Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Deck Wins | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Red Deck Wins | joaoclaudioms | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #8949 |
| Boros Burn | koscheii | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #8949 |
| Gruul Aggro | baku_91 | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #8949 |
| Gruul Aggro | pcpalhares | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #8949 |
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 Equipments , Boros Mice , Gruul Aggro , Gruul Counters , Gruul Delirium , Gruul Leyline , Izzet Aggro
Meta Performance Analysis
Emberheart Challenger ranks #182 out of approximately 409 cards in raw efficiency (top 44%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Red average: 66.2%
Performance compared to other Red cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Emberheart Challenger 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: 20.19 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 2 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.5%. Emberheart Challenger has a win rate of 73.4%, making it 1.5% worse than other 2-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowstone Infusion | Instant | 6 | 100.0% | 6 |
| Heritage Reclamation | Instant | 10 | 89.0% | 7 |
| Surrak, Elusive Hunter | Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 5 | 77.4% | 2 |
| Desperate Measures | Instant | 13 | 76.4% | 5 |
| Cunning Coyote | Creature — Coyote | 9 | 75.1% | 4 |
| Furnace Reins | Sorcery | 26 | 73.0% | 13 |
| Leyline of the Void | Enchantment | 75 | 69.5% | 16 |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 34 | 69.5% | 12 |
| Tersa Lightshatter | Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 50 | 69.2% | 14 |
| Duress | Sorcery | 72 | 67.7% | 19 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Emberheart Challenger 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 | 10 | 86.9% | 74.4% | +12.5% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | Artifact | 1 | 6 | 84.6% | 73.7% | +10.9% |
| Destroy Evil | Instant | 2 | 5 | 80.0% | 73.9% | +6.1% |
| Shock | Instant | 1 | 9 | 86.0% | 81.5% | +4.4% |
| Furnace Reins | Sorcery | 3 | 5 | 80.0% | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | Creature — Human Monk | 1 | 39 | 80.2% | 77.1% | +3.1% |
| Duress | Sorcery | 1 | 19 | 76.1% | 73.1% | +3.0% |
| Questing Druid | Creature — Human Druid // Instant — Adventure | 2 | 42 | 78.9% | 76.1% | +2.9% |
| Wild Ride | Sorcery | 1 | 5 | 81.8% | 79.6% | +2.2% |
| Might of the Meek | Instant | 1 | 27 | 77.8% | 75.6% | +2.2% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Aggro | 2048 | 98.9% | 47.4% |
| Red Deck Wins | 1347 | 98.1% | 52.9% |
| Boros Burn | 343 | 87.7% | 51.6% |
| Gruul Leyline | 187 | 97.9% | 57.0% |
| Boros Auras | 64 | 97.0% | 58.0% |
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.