Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Shivering Sorceress, Costumed Singer, Card Grader, and Starscryer. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Varden Dawngrasp, and Sleet Skater.
Its best matchup is against Priest (52%), the hardest against Warlock (34%).
It wins 50% going first and 50% 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: 51% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 71%48 | 92% | 53% | |
| Depends | 59%32 | 32% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%28 | 28% | 45% | |
| Keep | 56%615 | 93% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%40 | 6% | 62% | |
| Depends | 55%20 | 29% | 56% | |
| Keep | 55%395 | 53% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%144 | 9% | 62% | |
| Depends | 53%131 | 18% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%393 | 49% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%289 | 14% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%124 | 17% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%31 | 34% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%70 | 78% | 47% | |
| Depends | 51%434 | 46% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%53 | 12% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%439 | 61% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%262 | 58% | 60% | |
| Keep | 51%79 | 98% | 61% | |
| Depends | 51%239 | 85% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%143 | 82% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%530 | 69% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%723 | 71% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%399 | 47% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%69 | 27% | 59% | |
| Toss | 49%138 | 21% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%33 | 31% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%40 | 34% | 63% | |
| Depends | 47%477 | 64% | 59% | |
| Toss | 47%188 | 19% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%517 | 84% | 60% | |
| Depends | 46%85 | 55% | 48% | |
| Toss | 45%273 | 32% | 60% | |
| Depends | 44%72 | 66% | 58% | |
| Depends | 43%84 | 57% | 55% | |
| Depends | 42%59 | 49% | 52% | |
| Toss | 41%29 | 30% | 62% | |
| Toss | 40%60 | 33% | 59% | |
| Toss | 31%45 | 11% | 64% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior52045%41%–49%
- Priest44652%47%–56%
- Warlock39834%29%–39%
- Rogue25365%59%–71%
- Druid21857%51%–64%
- Paladin19559%52%–66%
- Mage14750%42%–58%
- Shaman8760%49%–69%
- Death Knight8153%42%–64%
- Demon Hunter6957%45%–68%
- Hunter5250%37%–63%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Shivering Sorceress, Costumed Singer, Card Grader, and Starscryer. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Varden Dawngrasp, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Hostage Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (52%), the hardest against Warlock (34%).
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