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.
In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, Audio Splitter, and Ice Block. Usually toss: Potion of Illusion, Ignite, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 50% going first and 47% on the coin.
Most played lists
Hostage MageMage184 games◆ 10,620Show the cards50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 67%9 | 50% | 57% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 14% | 65% | |
| Keep | 63%16 | 82% | 73% | |
| Depends | 60%42 | 14% | 65% | |
| Depends | 56%54 | 43% | 60% | |
| Keep | 55%185 | 95% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%156 | 67% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 55% | 53% | |
| Depends | 53%112 | 37% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%25 | 17% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%31 | 15% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 13% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 47% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%77 | 12% | 62% | |
| Keep | 49%210 | 78% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%160 | 72% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%114 | 38% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%127 | 52% | 63% | |
| Depends | 46%37 | 19% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%148 | 86% | 63% | |
| Depends | 45%134 | 48% | 62% | |
| Toss | 44%45 | 11% | 59% | |
| Depends | 42%45 | 65% | 54% | |
| Depends | 42%125 | 54% | 61% | |
| Toss | 39%64 | 24% | 62% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 75% | 51% | |
| Toss | 36%22 | 3% | 65% | |
| Depends | 31%29 | 74% | 57% | |
| Toss | 0%6 | 0% | 68% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior15241%33%–49%
- Priest13952%44%–60%
- Warlock8630%22%–41%
- Rogue6470%58%–80%
- Druid5260%46%–72%
- Paladin4957%43%–70%
- Mage3253%36%–69%
- Shaman2259%39%–77%
- Demon Hunter2152%32%–72%
- Death Knight1323%8%–50%
- Hunter743%16%–75%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, Audio Splitter, and Ice Block. Usually toss: Potion of Illusion, Ignite, 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.
- What is the best Hostage Mage list?
- The most played list has 184 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 10,620 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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