XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Deathlord, Starscryer, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
It wins 52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 89%9 | 100% | 58% | |
| Depends | 82%11 | 35% | 46% | |
| Depends | 82%11 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 50% | 62% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 83% | 67% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 25% | 43% | |
| Keep | 78%9 | 100% | 59% | |
| Keep | 75%8 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 74%23 | 38% | 51% | |
| Toss | 67%18 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 50% | 58% | |
| Depends | 67%27 | 26% | 53% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 67% | 49% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 38% | 64% | |
| Keep | 67%18 | 100% | 62% | |
| Keep | 66%38 | 100% | 51% | |
| Toss | 66%35 | 9% | 60% | |
| Toss | 64%25 | 6% | 61% | |
| Depends | 64%47 | 76% | 56% | |
| Toss | 63%27 | 9% | 59% | |
| Depends | 63%40 | 23% | 56% | |
| Toss | 63%16 | 8% | 58% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 6% | 53% | |
| Keep | 63%8 | 100% | 50% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 63%16 | 4% | 54% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 17% | 58% | |
| Depends | 61%41 | 36% | 58% | |
| Toss | 59%27 | 10% | 61% | |
| Keep | 59%29 | 94% | 60% | |
| Toss | 58%38 | 3% | 63% | |
| Depends | 58%19 | 37% | 46% | |
| Keep | 58%45 | 100% | 59% | |
| Toss | 57%14 | 8% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 56% | 54% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 79% | |
| Keep | 57%58 | 89% | 61% | |
| Depends | 56%64 | 55% | 61% | |
| Keep | 56%18 | 100% | 61% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 80% | 53% | |
| Depends | 55%20 | 36% | 61% | |
| Depends | 55%42 | 30% | 59% | |
| Keep | 54%26 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 38% | 60% | |
| Toss | 54%28 | 4% | 59% | |
| Depends | 53%36 | 14% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 28% | 65% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 16% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 80% | 63% | |
| Keep | 52%23 | 100% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%39 | 29% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%40 | 87% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 75% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 33% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 9% | 71% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 50% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 80% | 70% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 71% | 67% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 14% | 60% | |
| Keep | 50%22 | 94% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%27 | 87% | 58% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 55% | 61% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 24% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%17 | 52% | 54% | |
| Keep | 47%15 | 92% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 83% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%20 | 15% | 60% | |
| Depends | 45%20 | 78% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%36 | 63% | 57% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 40% | 62% | |
| Keep | 44%16 | 100% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%23 | 40% | 54% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 83% | 68% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 29% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%35 | 37% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 29% | 57% | |
| Keep | 38%13 | 91% | 65% | |
| Toss | 38%24 | 0% | 61% | |
| Depends | 38%16 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 50% | 60% | |
| Keep | 36%28 | 100% | 55% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 43% | |
| Toss | 32%19 | 7% | 59% | |
| Depends | 30%10 | 20% | 49% | |
| Depends | 25%4 | 40% | 74% | |
| Toss | 22%9 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 21%19 | 41% | 62% | |
| Depends | 14%7 | 33% | 41% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior14853%45%–61%
- Priest9049%39%–59%
- Warlock8952%41%–62%
- Rogue4459%44%–72%
- Paladin4048%33%–63%
- Druid3768%51%–80%
- Mage2850%33%–67%
- Shaman2454%35%–72%
- Death Knight1771%47%–87%
- Hunter1560%36%–80%
- Demon Hunter967%35%–88%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Deathlord, Starscryer, and Miracle Salesman. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Lorekeeper Polkelt, 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 54% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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