XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Potion of Polymorph, Ethereal Oracle, and Watercolor Artist. Usually toss: Cattle Rustler, Coldlight Oracle, and Eredar Brute.
It wins 48% going first and 48% 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: 50% (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 | 75%16 | 91% | 77% | |
| Depends | 70%10 | 35% | 57% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 80% | 64% | |
| Depends | 63%43 | 2% | 56% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 25% | 67% | |
| Keep | 58%84 | 77% | 62% | |
| Keep | 58%50 | 76% | 52% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 8% | 75% | |
| Keep | 56%54 | 93% | 51% | |
| Keep | 55%127 | 56% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%40 | 8% | 58% | |
| Keep | 55%64 | 74% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%22 | 71% | 52% | |
| Toss | 54%13 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%57 | 47% | 58% | |
| Keep | 52%84 | 92% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%46 | 71% | 55% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 33% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%113 | 53% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%59 | 31% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%26 | 7% | 64% | |
| Depends | 50%104 | 43% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%30 | 61% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 33% | 65% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 45% | 73% | |
| Depends | 50%130 | 79% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%117 | 54% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%34 | 4% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%17 | 33% | 64% | |
| Depends | 47%45 | 33% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 38% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%24 | 94% | 46% | |
| Toss | 46%59 | 14% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%127 | 54% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%22 | 57% | 58% | |
| Toss | 45%11 | 5% | 59% | |
| Depends | 45%65 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 35% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%23 | 35% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 74% | 57% | |
| Depends | 42%12 | 90% | 58% | |
| Toss | 40%20 | 22% | 64% | |
| Toss | 40%10 | 17% | 46% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 50% | 47% | |
| Depends | 40%58 | 57% | 55% | |
| Toss | 39%95 | 43% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%44 | 26% | 57% | |
| Toss | 38%21 | 6% | 55% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 31% | 58% | |
| Toss | 36%14 | 0% | 60% | |
| Toss | 35%40 | 10% | 59% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 63% | |
| Toss | 32%50 | 59% | 61% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 86% | 63% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 41% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 67% | 49% | |
| Toss | 0%8 | 40% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior16845%37%–52%
- Priest15041%34%–49%
- Warlock11640%31%–49%
- Rogue7163%52%–74%
- Druid6755%43%–67%
- Paladin3946%32%–61%
- Mage2850%33%–67%
- Shaman2167%45%–83%
- Demon Hunter1675%51%–90%
- Death Knight1354%29%–77%
- Hunter667%30%–90%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Potion of Polymorph, Ethereal Oracle, and Watercolor Artist. Usually toss: Cattle Rustler, Coldlight Oracle, and Eredar Brute.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 48% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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