XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Objection!, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Metal Detector, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, and Sleepy Resident.
It wins 47% going first and 51% 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: 51% (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 | 76%17 | 92% | 75% | |
| Depends | 69%16 | 46% | 60% | |
| Keep | 68%37 | 97% | 47% | |
| Depends | 67%12 | 16% | 51% | |
| Depends | 67%12 | 50% | 51% | |
| Depends | 65%51 | 5% | 55% | |
| Keep | 60%68 | 76% | 58% | |
| Keep | 58%55 | 74% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%40 | 79% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%28 | 56% | 55% | |
| Depends | 57%7 | 11% | 44% | |
| Keep | 57%65 | 64% | 64% | |
| Depends | 56%16 | 38% | 65% | |
| Depends | 56%16 | 26% | 66% | |
| Depends | 56%16 | 50% | 50% | |
| Depends | 56%34 | 69% | 53% | |
| Toss | 56%18 | 3% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%65 | 41% | 60% | |
| Keep | 55%138 | 59% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%46 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%35 | 4% | 65% | |
| Depends | 53%109 | 68% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%51 | 15% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%61 | 50% | 63% | |
| Keep | 52%25 | 95% | 45% | |
| Depends | 51%128 | 50% | 58% | |
| Keep | 51%91 | 93% | 61% | |
| Depends | 50%106 | 60% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 52% | 64% | |
| Depends | 50%12 | 88% | 62% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 25% | 47% | |
| Toss | 50%16 | 0% | 59% | |
| Toss | 50%12 | 8% | 80% | |
| Depends | 49%51 | 38% | 60% | |
| Depends | 49%92 | 41% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%48 | 17% | 64% | |
| Toss | 47%75 | 17% | 60% | |
| Depends | 46%132 | 61% | 58% | |
| Toss | 46%13 | 0% | 63% | |
| Toss | 45%20 | 11% | 59% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 45% | 73% | |
| Toss | 43%97 | 37% | 61% | |
| Depends | 43%47 | 63% | 57% | |
| Toss | 42%50 | 27% | 60% | |
| Depends | 41%74 | 65% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%62 | 14% | 61% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 79% | 56% | |
| Toss | 38%8 | 0% | 47% | |
| Toss | 37%63 | 53% | 62% | |
| Toss | 36%58 | 64% | 53% | |
| Depends | 36%14 | 100% | 64% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 53% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 0% | 55% | |
| Toss | 28%39 | 58% | 60% | |
| Depends | 22%9 | 75% | 50% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 57% | 63% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior17444%37%–51%
- Warlock13439%31%–47%
- Priest13341%33%–49%
- Druid7563%51%–73%
- Rogue6566%54%–76%
- Paladin4652%38%–66%
- Mage3949%34%–64%
- Shaman2572%52%–86%
- Demon Hunter1974%51%–88%
- Death Knight1547%25%–70%
- Hunter1182%52%–95%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Objection!, and Devolving Missiles. Usually toss: Metal Detector, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, and Sleepy Resident.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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