going first and 51% 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: 52% (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 | 60%1,571 | 97% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%127 | 9% | 61% | |
| Keep | 58%337 | 77% | 61% | |
| Keep | 57%1,471 | 94% | 60% | |
| Keep | 57%428 | 60% | 60% | |
| Keep | 57%1,491 | 90% | 60% | |
| Depends | 56%114 | 49% | 63% | |
| Depends | 56%45 | 37% | 58% | |
| Keep | 55%540 | 91% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%707 | 25% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%63 | 34% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%108 | 59% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%34 | 14% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%68 | 31% | 63% | |
| Depends | 53%104 | 37% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%219 | 43% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%126 | 52% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%422 | 64% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%111 | 35% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%104 | 15% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%423 | 23% | 60% | |
| Keep | 52%120 | 91% | 58% | |
| Toss | 52%97 | 6% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%262 | 84% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%425 | 31% | 57% | |
| Toss | 51%601 | 12% | 60% | |
| Toss | 50%591 | 28% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%154 | 12% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%734 | 26% | 61% | |
| Toss | 48%586 | 12% | 60% | |
| Toss | 48%487 | 30% | 60% | |
| Depends | 48%56 | 29% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%145 | 13% | 61% | |
| Depends | 47%114 | 93% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%155 | 66% | 59% | |
| Toss | 46%157 | 28% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%39 | 20% | 56% | |
| Toss | 46%154 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%124 | 25% | 58% | |
| Toss | 46%79 | 18% | 61% | |
| Toss | 45%203 | 14% | 59% | |
| Depends | 44%61 | 70% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%85 | 28% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%139 | 19% | 54% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight68058%55%–62%
- Priest66668%65%–72%
- Warrior47242%38%–47%
- Rogue46250%45%–55%
- Warlock38355%50%–60%
- Paladin36553%47%–58%
- Shaman33545%40%–50%
- Mage28955%49%–61%
- Demon Hunter26245%40%–51%
- Hunter25349%43%–56%
- Druid16165%57%–72%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Leyline Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Archmage Kalec, Ley Walker, and Tricksy Improviser. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Astral Rain, and Arrival of the Titans.
- Is Leyline Mage a good deck?
- Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 54% 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 (68%), the hardest against Warrior (42%).
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