XL Rafaamlock
XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Mawman Cultist, Tiny Rafaam, Zakajz the Corruptor, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Deathwing, Worldbreaker, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Eldritch Tentacles.
Its best matchup is against Priest (67%), the hardest against Hunter (35%).
It wins 51% going first and 46% 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: 47% (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 | 63%101 | 35% | 53% | |
| Depends | 62%53 | 3% | 49% | |
| Keep | 57%1,218 | 98% | 56% | |
| Keep | 57%206 | 82% | 55% | |
| Keep | 56%1,135 | 96% | 54% | |
| Keep | 55%112 | 89% | 48% | |
| Keep | 54%1,466 | 93% | 52% | |
| Keep | 53%470 | 88% | 53% | |
| Keep | 52%2,295 | 97% | 53% | |
| Depends | 52%130 | 9% | 54% | |
| Keep | 51%684 | 32% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%280 | 5% | 52% | |
| Depends | 51%602 | 30% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%539 | 7% | 54% | |
| Keep | 50%2,251 | 81% | 56% | |
| Depends | 50%791 | 39% | 54% | |
| Depends | 49%658 | 22% | 53% | |
| Keep | 49%987 | 97% | 51% | |
| Depends | 49%197 | 28% | 51% | |
| Depends | 48%135 | 28% | 56% | |
| Toss | 48%504 | 0% | 50% | |
| Depends | 48%782 | 8% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%762 | 17% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%617 | 24% | 51% | |
| Toss | 47%517 | 1% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%986 | 17% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%736 | 27% | 53% | |
| Depends | 47%1,005 | 23% | 54% | |
| Toss | 47%527 | 5% | 54% | |
| Toss | 47%75 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%335 | 38% | 48% | |
| Toss | 47%475 | 0% | 51% | |
| Depends | 47%544 | 36% | 50% | |
| Depends | 46%1,556 | 63% | 51% | |
| Depends | 46%675 | 31% | 49% | |
| Toss | 46%663 | 24% | 55% | |
| Depends | 46%124 | 36% | 53% | |
| Depends | 46%368 | 33% | 52% | |
| Depends | 45%838 | 51% | 54% | |
| Toss | 44%873 | 36% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%104 | 1% | 48% | |
| Depends | 44%134 | 75% | 55% | |
| Toss | 44%857 | 35% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%525 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 43%151 | 43% | 50% | |
| Toss | 42%273 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%288 | 0% | 52% | |
| Toss | 39%90 | 19% | 49% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight1,45949%47%–52%
- Rogue1,34052%49%–55%
- Shaman1,13643%40%–46%
- Warrior1,05653%50%–56%
- Priest79967%64%–71%
- Demon Hunter75440%37%–44%
- Paladin74146%42%–49%
- Warlock56352%47%–56%
- Mage49141%37%–46%
- Hunter39635%31%–40%
- Druid19164%57%–71%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Rafaamlock mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Mawman Cultist, Tiny Rafaam, Zakajz the Corruptor, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Deathwing, Worldbreaker, C'Thun, Eye of the Empire, and Eldritch Tentacles.
- Is XL Rafaamlock a good deck?
- XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Competitive (Top 2000 + Diamond 1–4) it wins 49% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is XL Rafaamlock strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (67%), the hardest against Hunter (35%).
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