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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: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Tide Pools.

It wins 49% going first and 56% on the coin.

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Win rate
52%47%–57%
Games403
Popularity<1%

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.

Against

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.

CardAdviceWin rate in handKeptWin rate drawn
100%1—61%
Toss100%10%62%
Keep89%9100%61%
Keep83%6100%63%
Depends80%525%43%
Keep78%9100%59%
Toss78%910%50%
Depends71%730%43%
Keep71%7100%57%
Keep70%30100%51%
Depends68%1932%56%
Depends67%343%70%
Depends67%367%70%
Keep67%6100%79%
Depends66%3579%50%
Toss65%206%55%
Toss65%1712%56%
Keep64%14100%69%
Toss64%250%61%
Toss63%86%53%
Toss62%139%58%
Toss61%3111%60%
Depends61%2831%56%
Depends60%1021%58%
Toss60%150%52%
Depends60%567%50%
Depends59%4448%62%
Toss59%220%61%
Depends59%1773%63%
Keep59%2994%60%
Toss58%2410%63%
Toss58%199%63%
Depends58%1918%53%
Toss58%2611%55%
Toss57%140%64%
Keep57%4994%64%
Depends57%767%45%
Toss57%70%55%
Keep57%7100%57%
Keep57%37100%65%
Depends56%1640%45%
Depends56%927%56%
Depends56%980%54%
Depends56%1880%54%
Depends54%1338%62%
Keep52%23100%59%
Depends52%2729%57%
Toss52%2712%58%
Depends52%3333%62%
Depends50%660%61%
Depends50%3685%47%
Depends50%627%61%
Depends50%475%70%
Depends50%420%64%
Keep50%4100%68%
Depends50%460%50%
Depends50%633%52%
Depends50%638%43%
Depends50%250%75%
Depends50%480%77%
Toss50%40%59%
Depends48%2543%58%
Depends48%2185%52%
Depends48%2124%59%
Keep47%17100%55%
Depends47%1752%54%
Depends45%1143%58%
Depends45%2241%57%
Toss44%168%63%
Depends43%1418%57%
Depends43%740%58%
Keep42%12100%65%
Toss40%50%55%
Depends40%540%50%
Depends40%575%70%
Depends38%883%46%
Toss38%168%58%
Toss36%220%60%
Keep36%14100%57%
Depends33%2461%57%
Keep33%12100%41%
Toss33%60%67%
Keep33%3100%70%
Keep33%12100%57%
Keep33%6100%47%
Keep20%10100%60%
Depends18%1746%64%
Depends17%633%48%
Depends17%630%53%
Toss0%40%65%
Depends0%550%38%
Toss—00%30%
Depends0%150%76%

Matchups by class

Win rate against each opponent class.

Going first
49%42%–55%
On the coin
56%49%–63%
  • Warrior127
    50%42%–59%
  • Priest73
    49%38%–61%
  • Warlock63
    54%42%–66%
  • Rogue32
    50%34%–66%
  • Paladin28
    46%30%–64%
  • Druid21
    67%45%–83%
  • Mage17
    47%26%–69%
  • Shaman16
    50%28%–72%
  • Death Knight9
    89%56%–98%
  • Hunter7
    57%25%–84%
  • Demon Hunter6
    67%30%–90%

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: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Tide Pools.
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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