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 Cosmic Springs, Ancient Mysteries, Watercolor Artist, and Ethereal Oracle. Usually toss: Magister Dawngrasp, Bob the Bartender, and Prince Renathal.
It wins 51% going first and 49% 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: 50% (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%2 | 0% | 46% | |
| Depends | 81%21 | 21% | 62% | |
| Keep | 76%17 | 100% | 49% | |
| Depends | 70%10 | 30% | 58% | |
| Depends | 69%13 | 60% | 52% | |
| Keep | 65%20 | 100% | 57% | |
| Keep | 65%37 | 96% | 53% | |
| Keep | 63%48 | 58% | 55% | |
| Keep | 62%42 | 68% | 55% | |
| Keep | 58%66 | 77% | 54% | |
| Keep | 56%39 | 88% | 50% | |
| Depends | 53%55 | 41% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 12% | 59% | |
| Depends | 52%92 | 40% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%48 | 74% | 52% | |
| Depends | 52%50 | 71% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%128 | 59% | 58% | |
| Keep | 51%47 | 97% | 58% | |
| Depends | 51%53 | 43% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%150 | 64% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%109 | 48% | 60% | |
| Toss | 50%26 | 0% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%50 | 26% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 72% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 38% | 59% | |
| Depends | 49%95 | 38% | 58% | |
| Toss | 49%74 | 16% | 57% | |
| Keep | 48%46 | 100% | 64% | |
| Depends | 48%115 | 71% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%61 | 47% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%36 | 11% | 57% | |
| Depends | 47%17 | 89% | 46% | |
| Keep | 47%15 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%134 | 66% | 56% | |
| Toss | 45%22 | 16% | 57% | |
| Toss | 45%33 | 4% | 55% | |
| Toss | 45%47 | 26% | 62% | |
| Toss | 45%74 | 10% | 57% | |
| Toss | 43%60 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%14 | 70% | 58% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 62% | |
| Depends | 42%86 | 85% | 60% | |
| Depends | 42%12 | 25% | 57% | |
| Toss | 40%20 | 5% | 57% | |
| Toss | 39%38 | 9% | 54% | |
| Toss | 32%28 | 9% | 58% | |
| Toss | 31%36 | 6% | 60% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock12136%28%–45%
- Priest12042%33%–51%
- Rogue10961%51%–69%
- Warrior10345%35%–54%
- Druid5446%34%–59%
- Mage5254%41%–67%
- Paladin4969%55%–80%
- Death Knight2662%43%–78%
- Shaman2378%58%–90%
- Demon Hunter2148%28%–68%
- Hunter1346%23%–71%
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 Ethereal Oracle. Usually toss: Magister Dawngrasp, Bob the Bartender, and Prince Renathal.
- 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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