Zack Fair
Uncommon · Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
7.0GoodRank 53 of 294
57.7%Rank 98 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 solid uncommon of the format (7.0/10).
Why. A one-mana 1/2 that can sacrifice itself to give another creature indestructible, transfer its counters and move its Equipment over. It protects your best creature and keeps the Equipment investment.
Risks. A small body that does not attack well alone. Its ability costs one mana and needs another creature worth protecting.
In the draft. A good card in a white deck with Equipment or quality creatures to protect. Less useful with no worthwhile targets.
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 : +1.3 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 17 of 110
- White: rank 10 of 43
- Cost 1: rank 5 of 29
- Average pick: 4.6 (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 copy57.1 % · 58,058 games
- 2 copies58.2 % · 6,090 games
- 3 copies56.9 % · 160 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks57.7 % · 15,242 games
- Next two weeks58.5 % · 9,427 games
- After that58.0 % · 3,273 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
- Cactuar499 games · 56.7 % (instead of 53.4% expected)
- Haste Magic1,806 games · 56.0 % (instead of 52.8% expected)
- Clive's Hideaway259 games · 53.3 % (instead of 50.3% expected)
- Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo2,411 games · 59.0 % (instead of 56.1% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Magic Pot517 games · 45.6 % (instead of 51.4% expected)
- Yuna, Hope of Spira1,389 games · 53.4 % (instead of 57.5% expected)
Where it is played
R/W · 32 %G/W · 28 %
Played in 8.2% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
34. Magitek Infantry
7.4
86. Restoration Magic
6.4
134. You're Not Alone
5.8
167. Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
5.4
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.