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: 31% (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	73%11	33%	44%
6Gargantuan Slitherer	Depends	67%12	16%	60%
5Breakout Architect	Depends	67%9	26%	53%
5Vaultkeeper	Toss	50%8	0%	43%
10Fyrakk the Blazing	Toss	50%8	0%	32%
3Raptor Herald	Keep	50%14	71%	36%
1Winterspring Whelp	Keep	49%78	92%	38%
3Oasis Ally	Keep	47%15	79%	44%
1Violet Spellwing	Keep	46%78	95%	39%
4Inferno Herald	Depends	46%13	32%	24%
3F3TCH3R	Keep	46%46	77%	42%
1The Skeleton Key	Depends	45%22	60%	20%
1Scrappy Scavenger	Depends	45%29	47%	43%
2Thaw From Ice	Depends	44%18	57%	29%
4Astral Rain	Depends	44%39	40%	41%
5Astral Mediator	Depends	43%23	37%	40%
1Glacial Shard	Depends	42%26	58%	40%
3Babbling Bookcase	Keep	42%43	65%	34%
7Relic of Kings	Depends	42%12	17%	44%
2Coilbearer	Keep	40%84	84%	47%
1Primordial Wyrm	Keep	39%33	81%	37%
2Creature of Madness	Keep	39%18	80%	33%
2Semi-Stable Portal	Keep	38%39	73%	37%
1Bloatray	Keep	36%22	80%	33%
4Crystalline Golem	Depends	36%22	29%	45%
3Arcane Barrage	Depends	36%25	36%	25%
4Alter Time	Depends	35%31	42%	35%
1Sands of Time	Depends	33%33	53%	37%
2Living Flame	Depends	33%21	67%	25%
7Siamat	Toss	33%12	0%	39%
8Mo'arg Forgefiend	Toss	32%28	9%	29%
1Fire Fly	Keep	32%81	96%	37%
2Cult Neophyte	Keep	32%72	100%	24%
2Loot Hoarder	Keep	32%60	91%	24%
2Prize Vendor	Depends	31%16	83%	26%
2Runed Orb	Depends	31%164	78%	39%
6Blizzard	Depends	31%29	38%	34%
3Explosive Runes	Depends	31%29	55%	35%
1First Flame	Depends	31%113	60%	36%
3Foreboding Freeze	Depends	31%39	60%	45%
3Ice Barrier	Depends	31%26	57%	40%
3Scorching Winds	Depends	30%10	25%	36%
3Counterspell	Depends	30%10	41%	28%
3Tar Creeper	Keep	30%67	94%	32%
4Lifedrinker	Toss	30%27	8%	34%
6Arrival of the Titans	Depends	29%38	33%	31%
2Shadowed Informant	Depends	29%21	72%	41%
2Faerie Dragon	Depends	28%65	92%	35%
3Cosmic Springs	Depends	27%81	65%	33%
2Frostbolt	Depends	26%68	68%	36%
2Contraband Wands	Depends	26%46	86%	37%
3Eternal Firebolt	Depends	26%47	35%	30%
4Fireball	Toss	25%59	25%	33%
2Shadewing	Keep	25%20	100%	32%
2Constellar's Calling	Depends	25%20	50%	29%
1Time-Twisted Seer	Depends	25%20	71%	39%
5Icebelt Magi	Depends	25%32	70%	27%
2Bloodmage Thalnos	Depends	25%20	62%	44%
2Brightwing	Depends	25%48	92%	37%
2Leyline Nexus	Depends	24%33	60%	28%
6Evasive Wyrm	Toss	24%25	6%	31%
7Deep Freeze	Depends	24%21	36%	40%
1Sleet Storm	Depends	24%68	51%	32%
1Cold Snap	Depends	23%56	50%	36%
1Spark of Life	Depends	23%65	62%	38%
7Flamestrike	Depends	23%13	23%	38%
6Cairne Bloodhoof	Toss	23%13	0%	33%
3Mantid Precursor	Depends	22%9	47%	33%
2Smoldering Grove	Depends	21%70	66%	24%
3Raid Leader	Depends	21%56	87%	32%
3Stonehill Defender	Depends	21%14	61%	36%
1Unstable Prototype	Depends	21%34	87%	37%
3Storage Scuffle	Depends	20%30	59%	22%
4Arcane Flow	Depends	20%45	55%	46%
7Astromancer	Toss	20%15	3%	38%
5Blob of Tar	Toss	20%5	4%	36%
2Dire Wolf Alpha	Depends	19%72	100%	40%
3Arcane Intellect	Toss	19%53	53%	26%
7Stormwind Champion	Toss	19%27	7%	32%
3Flames of Infinity	Depends	16%25	57%	37%
2Stellar Balance	Depends	16%19	71%	31%
1Elven Archer	Depends	14%21	83%	43%
1Mirror Dimension	Toss	13%24	42%	22%
9Sleepy Dragon	Toss	13%8	7%	32%
3Tunneling Geomancer	Depends	0%10	54%	49%

Matchups by class

Win rate against each opponent class.

• Warlock155
  30%23%–37%
• Priest148
  20%15%–27%
• Death Knight124
  26%19%–34%
• Warrior110
  41%32%–50%
• Paladin106
  25%18%–35%
• Mage104
  53%43%–62%
• Druid82
  45%35%–56%
• Rogue80
  43%32%–53%
• Demon Hunter71
  39%29%–51%
• Shaman66
  35%24%–47%
• Hunter61
  30%20%–42%