Negate

Top Performing Decklists

Deck Creator Record Best Finish
Unknown Archetype auzzie51 9-1 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769925
Azorius Omniscience dazai 9-1 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769053
Jeskai Oculus darth_vaner 8-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769053
Izzet Spellslingers -nausea- 8-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769865
Jeskai Control scipios 8-1 None
Izzet Spellslingers sanpop 8-2 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12765784
Jeskai Control soulstrong 8-2 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769865
Jeskai Control spyromancer 7-1 None
Temur Beanstalk platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Jeskai Control platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-0.5%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
82.7%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+4.5%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
267
decks
Tournament Results
108
1st place
146
top 8
Average Copies
1.9
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Negate ranks #149 out of approximately 387 cards in raw efficiency (top 39%).

Game Impact Factor
76.69
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+1.05%

Blue average: 75.1%

Performance compared to other Blue cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Negate 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)
38.6
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.49x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 21.13 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 2 mana, the average win rate in the format is 78.2%. Negate has a win rate of 77.3%, making it 1.2% worse than other 2-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Momentum Breaker Enchantment 5 68.6% 3
Obstinate Baloth Creature — Beast 103 55.6% 26
Wilt-Leaf Liege Creature — Elf Knight 115 55.4% 30
Dissection Tools Artifact — Equipment 98 55.1% 24
Defabricate Instant 6 54.4% 2
Flow of Knowledge Instant 5 54.3% 3
Oildeep Gearhulk Artifact Creature — Construct 20 53.7% 4
Overlord of the Mistmoors Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror 130 53.2% 32
Devout Decree Sorcery 109 52.1% 26
Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk 145 52.0% 34

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Negate 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
Grim Bauble Artifact 1 7 96.8% 77.0% +19.8%
Disfigure Instant 1 5 100.0% 84.2% +15.8%
Deadly Cover-Up Sorcery 5 5 91.7% 77.3% +14.3%
Hopeless Nightmare Enchantment 1 7 91.4% 77.3% +14.2%
Fear of Isolation Enchantment Creature — Nightmare 2 7 91.4% 78.9% +12.5%
Get Out Instant 2 5 100.0% 88.6% +11.4%
Nowhere to Run Enchantment 2 10 88.1% 77.5% +10.6%
Brotherhood's End Sorcery 3 11 87.5% 78.2% +9.3%
Dreams of Steel and Oil Sorcery 1 13 83.1% 74.9% +8.2%
Malicious Eclipse Sorcery 3 11 81.6% 74.6% +7.0%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Dimir Midrange 1923 92.2% 50.2%
Domain Zur Overlords 1150 86.4% 48.7%
Dimir Bounce 436 87.7% 50.4%
Azorius Tempo 378 95.0% 44.3%
Azorius Control 368 94.1% 51.3%

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.