Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Sindragosa's Triumph, Prize Vendor, Costumed Singer, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Sir Finley, Sea Guide, The Ceaseless Expanse, and Freezing Potion.
It wins 53% going first and 56% 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: — (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 | 100%3 | 25% | 48% | |
| Depends | 100%4 | 25% | 80% | |
| Keep | 100%5 | 100% | 71% | |
| Keep | 72%18 | 100% | 73% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 38% | 72% | |
| Keep | 71%59 | 98% | 65% | |
| Depends | 71%24 | 60% | 51% | |
| Keep | 70%10 | 100% | 60% | |
| Keep | 69%13 | 100% | 67% | |
| Depends | 67%12 | 53% | 63% | |
| Keep | 67%9 | 100% | 77% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 33% | 81% | |
| Depends | 65%46 | 63% | 56% | |
| Toss | 64%14 | 11% | 60% | |
| Depends | 63%16 | 80% | 71% | |
| Depends | 60%43 | 80% | 62% | |
| Depends | 60%15 | 64% | 80% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 20% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%88 | 78% | 58% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 14% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%34 | 20% | 63% | |
| Depends | 55%53 | 59% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%24 | 100% | 51% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 43% | 64% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 23% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%40 | 61% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 33% | 66% | |
| Depends | 52%56 | 68% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 18% | 67% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 38% | 73% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 50% | 32% | |
| Depends | 50%22 | 81% | 62% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 81% | |
| Depends | 49%55 | 85% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 56% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%32 | 81% | 63% | |
| Depends | 47%15 | 86% | 64% | |
| Toss | 46%13 | 12% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%38 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 41%32 | 44% | 63% | |
| Depends | 40%15 | 15% | 64% | |
| Depends | 40%15 | 27% | 59% | |
| Depends | 39%36 | 38% | 63% | |
| Keep | 33%9 | 100% | 54% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 36% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 65% | |
| Keep | 27%11 | 100% | 46% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 0% | 63% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 56% | |
| —0 | — | 46% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior6352%40%–64%
- Warlock5036%24%–50%
- Priest4854%40%–67%
- Rogue3974%59%–85%
- Druid2255%35%–73%
- Death Knight1741%22%–64%
- Mage1759%36%–78%
- Paladin1753%31%–74%
- Demon Hunter1258%32%–81%
- Shaman1173%43%–90%
- Hunter967%35%–88%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Sindragosa's Triumph, Prize Vendor, Costumed Singer, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Sir Finley, Sea Guide, The Ceaseless Expanse, and Freezing Potion.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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