XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Watercolor Artist, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Bob the Bartender, and Rewind.
It wins 49% going first and 49% 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: 48% (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%2 | 0% | 45% | |
| Depends | 76%17 | 23% | 57% | |
| Keep | 75%16 | 100% | 58% | |
| Keep | 75%12 | 100% | 50% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 60% | 52% | |
| Keep | 68%25 | 95% | 47% | |
| Keep | 68%31 | 73% | 53% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 75% | 63% | |
| Keep | 61%33 | 87% | 50% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 33% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%37 | 73% | 56% | |
| Keep | 59%56 | 79% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%42 | 45% | 49% | |
| Depends | 56%36 | 61% | 51% | |
| Keep | 56%9 | 100% | 53% | |
| Keep | 54%35 | 95% | 51% | |
| Toss | 54%13 | 6% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%69 | 42% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%94 | 54% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%40 | 46% | 53% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 67% | |
| Depends | 50%14 | 47% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%75 | 47% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%114 | 65% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%111 | 77% | 55% | |
| Depends | 48%42 | 55% | 52% | |
| Keep | 47%34 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 47%34 | 100% | 64% | |
| Keep | 47%15 | 100% | 47% | |
| Toss | 46%28 | 14% | 57% | |
| Depends | 46%39 | 33% | 55% | |
| Toss | 46%50 | 14% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%72 | 35% | 56% | |
| Depends | 44%36 | 32% | 62% | |
| Depends | 44%43 | 32% | 52% | |
| Depends | 44%84 | 75% | 56% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 70% | 59% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 19% | 60% | |
| Toss | 41%17 | 0% | 59% | |
| Toss | 41%56 | 11% | 56% | |
| Depends | 41%76 | 90% | 57% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 40% | 50% | |
| Toss | 36%25 | 5% | 56% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 60% | 58% | |
| Toss | 31%29 | 8% | 52% | |
| Toss | 31%13 | 5% | 58% | |
| Toss | 30%27 | 5% | 61% | |
| Toss | 26%19 | 10% | 55% | |
| Toss | 25%8 | 17% | 58% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest9644%34%–54%
- Warlock9436%27%–46%
- Warrior8544%33%–54%
- Rogue7059%47%–69%
- Druid4245%31%–60%
- Mage4154%39%–68%
- Paladin3269%51%–82%
- Death Knight2060%39%–78%
- Shaman2075%53%–89%
- Demon Hunter1242%19%–68%
- Hunter1250%25%–75%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Watercolor Artist, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Bob the Bartender, and Rewind.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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