Skyknight Squire
Rare · Creature — Cat Scout
7.9Very goodRank 19 of 271
58.9%Rank 31 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).
One of the very best rares of the format (7.9/10).
Why. A two-mana 1/1 that grows. Whenever another creature enters under your control, it gets a +1/+1 counter, and with three or more counters it has flying and becomes a Knight. The more cheap creatures you play, the more it becomes a real threat.
Risks. It starts weak and dies to any removal. In a deck with few creatures it stays a useless 1/1.
In the draft. A decent pick for a white deck full of creatures. Play it early, on turn two, to get the most out of it.
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 : +4.8 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Rare: rank 13 of 60
- White: rank 6 of 43
- Cost 2: rank 4 of 57
- Average pick: 1.7 (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 copy56.0 % · 37,962 games
- 2 copies57.6 % · 1,667 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks59.2 % · 10,914 games
- Next two weeks58.0 % · 5,404 games
- After that59.4 % · 877 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
- Fishing Pole277 games · 55.2 % (instead of 48.7% expected)
- Authority of the Consuls1,054 games · 56.7 % (instead of 53.5% expected)
- Frenzied Goblin1,567 games · 57.6 % (instead of 55.2% expected)
- Goblin Surprise4,274 games · 57.0 % (instead of 55.0% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Cackling Prowler2,218 games · 52.4 % (instead of 55.2% expected)
- Midnight Snack573 games · 48.9 % (instead of 51.1% expected)
- Pilfer2,397 games · 53.6 % (instead of 55.8% expected)
Other cards of the same cost and colours
13. Giada, Font of Hope
8.3
25. Sun-Blessed Healer
7.6
39. Anthem of Champions
7.2
71. Youthful Valkyrie
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.