Psychic Whorl
Common · Sorcery
2.0WeakRank 246 of 261
52.9%Rank 215 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).
Not good filler and often gets cut (2.0/10).
Why. A sorcery that makes the opponent discard two cards, with a surveil 2 on top if you control a Rat. For three mana it is slow but real card advantage.
Risks. It does nothing to the board and the opponent chooses what to discard, usually their worst cards. It is weak late, when hands are empty.
In the draft. A filler sorcery for a slow black deck. Take it late, and prefer creatures or removal if you have the choice.
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 : +3.0 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Common: rank 68 of 81
- Black: rank 39 of 40
- Cost 3: rank 59 of 65
- Average pick: 10.8 (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 copy51.6 % · 24,331 games
- 2 copies50.2 % · 2,794 games
- 3 copies47.3 % · 226 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks52.0 % · 7,739 games
- Next two weeks52.3 % · 3,013 games
- After that55.0 % · 1,365 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
- Wishing Well181 games · 58.0 % (instead of 49.7% expected)
- Daring Waverider2,549 games · 54.9 % (instead of 50.7% expected)
- Nightwhorl Hermit5,015 games · 50.7 % (instead of 46.5% expected)
- Long River's Pull1,557 games · 51.8 % (instead of 48.3% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Intrepid Rabbit1,815 games · 48.8 % (instead of 52.7% expected)
- Head of the Homestead1,439 games · 49.2 % (instead of 51.8% expected)
- Run Away Together1,759 games · 46.9 % (instead of 49.2% expected)
Where it is played
B/U · 31 %
Played in 3.1% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
14. Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
8.2
19. Camellia, the Seedmiser
7.8
20. Glarb, Calamity's Augur
7.7
21. Darkstar Augur
7.7
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.