XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 46% 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: The Ceaseless Expanse, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and King Tide.
It wins 44% 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: — (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% | 48% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 50% | 45% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 40% | 85% | |
| Keep | 69%13 | 100% | 41% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 56% | 56% | |
| Keep | 65%17 | 100% | 55% | |
| Depends | 63%30 | 65% | 52% | |
| Depends | 63%8 | 50% | 47% | |
| Toss | 57%7 | 0% | 48% | |
| Depends | 56%32 | 72% | 53% | |
| Keep | 56%25 | 88% | 42% | |
| Depends | 55%11 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 68% | 66% | |
| Depends | 54%28 | 33% | 51% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 19% | 54% | |
| Toss | 53%38 | 7% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%61 | 41% | 58% | |
| Toss | 50%26 | 3% | 52% | |
| Toss | 50%18 | 9% | 52% | |
| Depends | 50%74 | 55% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%82 | 51% | 52% | |
| Keep | 50%44 | 96% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 47% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 61% | |
| Depends | 49%79 | 69% | 56% | |
| Depends | 49%49 | 79% | 48% | |
| Depends | 48%27 | 26% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%25 | 52% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 19% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%42 | 18% | 52% | |
| Toss | 47%19 | 0% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%34 | 41% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%66 | 41% | 54% | |
| Keep | 46%28 | 89% | 41% | |
| Depends | 43%56 | 54% | 52% | |
| Keep | 42%24 | 94% | 47% | |
| Keep | 41%34 | 92% | 51% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 56% | 54% | |
| Keep | 40%25 | 89% | 52% | |
| Toss | 38%13 | 3% | 54% | |
| Depends | 38%85 | 80% | 53% | |
| Keep | 38%8 | 100% | 63% | |
| Depends | 35%40 | 76% | 55% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 67% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 57% | 54% | |
| Depends | 32%25 | 18% | 54% | |
| Depends | 27%11 | 31% | 50% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 35% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 17% | 43% | |
| Toss | 13%8 | 0% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%3 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 0%2 | 25% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest9038%28%–48%
- Warrior8841%31%–51%
- Warlock6636%26%–48%
- Druid4452%38%–66%
- Rogue3951%36%–66%
- Mage2264%43%–80%
- Paladin1861%39%–80%
- Demon Hunter1464%39%–84%
- Shaman1267%39%–86%
- Death Knight1070%40%–89%
- 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: The Ceaseless Expanse, Lorekeeper Polkelt, and King Tide.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 46% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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