Expel the Unworthy
Common · Sorcery
4.6WeakRank 226 of 302
52.1%Rank 230 of 298 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.2%
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 (4.6/10).
Why. A two-mana sorcery that exiles a creature with mana value 3 or less, or any creature when kicked for five. Cheap, flexible removal that exiles. Its controller gains life equal to its mana value.
Risks. Unkicked, it cannot hit big threats. It is a sorcery, so it is slow, and the opponent's life gain is not free.
In the draft. Decent white removal, worth taking mid-pack in a white deck. No hype, but reliable.
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 : -2.6 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Common: rank 67 of 80
- White: rank 34 of 41
- Cost 2: rank 67 of 86
- Average pick: 9.2 (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 copy53.9 % · 56,015 games
- 2 copies52.4 % · 12,633 games
- 3 copies52.5 % · 1,402 games
- 4 copies or more55.9 % · 161 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks51.9 % · 18,961 games
- Next two weeks52.0 % · 8,111 games
- After that51.6 % · 2,717 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
- Pearl Medallion256 games · 53.1 % (instead of 47.7% expected)
- Kappa Cannoneer1,335 games · 54.6 % (instead of 50.1% expected)
- Flare of Denial988 games · 56.4 % (instead of 52.2% expected)
- Branching Evolution1,293 games · 50.9 % (instead of 47.2% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Charitable Levy278 games · 42.1 % (instead of 45.9% expected)
- Flare of Duplication171 games · 44.4 % (instead of 48.0% expected)
Where it is played
U/W · 32 %B/W · 31 %
Played in 9.3% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
3. Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
9.1
15. Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
8.3
38. Glyph Elemental
7.3
47. Conduit Goblin
7.0
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.