XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Heat Wave, Ancient Mysteries, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Portalmancer Skyla, and Rewind.
It wins 49% 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: — (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 | 100%1 | 50% | 64% | |
| Toss | 100%2 | 0% | 37% | |
| Keep | 100%6 | 100% | 55% | |
| Keep | 100%3 | 100% | 67% | |
| Keep | 80%15 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 80%5 | 100% | 42% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 19% | 56% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 78% | 42% | |
| Depends | 68%22 | 73% | 56% | |
| Toss | 67%9 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 38% | 54% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 57% | 48% | |
| Depends | 59%41 | 87% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%40 | 45% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%21 | 93% | 49% | |
| Depends | 57%44 | 64% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%44 | 34% | 56% | |
| Depends | 55%22 | 50% | 50% | |
| Depends | 54%26 | 45% | 62% | |
| Keep | 52%25 | 100% | 68% | |
| Depends | 52%33 | 17% | 54% | |
| Depends | 51%65 | 59% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 24% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%48 | 74% | 56% | |
| 50%2 | — | 50% | ||
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 72% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 14% | 54% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 90% | |
| Depends | 49%61 | 59% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 69% | 61% | |
| Toss | 47%30 | 6% | 58% | |
| Depends | 46%24 | 87% | 48% | |
| Depends | 45%22 | 37% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%66 | 77% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%11 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 45%20 | 100% | 62% | |
| Toss | 44%9 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 43%21 | 29% | 54% | |
| Depends | 42%52 | 86% | 56% | |
| Depends | 42%26 | 67% | 54% | |
| Depends | 42%12 | 63% | 64% | |
| Depends | 42%12 | 20% | 59% | |
| Depends | 40%20 | 34% | 56% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%18 | 11% | 52% | |
| Toss | 35%23 | 5% | 62% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 50% | 60% | |
| Toss | 31%13 | 8% | 58% | |
| Depends | 25%4 | 50% | 58% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 33% | |
| Depends | 25%4 | 50% | 61% | |
| Depends | 25%8 | 13% | 56% | |
| Toss | 17%6 | 13% | 53% | |
| Depends | 0%3 | 50% | 31% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest6042%30%–54%
- Warlock5345%33%–59%
- Warrior4844%31%–58%
- Mage2959%41%–74%
- Rogue2959%41%–74%
- Druid2839%24%–58%
- Paladin2167%45%–83%
- Death Knight1753%31%–74%
- Shaman1771%47%–87%
- Demon Hunter944%19%–73%
- Hunter863%31%–86%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Heat Wave, Ancient Mysteries, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Prince Renathal, Portalmancer Skyla, and Rewind.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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