XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Devolving Missiles, Objection!, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: The Ceaseless Expanse, The Curator, and King Tide.
Its best matchup is against Priest (43%), the hardest against Warrior (41%).
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: 49% (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 | 67%43 | 97% | 62% | |
| Keep | 60%118 | 73% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 15% | 57% | |
| Keep | 60%129 | 69% | 55% | |
| Keep | 58%78 | 90% | 48% | |
| Depends | 56%32 | 48% | 55% | |
| Depends | 55%22 | 14% | 54% | |
| Keep | 54%120 | 64% | 57% | |
| Keep | 54%89 | 82% | 51% | |
| Depends | 54%39 | 54% | 60% | |
| Toss | 54%13 | 7% | 73% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 80% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%45 | 8% | 60% | |
| Keep | 53%358 | 61% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%153 | 49% | 59% | |
| Depends | 53%140 | 43% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%107 | 4% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%245 | 49% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%82 | 6% | 59% | |
| Depends | 51%328 | 52% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%103 | 22% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%346 | 70% | 57% | |
| Keep | 50%102 | 98% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%125 | 29% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%164 | 14% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%313 | 76% | 57% | |
| Depends | 49%114 | 78% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%53 | 14% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%49 | 16% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%143 | 46% | 57% | |
| Keep | 49%174 | 95% | 58% | |
| Depends | 49%257 | 41% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%109 | 79% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%259 | 43% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%172 | 12% | 59% | |
| Toss | 48%111 | 10% | 57% | |
| Toss | 47%133 | 28% | 60% | |
| Toss | 47%70 | 7% | 57% | |
| Toss | 47%17 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 46%28 | 23% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 56% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%147 | 59% | 59% | |
| Depends | 45%159 | 64% | 56% | |
| Depends | 45%78 | 39% | 63% | |
| Depends | 44%41 | 39% | 50% | |
| Depends | 43%23 | 75% | 56% | |
| Depends | 43%208 | 75% | 57% | |
| Toss | 42%45 | 0% | 62% | |
| Toss | 38%24 | 34% | 51% | |
| Toss | 31%13 | 31% | 51% | |
| Depends | 29%21 | 75% | 54% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior37641%37%–47%
- Priest34843%37%–48%
- Warlock29939%34%–45%
- Druid19360%53%–67%
- Rogue17464%56%–71%
- Paladin11757%48%–66%
- Mage10455%45%–64%
- Shaman5966%53%–77%
- Death Knight5758%45%–70%
- Demon Hunter5364%51%–76%
- Hunter2471%51%–85%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Devolving Missiles, Objection!, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: The Ceaseless Expanse, The Curator, 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 49% 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 Priest (43%), the hardest against Warrior (41%).
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