XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Ethereal Oracle, Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: The Ceaseless Expanse, Freezing Potion, and Rewind.
It wins 49% going first and 40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depends | 75%4 | 25% | 80% | |
| Depends | 64%14 | 39% | 56% | |
| Depends | 62%13 | 73% | 36% | |
| Depends | 56%55 | 66% | 48% | |
| Toss | 56%9 | 8% | 55% | |
| Toss | 55%20 | 11% | 54% | |
| Depends | 55%40 | 46% | 52% | |
| Depends | 55%22 | 60% | 49% | |
| Keep | 52%27 | 94% | 55% | |
| Depends | 52%27 | 74% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%22 | 78% | 49% | |
| Depends | 50%4 | 14% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%6 | 29% | 47% | |
| Depends | 48%23 | 78% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%44 | 61% | 48% | |
| Keep | 47%62 | 89% | 47% | |
| Depends | 47%43 | 49% | 57% | |
| Depends | 45%20 | 35% | 46% | |
| Toss | 44%9 | 0% | 56% | |
| Depends | 43%53 | 56% | 50% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 12% | 60% | |
| Toss | 43%7 | 0% | 52% | |
| Depends | 43%7 | 67% | 50% | |
| Depends | 42%26 | 82% | 48% | |
| Keep | 42%12 | 100% | 47% | |
| Depends | 41%27 | 86% | 51% | |
| Toss | 40%10 | 5% | 53% | |
| Depends | 40%10 | 33% | 44% | |
| Toss | 40%5 | 0% | 70% | |
| Depends | 40%15 | 40% | 50% | |
| Depends | 38%21 | 45% | 51% | |
| Depends | 38%21 | 69% | 49% | |
| Depends | 36%14 | 19% | 54% | |
| Keep | 35%17 | 100% | 53% | |
| Keep | 35%23 | 88% | 55% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 5% | 51% | |
| Toss | 33%9 | 0% | 51% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 60% | 54% | |
| Keep | 33%6 | 100% | 53% | |
| Depends | 26%38 | 60% | 55% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 36% | |
| Toss | 20%5 | 13% | 43% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 20% | 60% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 67% | 46% | |
| Toss | 0%5 | 0% | 65% | |
| Depends | 0%8 | 50% | 43% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 41% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 53% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warrior6139%28%–52%
- Priest6033%23%–46%
- Warlock4238%25%–53%
- Rogue3161%44%–76%
- Druid2662%43%–78%
- Paladin1753%31%–74%
- Demon Hunter560%23%–88%
- Mage560%23%–88%
- Shaman540%12%–77%
- Death Knight367%21%–94%
- Hunter1100%21%–100%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Ethereal Oracle, Knickknack Shack, Sphere of Sapience, and Costumed Singer. Usually toss: The Ceaseless Expanse, Freezing Potion, and Rewind.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Legend it wins 45% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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