XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Watercolor Artist, Devolving Missiles, and Varden Dawngrasp. Usually toss: Rewind, Cattle Rustler, and Ysera, Emerald Aspect.
It wins 50% going first and 50% 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: 49% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 74%31 | 96% | 66% | |
| Depends | 60%10 | 8% | 73% | |
| Keep | 60%62 | 77% | 50% | |
| Keep | 59%74 | 76% | 55% | |
| Keep | 59%99 | 45% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%87 | 71% | 54% | |
| Depends | 57%42 | 28% | 65% | |
| Keep | 57%97 | 74% | 60% | |
| Depends | 56%25 | 57% | 53% | |
| Keep | 56%59 | 91% | 49% | |
| Depends | 55%58 | 13% | 61% | |
| Keep | 54%70 | 77% | 55% | |
| Keep | 54%231 | 67% | 56% | |
| Depends | 53%77 | 2% | 59% | |
| Keep | 53%68 | 98% | 58% | |
| Keep | 53%178 | 50% | 59% | |
| Depends | 53%55 | 6% | 58% | |
| Keep | 52%242 | 59% | 57% | |
| Depends | 51%82 | 42% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%88 | 35% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%30 | 10% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%220 | 54% | 56% | |
| Toss | 50%30 | 4% | 60% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 20% | 52% | |
| Keep | 49%122 | 93% | 62% | |
| Depends | 49%231 | 78% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%33 | 39% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%174 | 43% | 60% | |
| Toss | 48%94 | 13% | 59% | |
| Depends | 48%186 | 42% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%21 | 46% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 47% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%68 | 25% | 59% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 53% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%110 | 65% | 60% | |
| Toss | 45%108 | 12% | 60% | |
| Toss | 45%73 | 8% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%134 | 74% | 57% | |
| Depends | 44%122 | 68% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%86 | 28% | 61% | |
| Toss | 44%34 | 11% | 60% | |
| Toss | 43%14 | 12% | 51% | |
| Depends | 41%70 | 77% | 54% | |
| Toss | 41%29 | 0% | 63% | |
| Toss | 41%46 | 6% | 57% | |
| Toss | 41%22 | 24% | 60% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 9% | 63% | |
| Toss | 40%10 | 0% | 53% | |
| Depends | 39%18 | 42% | 56% | |
| Depends | 36%11 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 33%12 | 88% | 66% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest25744%38%–50%
- Warrior25243%37%–49%
- Warlock19041%34%–48%
- Druid13055%46%–63%
- Rogue11362%53%–70%
- Mage7356%45%–67%
- Paladin6655%43%–66%
- Shaman4367%53%–80%
- Death Knight3656%40%–70%
- Demon Hunter3669%53%–82%
- Hunter1765%41%–83%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Watercolor Artist, Devolving Missiles, and Varden Dawngrasp. Usually toss: Rewind, Cattle Rustler, and Ysera, Emerald Aspect.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At All ranks it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games (tier B).
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