XL Rafaamlock
XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 55% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
In the mulligan, keep above all Possessed Animancer, Tiny Rafaam, Ritual of C'Thun, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Drain Soul, Shadow Rounds, and Eldritch Tentacles.
Its best matchup is against Priest (67%), the hardest against Death Knight (52%).
It wins 58% going first and 53% on the coin.
Most played lists
XL RafaamlockWarlock170 games◆ 11,660Show the cards60%- XL Rafaamlockwith Deathwing, Worldbreaker and UltraxionWarlock85 games◆ 15,540Show the cards62%
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: 54% (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 | 71%48 | 71% | 61% | |
| Keep | 65%301 | 99% | 59% | |
| Depends | 62%133 | 5% | 59% | |
| Keep | 62%448 | 97% | 59% | |
| Toss | 62%13 | 0% | 57% | |
| Depends | 61%23 | 0% | 59% | |
| Depends | 61%61 | 3% | 62% | |
| Keep | 60%228 | 93% | 59% | |
| Keep | 60%308 | 96% | 55% | |
| Depends | 60%114 | 2% | 58% | |
| Keep | 60%52 | 88% | 62% | |
| Depends | 59%98 | 18% | 61% | |
| Depends | 58%247 | 27% | 59% | |
| Keep | 58%38 | 87% | 48% | |
| Depends | 58%57 | 26% | 56% | |
| Keep | 58%524 | 86% | 62% | |
| Keep | 57%277 | 93% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%161 | 21% | 61% | |
| Depends | 57%194 | 35% | 59% | |
| Depends | 57%30 | 33% | 60% | |
| Keep | 56%115 | 96% | 62% | |
| Depends | 54%153 | 18% | 57% | |
| Depends | 54%197 | 47% | 58% | |
| Depends | 54%216 | 40% | 60% | |
| Depends | 54%28 | 26% | 53% | |
| Toss | 54%114 | 1% | 57% | |
| Toss | 53%43 | 1% | 53% | |
| Toss | 53%116 | 2% | 59% | |
| Toss | 53%200 | 17% | 60% | |
| Toss | 53%120 | 7% | 61% | |
| Depends | 52%175 | 38% | 60% | |
| Toss | 52%191 | 8% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%35 | 91% | 63% | |
| Toss | 51%76 | 1% | 60% | |
| Depends | 51%43 | 21% | 50% | |
| Depends | 51%43 | 44% | 58% | |
| Toss | 51%141 | 14% | 61% | |
| Depends | 51%126 | 34% | 56% | |
| Depends | 51%410 | 76% | 58% | |
| Depends | 50%192 | 52% | 57% | |
| Toss | 50%168 | 38% | 61% | |
| Toss | 50%184 | 22% | 59% | |
| Toss | 50%16 | 4% | 48% | |
| Toss | 49%125 | 30% | 60% | |
| Toss | 47%114 | 47% | 54% | |
| Depends | 47%19 | 41% | 56% | |
| Toss | 47%119 | 42% | 59% | |
| Depends | 47%47 | 59% | 62% | |
| Depends | 46%123 | 74% | 56% | |
| Toss | 41%29 | 29% | 53% | |
| Depends | 37%27 | 75% | 49% |
Matchups by class
Win rate against each opponent class.
- Death Knight31952%47%–58%
- Priest31167%61%–72%
- Rogue26858%52%–64%
- Warrior25555%49%–61%
- Shaman19548%42%–55%
- Mage16654%46%–61%
- Paladin16545%37%–52%
- Warlock14958%50%–66%
- Demon Hunter12648%39%–56%
- Hunter8554%44%–64%
- Druid7967%56%–76%
Frequently asked questions
- Which cards should you keep in the XL Rafaamlock mulligan?
- In the mulligan, keep above all Possessed Animancer, Tiny Rafaam, Ritual of C'Thun, and Godfather Kazakus. Usually toss: Drain Soul, Shadow Rounds, and Eldritch Tentacles.
- Is XL Rafaamlock a good deck?
- XL Rafaamlock is a Warlock deck in Hearthstone Standard. At Platinum it wins 55% of its games and is played in 2% of games (tier S).
- Which classes is XL Rafaamlock strong against?
- Its best matchup is against Priest (67%), the hardest against Death Knight (52%).
- What is the best XL Rafaamlock list?
- The most played list has 170 games and a 60% win rate, and costs 11,660 dust. The deck code to copy is below.
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