Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Objection!, Robocaller, Costumed Singer, and Card Grader. Usually toss: Ignite, Coldlight Oracle, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (64%), the hardest against Warlock (33%).
It wins 50% going first and 50% 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 | 63%38 | 33% | 60% | |
| Keep | 60%47 | 58% | 51% | |
| Depends | 59%56 | 43% | 54% | |
| Keep | 58%50 | 83% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%48 | 62% | 62% | |
| Keep | 56%663 | 94% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%160 | 10% | 63% | |
| Keep | 54%400 | 53% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%153 | 19% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%120 | 77% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%49 | 35% | 49% | |
| Depends | 53%135 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%109 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%409 | 50% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%45 | 36% | 62% | |
| Keep | 51%247 | 85% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%292 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%450 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%336 | 16% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%508 | 47% | 56% | |
| Keep | 49%87 | 98% | 62% | |
| Depends | 49%409 | 47% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%834 | 69% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%596 | 67% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%227 | 20% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%166 | 53% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%103 | 45% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%543 | 85% | 59% | |
| Toss | 47%148 | 21% | 59% | |
| Toss | 47%79 | 12% | 63% | |
| Depends | 47%101 | 68% | 59% | |
| Depends | 46%553 | 66% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%173 | 78% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%48 | 25% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%57 | 7% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%351 | 34% | 59% | |
| Depends | 44%25 | 31% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%94 | 33% | 56% | |
| Toss | 43%67 | 19% | 58% | |
| Depends | 43%37 | 33% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%120 | 54% | 56% | |
| Toss | 26%23 | 0% | 60% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior58945%41%–49%
- Priest53051%46%–55%
- Warlock44933%29%–37%
- Rogue35264%59%–69%
- Druid25157%50%–63%
- Paladin22759%52%–65%
- Mage16549%42%–57%
- Shaman10159%50%–68%
- Death Knight9455%45%–65%
- Demon Hunter8655%44%–65%
- Hunter6047%35%–59%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Objection!, Robocaller, Costumed Singer, and Card Grader. Usually toss: Ignite, Coldlight Oracle, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is Hostage Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (64%), the hardest against Warlock (33%).
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