XL Hostage Mage
XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Heat Wave, Ancient Mysteries, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Magister Dawngrasp, and King Tide.
It wins 50% going first and 48% 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 | 100%5 | 100% | 27% | |
| 100%1 | — | 50% | ||
| Depends | 100%4 | 40% | 53% | |
| Keep | 100%3 | 100% | 80% | |
| Toss | 100%1 | 0% | 35% | |
| Keep | 83%12 | 100% | 54% | |
| Depends | 80%10 | 24% | 55% | |
| Depends | 67%18 | 82% | 55% | |
| Toss | 67%9 | 0% | 55% | |
| Keep | 67%3 | 100% | 38% | |
| Depends | 67%9 | 50% | 44% | |
| Depends | 63%38 | 36% | 54% | |
| Keep | 61%18 | 92% | 49% | |
| Keep | 57%37 | 90% | 54% | |
| Depends | 56%9 | 86% | 45% | |
| Depends | 53%36 | 44% | 58% | |
| Depends | 53%19 | 61% | 48% | |
| Depends | 52%44 | 76% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%16 | 33% | 48% | |
| Depends | 50%46 | 60% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%10 | 17% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%10 | 0% | 62% | |
| Keep | 50%24 | 100% | 71% | |
| Depends | 50%20 | 43% | 63% | |
| Toss | 50%2 | 0% | 67% | |
| 50%4 | — | 50% | ||
| 50%2 | — | 88% | ||
| Depends | 48%54 | 77% | 52% | |
| Depends | 48%27 | 20% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%32 | 62% | 61% | |
| Depends | 47%15 | 36% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%56 | 61% | 54% | |
| Depends | 45%11 | 57% | 58% | |
| Depends | 45%42 | 86% | 56% | |
| Depends | 41%17 | 28% | 54% | |
| Toss | 40%25 | 6% | 58% | |
| Toss | 38%8 | 0% | 61% | |
| Keep | 38%16 | 88% | 43% | |
| Keep | 35%17 | 100% | 63% | |
| Toss | 33%6 | 9% | 52% | |
| Depends | 33%6 | 40% | 65% | |
| Toss | 32%19 | 7% | 63% | |
| Toss | 30%10 | 9% | 59% | |
| Depends | 29%7 | 15% | 57% | |
| Depends | 29%21 | 67% | 58% | |
| Toss | 27%15 | 7% | 52% | |
| Keep | 25%4 | 100% | 20% | |
| Depends | 25%4 | 50% | 61% | |
| Depends | 17%6 | 17% | 50% | |
| Keep | 0%2 | 100% | 38% | |
| Depends | 0%2 | 67% | 56% | |
| Toss | 0%1 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 0%3 | 50% | 17% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Priest4743%30%–57%
- Warlock4045%31%–60%
- Warrior4043%29%–58%
- Mage2759%41%–75%
- Druid2442%24%–61%
- Rogue2250%31%–69%
- Shaman1573%48%–89%
- Paladin1464%39%–84%
- Death Knight1145%21%–72%
- Demon Hunter743%16%–75%
- Hunter771%36%–92%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Hostage Mage mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Watercolor Artist, Heat Wave, Ancient Mysteries, and Cosmic Springs. Usually toss: Portalmancer Skyla, Magister Dawngrasp, and King Tide.
- Is XL Hostage Mage a good deck?
- XL Hostage Mage is a Mage deck in Hearthstone Wild. At Platinum it wins 49% of its games and is played in 0% of games.
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