Flesh Burrower

Common · Creature — Insect

Pick rating

5.0WeakRank 185 of 271

Observed strength

54.4%Rank 158 of 269 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 55.9%

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 solid playable that rarely gets cut (5.0/10).

Why. A 2/2 deathtouch for two that gives another creature deathtouch when it attacks. It discourages blocks and lets you attack with a big creature without fear.

Risks. It is small and dies to almost anything. Its bonus needs another creature to matter.

In the draft. A solid two-drop for any green deck, especially with big creatures. A good mid-pack pick.

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.

Card in hand at some point in the game54.4 %(set average : 55.9 %)
Card in the opening hand54.0 %(set average : 55.0 %)
Card drawn during the game54.7 %(set average : 56.6 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +0.9 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)76.0 %(set average : 62.0 %)

Its place in the set

  • Common: rank 43 of 91
  • Green: rank 30 of 42
  • Cost 2: rank 58 of 66
  • Average pick: 7.5 (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.

46,760 games54.8 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
43,815 games55.0 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
34,052 games53.4 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
23,506 games52.5 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
5,491 games51.2 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
4,906 games52.6 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
3,571 games51.2 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)
3,336 games50.1 %(all pairs : 53.7 %)

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.

Strong players (diamond and mythic ranks), card in hand52.8 %· 18,854 games
All players, card in hand54.2 %· 80,350 games

Win rate on the play and on the draw

Games on the play (the deck holds the card)56.4 %(set average : 56.8 %)
Games on the draw, so drawing from the first turn (the deck holds the card)51.0 %(set average : 52.1 %)

Win rate by number of copies in the deck

  • 1 copy53.7 % · 132,611 games
  • 2 copies53.6 % · 35,027 games
  • 3 copies53.0 % · 4,231 games
  • 4 copies or more55.2 % · 571 games

Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)

  • First two weeks54.4 % · 45,719 games
  • Next two weeks54.2 % · 25,936 games
  • After that53.4 % · 8,695 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

Cards it wins less with

Where it is played

B/G · 79 %G/W · 61 %

Played in 17% of the decks of the set

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    7.4
  • Broodspinner

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    7.2
  • Wildfire Wickerfolk

    41. Wildfire Wickerfolk

    7.0
  • Twitching Doll

    48. Twitching Doll

    7.0

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.