Rock Soldiers

Common · Artifact Creature — Elemental Soldier

Pick rating

2.0WeakRank 183 of 190

Observed strength

51.3%Rank 167 of 184 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 57.7%

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).

Not good filler and often gets cut (2.0/10).

Why. A 4/3 for four that destroys up to one noncreature artifact when it enters. A decent body with a bonus when the opponent has a useful artifact.

Risks. The ability is optional and often has no target, leaving a vanilla 4/3. An artifact creature is not a valid target.

In the draft. Red four-drop filler. Take it as a mid-curve creature, higher if opponents show equipment.

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.

Card in hand at some point in the game51.3 %(set average : 57.7 %)
Card in the opening hand50.2 %(set average : 56.4 %)
Card drawn during the game52.1 %(set average : 58.6 %)

Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +0.2 win-rate points

How often it ends up in the deck once drafted by a strong player (not a win rate)8.0 %(set average : 61.0 %)

Its place in the set

  • Common: rank 63 of 67
  • Red: rank 24 of 27
  • Cost 4: rank 30 of 32
  • Average pick: 11.5 (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.

4,421 games52.8 %(all pairs : 51.9 %)
1,620 games51.8 %(all pairs : 51.9 %)
268 games50.0 %(all pairs : 51.9 %)
140 games52.9 %(all pairs : 51.9 %)
101 games42.6 %(all pairs : 51.9 %)

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.

Strong players (diamond and mythic ranks), card in hand50.1 %· 447 games
All players, card in hand50.5 %· 3,050 games

Win rate on the play and on the draw

Games on the play (the deck holds the card)54.4 %(set average : 59.4 %)
Games on the draw, so drawing from the first turn (the deck holds the card)49.5 %(set average : 54.2 %)

Win rate by number of copies in the deck

  • 1 copy52.3 % · 6,194 games
  • 2 copies49.0 % · 698 games

Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)

  • First two weeks50.3 % · 2,091 games
  • Next two weeks50.3 % · 823 games
  • After that55.9 % · 136 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

Cards it wins less with

Other cards of the same cost and colours

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    65. Raphael, the Nightwatcher

    6.2
  • The Neutrinos

    99. The Neutrinos

    5.6
  • Raphael, Ninja Destroyer

    129. Raphael, Ninja Destroyer

    5.0
  • Raphael, Most Attitude

    157. Raphael, Most Attitude

    4.2

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.