Galion, Elvenking's Butler
Uncommon · Legendary Creature — Elf Advisor
2.0WeakRank 173 of 188
53.5%Rank 121 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).
It wins more than its rating suggests.
Why this gap?
The pick rating is a prior: it is for choosing a card before there are results. The observed strength comes from real games, and the win rate of a card is stable from one week to the next. The gap often comes from a card that is easy to replace at the pick but very efficient once played, from a good archetype that carries it, or from a flaw of our rating: in a set that already has many games, the results are more reliable than the rating.
Not good filler and often gets cut (2.0/10).
Why. A four-mana 4/4, which is already a nice stat line. When it attacks, another creature of your choice gets Galion's power and toughness (4/4) until end of turn: a small body becomes a real threat, but a creature bigger than him is brought down to 4/4. Cast on turn 4, it is good pressure.
Risks. The bonus only works on attack, so Galion has to survive and attack; against a bigger opposing creature, he stays on the ground. The ability sets the other creature's base power and toughness: it can therefore shrink a creature bigger than Galion.
In the draft. A decent green four-drop, but far from the best: take it late, as filler. Better with small creatures, but it holds its own.
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 53 of 55
- Green: rank 24 of 28
- Cost 4: rank 28 of 31
- Average pick: 7.8 (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.
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 copy54.8 % · 17,682 games
- 2 copies52.9 % · 1,820 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks53.6 % · 5,950 games
- Next two weeks56.8 % · 1,425 games
- After that53.5 % · 819 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
- Through the Forest Gate229 games · 55.9 % (instead of 47.4% expected)
- Part in Friendship1,766 games · 53.2 % (instead of 50.1% expected)
- Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing1,023 games · 52.5 % (instead of 49.6% expected)
- Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll342 games · 47.4 % (instead of 44.6% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Patient Instructor1,052 games · 49.1 % (instead of 54.8% expected)
- Lakeshore Apothecary1,219 games · 48.8 % (instead of 53.7% expected)
- Riddles in the Dark534 games · 45.5 % (instead of 48.4% expected)
Where it is played
G/U · 35 %B/G · 30 %
Played in 6.2% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
40. Thranduil's Company
6.8
72. Radagast of Rhosgobel
6.0
75. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
6.0
98. Troll Negotiations
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.