Roil Cartographer
Uncommon · Creature — Merfolk Rogue
7.2Very goodRank 40 of 302
58.4%Rank 53 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 uncommon of the format (7.2/10).
Why. A 1/3 that blocks small creatures well early and gives you one energy with each landfall. At six energy it taps to draw three cards: your lands turn into cards.
Risks. You need six lands for the first draw, and the next one takes six more. Once tapped to draw, it no longer blocks.
In the draft. A good blue pick for a control or midrange deck. It fits less in a very aggressive deck.
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 : +4.9 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 9 of 120
- Blue: rank 3 of 30
- Cost 2: rank 16 of 86
- Average pick: 4.9 (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 copy54.2 % · 54,674 games
- 2 copies57.3 % · 11,174 games
- 3 copies60.3 % · 1,486 games
- 4 copies or more56.5 % · 124 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks57.7 % · 18,101 games
- Next two weeks57.5 % · 10,855 games
- After that57.0 % · 3,744 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
- Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate825 games · 57.7 % (instead of 53.7% expected)
- Buried Alive261 games · 52.9 % (instead of 49.2% expected)
- Flare of Fortitude232 games · 56.0 % (instead of 52.5% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Urza's Cave685 games · 44.4 % (instead of 49.5% expected)
- Kozilek, the Broken Reality821 games · 48.7 % (instead of 53.4% expected)
Where it is played
U/W · 41 %R/U · 40 %
Played in 8.9% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
9. Psychic Frog
8.7
37. Volatile Stormdrake
7.4
52. Riddle Gate Gargoyle
7.0
54. Sneaky Snacker
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.