Quest Mage
Quest Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Winterspring Whelp, Watfin, The Forbidden Sequence, and Alter Time. Usually toss: Stonehill Defender, Wanted Poster, and Story of the Waygate.
Its best matchup is against Priest (59%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (40%).
It wins 54% going first and 40% on the coin.
Most played lists
Quest MageMage4,722 games◆ 8,340Show the cards47%- Quest Magewith Dragon Soul, Shattered and Jailhouse ManastormMage279 games◆ 8,080Show the cards49%
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: 46% (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 | 53%88 | 17% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%1,883 | 99% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%786 | 79% | 49% | |
| Keep | 48%7,514 | 100% | — | |
| Keep | 48%1,786 | 90% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%927 | 30% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%1,782 | 88% | 51% | |
| Keep | 47%1,494 | 79% | 50% | |
| Depends | 47%1,347 | 59% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%490 | 38% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%44 | 7% | 49% | |
| Depends | 45%40 | 21% | 49% | |
| Depends | 45%1,672 | 81% | 51% | |
| Depends | 44%1,115 | 44% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%1,584 | 73% | 53% | |
| Toss | 44%570 | 8% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%298 | 1% | 50% | |
| Depends | 43%655 | 55% | 52% | |
| Toss | 42%601 | 8% | 49% | |
| Toss | 41%607 | 10% | 49% | |
| Toss | 39%228 | 3% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Shaman1,33244%41%–46%
- Death Knight1,23355%52%–58%
- Rogue1,18548%45%–51%
- Warrior76252%48%–55%
- Demon Hunter69940%36%–44%
- Paladin57147%43%–51%
- Priest50459%54%–63%
- Mage50043%38%–47%
- Warlock34443%38%–49%
- Hunter24140%34%–47%
- Druid15147%39%–55%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Quest Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Winterspring Whelp, Watfin, The Forbidden Sequence, and Alter Time. Usually toss: Stonehill Defender, Wanted Poster, and Story of the Waygate.
- Is Quest Mage a good deck?
- Quest Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Quest Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (59%), the hardest against Demon Hunter (40%).
- What is the best Quest Mage list?
- The most played list has 4,722 games and a 47% win rate, and costs 8,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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