XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Objection!, Cosmic Springs, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Eredar Brute, Timeline Accelerator, and King Tide.
Its best matchup is against Rogue (63%), the hardest against Warlock (37%).
It wins 50% going first and 50% 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 | 65%54 | 97% | 65% | |
| Keep | 59%182 | 69% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%108 | 90% | 52% | |
| Keep | 59%165 | 72% | 57% | |
| Keep | 57%68 | 90% | 60% | |
| Depends | 55%49 | 56% | 61% | |
| Depends | 55%42 | 56% | 58% | |
| Keep | 54%471 | 52% | 58% | |
| Keep | 54%144 | 85% | 53% | |
| Keep | 54%224 | 48% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%41 | 61% | 56% | |
| Keep | 53%171 | 80% | 57% | |
| Keep | 53%191 | 63% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%502 | 58% | 58% | |
| Keep | 52%217 | 96% | 60% | |
| Depends | 52%190 | 34% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%199 | 44% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%196 | 35% | 56% | |
| Keep | 51%153 | 99% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%169 | 13% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%142 | 3% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%232 | 13% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%348 | 45% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%510 | 68% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%82 | 15% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 57% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%156 | 80% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%34 | 18% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%204 | 59% | 61% | |
| Toss | 49%65 | 8% | 60% | |
| Toss | 49%114 | 6% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%481 | 78% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%143 | 20% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%383 | 43% | 57% | |
| Toss | 48%172 | 21% | 61% | |
| Toss | 48%363 | 40% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%107 | 39% | 63% | |
| Toss | 48%21 | 0% | 56% | |
| Depends | 47%237 | 60% | 54% | |
| Toss | 46%70 | 13% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%261 | 13% | 60% | |
| Depends | 45%75 | 50% | 49% | |
| Toss | 45%109 | 5% | 58% | |
| Toss | 44%294 | 75% | 57% | |
| Toss | 42%69 | 1% | 60% | |
| Toss | 41%41 | 33% | 52% | |
| Toss | 40%40 | 23% | 63% | |
| Toss | 32%25 | 43% | 45% | |
| Toss | 31%35 | 59% | 54% | |
| Toss | 29%17 | 29% | 51% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior53044%40%–48%
- Priest46043%39%–48%
- Warlock45837%33%–41%
- Rogue30963%58%–68%
- Druid26461%55%–66%
- Paladin15959%51%–66%
- Mage14756%48%–64%
- Demon Hunter8360%49%–70%
- Shaman8074%63%–82%
- Death Knight7557%46%–68%
- Hunter4063%47%–76%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Objection!, Cosmic Springs, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Eredar Brute, Timeline Accelerator, and King Tide.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is XL Hostage Mage strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Rogue (63%), the hardest against Warlock (37%).
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