Cut Down

Top Performing Decklists

Deck Creator Record Best Finish
Dimir Midrange o_danielakos 9-0 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12763156
Mono Black Demons platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Dimir Midrange platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Orzhov Pixie platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Jund Delirium platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-2.7%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
75.8%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+3.3%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
172
decks
Tournament Results
51
1st place
100
top 8
Average Copies
2.7
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Cut Down ranks #68 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 17%).

Game Impact Factor
72.24
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
-2.11%

Black average: 73.4%

Performance compared to other Black cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Cut Down is a solid card that performs above average in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 3

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
71.0
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.96x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 41.30 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.2%. Cut Down has a win rate of 71.0%, making it 4.2% worse than other 1-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Chandra, Spark Hunter Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra 5 72.6% 1
Wear Down Sorcery 5 71.8% 2
Furnace Reins Sorcery 5 69.4% 2
Sleight of Hand Sorcery 11 68.7% 2
Recommission Sorcery 6 67.2% 2
Bring the Ending Instant 6 66.7% 5
Rot-Curse Rakshasa Creature — Demon 6 66.7% 4
Essence Scatter Instant 5 66.7% 0
Ephara's Dispersal Instant 5 65.7% 1
Elspeth, Storm Slayer Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth 6 65.1% 1

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Cut Down 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
Heritage Reclamation Instant 2 8 100.0% 73.9% +26.1%
Rot-Curse Rakshasa Creature — Demon 2 6 100.0% 77.0% +23.0%
Up the Beanstalk Enchantment 2 6 90.5% 72.7% +17.7%
The Speed Demon Legendary Creature — Demon 5 6 100.0% 85.5% +14.5%
Rakshasa's Bargain Instant 6 6 87.5% 74.0% +13.5%
Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror 5 8 81.1% 71.9% +9.2%
Intimidation Tactics Sorcery 1 6 75.0% 66.3% +8.7%
Pyroclasm Sorcery 2 5 83.3% 74.7% +8.7%
Lumbering Worldwagon Artifact — Vehicle 3 7 88.9% 81.0% +7.9%
Bushwhack Sorcery 1 6 80.0% 72.5% +7.5%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Dimir Midrange 2050 99.1% 50.6%
Golgari Midrange 761 97.9% 45.7%
Golgari Demons 532 97.6% 47.9%
Dimir Bounce 448 90.9% 48.2%
Esper Pixie 342 22.0% 52.2%

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.