Agate-Blade Assassin
Common · Creature — Lizard Assassin
4.5WeakRank 203 of 261
54.8%Rank 159 of 265 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.0%
How are these measures computed?
Pick rating. The pick rating estimates what a card is worth when you choose it, before there are results: it combines several signals (expert evaluations, the choices of strong players, characteristics of the card such as its cost and rarity) and was tuned on the results of decks of strong players. It is for comparing cards while you draft.
Observed strength. The observed strength is the win rate of the games in which the card was in hand at some point (opening hand or drawn), from hundreds of thousands of real games of online draft players since the set came out. The rank compares the cards seen in at least 1,000 games. It does not correct for the strength of the deck the card is played in, and a result stays uncertain for a card that is played little (about 1.6 points of margin at 1,000 games).
A good playable, but is sometimes cut (4.5/10).
Why. A two-mana 1/3 that blocks small creatures and drains on each attack. The drain adds up slowly and matters in racing decks.
Risks. Attacking with a 1/3 is risky once the opponent has a decent blocker. It does not shape the board.
In the draft. A solid two-drop for an aggressive or drain-oriented black deck. Not a reason to change plans, but it does its job.
Win rate of the card
Percentage of games won by the decks that play this card, depending on when it shows up, from the real games of the set.
Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +0.3 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Common: rank 35 of 81
- Black: rank 33 of 40
- Cost 2: rank 67 of 82
- Average pick: 7.9 (1 = taken first from a pack; the lower the number, the earlier players choose it)
Win rate by colour pair
Percentage of games won by the decks of each pair that play the card, with the number of games. The pairs are the two main colors of the deck: when the card has a color outside the pair, the deck plays it as a splash (marked “splash”). A pair that has an archetype in this set leads to its guide.
Win rate: strong players and all players
Percentage of games won when the card is in hand; strong players are those ranked diamond or mythic online.
Win rate on the play and on the draw
Win rate by number of copies in the deck
- 1 copy54.4 % · 85,350 games
- 2 copies54.7 % · 31,005 games
- 3 copies55.0 % · 6,618 games
- 4 copies or more58.2 % · 1,205 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks55.3 % · 36,835 games
- Next two weeks54.5 % · 16,646 games
- After that53.7 % · 6,845 games
Win rate alongside other cards
Win rate of the decks that play both cards, compared with the one you would expect from what each card gets alone. At least 150 games together.
Cards it wins more with
- Dawn's Truce904 games · 53.7 % (instead of 50.2% expected)
- Byway Barterer5,497 games · 57.8 % (instead of 54.7% expected)
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest2,973 games · 59.3 % (instead of 56.4% expected)
- Valley Flamecaller7,308 games · 57.9 % (instead of 55.1% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Bonecache Overseer7,726 games · 50.6 % (instead of 55.1% expected)
- Camellia, the Seedmiser3,734 games · 52.2 % (instead of 56.6% expected)
- Honored Dreyleader4,328 games · 50.0 % (instead of 54.3% expected)
Where it is played
B/R · 79 %B/W · 55 %
Played in 13% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
1. Gev, Scaled Scorch
9.4
29. Osteomancer Adept
7.4
33. Fireglass Mentor
7.3
37. Vinereap Mentor
7.2
Intrinsic ratings: they do not take into account the cards you have already picked. They matter most for the first pick of the first pack.