XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, Cosmic Springs, and Robocaller. Usually toss: Steamcleaner, Rewind, and Freezing Potion.
It wins 49% going first and 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 71%7 | 43% | 57% | |
| Depends | 64%11 | 20% | 50% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 20% | 50% | |
| Depends | 59%27 | 63% | 49% | |
| Toss | 58%26 | 11% | 56% | |
| Depends | 56%62 | 41% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 79% | 43% | |
| Depends | 53%78 | 66% | 50% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 70% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%30 | 34% | 46% | |
| Depends | 50%36 | 86% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%38 | 77% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 56% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 29% | 47% | |
| Toss | 48%27 | 10% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%17 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%58 | 46% | 55% | |
| Keep | 46%95 | 91% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%13 | 3% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%68 | 51% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%33 | 58% | 51% | |
| Depends | 45%31 | 70% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%69 | 62% | 50% | |
| Depends | 45%29 | 36% | 56% | |
| Keep | 44%25 | 100% | 41% | |
| Depends | 43%21 | 17% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 52% | |
| Keep | 41%34 | 88% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 36% | 52% | |
| Keep | 41%27 | 89% | 53% | |
| Depends | 40%35 | 45% | 51% | |
| Keep | 40%25 | 100% | 50% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 25% | 65% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 38%32 | 59% | 51% | |
| Depends | 35%20 | 42% | 48% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 53% | |
| Toss | 31%16 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 31%13 | 23% | 57% | |
| Toss | 30%10 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 28%54 | 49% | 52% | |
| Depends | 27%11 | 50% | 43% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 36% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 13% | 43% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 54% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 41% | |
| Depends | 0%8 | 40% | 42% | |
| Keep | 0%5 | 100% | 43% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior8539%29%–49%
- Priest7634%25%–45%
- Warlock6532%22%–44%
- Rogue4661%46%–74%
- Druid4166%51%–78%
- Paladin2552%33%–70%
- Death Knight1155%28%–79%
- Mage1070%40%–89%
- Demon Hunter944%19%–73%
- Shaman850%22%–78%
- Hunter1100%21%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, Cosmic Springs, and Robocaller. Usually toss: Steamcleaner, Rewind, and Freezing Potion.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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