Tersa Lightshatter

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
Red Deck Wins that0nekid 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097
Red Deck Wins fazparte 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097
Jeskai Oculus jussupinator 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097
sheffielddeckwins 5-0 1st in MTGO Standard League #9097

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
+3.3%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
81.9%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+0.4%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
88
decks
Tournament Results
36
1st place
58
top 8
Average Copies
2.8
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Tersa Lightshatter ranks #253 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 62%).

Game Impact Factor
82.48
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+10.08%

Red average: 67.0%

Performance compared to other Red cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Tersa Lightshatter is an underperforming card in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 1

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
25.7
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.35x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 16.93 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 3 mana, the average win rate in the format is 73.6%. Tersa Lightshatter has a win rate of 77.0%, making it 4.7% better than other 3-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Spyglass Siren Creature — Siren Pirate 5 88.3% 3
Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror 6 88.1% 4
Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel 6 88.1% 4
Bitter Triumph Instant 6 88.1% 4
Zombify Sorcery 6 88.1% 4
Valgavoth's Faithful Creature — Human Cleric 6 88.1% 4
Preacher of the Schism Creature — Vampire Cleric 6 88.1% 4
Valgavoth, Terror Eater Legendary Creature — Elder Demon 6 88.1% 4
Etali, Primal Conqueror Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elder Dinosaur 6 88.1% 4
The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact 8 87.0% 5

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Tersa Lightshatter 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 5 88.5% 74.1% +14.3%
Preacher of the Schism Creature — Vampire Cleric 3 6 85.3% 73.6% +11.7%
Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror 5 6 85.3% 74.9% +10.4%
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor 4 7 82.9% 73.2% +9.7%
Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard 2 9 87.5% 78.4% +9.1%
Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura 2 22 86.2% 77.1% +9.1%
Duress Sorcery 1 8 82.9% 74.0% +8.9%
Destroy Evil Instant 2 23 84.0% 75.2% +8.8%
Brotherhood's End Sorcery 3 6 82.8% 74.0% +8.8%
Negate Instant 2 23 84.5% 76.2% +8.3%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Red Deck Wins 44 3.2% 66.8%
Jeskai Oculus 23 8.5% 81.5%
Izzet Spellslingers 9 8.0% 59.3%
Rakdos Reanimator 5 14.3% 85.7%
3 5.1% 65.5%

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.