XL HL Hostage Mage
XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Dryscale Deputy, Deathlord, Living Flame, and Fire Sale. Usually toss: The Curator, Sleepy Resident, and Tide Pools.
It wins 47% 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%1 | 0% | 63% | |
| Keep | 100%1 | 100% | 63% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 39% | |
| 100%3 | — | 40% | ||
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 80% | |
| 100%1 | — | 50% | ||
| Keep | 88%8 | 100% | 55% | |
| Toss | 80%5 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 25% | 50% | |
| Toss | 73%11 | 0% | 44% | |
| Toss | 71%7 | 13% | 47% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 15% | 60% | |
| Toss | 67%3 | 0% | 48% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 20% | 49% | |
| Keep | 63%8 | 100% | 50% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 64% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 33% | 64% | |
| Toss | 60%10 | 9% | 56% | |
| Keep | 60%10 | 100% | 47% | |
| Keep | 58%19 | 100% | 61% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 0% | 62% | |
| Toss | 57%14 | 0% | 44% | |
| Keep | 57%14 | 100% | 66% | |
| Keep | 56%9 | 100% | 45% | |
| Toss | 50%8 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 0% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 0% | 47% | |
| Toss | 50%10 | 0% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%8 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 40% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 50% | 45% | |
| Keep | 50%6 | 100% | 44% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 50% | 30% | |
| Keep | 47%15 | 100% | 59% | |
| Toss | 44%9 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 44%9 | 0% | 62% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 80% | 39% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%19 | 50% | 67% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 32% | 53% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 38%8 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 33%12 | 33% | 64% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 0% | 55% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 43% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 67% | 65% | |
| Keep | 27%11 | 100% | 48% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 75% | 60% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 0% | 62% | |
| Toss | 20%10 | 0% | 65% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 67% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 57% | |
| —0 | — | 50% | ||
| —0 | — | 86% | ||
| 0%1 | — | 57% | ||
| Depends | 0%2 | 67% | 43% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 33% | 50% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 58% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 60% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 0% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior4353%39%–67%
- Warlock2250%31%–69%
- Priest2055%34%–74%
- Paladin1136%15%–65%
- Rogue922%6%–55%
- Druid667%30%–90%
- Mage540%12%–77%
- Shaman450%15%–85%
- Hunter2100%34%–100%
- Death Knight1100%21%–100%
- Demon Hunter0—0%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL HL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Dryscale Deputy, Deathlord, Living Flame, and Fire Sale. Usually toss: The Curator, Sleepy Resident, and Tide Pools.
- Is XL HL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL HL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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