Mage

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.

AgainstAll

Reference: 33% (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
10Spellweaver's Brilliance	Depends	64%11	50%	33%
5Algeth'ar Instructor	Depends	58%12	55%	62%
4Treacherous Tormentor	Depends	56%9	47%	47%
2Semi-Stable Portal	Keep	55%20	65%	40%
1Time-Twisted Seer	Keep	53%17	79%	38%
4Astral Rain	Keep	50%46	38%	42%
3Scorching Winds	Depends	50%4	9%	35%
2Living Flame	Keep	50%20	67%	46%
1Scrappy Scavenger	Depends	48%33	49%	35%
3Arcane Barrage	Depends	48%23	46%	43%
2Watfin	Keep	48%23	100%	50%
6Blizzard	Depends	48%21	21%	30%
4Fire Plume Phoenix	Depends	45%11	58%	63%
1Winterspring Whelp	Keep	45%73	95%	35%
2Redgill Razorjaw	Depends	44%9	50%	13%
2Cult Neophyte	Keep	44%18	100%	32%
2Thaw From Ice	Depends	44%18	67%	32%
7Relic of Kings	Depends	44%18	29%	39%
3Explosive Runes	Depends	44%25	57%	44%
5Breakout Architect	Depends	43%23	29%	28%
1Glacial Shard	Keep	43%23	76%	33%
5Astral Mediator	Depends	43%21	32%	43%
4Inferno Herald	Depends	43%7	33%	20%
7Seeker of Prey	Depends	43%7	33%	49%
2Contraband Wands	Keep	41%34	71%	60%
1Primordial Wyrm	Keep	39%28	86%	30%
3Oasis Ally	Depends	39%18	69%	46%
3F3TCH3R	Keep	39%31	75%	35%
1Sleet Storm	Depends	37%70	59%	32%
1Violet Spellwing	Keep	37%54	89%	42%
3Ice Barrier	Depends	37%19	50%	45%
2Coilbearer	Keep	37%101	86%	37%
1The Skeleton Key	Depends	36%25	70%	30%
3Raptor Herald	Depends	36%28	74%	36%
3Babbling Bookcase	Depends	35%37	68%	43%
2Prize Vendor	Keep	35%20	94%	29%
6Arrival of the Titans	Depends	35%23	32%	36%
3Storage Scuffle	Depends	33%30	58%	35%
2Wanted Poster	Keep	33%24	89%	24%
1Platysaur	Depends	33%9	75%	32%
3Eternal Firebolt	Depends	33%43	46%	50%
1Bloatray	Depends	32%28	81%	30%
4Crystalline Golem	Depends	32%25	56%	41%
5Icebelt Magi	Depends	31%16	67%	26%
1First Flame	Depends	31%78	64%	44%
3Conjured Bookkeeper	Depends	31%13	79%	66%
2Runed Orb	Depends	30%141	82%	35%
4Alter Time	Depends	30%37	46%	35%
3Cosmic Springs	Depends	30%61	71%	35%
4Nightmare Lord Xavius	Depends	29%17	59%	36%
2Loot Hoarder	Depends	29%24	82%	21%
3Flames of Infinity	Depends	29%14	40%	47%
5Vaultkeeper	Depends	29%7	42%	46%
2Creature of Madness	Depends	27%15	80%	39%
2Bloodmage Thalnos	Depends	27%15	69%	36%
7Flamestrike	Toss	25%8	14%	45%
3Arcane Intellect	Depends	25%32	55%	35%
2Stellar Balance	Depends	25%8	54%	47%
6Gargantuan Slitherer	Depends	25%12	45%	44%
3Foreboding Freeze	Depends	24%25	44%	37%
2Constellar's Calling	Depends	24%21	55%	40%
2Frostbolt	Depends	24%38	52%	37%
1Sands of Time	Depends	23%53	71%	35%
3Vault Breaker	Keep	22%9	100%	19%
3Stonehill Defender	Depends	22%27	78%	33%
1Elven Archer	Depends	22%23	79%	39%
4Fireball	Toss	22%37	34%	41%
2Leyline Nexus	Depends	21%24	67%	32%
1Unstable Prototype	Depends	20%25	83%	26%
1Spark of Life	Toss	20%60	67%	27%
1Cold Snap	Toss	19%36	46%	46%
2Smoldering Grove	Depends	19%53	67%	29%
2Shadowed Informant	Depends	19%27	81%	29%
1Fire Fly	Depends	18%11	90%	32%
1Mirror Dimension	Depends	14%7	28%	29%
4Arcane Flow	Toss	13%30	47%	36%
2Shadewing	Depends	13%16	92%	36%
3Tar Creeper	Depends	13%16	91%	20%
7Deep Freeze	Toss	11%9	19%	44%
2Discs of Norgannon	Depends	9%11	60%	58%
8Titanic Thrasher	Toss	0%6	19%	42%

Matchups by class

Win rate against each opponent class.

• Priest128
  24%18%–32%
• Death Knight109
  30%22%–39%
• Warlock94
  31%23%–41%
• Paladin86
  37%28%–48%
• Mage85
  55%45%–65%
• Warrior80
  36%27%–47%
• Rogue77
  35%25%–46%
• Druid57
  56%43%–68%
• Shaman48
  35%23%–50%
• Demon Hunter46
  33%21%–47%
• Hunter45
  33%21%–48%