Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Portalmancer Skyla, and Sleet Skater.
Its best matchup is against Priest (50%), the hardest against Warrior (44%).
It wins 49% going first and 46% on the coin.
Most played lists
Hostage MageMage410 games◆ 11,820Show the cards46%
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: 48% (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 | 64%25 | 55% | 44% | |
| Keep | 59%27 | 65% | 64% | |
| Toss | 58%12 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 57%21 | 39% | 49% | |
| Depends | 53%105 | 9% | 61% | |
| Keep | 53%452 | 92% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%189 | 58% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%346 | 62% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%194 | 12% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%82 | 17% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%323 | 51% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%384 | 68% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%140 | 77% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%289 | 49% | 59% | |
| Toss | 47%78 | 14% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%264 | 41% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%512 | 74% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%87 | 76% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%280 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%29 | 50% | 56% | |
| Toss | 45%38 | 5% | 61% | |
| Depends | 44%362 | 83% | 59% | |
| Depends | 44%16 | 25% | 58% | |
| Toss | 42%325 | 61% | 58% | |
| Toss | 42%99 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 59% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%168 | 28% | 59% | |
| Toss | 41%117 | 13% | 58% | |
| Depends | 40%35 | 60% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%28 | 16% | 62% | |
| Toss | 29%14 | 33% | 68% | |
| Toss | 18%17 | 8% | 68% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior38544%40%–49%
- Priest31450%45%–56%
- Warlock26029%24%–35%
- Rogue16163%56%–70%
- Paladin13560%52%–68%
- Druid13255%47%–64%
- Mage8245%35%–56%
- Shaman5151%38%–64%
- Demon Hunter4055%40%–69%
- Death Knight2938%23%–56%
- Hunter2250%31%–69%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Portalmancer Skyla, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Hostage Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (50%), the hardest against Warrior (44%).
- What is the best Hostage Mage list?
- The most played list has 410 games and a 46% win rate, and costs 11,820 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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