Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Reckless Apprentice, Robocaller, Prize Vendor, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Sir Finley, Sea Guide, Freezing Potion, and Portalmancer Skyla.
It wins 50% going first and 55% 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: — (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 100%4 | 11% | 61% | |
| Keep | 100%4 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 17% | 59% | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 50% | 67% | |
| Keep | 71%17 | 100% | 79% | |
| Depends | 70%10 | 67% | 83% | |
| Keep | 69%51 | 97% | 64% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 43% | 64% | |
| Depends | 64%47 | 64% | 57% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 67% | 56% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 13% | 58% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 56% | 49% | |
| Depends | 59%75 | 82% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%28 | 19% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 75% | 68% | |
| Depends | 56%34 | 79% | 61% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%49 | 59% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%42 | 61% | 56% | |
| Keep | 54%24 | 100% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 80% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 50% | 32% | |
| Depends | 50%14 | 80% | 65% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 81% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 49%45 | 65% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%54 | 85% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 14% | 62% | |
| Depends | 45%38 | 60% | 56% | |
| Depends | 44%27 | 77% | 63% | |
| Depends | 44%16 | 31% | 59% | |
| Keep | 43%7 | 100% | 38% | |
| Keep | 43%7 | 100% | 62% | |
| Toss | 42%12 | 11% | 55% | |
| Depends | 42%12 | 45% | 71% | |
| Depends | 41%32 | 43% | 62% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 16% | 57% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 36% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 65% | |
| Depends | 32%25 | 42% | 60% | |
| Keep | 29%7 | 100% | 30% | |
| Keep | 27%11 | 100% | 38% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 58% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 81% | |
| —0 | — | 39% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior5151%38%–64%
- Priest4549%35%–63%
- Warlock3735%22%–51%
- Rogue3070%52%–83%
- Druid1958%36%–77%
- Mage1759%36%–78%
- Paladin1346%23%–71%
- Death Knight1233%14%–61%
- Demon Hunter1060%31%–83%
- Hunter683%44%–97%
- Shaman580%38%–96%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Reckless Apprentice, Robocaller, Prize Vendor, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Sir Finley, Sea Guide, Freezing Potion, and Portalmancer Skyla.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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