Boldwyr Aggressor

Uncommon · Creature — Giant Warrior

Pick rating

3.1WeakRank 240 of 264

Observed strength

51.4%Rank 228 of 264 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 55.7%

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).

Filler card but sometimes gets cut (3.1/10).

Why. A 2/5 double striker for five mana: a good blocker that hits twice when attacking. Other Giants you control also get double strike, which lifts every Giant you play.

Risks. Only 2 power, so alone it does not hurt much, and the Giant bonus needs other Giants to matter. Five mana with two red is pricey.

In the draft. A fair pick in a red deck with several Giants. Otherwise it is just a big red blocker you can do without.

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 game51.4 %(set average : 55.7 %)
Card in the opening hand49.7 %(set average : 54.5 %)
Card drawn during the game52.6 %(set average : 56.5 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +2.7 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)26.0 %(set average : 61.0 %)

Its place in the set

  • Uncommon: rank 89 of 100
  • Red: rank 35 of 40
  • Cost 5: rank 30 of 32
  • Average pick: 9.1 (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.

2,679 games51.4 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
2,304 games51.7 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
2,070 games49.8 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
1,842 games53.0 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
644 games50.5 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
634 games52.8 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
276 games44.2 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)
255 games54.1 %(all pairs : 51.0 %)

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 hand51.1 %· 1,131 games
All players, card in hand52.9 %· 5,203 games

Win rate on the play and on the draw

Games on the play (the deck holds the card)52.7 %(set average : 57.0 %)
Games on the draw, so drawing from the first turn (the deck holds the card)49.4 %(set average : 52.9 %)

Win rate by number of copies in the deck

  • 1 copy51.1 % · 9,416 games
  • 2 copies51.1 % · 1,808 games
  • 3 copies48.4 % · 155 games

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

  • First two weeks52.5 % · 3,686 games
  • Next two weeks54.5 % · 1,131 games
  • After that51.3 % · 386 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

R/W · 31 %

Played in 2.2% of the decks of the set

Other cards of the same cost and colours

  • Vibrance

    2. Vibrance

    9.3
  • Ashling's Command

    4. Ashling's Command

    9.0
  • Soul Immolation

    5. Soul Immolation

    8.9
  • Grub's Command

    7. Grub's Command

    8.7

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.