Bifur, Melodic Rider
Uncommon · Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard
4.8WeakRank 130 of 188
54.4%Rank 104 of 179 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.5%
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 (4.8/10).
Why. A 4/5 that puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature when it enters and on each attack: it grows your team every turn. With the story established, those abilities trigger one additional time, since it is itself a Dwarf. The body is solid on offense and defense.
Risks. Six mana for a medium-sized body: it's expensive. Being legendary, it needs two other legendaries, artifacts or Sagas for the story, so the extra-trigger bonus is often missing. Removal in response hurts on such an investment.
In the draft. A good top end for a red-white deck. The hybrid cost lets you play it in either color. Don't take it over good mid-curve cards.
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 : -0.2 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 40 of 55
- Multicolour: rank 22 of 26
- Cost 6: rank 5 of 10
- Average pick: 5.8 (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.
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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 copy55.0 % · 25,434 games
- 2 copies55.2 % · 2,820 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks54.9 % · 8,946 games
- Next two weeks55.3 % · 2,103 games
- After that54.9 % · 1,260 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
- Bilbo's Gambit416 games · 51.9 % (instead of 49.0% expected)
- Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver814 games · 52.7 % (instead of 49.8% expected)
- Thrór's Map3,122 games · 55.6 % (instead of 53.2% expected)
- Sting, Bilbo's Sword1,380 games · 52.8 % (instead of 50.4% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Rage into the Valley2,121 games · 52.7 % (instead of 55.8% expected)
- Desolation Prowler1,430 games · 54.3 % (instead of 57.4% expected)
- Giant's Boulder1,566 games · 47.4 % (instead of 50.2% expected)
Where it is played
R/W · 46 %
Played in 8.9% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
45. Gandalf, Spark Starter
6.6
121. Bard, King of Dale
5.0
175. Desert Were-Worm
2.0
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.