Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Objection!, Knickknack Shack, Costumed Singer, and Audio Splitter. Usually toss: Coldlight Oracle, Portalmancer Skyla, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Warlock (29%).
It wins 48% going first and 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 67%27 | 50% | 48% | |
| Keep | 55%93 | 74% | 52% | |
| Depends | 54%112 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%43 | 48% | 51% | |
| Keep | 53%461 | 92% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%25 | 52% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%36 | 38% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%222 | 12% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%71 | 69% | 52% | |
| Keep | 49%334 | 63% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%216 | 55% | 57% | |
| Keep | 49%144 | 78% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%107 | 18% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%277 | 50% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%85 | 16% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%307 | 50% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%63 | 27% | 56% | |
| Depends | 47%72 | 44% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%263 | 43% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%445 | 66% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%56 | 32% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%317 | 42% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%585 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%349 | 84% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%151 | 17% | 57% | |
| Depends | 44%118 | 54% | 52% | |
| Toss | 44%39 | 6% | 60% | |
| Toss | 43%101 | 18% | 57% | |
| Toss | 43%362 | 63% | 56% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 37% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%121 | 75% | 53% | |
| Toss | 41%228 | 34% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%51 | 20% | 56% | |
| Toss | 39%31 | 7% | 62% | |
| Toss | 36%69 | 36% | 52% | |
| Toss | 34%32 | 25% | 58% | |
| Toss | 24%17 | 0% | 59% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior42345%41%–50%
- Priest37448%43%–53%
- Warlock31029%25%–35%
- Rogue24261%55%–67%
- Druid15656%48%–63%
- Paladin15458%50%–65%
- Mage9042%33%–53%
- Shaman6351%39%–63%
- Demon Hunter5050%37%–63%
- Death Knight3847%32%–63%
- Hunter3043%27%–61%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Objection!, Knickknack Shack, Costumed Singer, and Audio Splitter. Usually toss: Coldlight Oracle, Portalmancer Skyla, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier C).
- Which classes is Hostage Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (48%), the hardest against Warlock (29%).
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