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Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal

Rare · Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard // Legendary Creature — God

Pick rating

7.2Very goodRank 42 of 294

Observed strength

58.2%Rank 80 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).

A very good rare of the format (7.2/10).

Why. A three-mana 3/3 that draws a card each turn you cast a legendary spell. For seven mana it exiles a nonland permanent, then transforms into an indestructible creature that puts a +1/+1 counter on another creature of yours every combat.

Risks. The draw depends on how many legendary cards are in your deck. The seven-mana ability is a big investment, taps Venat, and only works at sorcery speed.

In the draft. A solid three-mana 3/3 for a white deck with a huge late-game ceiling. Gather legendary cards for the full effect.

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 game58.2 %(set average : 56.4 %)

Card in the opening hand57.7 %(set average : 55.2 %)

Card drawn during the game58.6 %(set average : 57.2 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +3.6 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)89.0 %(set average : 62.0 %)

Its place in the set

Rare: rank 14 of 74
White: rank 8 of 43
Cost 3: rank 11 of 67
Average pick: 2.0 (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.