Karakyk Guardian
Uncommon · Creature — Dragon
6.6GoodRank 60 of 271
59.8%Rank 27 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).
A solid uncommon of the format (6.6/10).
Why. A 6/5 Dragon with flying, vigilance and trample: it attacks and defends at once. It has hexproof until it has dealt damage, so your opponent cannot target it before its first attack.
Risks. Six mana and three exact colours. Once it has dealt damage, it is vulnerable to removal again.
In the draft. A good uncommon for a green-blue-red deck. Take it in those colours: it closes out games.
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 : +8.3 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Uncommon: rank 5 of 100
- Multicolour: rank 24 of 66
- Cost 6: rank 4 of 23
- Average pick: 3.2 (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.
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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 copy55.7 % · 58,194 games
- 2 copies57.5 % · 9,345 games
- 3 copies55.5 % · 732 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks60.7 % · 20,223 games
- Next two weeks59.2 % · 9,909 games
- After that60.1 % · 3,553 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
- Glacierwood Siege1,111 games · 52.8 % (instead of 49.5% expected)
- Mistrise Village1,134 games · 54.8 % (instead of 52.0% expected)
- Heritage Reclamation2,668 games · 54.4 % (instead of 52.1% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Nomad Outpost4,202 games · 53.2 % (instead of 56.0% expected)
- Twin Bolt3,021 games · 52.3 % (instead of 54.8% expected)
Where it is played
G/R · 38 %R/U · 37 %
Played in 12% of the decks of the set
Other cards of the same cost and colours
1. Dragonback Assault
9.4
4. Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch
9.0
49. Stormscale Scion
7.0
97. Perennation
6.1
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.