XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Sphere of Sapience. Usually toss: Sleet Skater, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, and Cattle Rustler.
It wins 47% going first and 52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 75%16 | 91% | 77% | |
| Depends | 75%8 | 36% | 60% | |
| Depends | 75%24 | 67% | 56% | |
| Keep | 70%27 | 100% | 52% | |
| Toss | 68%34 | 3% | 56% | |
| Depends | 67%6 | 80% | 64% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 67% | 36% | |
| Toss | 63%8 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%57 | 70% | 68% | |
| Toss | 60%30 | 10% | 61% | |
| Depends | 60%5 | 20% | 48% | |
| Depends | 57%42 | 72% | 59% | |
| Keep | 57%67 | 91% | 65% | |
| Depends | 57%23 | 62% | 57% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 0% | 58% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 8% | 79% | |
| Depends | 55%22 | 71% | 53% | |
| Depends | 54%70 | 57% | 59% | |
| Depends | 54%72 | 51% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%24 | 24% | 61% | |
| Depends | 54%39 | 30% | 62% | |
| Depends | 54%13 | 50% | 60% | |
| Depends | 53%15 | 45% | 68% | |
| Depends | 53%68 | 70% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%19 | 3% | 65% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 57% | 60% | |
| Toss | 52%25 | 4% | 65% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 41% | 63% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 27% | 50% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 14% | 52% | |
| Keep | 50%12 | 89% | 46% | |
| Depends | 50%8 | 45% | 73% | |
| Keep | 50%6 | 100% | 42% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 83% | 67% | |
| Depends | 49%73 | 50% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%57 | 33% | 58% | |
| Depends | 47%74 | 53% | 60% | |
| Depends | 47%64 | 41% | 62% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 61% | |
| Depends | 43%21 | 28% | 61% | |
| Toss | 42%12 | 10% | 57% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 55% | 60% | |
| Depends | 41%39 | 16% | 61% | |
| Depends | 41%37 | 52% | 58% | |
| Depends | 40%30 | 29% | 59% | |
| Keep | 40%10 | 88% | 65% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 18% | 73% | |
| Depends | 39%38 | 68% | 53% | |
| Depends | 38%13 | 36% | 61% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 83% | 65% | |
| Depends | 33%3 | 50% | 69% | |
| Depends | 32%44 | 59% | 62% | |
| Toss | 29%31 | 10% | 60% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 56% | |
| Toss | 0%2 | 0% | 67% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior10748%38%–57%
- Priest9047%37%–57%
- Warlock7441%30%–52%
- Druid4151%36%–66%
- Rogue4065%50%–78%
- Mage2348%29%–67%
- Paladin2241%23%–61%
- Shaman1675%51%–90%
- Demon Hunter1182%52%–95%
- Death Knight1050%24%–76%
- Hunter560%23%–88%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ancient Mysteries, Cosmic Springs, Costumed Singer, and Sphere of Sapience. Usually toss: Sleet Skater, Ysera, Emerald Aspect, and Cattle Rustler.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Diamond it wins 50% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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