Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Fae Trickster, Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, and Starscryer. Usually toss: Potion of Illusion, Ignite, and Sleet Skater.
It wins 53% going first and 48% on the coin.
Most played lists
Hostage MageMage132 games◆ 10,620Show the cards50%- Hostage Magewith Sir Finley, Sea Guide and Ancient MysteriesMage86 games◆ 11,820Show the cards43%
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: 51% (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 | 83%6 | 50% | 66% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 20% | 57% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 69% | |
| Keep | 63%16 | 82% | 73% | |
| Depends | 60%45 | 49% | 62% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 9% | 68% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 66% | |
| Depends | 58%31 | 15% | 65% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 83% | 70% | |
| Keep | 57%135 | 97% | 58% | |
| Depends | 55%78 | 35% | 61% | |
| Depends | 55%82 | 45% | 66% | |
| Depends | 53%121 | 63% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 21% | 60% | |
| Toss | 51%55 | 11% | 64% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 59% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%16 | 7% | 66% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 47% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 70% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%114 | 69% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%82 | 34% | 60% | |
| Depends | 48%147 | 77% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%36 | 14% | 61% | |
| Keep | 45%11 | 100% | 57% | |
| Toss | 45%20 | 8% | 56% | |
| Depends | 44%99 | 84% | 65% | |
| Toss | 44%86 | 39% | 64% | |
| Toss | 44%85 | 49% | 61% | |
| Depends | 41%27 | 50% | 62% | |
| Toss | 39%44 | 26% | 63% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 0% | 66% | |
| Depends | 38%24 | 74% | 57% | |
| Depends | 25%4 | 50% | 68% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 0% | 70% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior10741%32%–51%
- Priest10451%41%–60%
- Warlock5636%24%–49%
- Rogue4274%59%–85%
- Druid4065%50%–78%
- Paladin3554%38%–70%
- Mage2454%35%–72%
- Shaman1963%41%–81%
- Demon Hunter1753%31%–74%
- Death Knight1323%8%–50%
- Hunter650%19%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Fae Trickster, Arcanologist, Costumed Singer, and Starscryer. 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 it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
- What is the best Hostage Mage list?
- The most played list has 132 games and a 50% win rate, and costs 10,620 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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