Overlord of the Balemurk

Top Performing Decklists

Deck Creator Record Best Finish
Esper Pixie kthanakit26 9-1 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769881
Esper Pixie rnicof 7-1 None
Rakdos Sacrifice platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Sultai Dragons platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Sultai Roots platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Esper Pixie platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Esper Pixie ejk 6-1 None
Esper Pixie kthanakit26 6-2 None
Orzhov Pixie stickywicket 6-2 None
Esper Pixie diem4x 6-3 None

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
+0.6%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
80.9%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+9.0%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
60
decks
Tournament Results
19
1st place
32
top 8
Average Copies
2.5
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Overlord of the Balemurk ranks #348 out of approximately 402 cards in raw efficiency (top 87%).

Game Impact Factor
81.28
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+2.52%

Black average: 73.3%

Performance compared to other Black cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Overlord of the Balemurk is an underperforming card in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 1

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
15.1
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.21x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 8.05 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 5 mana, the average win rate in the format is 71.7%. Overlord of the Balemurk has a win rate of 75.4%, making it 5.2% better than other 5-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard 12 85.7% 7
Chandra, Spark Hunter Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra 14 76.9% 6
Pyroclasm Sorcery 26 69.1% 11
Blanchwood Prowler Creature — Elemental 14 68.0% 5
Thundertrap Trainer Creature — Otter Wizard 11 67.2% 4
Urborg Lhurgoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf 13 65.5% 4
Abrade Instant 18 65.3% 7
Bottomless Pool/Locker Room Enchantment — Room // Enchantment — Room 7 62.0% 3
Liliana, Dreadhorde General Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana 11 59.6% 3
Glistening Deluge Sorcery 14 59.1% 4

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Overlord of the Balemurk 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
Obstinate Baloth Creature — Beast 4 7 85.0% 75.6% +9.4%
Torch the Tower Instant 1 15 84.2% 75.9% +8.3%
Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare 2 14 82.9% 75.0% +7.8%
Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard 3 12 82.9% 75.2% +7.6%
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor 4 17 80.9% 74.4% +6.4%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel 7 13 82.9% 76.5% +6.3%
Cut Down Instant 1 23 81.0% 74.6% +6.3%
Pyroclasm Sorcery 2 13 82.9% 76.9% +5.9%
Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect 1 5 80.8% 74.9% +5.9%
Chandra, Spark Hunter Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra 4 11 81.5% 75.9% +5.6%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Esper Pixie 317 19.9% 49.2%
Golgari Graveyard 54 100.0% 42.4%
Unknown Archetype 35 9.6% 33.1%
Golgari Midrange 22 2.8% 40.0%
Golgari Roots 21 84.0% 32.4%

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.