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 (tier C).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Objection!, Cosmic Springs, and Ice Block. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, Coldlight Oracle, and Sleepy Resident.
It wins 48% 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 65%20 | 43% | 57% | |
| Keep | 64%22 | 92% | 65% | |
| Keep | 58%93 | 73% | 53% | |
| Depends | 58%66 | 3% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 57%28 | 56% | 56% | |
| Keep | 56%66 | 92% | 49% | |
| Keep | 55%220 | 62% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%95 | 39% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%83 | 74% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 15% | 49% | |
| Keep | 53%104 | 69% | 60% | |
| Keep | 53%72 | 82% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%27 | 7% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%68 | 10% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%76 | 34% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 26% | 60% | |
| Toss | 50%22 | 5% | 59% | |
| Depends | 50%36 | 8% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%12 | 8% | 76% | |
| Depends | 49%95 | 53% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%63 | 78% | 52% | |
| Depends | 49%200 | 76% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%162 | 52% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%158 | 39% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%202 | 51% | 55% | |
| Keep | 48%125 | 95% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 50% | 53% | |
| Keep | 47%49 | 97% | 44% | |
| Depends | 47%32 | 27% | 60% | |
| Toss | 46%54 | 5% | 61% | |
| Toss | 46%106 | 14% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 88% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%204 | 63% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%90 | 41% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%61 | 20% | 62% | |
| Depends | 44%68 | 68% | 55% | |
| Toss | 44%75 | 25% | 57% | |
| Depends | 43%23 | 52% | 62% | |
| Toss | 43%90 | 14% | 59% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 8% | 65% | |
| Toss | 42%146 | 45% | 54% | |
| Depends | 41%94 | 66% | 55% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 30% | 45% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 81% | 56% | |
| Depends | 41%27 | 35% | 48% | |
| Toss | 39%105 | 65% | 55% | |
| Toss | 38%26 | 0% | 60% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 0% | 53% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 25% | 58% | |
| Depends | 36%11 | 38% | 55% | |
| Toss | 36%78 | 52% | 59% | |
| Depends | 36%14 | 91% | 59% | |
| Toss | 34%47 | 56% | 60% | |
| Depends | 14%14 | 83% | 48% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior26541%35%–47%
- Priest21438%32%–45%
- Warlock19637%31%–44%
- Druid11663%54%–71%
- Rogue11464%55%–72%
- Paladin7353%42%–64%
- Mage5153%40%–66%
- Shaman3165%47%–79%
- Demon Hunter2763%44%–78%
- Death Knight2454%35%–72%
- Hunter1283%55%–95%
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 Ice Block. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, Coldlight Oracle, and Sleepy Resident.
- 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 (tier C).
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