Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Mythic · Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
7.6Very goodRank 24 of 281
59.2%Rank 40 of 279 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).
One of the very best mythics of the format (7.6/10).
Why. A four-mana 3/4 flier with flash that exiles your other nonland permanents with Airbend, for example in response to removal. You recast them for two mana, and every spell cast from exile creates a 1/1 white Ally creature token.
Risks. Two white mana and a synergy that needs you to recast the exiled permanents: with no targets, it is a plain 3/4 flier. Recasting costs mana, so tempo.
In the draft. A good pick for white decks, stronger with creatures that have enter effects. Take it mid-pack, ahead of vanilla creatures.
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 : +4.7 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Mythic: rank 14 of 20
- White: rank 5 of 40
- Cost 4: rank 6 of 52
- Average pick: 1.6 (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 copy57.7 % · 16,105 games
- 2 copies53.3 % · 184 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks60.3 % · 3,598 games
- Next two weeks60.3 % · 1,861 games
- After that60.4 % · 1,471 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
- Earth King's Lieutenant1,180 games · 63.1 % (instead of 59.0% expected)
- True Ancestry821 games · 59.9 % (instead of 56.9% expected)
- Haru, Hidden Talent1,092 games · 58.6 % (instead of 55.9% expected)
- Fire Lord Zuko215 games · 50.7 % (instead of 48.1% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Swampsnare Trap946 games · 51.6 % (instead of 56.0% expected)
- Gran-Gran1,245 games · 55.2 % (instead of 58.9% expected)
- Sold Out1,448 games · 53.7 % (instead of 57.2% expected)
Other cards of the same cost and colours
29. Aang, the Last Airbender
7.4
43. Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
7.0
81. Hakoda, Selfless Commander
6.4
99. Toph, the First Metalbender
6.2
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.