Leyline Mage
Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 53% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mirror Dimension, Surge Needle, Mystic Runesaber, and Ley Walker. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Icebelt Magi, and Arrival of the Titans.
Its best matchup is against Priest (67%), the hardest against Warlock (39%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 60%189 | 35% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%3,868 | 90% | 59% | |
| Keep | 56%4,046 | 97% | 59% | |
| Keep | 56%3,953 | 95% | 60% | |
| Keep | 55%251 | 43% | 60% | |
| Keep | 54%1,440 | 90% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%135 | 28% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%1,321 | 65% | 61% | |
| Keep | 53%328 | 52% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%304 | 11% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%256 | 59% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%161 | 18% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%296 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%590 | 39% | 58% | |
| Keep | 52%1,124 | 68% | 58% | |
| Keep | 51%292 | 82% | 56% | |
| Keep | 51%879 | 74% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%1,008 | 22% | 59% | |
| Keep | 50%527 | 87% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%268 | 9% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%1,273 | 32% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%2,035 | 28% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%1,540 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%153 | 27% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%259 | 33% | 57% | |
| Toss | 49%1,945 | 26% | 60% | |
| Toss | 49%375 | 12% | 59% | |
| Toss | 49%375 | 10% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%405 | 76% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%1,528 | 11% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%437 | 27% | 58% | |
| Toss | 48%1,119 | 30% | 57% | |
| Toss | 47%340 | 13% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%279 | 91% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%1,502 | 12% | 59% | |
| Toss | 47%266 | 30% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%200 | 80% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%341 | 28% | 58% | |
| Toss | 45%416 | 25% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%521 | 18% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%87 | 31% | 55% | |
| Toss | 42%363 | 15% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest2,01167%65%–69%
- Warlock1,88739%37%–41%
- Death Knight1,55457%55%–59%
- Rogue98352%48%–55%
- Warrior91246%43%–50%
- Shaman89541%38%–44%
- Paladin82453%50%–57%
- Demon Hunter61150%46%–54%
- Mage60058%54%–62%
- Druid48764%60%–69%
- Hunter44651%47%–56%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Leyline Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mirror Dimension, Surge Needle, Mystic Runesaber, and Ley Walker. Usually toss: Arcane Barrage, Icebelt Magi, 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 53% 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 (67%), the hardest against Warlock (39%).
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