Deadly Cover-Up

Top Performing Decklists

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Domain Zur Overlords coachinho 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #8949
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Sultai Beanstalk __bmj__ 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097
bluecathode 4-1 None

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-4.6%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
72.9%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
-2.2%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
17
decks
Tournament Results
3
1st place
8
top 8
Average Copies
2.4
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Deadly Cover-Up ranks #307 out of approximately 344 cards in raw efficiency (top 89%).

Game Impact Factor
77.47
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+9.03%

Black average: 59.5%

Performance compared to other Black cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Deadly Cover-Up is an underperforming card in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 1

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
13.1
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.19x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 6.15 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 5 mana, the average win rate in the format is 68.0%. Deadly Cover-Up has a win rate of 65.3%, making it 4.0% worse than other 5-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Bring the Ending Instant 5 88.9% 4
Urza's Sylex Legendary Artifact 9 67.9% 1
Locust Spray Instant 13 63.9% 6
Parting Gust Instant 10 63.6% 1
Quick Study Instant 27 63.1% 8
Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer 5 63.1% 0
Binding Negotiation Sorcery 9 60.7% 2
Feed the Cycle Instant 6 59.7% 2
Chrome Host Seedshark Creature — Phyrexian Shark 26 58.9% 6
Spinewoods Armadillo Creature — Armadillo 8 57.1% 5

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Deadly Cover-Up 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
Oildeep Gearhulk Artifact Creature — Construct 4 5 78.6% 66.4% +12.2%
Go for the Throat Instant 2 8 78.8% 66.9% +11.9%
Three Steps Ahead Instant 1 5 78.6% 69.5% +9.1%
Malicious Eclipse Sorcery 3 6 75.0% 66.4% +8.6%
Sheoldred's Edict Instant 2 5 71.4% 63.2% +8.3%
Negate Instant 2 6 76.5% 68.2% +8.2%
Preacher of the Schism Creature — Vampire Cleric 3 5 73.9% 67.1% +6.8%
Stock Up Sorcery 3 6 74.4% 68.3% +6.0%
Jace, the Perfected Mind Legendary Planeswalker — Jace 4 7 70.6% 65.5% +5.1%
Blot Out Instant 3 6 70.4% 67.7% +2.7%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Golgari Midrange 98 12.7% 33.5%
Dimir Control 72 98.6% 51.1%
Dimir Demons 65 63.7% 45.8%
Unknown Archetype 53 16.9% 32.3%
Dimir Midrange 44 2.1% 28.6%

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.