Quest Mage
Quest Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Legend it wins 46% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Winterspring Whelp, Coilbearer, Watfin, and Shadowed Informant. Usually toss: Spark of Life, Wanted Poster, and Story of the Waygate.
Its best matchup is against Death Knight (52%), the hardest against Shaman (42%).
It wins 53% going first and 38% on the coin.
Most played lists
Quest MageMage1,647 games◆ 8,340Show the cards45%
Quest Magewith Dragon Soul, Shattered and Jailhouse ManastormMage160 games◆ 8,080Show the cards45%
Quest Magewith Nightmare Lord XaviusMage142 games◆ 9,840Show 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: 45% (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 | 78%9 | 14% | 39% | |
| Depends | 74%23 | 16% | 51% | |
| Keep | 51%665 | 100% | 52% | |
| Keep | 49%562 | 80% | 49% | |
| Keep | 49%292 | 81% | 49% | |
| Keep | 47%483 | 58% | 50% | |
| Keep | 46%2,739 | 100% | — | |
| Depends | 46%353 | 34% | 51% | |
| Keep | 46%641 | 90% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%176 | 41% | 45% | |
| Depends | 45%267 | 59% | 53% | |
| Depends | 44%674 | 91% | 51% | |
| Toss | 43%209 | 9% | 48% | |
| Toss | 42%104 | 2% | 48% | |
| Toss | 42%440 | 49% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%212 | 8% | 50% | |
| Depends | 41%562 | 74% | 51% | |
| Toss | 41%600 | 80% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%231 | 10% | 48% | |
| Toss | 36%86 | 4% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Shaman52042%38%–47%
- Rogue42251%46%–56%
- Death Knight38152%47%–57%
- Warrior35847%42%–52%
- Demon Hunter28842%36%–47%
- Mage21540%33%–46%
- Paladin16143%36%–51%
- Priest14355%46%–62%
- Warlock13043%34%–51%
- Hunter6955%43%–66%
- Druid5446%34%–59%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Quest Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Winterspring Whelp, Coilbearer, Watfin, and Shadowed Informant. Usually toss: Spark of Life, 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 46% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Quest Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Death Knight (52%), the hardest against Shaman (42%).
- What is the best Quest Mage list?
- The most played list has 1,647 games and a 45% win rate, and costs 8,340 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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