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, Pyros, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Portalmancer Skyla, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
It wins 51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 89%9 | 100% | 60% | |
| Depends | 77%30 | 14% | 54% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 88% | 62% | |
| Toss | 71%14 | 9% | 57% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 33% | 55% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 21% | 54% | |
| Toss | 67%12 | 0% | 49% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 33% | 61% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 67% | 75% | |
| Toss | 65%40 | 5% | 60% | |
| Toss | 64%25 | 6% | 55% | |
| Depends | 64%74 | 49% | 59% | |
| Keep | 63%38 | 100% | 60% | |
| Keep | 63%59 | 100% | 54% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 70% | 64% | |
| Keep | 63%8 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 63%32 | 19% | 58% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 5% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%43 | 14% | 59% | |
| Toss | 60%35 | 7% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 21% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%55 | 34% | 55% | |
| Keep | 60%35 | 95% | 62% | |
| Keep | 60%20 | 100% | 77% | |
| Depends | 59%56 | 70% | 53% | |
| Toss | 59%17 | 11% | 54% | |
| Depends | 59%34 | 13% | 57% | |
| Toss | 59%41 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 58%36 | 5% | 62% | |
| Depends | 58%36 | 61% | 58% | |
| Toss | 57%28 | 0% | 64% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 57%72 | 78% | 60% | |
| Toss | 56%25 | 2% | 62% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 35% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 67% | 73% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 6% | 69% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 33% | 63% | |
| Depends | 55%20 | 71% | 64% | |
| Depends | 54%37 | 40% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%67 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 53%43 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 48% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%30 | 81% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%57 | 41% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 13% | 59% | |
| Keep | 52%48 | 88% | 53% | |
| Toss | 51%55 | 11% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%56 | 36% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%42 | 7% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%14 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 71% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%65 | 85% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%33 | 19% | 59% | |
| Keep | 48%21 | 100% | 48% | |
| Depends | 47%55 | 21% | 63% | |
| Depends | 46%28 | 48% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%24 | 5% | 62% | |
| Depends | 45%31 | 69% | 62% | |
| Keep | 44%27 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 40% | 58% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 44% | 44% | |
| Toss | 43%40 | 0% | 57% | |
| Keep | 42%26 | 100% | 59% | |
| Depends | 42%24 | 62% | 57% | |
| Depends | 41%32 | 75% | 70% | |
| Keep | 40%30 | 95% | 48% | |
| Depends | 38%26 | 36% | 58% | |
| Keep | 38%16 | 89% | 71% | |
| Depends | 38%32 | 41% | 59% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 38% | 52% | |
| Depends | 36%11 | 86% | 50% | |
| Toss | 34%32 | 8% | 64% | |
| Depends | 33%39 | 60% | 57% | |
| Toss | 32%19 | 0% | 62% | |
| Depends | 31%32 | 52% | 66% | |
| Toss | 27%11 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 0%5 | 50% | 30% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior18049%42%–57%
- Warlock11953%44%–62%
- Priest11352%43%–61%
- Rogue8353%42%–63%
- Paladin5448%35%–61%
- Mage4248%33%–62%
- Druid4063%47%–76%
- Shaman2952%34%–69%
- Demon Hunter1560%36%–80%
- Death Knight1471%45%–88%
- Hunter863%31%–86%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Pyros, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Portalmancer Skyla, and Zilliax Deluxe 3000.
- 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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