XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Coldlight Oracle, Devolving Missiles, Ancient Mysteries, and Fae Trickster. Usually toss: Mes'Adune the Fractured, Magister Dawngrasp, and Griftah, Trusted Vendor.
It wins 52% going first and 55% 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% | 45% | |
| Keep | 85%13 | 100% | 63% | |
| Toss | 83%6 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 83%6 | 100% | 50% | |
| Keep | 80%10 | 100% | 44% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 50% | 44% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 73%15 | 60% | 59% | |
| Depends | 71%7 | 56% | 59% | |
| Depends | 67%15 | 79% | 54% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 20% | 59% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 83% | 43% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 50% | 26% | |
| Keep | 67%6 | 100% | 59% | |
| Keep | 67%3 | 100% | 13% | |
| Depends | 65%17 | 38% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 25% | 57% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 83% | 46% | |
| Toss | 60%5 | 0% | 53% | |
| 60%5 | — | 40% | ||
| Depends | 60%5 | 40% | 62% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 79% | 63% | |
| Depends | 53%17 | 69% | 64% | |
| Keep | 53%19 | 100% | 51% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%18 | 55% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%2 | 25% | 25% | |
| Toss | 50%4 | 0% | 66% | |
| 50%2 | — | 50% | ||
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 64% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 20% | 62% | |
| Keep | 40%5 | 100% | 22% | |
| Depends | 35%17 | 73% | 59% | |
| Keep | 33%9 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 75% | 60% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 69% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 66% | |
| Toss | 33%3 | 0% | 67% | |
| Toss | 29%7 | 0% | 67% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 7% | 54% | |
| Toss | 25%4 | 0% | 68% | |
| Depends | 20%5 | 60% | 54% | |
| Keep | 20%10 | 100% | 74% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 60% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 80% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 45% | |
| Toss | 0%4 | 0% | 58% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 60% | |
| —0 | — | 58% | ||
| —0 | — | 67% | ||
| —0 | — | 50% | ||
| 0%1 | — | 100% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest2250%31%–69%
- Warrior1747%26%–69%
- Warlock1450%27%–73%
- Mage967%35%–88%
- Rogue956%27%–81%
- Demon Hunter743%16%–75%
- Druid757%25%–84%
- Paladin633%10%–70%
- Shaman580%38%–96%
- Death Knight475%30%–95%
- Hunter367%21%–94%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Coldlight Oracle, Devolving Missiles, Ancient Mysteries, and Fae Trickster. Usually toss: Mes'Adune the Fractured, Magister Dawngrasp, and Griftah, Trusted Vendor.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 53% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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