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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100%1 | — | 61% | ||
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 89%9 | 100% | 61% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 25% | 43% | |
| Keep | 78%9 | 100% | 59% | |
| Toss | 78%9 | 10% | 50% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 30% | 43% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 70%30 | 100% | 51% | |
| Depends | 68%19 | 32% | 56% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 43% | 70% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 67% | 70% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 79% | |
| Depends | 66%35 | 79% | 50% | |
| Toss | 65%20 | 6% | 55% | |
| Toss | 65%17 | 12% | 56% | |
| Keep | 64%14 | 100% | 69% | |
| Toss | 64%25 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 6% | 53% | |
| Toss | 62%13 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 61%31 | 11% | 60% | |
| Depends | 61%28 | 31% | 56% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 21% | 58% | |
| Toss | 60%15 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 67% | 50% | |
| Depends | 59%44 | 48% | 62% | |
| Toss | 59%22 | 0% | 61% | |
| Depends | 59%17 | 73% | 63% | |
| Keep | 59%29 | 94% | 60% | |
| Toss | 58%24 | 10% | 63% | |
| Toss | 58%19 | 9% | 63% | |
| Depends | 58%19 | 18% | 53% | |
| Toss | 58%26 | 11% | 55% | |
| Toss | 57%14 | 0% | 64% | |
| Keep | 57%49 | 94% | 64% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 67% | 45% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 0% | 55% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%37 | 100% | 65% | |
| Depends | 56%16 | 40% | 45% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 27% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 80% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 80% | 54% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 38% | 62% | |
| Keep | 52%23 | 100% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%27 | 29% | 57% | |
| Toss | 52%27 | 12% | 58% | |
| Depends | 52%33 | 33% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 60% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%36 | 85% | 47% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 75% | 70% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 20% | 64% | |
| Keep | 50%4 | 100% | 68% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 60% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 38% | 43% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 50% | 75% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 80% | 77% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%25 | 43% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 85% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 24% | 59% | |
| Keep | 47%17 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%17 | 52% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 43% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%22 | 41% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%16 | 8% | 63% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 40% | 58% | |
| Keep | 42%12 | 100% | 65% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 40% | 50% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 75% | 70% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 83% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%16 | 8% | 58% | |
| Toss | 36%22 | 0% | 60% | |
| Keep | 36%14 | 100% | 57% | |
| Depends | 33%24 | 61% | 57% | |
| Keep | 33%12 | 100% | 41% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 0% | 67% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 70% | |
| Keep | 33%12 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 47% | |
| Keep | 20%10 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 18%17 | 46% | 64% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 33% | 48% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 30% | 53% | |
| Toss | 0%4 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 0%5 | 50% | 38% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 30% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 50% | 76% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior12750%42%–59%
- Priest7349%38%–61%
- Warlock6354%42%–66%
- Rogue3250%34%–66%
- Paladin2846%30%–64%
- Druid2167%45%–83%
- Mage1747%26%–69%
- Shaman1650%28%–72%
- Death Knight989%56%–98%
- Hunter757%25%–84%
- Demon Hunter667%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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