Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izzet Spellslingers | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Izzet Spellslingers | cradley | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Izzet Spellslingers | pino | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Izzet Spellslingers | nilsfit | 5-0 | 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097 |
| Izzet Spellslingers | oafmcnamara | 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 Tempo , Dimir Bounce , Dimir Control , Dimir Midrange , Dimir Reanimator , Dimir Tempo , Esper Oculus , Grixis Bounce , Izzet Artist's Monument
Meta Performance Analysis
Sleight of Hand ranks #28 out of approximately 412 cards in raw efficiency (top 7%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Blue average: 66.7%
Performance compared to other Blue cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Sleight of 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: 57.14 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 73.0%. Sleight of Hand has a win rate of 81.0%, making it 10.9% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra, Spark Hunter | Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra | 6 | 89.0% | 4 |
| Slick Sequence | Instant | 19 | 81.5% | 10 |
| Third Path Iconoclast | Creature — Human Monk | 28 | 80.9% | 14 |
| Sunspine Lynx | Creature — Elemental Cat | 39 | 79.5% | 19 |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 64 | 77.9% | 32 |
| Stock Up | Sorcery | 72 | 75.4% | 32 |
| Urabrask's Forge | Artifact | 5 | 75.0% | 3 |
| Mazemind Tome | Artifact | 6 | 74.7% | 2 |
| Witchstalker Frenzy | Instant | 55 | 72.9% | 25 |
| Slickshot Show-Off | Creature — Bird Wizard | 86 | 72.5% | 41 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Sleight of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obliterating Bolt | Sorcery | 2 | 5 | 90.0% | 74.0% | +16.0% |
| Tishana's Tidebinder | Creature — Merfolk Wizard | 3 | 6 | 83.3% | 75.8% | +7.5% |
| Pyroclasm | Sorcery | 2 | 23 | 86.1% | 78.8% | +7.3% |
| Burst Lightning | Instant | 1 | 55 | 84.0% | 77.4% | +6.6% |
| Boltwave | Sorcery | 1 | 10 | 90.9% | 84.3% | +6.6% |
| Lightning Strike | Instant | 2 | 7 | 81.8% | 75.4% | +6.4% |
| Tersa Lightshatter | Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 3 | 9 | 85.7% | 79.5% | +6.2% |
| Sunspine Lynx | Creature — Elemental Cat | 4 | 32 | 82.6% | 77.2% | +5.4% |
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 1 | 64 | 83.4% | 78.1% | +5.3% |
| Abrade | Instant | 2 | 12 | 89.2% | 84.0% | +5.2% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simic Terror | 284 | 92.5% | 45.9% |
| Izzet Spellslingers | 88 | 86.3% | 72.0% |
| Azorius Tempo | 72 | 18.1% | 27.7% |
| Temur Otters | 59 | 17.6% | 34.2% |
| Izzet Ral | 7 | 100.0% | 79.1% |
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.