Stroke of Midnight
Uncommon · Instant
5.0WeakRank 185 of 271
51.1%Rank 234 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 (5.0/10).
Why. A three-mana instant that destroys any nonland permanent. It is flexible removal that also handles artifacts and enchantments.
Risks. The opponent gets a 1/1 Human creature token, which costs some value. It cannot answer lands.
In the draft. White removal worth taking mid-pack. It is good in any white deck short on answers.
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 : -0.7 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 66 of 101
- White: rank 36 of 43
- Cost 3: rank 46 of 69
- Average pick: 7.6 (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.
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 % · 20,532 games
- 2 copies49.9 % · 2,042 games
- 3 copies49.7 % · 165 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks51.4 % · 5,972 games
- Next two weeks51.1 % · 3,244 games
- After that48.4 % · 603 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
- An Offer You Can't Refuse247 games · 49.4 % (instead of 45.2% expected)
- Run Away Together1,852 games · 52.4 % (instead of 48.3% expected)
- Kykar, Zephyr Awakener2,200 games · 54.9 % (instead of 51.6% expected)
- Witness Protection2,730 games · 52.4 % (instead of 49.2% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Lightshell Duo1,138 games · 48.5 % (instead of 51.2% expected)
- Apothecary Stomper1,166 games · 46.7 % (instead of 49.4% expected)
- Elfsworn Giant1,174 games · 47.0 % (instead of 49.6% expected)
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.