XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Deathlord, and Frostweave Dungeoneer. Usually toss: Puzzlemaster Khadgar, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
It wins 50% going first and 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 89%9 | 100% | 60% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 67% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 25% | 43% | |
| Keep | 78%9 | 100% | 59% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 19% | 48% | |
| Toss | 75%12 | 7% | 55% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 42% | |
| Toss | 67%30 | 7% | 56% | |
| Depends | 67%21 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 63% | 69% | |
| Toss | 67%6 | 10% | 70% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 38% | 65% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 67% | 75% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 73% | |
| Depends | 65%51 | 44% | 60% | |
| Depends | 65%34 | 33% | 54% | |
| Keep | 64%36 | 100% | 47% | |
| Toss | 63%19 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 0% | 45% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 58% | 52% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 5% | 52% | |
| Keep | 63%32 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%21 | 26% | 58% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 31% | 48% | |
| Keep | 61%18 | 100% | 71% | |
| Toss | 61%28 | 8% | 61% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 45% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 21% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%25 | 42% | 40% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 59% | |
| Toss | 59%32 | 0% | 61% | |
| Keep | 59%32 | 95% | 61% | |
| Toss | 59%27 | 9% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%22 | 15% | 53% | |
| Toss | 58%24 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 58%43 | 75% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 55% | 54% | |
| Toss | 57%14 | 9% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%56 | 92% | 64% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 57% | |
| Toss | 57%23 | 10% | 64% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 75% | 63% | |
| Keep | 55%44 | 88% | 47% | |
| Keep | 54%46 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 54%41 | 13% | 61% | |
| Toss | 53%30 | 9% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%17 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 40% | 62% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 17% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 62% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%25 | 80% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 75% | 70% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 60% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 38% | 41% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 80% | 77% | |
| Depends | 48%31 | 43% | 57% | |
| Keep | 48%31 | 89% | 54% | |
| Depends | 48%40 | 28% | 63% | |
| Keep | 47%19 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 44%27 | 21% | 59% | |
| Toss | 43%28 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 63% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 40% | 58% | |
| Depends | 42%38 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 41%29 | 48% | 60% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 50% | 58% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%20 | 6% | 64% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 86% | 67% | |
| Depends | 36%11 | 86% | 50% | |
| Keep | 36%22 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 36%11 | 100% | 38% | |
| Keep | 33%12 | 100% | 54% | |
| Depends | 32%25 | 63% | 54% | |
| Keep | 31%13 | 100% | 40% | |
| Toss | 30%23 | 7% | 60% | |
| Depends | 30%10 | 38% | 60% | |
| Depends | 29%7 | 67% | 69% | |
| Depends | 22%9 | 31% | 44% | |
| Depends | 20%20 | 50% | 62% | |
| Keep | 18%11 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 13%8 | 36% | 48% | |
| Toss | 0%6 | 0% | 68% | |
| Depends | 0%5 | 50% | 38% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 50% | 76% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior14849%41%–57%
- Warlock8455%44%–65%
- Priest8149%39%–60%
- Rogue4252%38%–67%
- Paladin3444%29%–61%
- Druid2759%41%–75%
- Mage2148%28%–68%
- Shaman2157%37%–76%
- Death Knight989%56%–98%
- Demon Hunter863%31%–86%
- Hunter863%31%–86%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Deathlord, and Frostweave Dungeoneer. Usually toss: Puzzlemaster Khadgar, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 52% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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