Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, Audio Splitter, and Ice Block. Usually toss: The Galactic Projection Orb, Potion of Illusion, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 51% going first and 51% 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: 51% (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 | 83%6 | 11% | 63% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 20% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%16 | 82% | 73% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 40% | 59% | |
| Depends | 60%47 | 18% | 59% | |
| Depends | 59%51 | 12% | 66% | |
| Depends | 58%72 | 49% | 62% | |
| Keep | 58%237 | 95% | 61% | |
| Depends | 56%151 | 41% | 62% | |
| Keep | 55%186 | 62% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%48 | 22% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%258 | 76% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%103 | 15% | 64% | |
| Depends | 52%25 | 13% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%152 | 39% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%162 | 53% | 65% | |
| Toss | 50%8 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%22 | 54% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%22 | 54% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%192 | 72% | 61% | |
| Depends | 48%159 | 42% | 65% | |
| Toss | 48%27 | 6% | 64% | |
| Depends | 48%193 | 85% | 64% | |
| Toss | 45%167 | 59% | 63% | |
| Depends | 44%63 | 68% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%59 | 13% | 60% | |
| Toss | 43%83 | 25% | 62% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 20% | 57% | |
| Depends | 40%20 | 100% | 58% | |
| Depends | 40%45 | 81% | 62% | |
| Depends | 33%18 | 67% | 47% | |
| Depends | 22%9 | 57% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%7 | 0% | 61% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior19642%35%–49%
- Priest17552%45%–59%
- Warlock10838%29%–47%
- Rogue7869%58%–78%
- Druid6557%45%–68%
- Paladin6357%45%–69%
- Mage5457%44%–70%
- Shaman2864%46%–79%
- Demon Hunter2662%43%–78%
- Death Knight2241%23%–61%
- Hunter1145%21%–72%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, Audio Splitter, and Ice Block. Usually toss: The Galactic Projection Orb, Potion of Illusion, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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