Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Rare · Legendary Creature — Zombie Warlock
6.0PlayableRank 109 of 271
54.2%Rank 154 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 legendary 2/2 for two mana with ward that makes opponents pay 2 life to target it. By tapping it, you may cast a Zombie from your graveyard this turn, but only if you actually have one.
Risks. Without Zombies in your deck it is just a decent 2/2. The ability requires tapping it, so it cannot attack or block that turn, and you still pay the Zombie's cost.
In the draft. Playable in black decks with several Zombies; otherwise it is only a curve creature. Do not take it early unless you already see Zombies flowing.
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 : +1.6 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Rare: rank 41 of 60
- Black: rank 19 of 43
- Cost 2: rank 23 of 57
- Average pick: 4.5 (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 copy53.7 % · 24,759 games
- 2 copies51.1 % · 1,404 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks54.5 % · 7,101 games
- Next two weeks54.7 % · 3,749 games
- After that54.2 % · 638 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
- Incinerating Blast1,509 games · 54.9 % (instead of 51.9% expected)
- Exsanguinate435 games · 50.6 % (instead of 47.9% expected)
- Strongbox Raider1,835 games · 56.6 % (instead of 54.0% expected)
- Axgard Cavalry1,739 games · 55.5 % (instead of 53.0% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Treetop Snarespinner1,389 games · 47.4 % (instead of 52.6% expected)
- Bite Down1,519 games · 48.3 % (instead of 53.3% expected)
- Rise of the Dark Realms532 games · 46.6 % (instead of 50.7% expected)
Other cards of the same cost and colours
38. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
7.2
69. Vampire Gourmand
6.6
131. Fake Your Own Death
5.6
135. Pilfer
5.6
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.