XL Rafaamlock
XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
In the mulligan, keep above all Zakajz the Corruptor, Tiny Rafaam, Calamitous Rafaam, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Shadow Rounds, Nightmare Lord Xavius, and Dirty Rat.
Its best matchup is against Death Knight (50%), the hardest against Warlock (43%).
It wins 52% going first and 47% 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: 49% (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 | 64%73 | 77% | 54% | |
| Keep | 61%313 | 99% | 57% | |
| Keep | 59%205 | 41% | 58% | |
| Keep | 57%326 | 100% | 57% | |
| Depends | 56%18 | 4% | 58% | |
| Keep | 55%404 | 98% | 53% | |
| Depends | 55%51 | 8% | 55% | |
| Depends | 53%135 | 0% | 54% | |
| Depends | 53%32 | 11% | 54% | |
| Keep | 53%573 | 84% | 57% | |
| Keep | 52%433 | 82% | 51% | |
| Depends | 52%162 | 13% | 57% | |
| Depends | 52%29 | 24% | 56% | |
| Depends | 52%126 | 6% | 53% | |
| Depends | 51%246 | 20% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%148 | 1% | 53% | |
| Depends | 50%216 | 7% | 55% | |
| Depends | 50%222 | 15% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%199 | 32% | 54% | |
| Depends | 50%44 | 37% | 51% | |
| Toss | 50%32 | 7% | 56% | |
| Keep | 49%630 | 97% | 56% | |
| Depends | 48%81 | 17% | 57% | |
| Depends | 48%344 | 45% | 53% | |
| Depends | 48%151 | 23% | 53% | |
| Toss | 47%17 | 0% | 55% | |
| Depends | 47%237 | 46% | 58% | |
| Toss | 47%171 | 25% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%41 | 25% | 56% | |
| Depends | 46%108 | 30% | 50% | |
| Depends | 46%129 | 75% | 52% | |
| Toss | 45%121 | 14% | 53% | |
| Toss | 45%211 | 15% | 54% | |
| Toss | 45%201 | 32% | 51% | |
| Toss | 44%118 | 4% | 57% | |
| Toss | 44%184 | 25% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%32 | 12% | 56% | |
| Toss | 44%236 | 42% | 55% | |
| Toss | 43%76 | 0% | 53% | |
| Toss | 42%77 | 1% | 54% | |
| Toss | 42%142 | 9% | 56% | |
| Toss | 40%137 | 1% | 54% | |
| Toss | 40%124 | 0% | 50% | |
| Toss | 39%69 | 29% | 53% | |
| Toss | 38%39 | 15% | 58% | |
| Toss | 38%74 | 40% | 46% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Warlock44243%39%–48%
- Death Knight40150%46%–55%
- Shaman27441%36%–47%
- Priest26177%71%–82%
- Rogue23852%45%–58%
- Warrior18555%47%–62%
- Demon Hunter17140%33%–47%
- Paladin14052%44%–60%
- Mage9440%31%–51%
- Hunter6038%27%–51%
- Druid3358%41%–73%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Rafaamlock mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Zakajz the Corruptor, Tiny Rafaam, Calamitous Rafaam, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Shadow Rounds, Nightmare Lord Xavius, and Dirty Rat.
- Is XL Rafaamlock a good deck?
- XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Top 2000 Legend it wins 50% of its games and is played in 1% of games (tier B).
- Which classes is XL Rafaamlock strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Death Knight (50%), the hardest against Warlock (43%).
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