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.
In the mulligan, keep above all Cosmic Springs, Ancient Mysteries, Watercolor Artist, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, The Ceaseless Expanse, and Lorekeeper Polkelt.
It wins 43% going first and 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 43% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 50% | 50% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 40% | 85% | |
| Keep | 69%13 | 100% | 40% | |
| Keep | 68%19 | 100% | 48% | |
| Depends | 63%30 | 65% | 51% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 56% | 55% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 0% | 48% | |
| Depends | 56%32 | 72% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 29% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 68% | 66% | |
| Toss | 54%39 | 6% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%26 | 88% | 41% | |
| Depends | 53%32 | 36% | 50% | |
| Depends | 52%23 | 17% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%77 | 55% | 50% | |
| Depends | 52%62 | 39% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%26 | 2% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%18 | 8% | 51% | |
| Keep | 50%44 | 96% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 14% | 43% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 18% | 53% | |
| Depends | 49%83 | 69% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%55 | 81% | 47% | |
| Depends | 48%88 | 51% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%36 | 41% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%68 | 40% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%47 | 18% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%28 | 24% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%26 | 50% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 58% | 46% | |
| Depends | 43%60 | 52% | 52% | |
| Toss | 43%21 | 0% | 50% | |
| Keep | 43%28 | 95% | 48% | |
| Depends | 42%31 | 81% | 41% | |
| Keep | 41%29 | 89% | 51% | |
| Keep | 41%34 | 92% | 49% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 33% | 60% | |
| Depends | 39%89 | 81% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 3% | 54% | |
| Keep | 36%11 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 36%14 | 62% | 52% | |
| Depends | 36%45 | 80% | 55% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 67% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 20% | 47% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 57% | 54% | |
| Depends | 31%29 | 18% | 55% | |
| Depends | 25%12 | 31% | 49% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 35% | |
| Depends | 13%8 | 29% | 42% | |
| Toss | 11%9 | 0% | 60% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior9540%31%–50%
- Priest9438%29%–48%
- Warlock7039%28%–50%
- Druid4551%37%–65%
- Rogue4450%36%–64%
- Mage2463%43%–79%
- Paladin2157%37%–76%
- Demon Hunter1663%39%–82%
- Shaman1267%39%–86%
- Death Knight1164%35%–85%
- Hunter743%16%–75%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Cosmic Springs, Ancient Mysteries, Watercolor Artist, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, The Ceaseless Expanse, and Lorekeeper Polkelt.
- 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.
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