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 Dryscale Deputy, Frostweave Dungeoneer, Greedy Partner, and Deathlord. Usually toss: Zilliax Deluxe 3000, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, and Tide Pools.
It wins 54% going first and 58% 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%4 | 0% | 66% | |
| Keep | 100%1 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 100%1 | 50% | 70% | |
| Depends | 100%2 | 33% | 63% | |
| Depends | 100%4 | 80% | 58% | |
| Keep | 100%1 | 100% | 100% | |
| Keep | 100%2 | 100% | 100% | |
| 100%1 | — | 67% | ||
| Depends | 100%2 | 50% | 75% | |
| Depends | 100%3 | 50% | 67% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 57% | |
| 100%1 | — | 57% | ||
| Keep | 88%8 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 86%7 | 25% | 63% | |
| Toss | 83%6 | 8% | 59% | |
| Toss | 80%5 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 80%10 | 0% | 64% | |
| Toss | 78%9 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 80% | 58% | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 75%4 | 100% | 57% | |
| Toss | 75%4 | 0% | 58% | |
| Toss | 70%10 | 7% | 67% | |
| Keep | 67%3 | 100% | 75% | |
| Keep | 67%12 | 100% | 45% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 75% | 75% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 50% | 56% | |
| 67%3 | — | 50% | ||
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 100% | |
| Toss | 67%3 | 13% | 53% | |
| 67%3 | — | 50% | ||
| Depends | 64%14 | 50% | 61% | |
| Keep | 64%11 | 100% | 53% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 33% | 67% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 65% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 0% | 44% | |
| Keep | 60%10 | 100% | 73% | |
| Depends | 58%12 | 39% | 62% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 20% | 62% | |
| Keep | 57%7 | 100% | 51% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 9% | 63% | |
| Keep | 56%18 | 92% | 74% | |
| Keep | 55%11 | 100% | 62% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 0% | 66% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 17% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 50% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 30% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 25% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 67% | 33% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 44% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 40% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 67% | 83% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 67% | 71% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 80% | |
| Keep | 50%4 | 100% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 82% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 58% | |
| Keep | 42%12 | 88% | 50% | |
| Keep | 40%10 | 100% | 48% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 54% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 43% | 59% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 38% | 52% | |
| Depends | 36%14 | 42% | 76% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 46% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 18% | 53% | |
| Keep | 33%9 | 100% | 68% | |
| Depends | 22%9 | 50% | 69% | |
| Toss | 20%10 | 0% | 70% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 71% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 13% | 67% | |
| Keep | 0%1 | 100% | 100% | |
| —0 | — | 100% | ||
| Keep | 0%2 | 100% | 80% | |
| Depends | 0%3 | 20% | 63% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 62% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 92% | |
| Keep | 0%2 | 100% | 40% | |
| —0 | — | 71% | ||
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 0% | |
| 0%2 | — | 57% | ||
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 0% | |
| Keep | 0%2 | 100% | 82% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior3656%40%–70%
- Priest3165%47%–79%
- Warlock2152%32%–72%
- Rogue1650%28%–72%
- Paladin1050%24%–76%
- Shaman540%12%–77%
- Druid475%30%–95%
- Mage450%15%–85%
- Death Knight367%21%–94%
- Demon Hunter20%0%–66%
- Hunter1100%21%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Dryscale Deputy, Frostweave Dungeoneer, Greedy Partner, and Deathlord. Usually toss: Zilliax Deluxe 3000, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, 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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