Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Ethereal Oracle, Rewind, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Freezing Potion, Sleet Skater, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
It wins 44% going first and 44% 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: 45% (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 | 78%9 | 58% | 38% | |
| Keep | 67%33 | 83% | 52% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 50% | 53% | |
| Depends | 57%42 | 12% | 57% | |
| Keep | 55%11 | 100% | 41% | |
| Keep | 54%90 | 49% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%54 | 7% | 56% | |
| Keep | 52%151 | 94% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%31 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%30 | 24% | 46% | |
| Keep | 50%26 | 83% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%14 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%12 | 27% | 42% | |
| Depends | 48%23 | 32% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%113 | 63% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%35 | 74% | 48% | |
| Depends | 46%68 | 52% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%44 | 17% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%173 | 72% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%16 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%145 | 69% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%67 | 39% | 58% | |
| Toss | 42%26 | 14% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%22 | 23% | 50% | |
| Toss | 40%107 | 43% | 53% | |
| Depends | 40%15 | 26% | 46% | |
| Depends | 39%18 | 33% | 49% | |
| Depends | 38%37 | 48% | 43% | |
| Depends | 38%64 | 53% | 53% | |
| Toss | 37%99 | 57% | 54% | |
| Depends | 37%92 | 88% | 54% | |
| Depends | 36%39 | 74% | 55% | |
| Toss | 35%71 | 32% | 53% | |
| Depends | 32%22 | 50% | 34% | |
| Toss | 22%9 | 13% | 63% | |
| Toss | 14%7 | 29% | 49% | |
| Toss | 10%10 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 0%8 | 0% | 56% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior13440%32%–49%
- Priest11748%39%–57%
- Warlock9122%15%–32%
- Rogue7464%52%–74%
- Druid5569%56%–80%
- Paladin4342%28%–57%
- Mage2931%17%–49%
- Shaman1953%32%–73%
- Demon Hunter1421%8%–48%
- Death Knight757%25%–84%
- Hunter20%0%–66%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Ethereal Oracle, Rewind, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Freezing Potion, Sleet Skater, and The Ceaseless Expanse.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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