Serra Angel

Uncommon · Creature — Angel

Pick rating

5.8PlayableRank 111 of 271

Observed strength

54.8%Rank 133 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 (5.9/10).

Why. A 4/4 flying vigilance creature for five mana: it attacks in the air while staying back to block, on the ground or in the air. A reliable body that holds the board well.

Risks. It needs two white mana. Ordinary removal trades one for one, and it has no extra ability to protect itself.

In the draft. A good uncommon to take in a white deck. It makes a solid top of the curve.

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.

Card in hand at some point in the game54.8 %(set average : 55.7 %)
Card in the opening hand53.3 %(set average : 54.8 %)
Card drawn during the game55.9 %(set average : 56.4 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +0.4 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)85.0 %(set average : 61.0 %)

Its place in the set

  • Uncommon: rank 44 of 101
  • White: rank 24 of 43
  • Cost 5: rank 14 of 27
  • Average pick: 4.2 (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.

21,107 games54.3 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
17,546 games55.1 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
11,163 games54.4 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
8,829 games54.9 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
2,654 games59.6 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
468 games49.8 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
319 games48.6 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)
294 games48.6 %(all pairs : 54.7 %)

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.

Strong players (diamond and mythic ranks), card in hand53.0 %· 5,659 games
All players, card in hand54.8 %· 27,660 games

Win rate on the play and on the draw

Games on the play (the deck holds the card)55.4 %(set average : 55.6 %)
Games on the draw, so drawing from the first turn (the deck holds the card)54.0 %(set average : 53.5 %)

Win rate by number of copies in the deck

  • 1 copy54.7 % · 56,698 games
  • 2 copies54.9 % · 6,058 games
  • 3 copies51.2 % · 334 games

Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)

  • First two weeks55.1 % · 17,788 games
  • Next two weeks54.4 % · 8,594 games
  • After that53.4 % · 1,278 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

Cards it wins less with

  • Juggernaut1,027 games · 48.2 % (instead of 51.2% expected)
  • Inspiring Call886 games · 46.6 % (instead of 49.5% expected)

Where it is played

U/W · 26 %

Played in 7.9% of the decks of the set

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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.