XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 46% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Greedy Partner. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Sleepy Resident, and Audio Amplifier.
It wins 45% going first and 47% 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: 56% (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 | 89%9 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 10% | 83% | |
| Keep | 70%23 | 94% | 47% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 25% | 71% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 75% | 62% | |
| Depends | 60%20 | 47% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%105 | 60% | 54% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 11% | 59% | |
| Depends | 56%39 | 68% | 56% | |
| Keep | 56%59 | 91% | 57% | |
| Toss | 56%36 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 30% | 44% | |
| Depends | 55%107 | 60% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%33 | 31% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%19 | 4% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%25 | 90% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%48 | 51% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%70 | 56% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 50% | 40% | |
| Depends | 49%47 | 77% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%45 | 69% | 63% | |
| Toss | 49%35 | 23% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%98 | 76% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%15 | 43% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 46% | 76% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 56% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%18 | 0% | 49% | |
| Depends | 44%16 | 50% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%37 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 43%77 | 49% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%14 | 18% | 68% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 36% | |
| Depends | 43%54 | 69% | 63% | |
| Depends | 42%33 | 60% | 50% | |
| Toss | 42%71 | 35% | 55% | |
| Toss | 42%43 | 14% | 58% | |
| Depends | 41%22 | 100% | 47% | |
| Toss | 40%15 | 11% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%40 | 48% | 52% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 61% | |
| Depends | 39%41 | 91% | 49% | |
| Toss | 39%49 | 63% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%26 | 20% | 55% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | 38%94 | 65% | 56% | |
| Toss | 36%47 | 13% | 56% | |
| Toss | 33%30 | 64% | 57% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | 31%49 | 56% | 56% | |
| Toss | 30%10 | 11% | 51% | |
| Toss | 27%30 | 61% | 57% | |
| Toss | 25%8 | 14% | 43% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 43% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior12637%29%–46%
- Priest10338%29%–48%
- Warlock10235%27%–45%
- Rogue5565%52%–77%
- Druid4860%46%–73%
- Paladin3853%37%–68%
- Mage1968%46%–85%
- Demon Hunter1250%25%–75%
- Death Knight1070%40%–89%
- Shaman863%31%–86%
- Hunter367%21%–94%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Greedy Partner. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Sleepy Resident, and Audio Amplifier.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 46% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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