Inspiring Paladin
Common · Creature — Human Knight
4.8WeakRank 194 of 271
53.7%Rank 172 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).
A solid playable that rarely gets cut (4.8/10).
Why. A 3/3 with first strike on your turn for three, and it grants first strike to your creatures with +1/+1 counters. It wins combats on offense.
Risks. First strike applies only on your turn, so it defends as a plain 3/3. The second effect needs counters.
In the draft. A good white three-drop and a solid pick. It is even better with counter effects.
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 : -1.1 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Common: rank 53 of 90
- White: rank 37 of 43
- Cost 3: rank 48 of 69
- Average pick: 7.7 (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 copy54.1 % · 83,485 games
- 2 copies54.7 % · 21,581 games
- 3 copies54.2 % · 2,662 games
- 4 copies or more55.6 % · 205 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks53.6 % · 31,910 games
- Next two weeks54.5 % · 15,932 games
- After that53.3 % · 2,369 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
- Hidetsugu's Second Rite658 games · 60.0 % (instead of 54.3% expected)
- Spitfire Lagac891 games · 52.3 % (instead of 49.8% expected)
- Etali, Primal Storm2,202 games · 55.0 % (instead of 52.9% expected)
- Sure Strike7,906 games · 55.3 % (instead of 53.1% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate2,077 games · 51.4 % (instead of 55.6% expected)
- Blanchwood Armor416 games · 47.8 % (instead of 51.8% expected)
Where it is played
R/W · 52 %G/W · 49 %
Played in 14% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
1. Celestial Armor
9.4
14. Arahbo, the First Fang
8.2
21. Empyrean Eagle
7.7
23. Ajani, Caller of the Pride
7.6
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.