XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Sphere of Sapience. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and Audio Amplifier.
It wins 46% 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: — (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 | 88%8 | 100% | 73% | |
| Keep | 74%19 | 93% | 42% | |
| Toss | 71%7 | 10% | 83% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 33% | 68% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 75% | 62% | |
| Depends | 60%30 | 34% | 58% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 38% | 48% | |
| Toss | 59%32 | 8% | 56% | |
| Depends | 58%93 | 59% | 52% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 27% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 22% | 43% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 75% | 38% | |
| Depends | 56%34 | 74% | 58% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 38% | 52% | |
| Keep | 55%55 | 90% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 13% | 57% | |
| Depends | 53%38 | 72% | 63% | |
| Depends | 52%42 | 48% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%93 | 59% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%61 | 56% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%6 | 0% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%12 | 0% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 58% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%29 | 24% | 62% | |
| Depends | 48%29 | 61% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%81 | 72% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%19 | 3% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%15 | 46% | 50% | |
| Keep | 47%15 | 100% | 46% | |
| Depends | 46%65 | 51% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%39 | 69% | 68% | |
| Depends | 46%35 | 50% | 53% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 56% | 54% | |
| Keep | 44%36 | 89% | 47% | |
| Toss | 44%9 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 44%61 | 34% | 55% | |
| Depends | 44%34 | 18% | 55% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 40% | 79% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 13% | 56% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 40% | |
| Depends | 40%43 | 69% | 64% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 83% | 55% | |
| Depends | 38%34 | 15% | 59% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 67% | 39% | |
| Depends | 37%75 | 60% | 56% | |
| Depends | 33%39 | 61% | 56% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 53% | |
| Depends | 32%25 | 61% | 60% | |
| Depends | 29%24 | 19% | 56% | |
| Toss | 29%7 | 7% | 51% | |
| Toss | 29%7 | 0% | 40% | |
| Depends | 26%43 | 56% | 57% | |
| Depends | 25%28 | 68% | 57% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior11038%30%–48%
- Priest9537%28%–47%
- Warlock8238%28%–49%
- Druid4764%50%–76%
- Rogue4365%50%–78%
- Paladin2959%41%–74%
- Mage1567%42%–85%
- Demon Hunter944%19%–73%
- Shaman757%25%–84%
- Death Knight667%30%–90%
- Hunter2100%34%–100%
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 Sphere of Sapience. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, Lorekeeper Polkelt, 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 47% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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