Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Fae Trickster, Commander Sivara, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Arcanologist. Usually toss: Flurry (Rank 1), Potion of Illusion, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 51% going first and 49% 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: 49% (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 | 80%5 | 20% | 59% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 60% | 63% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 65% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 14% | 64% | |
| Keep | 64%55 | 53% | 62% | |
| Keep | 63%8 | 86% | 68% | |
| Depends | 61%28 | 21% | 62% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 65% | |
| Keep | 58%19 | 85% | 65% | |
| Keep | 57%152 | 97% | 58% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 5% | 64% | |
| Keep | 57%92 | 43% | 65% | |
| Depends | 56%34 | 14% | 65% | |
| Depends | 54%97 | 38% | 61% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 15% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 45% | 51% | |
| Depends | 51%134 | 65% | 59% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 49%93 | 37% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%69 | 12% | 63% | |
| Depends | 49%176 | 77% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%127 | 66% | 61% | |
| Keep | 45%11 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 73% | 60% | |
| Depends | 45%97 | 40% | 64% | |
| Toss | 45%38 | 13% | 61% | |
| Depends | 44%18 | 53% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 86% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%93 | 49% | 61% | |
| Toss | 44%16 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 43%115 | 81% | 65% | |
| Toss | 43%23 | 8% | 56% | |
| Keep | 41%17 | 100% | 65% | |
| Depends | 41%32 | 52% | 63% | |
| Depends | 40%30 | 79% | 56% | |
| Toss | 37%54 | 26% | 62% | |
| Keep | 29%7 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 30% | 68% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 0% | 70% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest12750%42%–59%
- Warrior11842%33%–51%
- Warlock6731%22%–43%
- Druid4965%51%–77%
- Rogue4971%58%–82%
- Paladin4156%41%–70%
- Mage2658%39%–74%
- Shaman2065%43%–82%
- Demon Hunter1850%29%–71%
- Death Knight1323%8%–50%
- Hunter650%19%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Fae Trickster, Commander Sivara, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Arcanologist. Usually toss: Flurry (Rank 1), Potion of Illusion, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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