Foundations (FDN)
Spells and Prowess
Game plan
Lots of instants and sorceries, with creatures that profit from every spell cast (Balmor, Firebrand Archer), Mocking Sprite to make them cheaper and Burst Lightning as cheap removal.
The decks of this pair win 52.9 % of their games and make up 7.3 % of the games of the set.
The gold uncommons
96. Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.2
236. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
4.0
The key commons
261. Mocking Sprite
2.0
256. Firebrand Archer
2.0
43. Burst Lightning
7.0
219. Thrill of Possibility
4.4
The cards that win most in this archetype
Win rate of the games played with the card in a deck of this pair (at least 300 games), and the gap with all the decks of the pair, in percentage points. Only cards of these colors are counted; colorless cards are not.
| Card | Games | Win rate | Gap | Pick rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra, Flameshaper | 3,940 | 57.3 % | +4.4 | 8.7 |
| Curator of Destinies | 7,701 | 56.4 % | +3.5 | 9.0 |
| Searslicer Goblin | 6,591 | 56.0 % | +3.1 | 8.4 |
| Kiora, the Rising Tide | 7,081 | 55.8 % | +2.9 | 8.2 |
| Micromancer | 15,979 | 55.4 % | +2.5 | 7.2 |
| Faebloom Trick | 19,029 | 55.3 % | +2.4 | 7.9 |
| Fiery Annihilation | 18,692 | 55.3 % | +2.4 | 7.8 |
| Spectral Sailor | 16,830 | 55.3 % | +2.4 | 7.4 |
| Kellan, Planar Trailblazer | 7,198 | 55.0 % | +2.1 | 8.6 |
| Mischievous Mystic | 18,369 | 55.0 % | +2.1 | 7.5 |
| Abrade | 18,655 | 54.8 % | +1.9 | 7.4 |
| Burst Lightning | 38,834 | 54.8 % | +1.9 | 7.0 |
| Gorehorn Raider | 12,075 | 54.4 % | +1.5 | 5.8 |
| Twinflame Tyrant | 3,545 | 54.4 % | +1.5 | 7.3 |
| Drake Hatcher | 8,471 | 54.3 % | +1.4 | 7.2 |
The best commons of the archetype
| Card | Games | Win rate | Gap | Pick rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Lightning | 38,834 | 54.8 % | +1.9 | 7.0 |
| Gorehorn Raider | 12,075 | 54.4 % | +1.5 | 5.8 |
| Lightshell Duo | 20,952 | 53.9 % | +1.0 | 5.2 |
| Refute | 31,030 | 53.9 % | +1.0 | 6.5 |
| Bigfin Bouncer | 30,939 | 53.8 % | +0.9 | 5.8 |
| Think Twice | 36,461 | 53.8 % | +0.9 | 6.0 |
| Fleeting Distraction | 36,618 | 53.5 % | +0.6 | 6.0 |
| Fanatical Firebrand | 8,038 | 53.4 % | +0.5 | 5.0 |
