Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Rewind, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Freezing Potion, Sleet Skater, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
It wins 45% going first and 44% 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 66%32 | 83% | 53% | |
| Depends | 59%39 | 13% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%90 | 49% | 56% | |
| Depends | 54%50 | 8% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 25% | 51% | |
| Keep | 54%142 | 94% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 10% | 37% | |
| Depends | 48%29 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%29 | 26% | 46% | |
| Depends | 46%112 | 63% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%24 | 83% | 48% | |
| Depends | 46%68 | 52% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%31 | 70% | 45% | |
| Depends | 45%161 | 74% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%18 | 39% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%25 | 14% | 51% | |
| Depends | 43%65 | 39% | 58% | |
| Toss | 43%14 | 6% | 59% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 80% | 64% | |
| Depends | 43%134 | 69% | 57% | |
| Depends | 41%97 | 41% | 53% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 41%39 | 17% | 57% | |
| Depends | 41%27 | 76% | 59% | |
| Depends | 39%62 | 54% | 53% | |
| Depends | 38%85 | 87% | 57% | |
| Toss | 36%88 | 57% | 54% | |
| Toss | 35%65 | 37% | 55% | |
| Toss | 31%13 | 22% | 51% | |
| Toss | 31%13 | 24% | 44% | |
| Depends | 25%20 | 56% | 35% | |
| Toss | 24%25 | 52% | 39% | |
| Toss | 22%9 | 18% | 62% | |
| Toss | 17%6 | 23% | 49% | |
| Toss | 0%7 | 0% | 62% | |
| Toss | 0%6 | 0% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior12242%33%–51%
- Priest10750%40%–59%
- Warlock8324%16%–34%
- Rogue5760%47%–71%
- Druid4969%55%–80%
- Paladin4045%31%–60%
- Mage2631%17%–50%
- Shaman1753%31%–74%
- Demon Hunter1217%5%–45%
- Death Knight540%12%–77%
- Hunter20%0%–66%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Rewind, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Freezing Potion, Sleet Skater, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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