XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Cosmic Springs, Miracle Salesman, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Sir Finley, Sea Guide, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
It wins 54% going first and 56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 80%15 | 23% | 53% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 43% | 67% | |
| Keep | 80%10 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 77%13 | 42% | 56% | |
| Toss | 73%15 | 13% | 58% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 69%36 | 24% | 56% | |
| Keep | 68%25 | 100% | 62% | |
| Depends | 68%31 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 67%58 | 41% | 59% | |
| Toss | 67%21 | 3% | 58% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 67% | 66% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 21% | 65% | |
| Depends | 64%33 | 44% | 47% | |
| Toss | 63%19 | 7% | 58% | |
| Keep | 63%35 | 95% | 61% | |
| Depends | 63%51 | 25% | 59% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 5% | 52% | |
| Depends | 62%66 | 79% | 56% | |
| Toss | 61%18 | 7% | 60% | |
| Keep | 61%51 | 97% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%83 | 50% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%15 | 21% | 56% | |
| Toss | 60%30 | 8% | 62% | |
| Keep | 60%15 | 100% | 68% | |
| Keep | 60%10 | 100% | 50% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 63% | 63% | |
| Keep | 60%35 | 100% | 60% | |
| Toss | 60%42 | 7% | 60% | |
| Depends | 59%86 | 86% | 62% | |
| Keep | 59%22 | 90% | 64% | |
| Depends | 59%51 | 16% | 61% | |
| Toss | 59%29 | 0% | 65% | |
| Toss | 58%36 | 8% | 65% | |
| Keep | 58%67 | 94% | 57% | |
| Depends | 58%31 | 79% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%59 | 88% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 56% | 50% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 76% | |
| Toss | 57%51 | 11% | 62% | |
| Toss | 55%47 | 2% | 63% | |
| Depends | 55%29 | 16% | 64% | |
| Toss | 55%40 | 4% | 62% | |
| Keep | 55%20 | 92% | 61% | |
| Toss | 55%11 | 6% | 67% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 25% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%37 | 41% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%26 | 65% | 61% | |
| Keep | 53%19 | 100% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 41% | 62% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 80% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 60% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%55 | 23% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%46 | 66% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 33% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 38% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%26 | 69% | 56% | |
| Toss | 49%37 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 48%29 | 93% | 65% | |
| Depends | 48%25 | 70% | 64% | |
| Depends | 47%49 | 33% | 61% | |
| Depends | 47%60 | 32% | 61% | |
| Toss | 47%30 | 12% | 59% | |
| Keep | 45%20 | 93% | 43% | |
| Depends | 45%29 | 20% | 66% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 75% | 47% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 40% | 62% | |
| Depends | 44%16 | 27% | 48% | |
| Keep | 43%49 | 93% | 60% | |
| Keep | 43%14 | 90% | 63% | |
| Depends | 43%28 | 19% | 59% | |
| Depends | 42%26 | 70% | 53% | |
| Keep | 42%31 | 94% | 60% | |
| Keep | 42%36 | 100% | 54% | |
| Depends | 39%38 | 47% | 57% | |
| Depends | 39%23 | 50% | 53% | |
| Depends | 39%23 | 32% | 57% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 50% | 59% | |
| Depends | 33%9 | 86% | 71% | |
| Depends | 29%24 | 48% | 61% | |
| Depends | 28%32 | 13% | 60% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 40% | 38% | |
| Toss | 17%12 | 0% | 61% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior19152%45%–59%
- Warlock13151%43%–60%
- Priest11653%44%–62%
- Rogue7560%49%–70%
- Paladin5553%40%–65%
- Druid5360%47%–72%
- Mage3951%36%–66%
- Shaman3557%41%–72%
- Death Knight2171%50%–86%
- Hunter1867%44%–84%
- Demon Hunter1560%36%–80%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Cosmic Springs, Miracle Salesman, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Sir Finley, Sea Guide, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 55% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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