Summon: Primal Garuda
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Summon: Primal Garuda

Uncommon · Enchantment Creature — Saga Harpy

Pick rating

6.2GoodRank 100 of 294

Observed strength

56.7%Rank 129 of 341 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.4%

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 (6.2/10).

Why. A Summon: a 3/3 flier that, on chapter I, deals 4 damage to a tapped creature an opponent controls. On chapters II and III, another creature you control gets +1/+0 and flying until end of turn. It combines removal and an aerial threat.

Risks. It is sacrificed after chapter III, so it does not stay long. Chapter I only hits a creature that is already tapped, so it is weak against a defensive opponent.

In the draft. A good white four-drop that does two things. Take it fairly high, especially against aggressive opponents.

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 game56.7 %(set average : 56.4 %)
Card in the opening hand55.4 %(set average : 55.2 %)
Card drawn during the game57.6 %(set average : 57.2 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +1.7 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)77.0 %(set average : 62.0 %)

Its place in the set

  • Uncommon: rank 40 of 110
  • White: rank 16 of 43
  • Cost 4: rank 20 of 51
  • Average pick: 5.0 (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.

11,035 games55.9 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
10,324 games56.5 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
9,768 games56.7 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
9,672 games56.2 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
1,412 games62.6 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
1,157 games51.8 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
791 games52.6 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)
723 games53.4 %(all pairs : 55.9 %)

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 hand55.6 %· 4,074 games
All players, card in hand56.9 %· 20,413 games

Win rate on the play and on the draw

Games on the play (the deck holds the card)58.2 %(set average : 58.6 %)
Games on the draw, so drawing from the first turn (the deck holds the card)53.7 %(set average : 52.9 %)

Win rate by number of copies in the deck

  • 1 copy55.9 % · 43,498 games
  • 2 copies55.8 % · 3,967 games
  • 3 copies54.3 % · 210 games

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

  • First two weeks56.5 % · 11,897 games
  • Next two weeks57.8 % · 6,471 games
  • After that56.4 % · 2,045 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

  • Elixir175 games · 41.7 % (instead of 48.1% expected)
  • Sahagin2,708 games · 52.9 % (instead of 56.6% expected)

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    8.7
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  • White Auracite

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    6.8
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    76. Squall, SeeD Mercenary

    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.