Perforating Artist
Uncommon · Creature — Devil
6.0PlayableRank 105 of 271
57.8%Rank 54 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).
Good playable that always makes the cut (6.0/10).
Why. A 3/2 deathtouch for three mana that discourages blocks and attacks alike. With Raid, at the end of each turn you attacked, each opponent loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent or discard a card.
Risks. It needs both black and red. It does nothing extra if you cannot attack, and the opponent will pick whichever option hurts least.
In the draft. A good uncommon for aggressive black-red. Outside those two colors, pass it: it has no role as a splash.
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 : +3.9 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 40 of 101
- Multicolour: rank 14 of 24
- Cost 3: rank 31 of 69
- Average pick: 5.6 (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.
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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 copy54.3 % · 37,304 games
- 2 copies56.4 % · 12,217 games
- 3 copies58.4 % · 2,320 games
- 4 copies or more56.3 % · 400 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks57.7 % · 16,285 games
- Next two weeks57.0 % · 7,996 games
- After that57.5 % · 1,253 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
- Midnight Snack686 games · 52.8 % (instead of 50.1% expected)
- Rite of the Dragoncaller730 games · 54.1 % (instead of 51.5% expected)
- Twinflame Tyrant2,810 games · 58.6 % (instead of 56.8% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Fishing Pole303 games · 43.9 % (instead of 47.6% expected)
- Wind-Scarred Crag4,206 games · 51.2 % (instead of 54.7% expected)
Where it is played
B/R · 55 %
Played in 6.5% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
20. Fiery Annihilation
7.8
24. Dreadwing Scavenger
7.6
26. Slagstorm
7.5
29. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
7.4
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.