Hostage Mage
Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 59% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Prize Vendor, Costumed Singer, Ancient Mysteries, and Knickknack Shack. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, The Curator, and Steamcleaner.
It wins 55% going first and 65% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 85% | |
| Depends | 100%2 | 50% | 57% | |
| Toss | 100%3 | 0% | 58% | |
| Keep | 83%12 | 100% | 90% | |
| Keep | 75%36 | 96% | 72% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 60% | 88% | |
| Depends | 72%36 | 63% | 68% | |
| Depends | 68%44 | 87% | 63% | |
| Depends | 68%28 | 57% | 61% | |
| Depends | 67%21 | 17% | 71% | |
| Depends | 67%24 | 80% | 73% | |
| Toss | 67%9 | 11% | 65% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 57% | 48% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 33% | 85% | |
| Keep | 62%13 | 100% | 61% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 9% | 65% | |
| Depends | 60%25 | 52% | 71% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 50% | 73% | |
| Depends | 59%22 | 50% | 64% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 22% | 64% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 33% | 72% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 79% | 71% | |
| Depends | 52%31 | 81% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 50% | 71% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 80% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%12 | 78% | 78% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 81% | |
| Depends | 45%29 | 56% | 65% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 60% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 36% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 50% | 73% | |
| Toss | 38%8 | 0% | 71% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 29%14 | 35% | 70% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 67% | |
| Keep | 0%5 | 100% | 56% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 78% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 73% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 75% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior3155%38%–71%
- Priest2556%37%–73%
- Rogue2475%55%–88%
- Warlock1947%27%–68%
- Druid1155%28%–79%
- Mage1182%52%–95%
- Demon Hunter956%27%–81%
- Paladin650%19%–81%
- Death Knight520%4%–62%
- Hunter580%38%–96%
- Shaman367%21%–94%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Prize Vendor, Costumed Singer, Ancient Mysteries, and Knickknack Shack. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, The Curator, and Steamcleaner.
- Is Hostage Mage a good deck?
- Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 59% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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