Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 46% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Ancient Mysteries, Costumed Singer, and Rewind. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Dirty Rat, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 47% 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: 47% (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 | 70%10 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 64%11 | 78% | 69% | |
| Keep | 62%34 | 81% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%43 | 14% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 25% | 58% | |
| Keep | 55%159 | 94% | 53% | |
| Keep | 53%104 | 50% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%55 | 11% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 15% | 48% | |
| Depends | 47%77 | 49% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%159 | 75% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%126 | 61% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%129 | 71% | 61% | |
| Depends | 44%71 | 37% | 60% | |
| Toss | 43%28 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%33 | 18% | 56% | |
| Depends | 42%99 | 39% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%34 | 15% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%57 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 40%25 | 68% | 55% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 75% | 26% | |
| Depends | 40%15 | 58% | 64% | |
| Depends | 39%98 | 86% | 59% | |
| Toss | 38%93 | 57% | 58% | |
| Toss | 37%52 | 27% | 59% | |
| Depends | 33%9 | 46% | 46% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 0% | 64% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 18% | 60% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 6% | 57% | |
| Depends | 31%13 | 77% | 53% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 25% | 79% | |
| Toss | 17%6 | 9% | 52% | |
| Toss | 0%6 | 0% | 61% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior13142%34%–51%
- Priest11154%45%–63%
- Warlock7823%15%–34%
- Druid4473%58%–84%
- Rogue4262%47%–75%
- Paladin4050%35%–65%
- Mage2733%19%–52%
- Shaman1753%31%–74%
- Demon Hunter1217%5%–45%
- Death Knight540%12%–77%
- Hunter10%0%–79%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Ancient Mysteries, Costumed Singer, and Rewind. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Dirty Rat, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 46% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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