Death Begets Life
Mythic · Sorcery
7.6Very goodRank 24 of 271
61.2%Rank 14 of 274 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.0%
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).
One of the very best mythics of the format (7.6/10).
Why. A sorcery that destroys all creatures and enchantments, then draws you a card for each permanent destroyed. It can refill your hand if you are behind on board.
Risks. Eight mana and three colours (black, green and blue): it arrives very late, and it destroys your creatures too. It only fits a patient deck.
In the draft. A control finisher for a black-green-blue deck. Take it in moderation: you need a plan to survive until you can cast it.
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 : +10.1 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Mythic: rank 12 of 20
- Multicolour: rank 10 of 66
- Cost 8: rank 3 of 4
- Average pick: 2.3 (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 copy56.1 % · 16,025 games
- 2 copies59.1 % · 281 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks61.1 % · 4,553 games
- Next two weeks60.3 % · 2,095 games
- After that63.5 % · 765 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
- Teval, Arbiter of Virtue933 games · 61.4 % (instead of 57.2% expected)
- Dragonstorm Forecaster1,570 games · 58.5 % (instead of 55.0% expected)
- Rainveil Rejuvenator1,469 games · 56.4 % (instead of 53.0% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Nightblade Brigade851 games · 50.5 % (instead of 54.4% expected)
- Stormplain Detainment949 games · 53.3 % (instead of 56.2% expected)
- Eshki Dragonclaw1,151 games · 54.7 % (instead of 57.2% expected)
Other cards of the same cost and colours
2. Ureni, the Song Unending
9.3
23. Craterhoof Behemoth
7.6
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.