XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, Robocaller, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Steamcleaner, Rewind, and Freezing Potion.
It wins 49% going first and 39% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 63%8 | 43% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 17% | 61% | |
| Toss | 56%16 | 5% | 49% | |
| Depends | 56%61 | 42% | 51% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 25% | 53% | |
| Depends | 55%82 | 68% | 48% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 65% | 46% | |
| Toss | 54%28 | 12% | 54% | |
| Depends | 52%29 | 36% | 44% | |
| Depends | 50%24 | 23% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%36 | 69% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 29% | 47% | |
| Depends | 48%29 | 35% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 80% | 44% | |
| Depends | 47%38 | 77% | 55% | |
| Toss | 47%17 | 3% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%32 | 85% | 49% | |
| Depends | 46%28 | 74% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%31 | 9% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%71 | 66% | 49% | |
| Depends | 45%56 | 42% | 56% | |
| Depends | 44%9 | 22% | 64% | |
| Depends | 44%34 | 58% | 51% | |
| Keep | 44%91 | 88% | 48% | |
| Depends | 44%73 | 54% | 49% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 49% | |
| Keep | 42%24 | 100% | 42% | |
| Depends | 41%29 | 87% | 51% | |
| Keep | 41%29 | 90% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%39 | 47% | 51% | |
| Keep | 39%33 | 100% | 46% | |
| Depends | 38%16 | 30% | 46% | |
| Depends | 37%19 | 42% | 49% | |
| Toss | 36%14 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 35%31 | 65% | 54% | |
| Toss | 33%18 | 6% | 52% | |
| Depends | 33%15 | 50% | 47% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 53% | |
| Depends | 31%13 | 24% | 57% | |
| Depends | 30%53 | 51% | 51% | |
| Depends | 30%10 | 43% | 45% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 36% | |
| 20%5 | — | 32% | ||
| Toss | 20%10 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 13% | 44% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 44% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 39% | |
| Depends | 0%8 | 40% | 42% | |
| Keep | 0%5 | 100% | 45% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior9036%26%–46%
- Priest8133%24%–44%
- Warlock6134%24%–47%
- Rogue4961%47%–74%
- Druid4163%48%–76%
- Paladin2756%37%–72%
- Mage1173%43%–90%
- Death Knight863%31%–86%
- Demon Hunter838%14%–69%
- Shaman633%10%–70%
- Hunter1100%21%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, Robocaller, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Steamcleaner, Rewind, and Freezing Potion.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 44% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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