Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakdos Sacrifice | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Gruul Leyline | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Rakdos Aggro | xenowan | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Gruul Leyline | sebastianpozzo | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Gruul Leyline | predatorstyle | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)
Win Rate Impact
Top Table Win Rate
Meta Trend
Sample Size
Tournament Results
Average Copies
Archetypes Using This Card:
Boros Aggro , Boros Auras , Boros Burn , Boros Mice , Gruul Aggro , Gruul Leyline , Izzet Spellslingers , Jund Surprise , Mardu Midrange , Naya Aggro
Meta Performance Analysis
Callous Sell-Sword ranks #146 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 36%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Black average: 73.4%
Performance compared to other Black cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Callous Sell-Sword is a decent card with average performance in the current meta.
Recommended number of copies: 1
Win Rate Timeline
Card Efficiency Analysis
Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 20.52 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 2 mana, the average win rate in the format is 73.7%. Callous Sell-Sword has a win rate of 77.0%, making it 4.4% better than other 2-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 5 | 85.7% | 3 |
| Furnace Reins | Sorcery | 23 | 75.2% | 12 |
| Leyline of the Void | Enchantment | 75 | 69.8% | 16 |
| Desperate Measures | Instant | 15 | 68.9% | 5 |
| Obstinate Baloth | Creature — Beast | 95 | 67.7% | 26 |
| Duress | Sorcery | 67 | 67.6% | 18 |
| Count on Luck | Enchantment | 33 | 65.5% | 5 |
| Sunspine Lynx | Creature — Elemental Cat | 71 | 64.2% | 20 |
| Go for the Throat | Instant | 30 | 64.0% | 5 |
| Hired Claw | Creature — Lizard Mercenary | 31 | 61.8% | 13 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Callous Sell-Sword than they do on average. A positive synergy score indicates stronger performance together.
| Card Name | Type | Mana | Decks | Win Rate Together | Win Rate Apart | Synergy Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Lightning | Instant | 1 | 9 | 90.2% | 75.9% | +14.4% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 2 | 5 | 82.8% | 77.7% | +5.1% |
| Snakeskin Veil | Instant | 1 | 8 | 82.0% | 76.9% | +5.0% |
| Ghost Vacuum | Artifact | 1 | 6 | 78.4% | 75.3% | +3.0% |
| Sunspine Lynx | Creature — Elemental Cat | 4 | 16 | 78.3% | 75.6% | +2.7% |
| Emberheart Challenger | Creature — Mouse Warrior | 2 | 25 | 76.9% | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| Heartfire Hero | Creature — Mouse Soldier | 1 | 28 | 76.1% | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| Duress | Sorcery | 1 | 18 | 75.0% | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| Obstinate Baloth | Creature — Beast | 4 | 8 | 76.1% | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| Monstrous Rage | Instant | 1 | 28 | 76.1% | 75.6% | +0.5% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Leyline | 187 | 97.9% | 58.3% |
| Gruul Aggro | 142 | 6.9% | 46.5% |
| Rakdos Aggro | 51 | 83.6% | 54.2% |
| Red Deck Wins | 10 | 0.7% | 34.4% |
| Boros Burn | 7 | 1.8% | 16.7% |
Statistics Explanation
| Statistic | Description | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Win Rate Impact | How much this card increases or decreases the win rate of decks that include it, compared to the average deck in the format. | (Win rate of decks with this card) - (Average win rate of all decks) |
| Top Table Win Rate | A weighted win rate that gives more significance to performance in higher tournament placements. First place finishes count for 2x, with diminishing weight down to 8th place. | ∑(wins × placement_weight) / ∑((wins + losses) × placement_weight) |
| Meta Trend | Shows if the card is performing better or worse in the most recent period compared to earlier periods. Positive values indicate improving performance. | (Win rate in recent half of time period) - (Win rate in earlier half of time period) |
| Confidence Factor | A measure of statistical reliability based on sample size. The progress bar indicates how confident we are in the statistics (with larger sample sizes providing higher confidence). | log10(Number of decks + 1) |
| Average Copies | The average number of copies of this card included in decks that use it. | ∑(Copies in each deck) / (Number of decks) |
| Card Synergy Score | Measures how well this card performs with other cards compared to their individual performance. | (Win rate together) - (Average of individual win rates) |
| Raw Efficiency | Win rate points per mana invested. Higher values indicate better returns on mana investment. | (Win rate) / (Mana value) |
| Relative Efficiency | How efficient this card is compared to the average card of the same mana value. | ((Win rate) / (Format average win rate for same mana)) / (Mana value) |
| Performance Efficiency | Combined metric that accounts for win rate, tournament success, and mana investment. | (Win rate × Top 8 placement rate) / (Mana value) |
| Game Impact Factor | A measure of how much this card affects game outcomes, based on win rate adjusted by its deviation from the format average. | Win rate × (1 + (Win rate - Format average) / 100) |
| Color Differential | How this card's win rate compares to the average win rate of other cards of the same color. | Win rate - Average win rate for same color |
All statistics are calculated using tournament data from the selected time period. Sample sizes below 10 decks may not provide statistically significant results.