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, Solid Alibi, Costumed Singer, and Card Grader. Usually toss: Varden Dawngrasp, Sleet Skater, and Portalmancer Skyla.
Its best matchup is against Priest (51%), the hardest against Warlock (33%).
It wins 50% going first and 50% on the coin.
Most played lists
Hostage MageMage623 games◆ 11,820Show the cards50%
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: 50% (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 | 70%46 | 92% | 52% | |
| Keep | 63%35 | 57% | 49% | |
| Depends | 60%25 | 5% | 62% | |
| Depends | 58%24 | 30% | 57% | |
| Keep | 56%628 | 93% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%36 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%47 | 6% | 60% | |
| Depends | 55%141 | 8% | 63% | |
| Keep | 54%407 | 52% | 61% | |
| Depends | 53%113 | 15% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 31% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%406 | 47% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%127 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%250 | 58% | 61% | |
| Depends | 51%459 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%283 | 15% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%704 | 72% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%422 | 45% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%236 | 84% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%122 | 79% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%506 | 69% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%422 | 48% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%51 | 24% | 60% | |
| Depends | 48%62 | 67% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%142 | 22% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%38 | 34% | 62% | |
| Depends | 47%538 | 83% | 60% | |
| Depends | 46%69 | 98% | 58% | |
| Toss | 46%474 | 64% | 59% | |
| Toss | 45%167 | 16% | 59% | |
| Toss | 44%246 | 30% | 60% | |
| Depends | 44%52 | 56% | 49% | |
| Depends | 44%50 | 61% | 58% | |
| Toss | 41%39 | 27% | 60% | |
| Toss | 32%34 | 12% | 66% | |
| Toss | 29%17 | 23% | 68% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior52145%41%–49%
- Priest43751%47%–56%
- Warlock36633%29%–38%
- Rogue22365%59%–71%
- Druid19858%51%–64%
- Paladin19059%52%–66%
- Mage14352%44%–60%
- Shaman7961%50%–71%
- Death Knight7453%41%–64%
- Demon Hunter6658%46%–69%
- Hunter4450%36%–64%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Shivering Sorceress, Solid Alibi, Costumed Singer, and Card Grader. Usually toss: Varden Dawngrasp, Sleet Skater, and Portalmancer Skyla.
- 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 (51%), the hardest against Warlock (33%).
- What is the best Hostage Mage list?
- The most played list has 623 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 11,820 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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