Leyline Mage
Leyline Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Bronze–Gold it wins 55% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier A).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Spark of Life, Archmage Kalec, and Surge Needle. Usually toss: Code Violet, Astral Rain, and Arrival of the Titans.
Its best matchup is against Priest (69%), the hardest against Warrior (43%).
It wins 57% going first and 52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 61%31 | 44% | 58% | |
| Depends | 61%49 | 34% | 63% | |
| Keep | 60%1,029 | 96% | 61% | |
| Keep | 59%64 | 58% | 63% | |
| Keep | 58%235 | 78% | 60% | |
| Keep | 58%1,030 | 90% | 60% | |
| Depends | 58%86 | 9% | 63% | |
| Depends | 58%45 | 36% | 60% | |
| Keep | 58%85 | 57% | 65% | |
| Keep | 57%1,006 | 93% | 61% | |
| Depends | 56%89 | 38% | 61% | |
| Keep | 56%273 | 60% | 60% | |
| Keep | 55%375 | 91% | 62% | |
| Depends | 55%20 | 18% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%152 | 47% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%30 | 25% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%182 | 81% | 62% | |
| Depends | 53%281 | 22% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%288 | 62% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%79 | 39% | 57% | |
| Keep | 52%83 | 93% | 63% | |
| Depends | 52%97 | 20% | 62% | |
| Toss | 51%412 | 12% | 61% | |
| Toss | 51%67 | 13% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%42 | 65% | 50% | |
| Toss | 50%74 | 6% | 59% | |
| Toss | 50%281 | 30% | 57% | |
| Toss | 49%483 | 23% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%94 | 58% | 53% | |
| Toss | 49%394 | 11% | 60% | |
| Toss | 49%406 | 22% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%372 | 30% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%90 | 23% | 60% | |
| Toss | 47%99 | 15% | 63% | |
| Toss | 47%97 | 10% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%108 | 26% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%330 | 30% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%75 | 90% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%108 | 63% | 59% | |
| Toss | 44%110 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 42%59 | 16% | 63% | |
| Toss | 41%54 | 29% | 55% | |
| Toss | 36%86 | 19% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight47659%54%–63%
- Priest45169%65%–73%
- Warrior31043%38%–49%
- Rogue29952%46%–57%
- Warlock25353%46%–59%
- Shaman24446%40%–53%
- Paladin23850%43%–56%
- Mage19655%48%–62%
- Demon Hunter18246%39%–53%
- Hunter16447%39%–55%
- Druid11369%60%–77%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Leyline Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mystic Runesaber, Spark of Life, Archmage Kalec, and Surge Needle. Usually toss: Code Violet, 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 55% 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 Warrior (43%).
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