XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Naga Sand Witch.
It wins 52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 100%2 | 9% | 52% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 62% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 67% | |
| Toss | 80%5 | 7% | 53% | |
| Toss | 80%5 | 0% | 64% | |
| Toss | 80%5 | 0% | 63% | |
| Depends | 76%37 | 44% | 59% | |
| Toss | 75%4 | 0% | 44% | |
| Depends | 73%15 | 16% | 53% | |
| Toss | 73%22 | 11% | 59% | |
| Toss | 71%7 | 0% | 43% | |
| Depends | 71%21 | 39% | 54% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 42% | |
| Keep | 71%17 | 89% | 62% | |
| Keep | 69%32 | 100% | 46% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 17% | 60% | |
| Toss | 67%15 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 63% | 69% | |
| Toss | 67%6 | 13% | 72% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 38% | 65% | |
| Keep | 65%26 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 64%14 | 78% | 62% | |
| Depends | 64%11 | 40% | 49% | |
| Toss | 64%22 | 0% | 68% | |
| Depends | 64%22 | 43% | 41% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 70% | 46% | |
| Keep | 63%16 | 100% | 73% | |
| Keep | 62%29 | 90% | 51% | |
| Toss | 62%26 | 11% | 67% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 0% | 65% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 10% | 63% | |
| Keep | 60%5 | 100% | 86% | |
| Depends | 58%19 | 22% | 54% | |
| Depends | 58%19 | 83% | 58% | |
| Depends | 58%33 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 55% | 54% | |
| Toss | 56%16 | 13% | 64% | |
| Keep | 56%36 | 88% | 66% | |
| Toss | 55%22 | 12% | 58% | |
| Keep | 55%11 | 100% | 62% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 38% | 67% | |
| Keep | 53%32 | 100% | 62% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 27% | 61% | |
| Toss | 53%19 | 8% | 62% | |
| Toss | 50%16 | 12% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 75% | 70% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 60% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 50% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 67% | 79% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 80% | 77% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 20% | 66% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 47%19 | 88% | 68% | |
| Depends | 47%15 | 67% | 65% | |
| Toss | 46%28 | 12% | 62% | |
| Depends | 46%26 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 45%20 | 43% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%20 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 44%18 | 28% | 64% | |
| Depends | 43%23 | 65% | 62% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 58% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 67% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 33% | 55% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 75% | 42% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 86% | 65% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 18% | 57% | |
| Keep | 36%11 | 100% | 38% | |
| Keep | 33%12 | 100% | 37% | |
| Depends | 33%9 | 83% | 52% | |
| Depends | 33%18 | 14% | 59% | |
| Keep | 33%9 | 100% | 50% | |
| Depends | 29%7 | 67% | 68% | |
| Depends | 28%18 | 75% | 57% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 50% | 66% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 33% | 39% | |
| Keep | 21%14 | 100% | 60% | |
| Keep | 18%11 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 17%12 | 44% | 67% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 25% | 44% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 0% | 67% | |
| Toss | 0%4 | 0% | 33% | |
| —0 | — | 69% | ||
| Depends | 0%1 | 50% | 83% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior10047%38%–57%
- Priest6148%36%–60%
- Warlock6157%45%–69%
- Rogue3161%44%–76%
- Paladin2348%29%–67%
- Druid1963%41%–81%
- Shaman1656%33%–77%
- Mage1450%27%–73%
- Death Knight888%53%–98%
- Demon Hunter863%31%–86%
- Hunter650%19%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Naga Sand Witch.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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