Virulent Emissary
Uncommon · Creature — Elf Assassin
6.6GoodRank 69 of 264
58.3%Rank 63 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 uncommon of the format (6.6/10).
Why. A one-mana creature with deathtouch: it deters almost any attack and trades up for a much costlier creature. Each other creature that enters under your control gains you 1 life, which adds up over a long game.
Risks. A 1/1 dies to everything, and the life gain will not win a game by itself. Played late, it is little more than a blocker.
In the draft. A good early drop, especially in green. Take it in a deck with plenty of small creatures, but not over a 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 : +3.2 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 18 of 100
- Green: rank 8 of 40
- Cost 1: rank 9 of 22
- Average pick: 4.0 (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 copy56.9 % · 46,818 games
- 2 copies57.7 % · 6,961 games
- 3 copies60.3 % · 642 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks58.9 % · 16,537 games
- Next two weeks59.3 % · 5,595 games
- After that58.3 % · 2,219 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
- Emptiness1,394 games · 59.5 % (instead of 56.2% expected)
- Morningtide's Light553 games · 58.2 % (instead of 56.0% expected)
- Bloodline Bidding4,183 games · 60.7 % (instead of 58.5% expected)
- Appeal to Eirdu773 games · 56.5 % (instead of 54.6% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Keep Out3,294 games · 52.6 % (instead of 55.9% expected)
Where it is played
B/G · 32 %
Played in 9.6% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
30. Figure of Fable
7.4
42. Celestial Reunion
7.0
142. Blossoming Defense
5.4
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.