XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 64% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Discs of Norgannon, Cosmic Springs, Blizzard, and Spire Security. Usually toss: Selfish Shellfish, Inquisitive Creation, and Griftah, Trusted Vendor.
It wins 64% going first and 63% 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 | 100%7 | 100% | 47% | |
| Keep | 100%3 | 100% | 83% | |
| Depends | 100%4 | 50% | 61% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 70% | |
| Depends | 100%3 | 40% | 57% | |
| Toss | 100%3 | 0% | 70% | |
| Depends | 100%2 | 50% | 56% | |
| Depends | 100%2 | 25% | 56% | |
| Keep | 100%1 | 100% | 77% | |
| 100%1 | — | 100% | ||
| Toss | 100%2 | 0% | 67% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 71% | |
| Depends | 100%4 | 50% | 33% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 50% | |
| Keep | 100%2 | 100% | 80% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 75% | |
| Keep | 100%3 | 100% | 78% | |
| Depends | 100%2 | 50% | 67% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 75% | |
| Depends | 100%3 | 33% | 50% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 89% | |
| 100%1 | — | 40% | ||
| 100%1 | — | 17% | ||
| Depends | 100%1 | 33% | 57% | |
| Depends | 91%11 | 80% | 73% | |
| Keep | 91%11 | 100% | 58% | |
| Depends | 88%8 | 86% | 76% | |
| Keep | 80%5 | 100% | 75% | |
| Keep | 80%5 | 100% | 78% | |
| Keep | 80%5 | 100% | 85% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 20% | 68% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 60% | 83% | |
| Toss | 75%4 | 0% | 71% | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | — | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | 79% | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | 100% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 33% | 71% | |
| Depends | 70%10 | 50% | 72% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 55% | 65% | |
| Depends | 67%12 | 67% | 61% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 64% | |
| Toss | 67%6 | 0% | 72% | |
| Toss | 67%3 | 0% | 73% | |
| Toss | 67%3 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 67% | 80% | |
| Keep | 67%3 | 100% | 25% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 68% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 67% | 72% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 80% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 71% | 67% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 17% | 63% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 50% | 85% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 33% | 63% | |
| Keep | 56%9 | 100% | 70% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 63% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 80% | 72% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 13% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 40% | 58% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 100% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 50% | 65% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 40% | 77% | |
| Keep | 50%4 | 100% | 75% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 18% | 67% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 33% | 64% | |
| Keep | 43%7 | 100% | 82% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 73% | |
| Keep | 38%8 | 100% | 73% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 50% | 67% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 33% | 75% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 58% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 50% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 18% | 75% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 57% | |
| Toss | 17%6 | 0% | 70% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 71% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 65% | |
| Keep | 0%1 | 100% | 63% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 69% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 75% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 83% | |
| 0%1 | — | 80% | ||
| —0 | — | 75% | ||
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 69% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 70% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 80% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 67% | |
| Keep | 0%1 | 100% | 50% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 56% | |
| 0%1 | — | 33% | ||
| 0%1 | — | 83% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest2065%43%–82%
- Warlock1656%33%–77%
- Warrior1663%39%–82%
- Rogue1471%45%–88%
- Druid1164%35%–85%
- Paladin1173%43%–90%
- Mage956%27%–81%
- Hunter771%36%–92%
- Shaman560%23%–88%
- Demon Hunter475%30%–95%
- Death Knight333%6%–79%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Discs of Norgannon, Cosmic Springs, Blizzard, and Spire Security. Usually toss: Selfish Shellfish, Inquisitive Creation, and Griftah, Trusted Vendor.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 64% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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