XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 39% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Knickknack Shack. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Mes'Adune the Fractured, and Freezing Potion.
It wins 39% going first and 39% 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%2 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 64%11 | 38% | 49% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 10% | 46% | |
| Keep | 57%14 | 91% | 42% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 14% | 41% | |
| Depends | 52%21 | 76% | 42% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 83% | 38% | |
| 50%2 | — | 25% | ||
| Depends | 50%4 | 25% | 44% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 80% | 43% | |
| Keep | 50%2 | 100% | 63% | |
| 50%4 | — | 55% | ||
| Depends | 48%25 | 58% | 43% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 33% | 26% | |
| Depends | 41%29 | 60% | 43% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 44% | 48% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 50% | 58% | |
| Keep | 40%15 | 100% | 41% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 70% | 49% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 60% | 60% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 67% | 39% | |
| Toss | 38%8 | 4% | 48% | |
| Depends | 38%8 | 18% | 47% | |
| Keep | 35%17 | 92% | 42% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 45% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 60% | 41% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 39% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 8% | 45% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 70% | |
| Keep | 33%12 | 100% | 59% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 75% | |
| Keep | 33%3 | 100% | 38% | |
| Depends | 29%21 | 48% | 47% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 0% | 47% | |
| Depends | 24%17 | 50% | 47% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 60% | 45% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 38% | 42% | |
| Depends | 14%7 | 75% | 33% | |
| —0 | — | 30% | ||
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 31% | |
| 0%1 | — | 38% | ||
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 45% | |
| Keep | 0%1 | 100% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 75% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 48% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 36% | |
| 0%1 | — | 67% | ||
| —0 | — | 29% | ||
| Depends | 0%3 | 50% | 50% | |
| Depends | 0%1 | 33% | 31% | |
| Depends | 0%2 | 50% | 40% | |
| 0%3 | — | 50% | ||
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 50% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior3033%19%–51%
- Priest2631%17%–50%
- Warlock1718%6%–41%
- Rogue1457%33%–79%
- Druid1040%17%–69%
- Paladin683%44%–97%
- Demon Hunter2100%34%–100%
- Mage250%9%–91%
- Death Knight1100%21%–100%
- Hunter0—0%–100%
- Shaman0—0%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Knickknack Shack. Usually toss: Lorekeeper Polkelt, Mes'Adune the Fractured, and Freezing Potion.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 39% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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