Firebrand Archer
Common · Creature — Human Archer
2.0WeakRank 256 of 271
49.6%Rank 247 of 274 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).
Not good filler and often gets cut (2.0/10).
Why. A 2/1 for two that deals 1 damage to each opponent whenever you cast a noncreature spell. In a deck full of instants and sorceries it adds some reach.
Risks. A 2/1 is fragile, and the trigger isn't frequent enough. With few noncreature spells it's mediocre.
In the draft. Filler for a red spells deck. Take it only to fill out your two-drops.
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 : -2.7 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Common: rank 85 of 90
- Red: rank 41 of 43
- Cost 2: rank 54 of 57
- Average pick: 10.4 (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 copy51.7 % · 34,344 games
- 2 copies51.1 % · 12,460 games
- 3 copies48.3 % · 2,654 games
- 4 copies or more48.7 % · 651 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks49.6 % · 17,790 games
- Next two weeks49.6 % · 6,220 games
- After that51.2 % · 850 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
- Secluded Courtyard239 games · 49.8 % (instead of 46.0% expected)
- Banner of Kinship444 games · 51.6 % (instead of 48.5% expected)
- Boltwave2,693 games · 47.7 % (instead of 44.7% expected)
- Juggernaut1,196 games · 50.7 % (instead of 47.9% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- An Offer You Can't Refuse515 games · 42.7 % (instead of 44.9% expected)
- Witness Protection5,845 games · 47.0 % (instead of 49.0% expected)
- Aegis Turtle1,209 games · 45.4 % (instead of 47.2% expected)
Where it is played
R/U · 55 %R/W · 30 %
Played in 6.6% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
12. Searslicer Goblin
8.4
28. Abrade
7.4
55. Ruby, Daring Tracker
6.8
63. Heartfire Immolator
6.6
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.