XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Devolving Missiles, Sphere of Sapience, Wildfire, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, King Tide, and Miracle Salesman.
It wins 58% going first and 54% 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 | 85%13 | 0% | 57% | |
| Keep | 82%11 | 100% | 56% | |
| Depends | 80%5 | 75% | 38% | |
| Depends | 77%13 | 64% | 45% | |
| Depends | 75%4 | 50% | 62% | |
| Depends | 74%27 | 53% | 64% | |
| Depends | 68%60 | 79% | 62% | |
| Depends | 68%28 | 14% | 65% | |
| Toss | 67%9 | 7% | 64% | |
| Toss | 67%3 | 0% | 63% | |
| Depends | 67%3 | 29% | 60% | |
| Keep | 65%20 | 100% | 61% | |
| Depends | 64%22 | 25% | 60% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 29% | 52% | |
| 60%5 | — | 17% | ||
| Depends | 59%17 | 47% | 63% | |
| Depends | 58%48 | 50% | 61% | |
| Depends | 58%12 | 31% | 69% | |
| Depends | 58%31 | 46% | 61% | |
| Toss | 57%14 | 4% | 60% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 53% | 62% | |
| Depends | 57%14 | 23% | 75% | |
| Toss | 56%25 | 10% | 66% | |
| Keep | 56%34 | 92% | 60% | |
| Depends | 55%20 | 47% | 65% | |
| Keep | 55%22 | 92% | 64% | |
| Depends | 54%50 | 43% | 61% | |
| Keep | 52%21 | 100% | 62% | |
| Depends | 52%60 | 62% | 65% | |
| Depends | 51%37 | 66% | 64% | |
| Toss | 50%14 | 0% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 63% | 55% | |
| Depends | 49%55 | 79% | 65% | |
| Depends | 48%25 | 29% | 70% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 76% | 63% | |
| Toss | 44%18 | 10% | 66% | |
| Depends | 44%39 | 27% | 65% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 50% | 58% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 68% | |
| Depends | 40%5 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 38%16 | 5% | 63% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 33% | 53% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 33% | 69% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 0% | 58% | |
| Keep | 20%5 | 100% | 67% | |
| Keep | 0%1 | 100% | 29% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 88% | |
| Keep | 0%2 | 100% | 56% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 0%3 | 40% | 31% | |
| Toss | —0 | 0% | 73% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest6354%42%–66%
- Warrior4340%26%–54%
- Druid3861%45%–74%
- Warlock3540%26%–56%
- Mage1963%41%–81%
- Rogue1878%55%–91%
- Demon Hunter1479%52%–92%
- Paladin1464%39%–84%
- Death Knight1267%39%–86%
- Shaman771%36%–92%
- Hunter450%15%–85%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Devolving Missiles, Sphere of Sapience, Wildfire, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: Ysera, Emerald Aspect, King Tide, and Miracle Salesman.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Bronze–Gold it wins 56% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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