Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeskai Oculus | 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 |
| Jeskai Oculus | atticus1806 | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Jeskai Oculus | vitto. | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Jeskai Oculus | cabezadebolo | 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:
Azorius Aggro , Azorius Tempo , Bant Tempo , Boros Monument , Boros Recommission , Esper Oculus , Jeskai Mentor , Jeskai Monument , Jeskai Oculus
Meta Performance Analysis
Helping Hand ranks #24 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 6%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
White average: 74.9%
Performance compared to other White cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Helping Hand is a very strong card that performs well in most contexts.
Recommended number of copies: 4
Win Rate Timeline
Card Efficiency Analysis
Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 57.01 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.2%. Helping Hand has a win rate of 81.4%, making it 9.8% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Dragonhunt | Sorcery | 22 | 84.0% | 14 |
| Winternight Stories | Sorcery | 26 | 82.2% | 15 |
| Tersa Lightshatter | Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 24 | 78.1% | 13 |
| Stock Up | Sorcery | 6 | 70.5% | 2 |
| Scorching Dragonfire | Instant | 44 | 67.0% | 16 |
| Case of the Crimson Pulse | Enchantment — Case | 6 | 62.9% | 3 |
| Lithomantic Barrage | Sorcery | 19 | 61.9% | 7 |
| Guardian of New Benalia | Creature — Human Soldier | 46 | 61.3% | 19 |
| Phyrexian Dragon Engine | Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon | 45 | 61.2% | 18 |
| Anoint with Affliction | Instant | 6 | 61.0% | 2 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Helping Hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass Siren | Creature — Siren Pirate | 1 | 14 | 81.6% | 76.3% | +5.3% |
| Sheltered by Ghosts | Enchantment — Aura | 2 | 29 | 84.6% | 79.3% | +5.3% |
| Tersa Lightshatter | Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 3 | 24 | 83.7% | 79.2% | +4.5% |
| Negate | Instant | 2 | 34 | 82.4% | 78.4% | +4.0% |
| Destroy Evil | Instant | 2 | 34 | 81.3% | 77.4% | +4.0% |
| Ghost Vacuum | Artifact | 1 | 35 | 81.2% | 77.6% | +3.6% |
| Glacial Dragonhunt | Sorcery | 2 | 22 | 85.2% | 81.6% | +3.6% |
| Disdainful Stroke | Instant | 2 | 11 | 82.1% | 79.1% | +3.0% |
| Torch the Tower | Instant | 1 | 35 | 81.2% | 78.3% | +2.9% |
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 1 | 30 | 81.1% | 78.8% | +2.4% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azorius Tempo | 398 | 100.0% | 41.6% |
| Jeskai Oculus | 270 | 100.0% | 51.9% |
| Jeskai Monument | 28 | 90.3% | 61.9% |
| Esper Oculus | 13 | 92.9% | 46.9% |
| Unknown Archetype | 9 | 2.9% | 63.9% |
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.