Swat Away
Uncommon · Instant
5.0PlayableRank 179 of 264
54.7%Rank 148 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).
A solid playable that rarely gets cut (5.0/10).
Why. A blue instant that costs two less if a creature is attacking you. It targets a spell or a creature, which its owner puts on top or bottom of their library at their choice.
Risks. The opponent can put their card on top and redraw it. It is tempo, not a true answer, and at full cost it is expensive.
In the draft. A good uncommon for a blue control-style deck. Take it as a tempo piece, after your best removal.
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 : +1.2 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 73 of 100
- Blue: rank 29 of 41
- Cost 4: rank 29 of 47
- Average pick: 6.4 (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 copy54.7 % · 36,113 games
- 2 copies53.6 % · 4,086 games
- 3 copies54.6 % · 269 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks54.7 % · 14,065 games
- Next two weeks56.7 % · 3,554 games
- After that53.8 % · 1,211 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
- Reckless Ransacking663 games · 52.6 % (instead of 49.2% expected)
- Soul Immolation1,325 games · 60.0 % (instead of 56.7% expected)
- Rhys, the Evermore1,170 games · 55.3 % (instead of 52.1% expected)
- Scuzzback Scrounger1,283 games · 56.7 % (instead of 53.5% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Rimefire Torque152 games · 40.8 % (instead of 45.4% expected)
- Blight Rot2,138 games · 49.8 % (instead of 54.1% expected)
- Dream Seizer1,527 games · 47.9 % (instead of 50.6% expected)
Where it is played
B/U · 34 %R/U · 25 %
Played in 7.6% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
11. Champions of the Shoal
8.4
19. Glen Elendra's Answer
7.8
49. Sanar, Innovative First-Year
7.0
105. Twinflame Travelers
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.