XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Naga Sand Witch.
It wins 52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 100%2 | 9% | 52% | |
| Toss | 88%8 | 5% | 64% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 62% | |
| Depends | 81%21 | 19% | 55% | |
| Toss | 80%10 | 0% | 45% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 88% | 62% | |
| Keep | 71%7 | 100% | 38% | |
| Depends | 71%55 | 48% | 58% | |
| Keep | 71%17 | 89% | 61% | |
| Toss | 70%30 | 8% | 62% | |
| Keep | 67%49 | 100% | 53% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 17% | 60% | |
| Depends | 67%24 | 69% | 60% | |
| Toss | 67%6 | 9% | 74% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 38% | 63% | |
| Toss | 67%6 | 11% | 66% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 33% | 56% | |
| Keep | 65%26 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 65%37 | 40% | 56% | |
| Toss | 64%25 | 9% | 61% | |
| Toss | 63%27 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 63%16 | 73% | 63% | |
| Toss | 63%32 | 7% | 66% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 70% | 68% | |
| Toss | 62%13 | 0% | 64% | |
| Toss | 62%13 | 9% | 60% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 47% | 56% | |
| Toss | 61%18 | 0% | 63% | |
| Keep | 61%18 | 100% | 79% | |
| Depends | 60%45 | 69% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%32 | 41% | 56% | |
| Depends | 59%34 | 76% | 62% | |
| Depends | 58%31 | 19% | 57% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 13% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%42 | 90% | 52% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 67% | 73% | |
| Depends | 55%49 | 70% | 61% | |
| Depends | 55%42 | 37% | 61% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 33% | 68% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 38% | 49% | |
| Depends | 54%28 | 17% | 63% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 37% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%19 | 13% | 62% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 40% | 56% | |
| Keep | 51%45 | 100% | 63% | |
| Toss | 50%32 | 10% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 60% | 53% | |
| Keep | 50%6 | 100% | 78% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 80% | 77% | |
| Toss | 48%29 | 7% | 65% | |
| Depends | 48%27 | 81% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 70% | 66% | |
| Keep | 47%19 | 88% | 68% | |
| Toss | 46%41 | 11% | 64% | |
| Depends | 46%24 | 52% | 57% | |
| Depends | 44%18 | 28% | 64% | |
| Toss | 44%25 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 43%21 | 61% | 58% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 53% | |
| Depends | 41%29 | 73% | 68% | |
| Keep | 41%17 | 100% | 47% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 19% | 57% | |
| Toss | 40%15 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 38%26 | 14% | 63% | |
| Keep | 38%21 | 100% | 61% | |
| Keep | 38%16 | 89% | 70% | |
| Keep | 38%24 | 94% | 47% | |
| Depends | 37%30 | 50% | 64% | |
| Depends | 36%22 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 36%28 | 67% | 60% | |
| Depends | 35%23 | 50% | 71% | |
| Depends | 33%9 | 83% | 52% | |
| Toss | 30%10 | 0% | 63% | |
| Keep | 21%14 | 100% | 61% | |
| Keep | 18%11 | 100% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%4 | 0% | 25% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior12148%39%–57%
- Warlock8754%44%–64%
- Priest8252%42%–63%
- Rogue6357%45%–69%
- Paladin3656%40%–70%
- Druid2962%44%–77%
- Mage2744%28%–63%
- Shaman2352%33%–71%
- Demon Hunter1464%39%–84%
- Death Knight1369%42%–87%
- Hunter650%19%–81%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Greedy Partner, Starscryer, Frostweave Dungeoneer, and Prismatic Elemental. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Zilliax Deluxe 3000, and Naga Sand Witch.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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