Into the Flood Maw
Uncommon · Instant
5.8PlayableRank 114 of 261
56.5%Rank 112 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).
Good playable that always makes the cut (5.8/10).
Why. For one blue mana, this instant bounces an opposing creature, a good tempo swing. With the Gift, the opponent gets a tapped 1/1 Fish creature token and you can instead target any nonland permanent they control.
Risks. It destroys nothing, so the opponent can recast the card. With the Gift, you hand over a 1/1 Fish that may become a small blocker.
In the draft. A good tempo tool for an aggressive blue deck, notably blue-green. Best against a creature carrying auras or counters.
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 : +5.1 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 40 of 100
- Blue: rank 15 of 41
- Cost 1: rank 20 of 30
- Average pick: 8.0 (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 copy53.1 % · 41,510 games
- 2 copies53.1 % · 4,376 games
- 3 copies48.6 % · 251 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks55.0 % · 12,491 games
- Next two weeks55.5 % · 6,163 games
- After that58.4 % · 3,296 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
- Artist's Talent905 games · 50.4 % (instead of 45.5% expected)
- Stormsplitter630 games · 50.3 % (instead of 45.5% expected)
- Wishing Well1,104 games · 56.1 % (instead of 51.3% expected)
- Alania, Divergent Storm2,895 games · 52.4 % (instead of 47.7% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Lifecreed Duo2,584 games · 49.9 % (instead of 53.0% expected)
- Thornplate Intimidator2,399 games · 49.9 % (instead of 52.0% expected)
- Intrepid Rabbit2,409 games · 52.2 % (instead of 54.3% expected)
Where it is played
R/U · 33 %
Played in 5.1% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
24. Stormchaser's Talent
7.6
86. Mockingbird
6.2
88. Portent of Calamity
6.2
104. Splash Portal
6.0
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.