Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Rewind, Costumed Singer, and Starscryer. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Sleet Skater, and Sleepy Resident.
It wins 48% going first and 46% 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: 52% (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 | 70%27 | 15% | 56% | |
| Keep | 63%24 | 75% | 58% | |
| Keep | 62%65 | 49% | 57% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 58% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 29% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%32 | 9% | 59% | |
| Keep | 55%110 | 92% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%16 | 12% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%24 | 17% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 25% | 72% | |
| Depends | 49%57 | 56% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%47 | 36% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%109 | 75% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%84 | 63% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%93 | 78% | 59% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 80% | 64% | |
| Toss | 42%69 | 40% | 57% | |
| Toss | 41%17 | 24% | 48% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 33% | 45% | |
| Toss | 40%25 | 8% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 25% | 58% | |
| Depends | 39%18 | 80% | 62% | |
| Depends | 39%70 | 91% | 60% | |
| Toss | 38%63 | 55% | 59% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 67% | 27% | |
| Keep | 38%8 | 100% | 60% | |
| Toss | 35%43 | 33% | 60% | |
| Toss | 34%38 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 33%12 | 75% | 55% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 63% | |
| Depends | 29%7 | 100% | 75% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 0% | 62% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 63% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%6 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 77% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest8051%40%–62%
- Warrior7846%36%–57%
- Warlock5725%15%–37%
- Druid3174%57%–86%
- Rogue3165%47%–79%
- Paladin2654%35%–71%
- Mage1839%20%–61%
- Demon Hunter1020%6%–51%
- Shaman1040%17%–69%
- Death Knight425%5%–70%
- Hunter10%0%–79%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Rewind, Costumed Singer, and Starscryer. Usually toss: E.T.C., Band Manager, Sleet Skater, and Sleepy Resident.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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