XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 41% 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: Blizzard, Mes'Adune the Fractured, and Lorekeeper Polkelt.
It wins 42% going first and 41% 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% | 36% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 50% | 84% | |
| Toss | 73%11 | 0% | 51% | |
| Keep | 63%8 | 100% | 52% | |
| Keep | 60%5 | 100% | 53% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 25% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%22 | 88% | 45% | |
| Toss | 55%11 | 0% | 47% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 27% | 36% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 75% | 47% | |
| Toss | 50%10 | 5% | 49% | |
| Keep | 50%28 | 94% | 57% | |
| Depends | 50%12 | 20% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 57% | 50% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 51% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%47 | 52% | 49% | |
| Depends | 47%38 | 63% | 52% | |
| Depends | 47%49 | 48% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%32 | 41% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 19% | 54% | |
| Depends | 46%13 | 70% | 71% | |
| Depends | 44%16 | 28% | 47% | |
| Depends | 42%36 | 51% | 47% | |
| Depends | 42%24 | 54% | 46% | |
| Keep | 42%12 | 89% | 49% | |
| Depends | 40%20 | 38% | 53% | |
| Keep | 40%10 | 89% | 35% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 42% | |
| Depends | 39%18 | 86% | 45% | |
| Depends | 38%39 | 82% | 43% | |
| Depends | 38%21 | 75% | 48% | |
| Depends | 36%22 | 18% | 47% | |
| Toss | 35%20 | 9% | 53% | |
| Depends | 33%18 | 56% | 46% | |
| Depends | 33%30 | 40% | 51% | |
| Depends | 33%15 | 50% | 54% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 67% | 55% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 0% | 25% | |
| Depends | 31%13 | 14% | 50% | |
| Depends | 30%10 | 36% | 49% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 0% | 67% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 37% | |
| Depends | 20%15 | 82% | 45% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 17% | 43% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 33% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 31% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 43% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 17% | 87% | |
| Toss | 0%3 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 0%2 | 25% | 43% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 17% | 39% | |
| Depends | 0%4 | 50% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior5739%27%–52%
- Priest5330%20%–44%
- Warlock3834%21%–50%
- Druid2544%27%–63%
- Rogue2148%28%–68%
- Paladin1070%40%–89%
- Mage956%27%–81%
- Demon Hunter4100%51%–100%
- Shaman475%30%–95%
- Death Knight367%21%–94%
- Hunter333%6%–79%
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: Blizzard, Mes'Adune the Fractured, and Lorekeeper Polkelt.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond–Legend it wins 41% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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