Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Potion of Illusion, E.T.C., Band Manager, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 50% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Hostage MageMage302 games◆ 11,820Show the cards47%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 63%8 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 61%18 | 47% | 54% | |
| Depends | 59%81 | 10% | 61% | |
| Depends | 58%19 | 48% | 40% | |
| Keep | 55%361 | 91% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%234 | 50% | 61% | |
| Depends | 51%149 | 11% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%261 | 62% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%145 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%22 | 52% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%59 | 14% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%289 | 69% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%385 | 73% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%205 | 40% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%234 | 48% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%210 | 38% | 56% | |
| Depends | 47%72 | 80% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%103 | 71% | 58% | |
| Toss | 45%60 | 17% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%80 | 19% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%287 | 85% | 61% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 44%25 | 52% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%89 | 7% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%242 | 60% | 59% | |
| Toss | 43%30 | 5% | 59% | |
| Toss | 43%120 | 23% | 61% | |
| Depends | 42%31 | 63% | 50% | |
| Toss | 37%19 | 20% | 65% | |
| Toss | 14%14 | 12% | 67% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior27647%41%–53%
- Priest24250%44%–56%
- Warlock19330%24%–37%
- Rogue12765%56%–72%
- Paladin10364%54%–73%
- Druid10157%48%–67%
- Mage6146%34%–58%
- Shaman4149%34%–64%
- Demon Hunter3557%41%–72%
- Death Knight2227%13%–48%
- Hunter1844%25%–66%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Potion of Illusion, E.T.C., Band Manager, and Sleet Skater.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
- What is the best Hostage Mage list?
- The most played list has 302 games and a 47% win rate, and costs 11,820 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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