Mage

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.

AgainstAll

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
3Ice Block	Toss	100%2	13%	35%
2Amplified Snowflurry	Depends	100%2	33%	64%
7Relic of Kings	Depends	100%2	17%	50%
1Magic Trick	Depends	86%7	75%	46%
4Reckless Apprentice	Depends	78%9	25%	62%
1Arcane Artificer	Keep	75%8	100%	87%
4Alter Time	Toss	75%4	0%	58%
2Spontaneous Combustion	Depends	67%3	50%	54%
7Flamestrike	Toss	67%3	0%	48%
2Starscryer	Depends	67%9	75%	58%
3Nightcloak Sanctum	Depends	63%8	30%	35%
3Fiddlefire Imp	Depends	60%5	33%	52%
3Ice Barrier	Depends	60%5	50%	47%
3Storage Scuffle	Depends	60%5	57%	18%
4Astral Rain	Depends	60%5	43%	62%
4Volume Up	Depends	57%7	50%	60%
3Flame Ward	Depends	56%9	38%	30%
4Fireball	Depends	50%4	29%	37%
2Flamecannon	Depends	50%10	70%	30%
2Primordial Glyph	Depends	50%10	80%	50%
6Arrival of the Titans	Depends	50%6	20%	50%
1Winterspring Whelp	Keep	50%12	100%	53%
1Violet Spellwing	Depends	50%6	83%	36%
1The Skeleton Key	Depends	50%4	50%	55%
1Sands of Time	Depends	50%8	71%	40%
1Wildfire	Keep	48%21	100%	62%
2Rewind	Depends	46%13	45%	43%
3Arcane Intellect	Depends	45%11	67%	40%
3Eternal Firebolt	Depends	43%28	70%	41%
2Runed Orb	Depends	43%28	69%	36%
1Mirror Image	Keep	40%5	100%	22%
3Molten Rune	Depends	40%10	55%	43%
0Hot Streak	Depends	40%10	73%	23%
2Hidden Objects	Depends	40%5	60%	31%
2Smoldering Grove	Depends	38%21	69%	30%
2Coilbearer	Depends	38%8	83%	35%
1Spark of Life	Depends	36%14	80%	18%
5Icebelt Magi	Depends	36%14	64%	17%
1Cold Snap	Depends	33%6	63%	31%
0Elemental Evocation	Depends	33%6	86%	21%
4Fire Sale	Depends	33%6	27%	26%
2Ignite	Keep	33%3	100%	31%
2Youthful Brewmaster	Depends	33%3	29%	56%
5Star Power	Toss	33%3	0%	8%
2Leyline Nexus	Depends	33%9	67%	61%
2Infinitize the Maxitude	Depends	33%9	45%	50%
3Simulacrum	Depends	33%6	43%	28%
1First Flame	Depends	32%38	54%	41%
1Discovery of Magic	Keep	31%13	91%	33%
3Burndown	Depends	30%10	33%	44%
3Tide Pools	Depends	30%10	40%	32%
2Living Flame	Keep	29%7	100%	29%
3Cosmic Springs	Depends	29%28	65%	34%
2Discs of Norgannon	Depends	27%11	70%	27%
1Sleet Storm	Depends	25%20	47%	23%
1Synthesize	Depends	25%4	50%	63%
1Arcane Missiles	Keep	25%16	93%	24%
2Cryopreservation	Depends	25%4	33%	26%
4Water Elemental	Depends	25%4	43%	6%
2Siphon Mana	Depends	22%9	50%	53%
2Research Project	Depends	22%9	82%	14%
3Portal Vanguard	Depends	22%23	73%	22%
3Blasteroid	Depends	21%19	87%	19%
2Void Scripture	Depends	20%10	67%	52%
3Blazing Accretion	Depends	20%10	78%	28%
1Flame Geyser	Depends	20%10	67%	33%
3Frost Nova	Depends	20%10	26%	26%
3Forgotten Torch	Toss	20%5	0%	30%
2Stargazing	Depends	20%10	70%	23%
2Khadgar	Depends	20%15	57%	13%
1Seabreeze Chalice	Depends	17%30	69%	34%
1Tome of Intellect	Keep	17%6	100%	23%
3Flames of Infinity	Depends	14%7	75%	44%
2Frostbolt	Depends	14%7	60%	17%
1Jaina's Gift	Keep	11%9	88%	47%
3Rising Waves	Depends	9%11	43%	29%
2Heat Wave	Depends	8%13	28%	39%
1Mirror Dimension	Depends	0%5	29%	20%
3Explosive Runes	Depends	0%2	20%	36%
3Sing-Along Buddy	Toss	0%2	0%	71%
2Ancient Mysteries	Keep	0%2	100%	25%
4Potion of Illusion	Toss	0%1	0%	24%
3Arcane Barrage	Depends	0%1	20%	20%
7Firelands Portal	Toss	0%2	0%	41%
1Scrappy Scavenger	Depends	0%3	33%	18%
4Nightmare Lord Xavius	Depends	0%8	80%	17%
2Thaw From Ice	Depends	0%1	25%	11%
2Arcane Explosion	Keep	0%6	100%	29%

Matchups by class

Win rate against each opponent class.

• Warrior52
  33%22%–46%
• Death Knight49
  27%16%–40%
• Mage49
  39%26%–53%
• Druid47
  40%28%–55%
• Paladin34
  29%17%–46%
• Priest30
  23%12%–41%
• Warlock29
  48%31%–66%
• Shaman22
  32%16%–53%
• Demon Hunter21
  43%24%–63%
• Hunter20
  45%26%–66%
• Rogue19
  16%6%–38%