Draft Deck Meta

Khans of Tarkir Draft Deck Metagame

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Grixis card breakdown - 2 decks, 0.45% of meta

Creatures

3.5 This often comes down and gives other creatures you control death touch right away, and even when it doesn't it can buff itself very efficiently. 4 1x in 50%

2.5 Like most Prowess creatures in the set, this is better than it looks. It's tough to block because you can buff it so much at instant speed, and you get a pretty nice trigger when it hits the opponent, so that's some pretty great tension in your favor. 3.8 1x in 50%

3 If you can consistently get your opponent to discard when this enters, it feels great. If you can't, it's kind of a liability. The good news is, it's easy enough to get the discard for this to be a very nice common. 3.8 1x in 50%

2 The ability to raise it's power makes it both a formidable attacker and blocker. 3.6 1x in 50%

2.5 This is a decent finisher for Prowess decks. The stat-line was better back in 2014, and it's very rarely only a 4/5 anyway. 3.8 1x in 50%

3.5 He's an absolute menace on your turn, and pretty bad during your opponent's turn -- he dies to plenty of one mana removal. 4.6 1x in 50%

3.5 If you always cast this face up it's already a solid card that always makes the cut, but the fact you can play it face down and turn your death toucher face up for no mana at all makes it evne easier for you to set up advantageous trades. And you even get to lower your opponent's life! 4.1 1x in 50%

2.5 Hexproof can make this card into a nightmare for your opponent, especially if you find ways to buff it -- like Auras or +1/+1 counters. It also has the 4 power that Ferocious decks want. 1.7 1x in 50%

2 This is a nice defensive creature thanks to the stat-line and lifelink, and morph can allow you to get some surprise life gain out of nowhere. It also happens to have 4 toughness, something several cards in the set key on. 2.1 1x in 50%

2.5 This has a passable base line, and shutting down a blocker for a turn often allows for a huge turn for Red decks. 2.9 1x in 50%

3 This feels really nice when it lets you double spell, and pretty bad when you can't, since you just played a Hill Giant. Because of Morph, though, you're able to do something with the mana more often than in most formats. 3.2 1x in 50%

2.5 The base stats are rough, but it slots nicely into both Blue-Red and Red-Green. In the former because of Prowess, in the latter because it often has 4 power. 2.1 1x in 50%

3 This ends up being an efficient flyer fairly often in your typical Black decks in the format. 2.9 1x in 50%

2.5 A 3/5 death touch is a really frustrating body for your opponent to contend with, and you can get this down for 3 or 4 mana reasonably often. 1.6 1x in 50%
Instant, Sorcery

4 At worst, this is three mana to kill something with three toughness which is plenty good. At it's best, it can pick off three creatures. And that's without talking about the fact that it can hit your opponent too! 4.6 1x in 50%

4 This is great in all the Red decks, whether you're interested in going wide or casting spells, it does it all, while also just being a great rate for adding three bodies to the board. 3.8 1x in 50%

3 You're usually going to be choosing both, and tapping something and killing a small creature for three is a good deal. 4.3 1x in 50%

0.5 This is worse in this format than in most because of Morph. You'll have even less targets than usual. Leave it in your sideboard. 1.5 1x in 50%

0.5 This is definitely sideboard material. You need your opponent to have enough targets to counter and you need to be able to get Ferocioius going for it to be worth it. 1.4 1x in 50%

4 This often feels like it only costs a single Black mana, and it would be premium removal if it always cost 4. 4.5 1x in 50%

3.5 It isn't quite as broken here as it is in 60-card formats, because you can't load your graveyard quite as quickly -- but you definitely can get this to the point where you are paying a tiny amount of mana to draw 3. You want one in most Blue decks, but not more than one. 3.3 1x in 50%

0 Loading the graveyard is important in Blue, but not so important that you want to play Taigam's Scheming. It makes you go down a card and you don't get anything back for it. There are better ways to load your graveyard. 0.4 1x in 50%

2 This is clunky for sure, but as usual having one of this type of effect tends to feel good in the late game. It does get worse if you're planning on delving a lot. 1.4 1x in 50%

3.5 This can be a little bit slow, but you can definitely get your graveyard going in this format, and drawing the two best cards from your top seven for only two mana is a pretty big deal. 4.6 1x in 50%

2.5 This is surprisingly solid card that you always want one of in Blue-Red and Red-Green decks, where you tend to have a ton of power on the board and casting this is very capable of ending the game. Both decks will usually get Ferocious going without trying very hard. 0.8 1x in 50%

2 This is worth it in Prowess decks. That's a little less true in the other Blue decks, though. 1.7 1x in 50%

2 It's expensive, but it answers everything and might even give you a Snake. 1.8 1x in 50%

5 Fireball is nuts in Limited. It's great removal and a great finisher, and this has huge Ferocious upside. 5 1x in 100%
Enchantment, Artifact

2.5 This can be quite the combat trick in a deck with lots of 4 power creatures, as it tends to take something down and then stick around and offer a very relevant buff. It also works nicely in Jeskai decks because of Prowess. 2.7 1x in 0%

3 This kills a wide swath of creatures in the format, including face-down morphs. 4 1x in 50%

2 In the early game it can feel pretty good, especially alongside Prowess, but later in the game it's pretty close to being a blank card. So, you better win fast if you're playing this. 1.5 1x in 100%
Planeswalkers
Lands

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 3.3 2x in 0%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 2.9 1x in 50%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 2.8 1x in 50%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 3 1x in 50%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 3.4 1x in 100%
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3 You're usually going to be choosing both, and tapping something and killing a small creature for three is a good deal. 4.3 1x in 50%

3 This ends up being an efficient flyer fairly often in your typical Black decks in the format. 2.9 1x in 50%

3 This feels really nice when it lets you double spell, and pretty bad when you can't, since you just played a Hill Giant. Because of Morph, though, you're able to do something with the mana more often than in most formats. 3.2 1x in 50%

3 If you can consistently get your opponent to discard when this enters, it feels great. If you can't, it's kind of a liability. The good news is, it's easy enough to get the discard for this to be a very nice common. 3.8 1x in 50%

3.5 While not quite as insane here as it is in 60-card formats, it is still a frightening turn one play in this format, and thanks to Prowess and lots of support for it in the set, it is a one drop that remains relevant all game long. 4 1x in 0%

3.5 This can be a little bit slow, but you can definitely get your graveyard going in this format, and drawing the two best cards from your top seven for only two mana is a pretty big deal. 4.6 1x in 50%

3.5 It isn't quite as broken here as it is in 60-card formats, because you can't load your graveyard quite as quickly -- but you definitely can get this to the point where you are paying a tiny amount of mana to draw 3. You want one in most Blue decks, but not more than one. 3.3 1x in 50%

3.5 If you always cast this face up it's already a solid card that always makes the cut, but the fact you can play it face down and turn your death toucher face up for no mana at all makes it evne easier for you to set up advantageous trades. And you even get to lower your opponent's life! 4.1 1x in 50%

3.5 He's an absolute menace on your turn, and pretty bad during your opponent's turn -- he dies to plenty of one mana removal. 4.6 1x in 50%

3.5 This often comes down and gives other creatures you control death touch right away, and even when it doesn't it can buff itself very efficiently. 4 1x in 50%

4 This often feels like it only costs a single Black mana, and it would be premium removal if it always cost 4. 4.5 1x in 50%

4 This is great in all the Red decks, whether you're interested in going wide or casting spells, it does it all, while also just being a great rate for adding three bodies to the board. 3.8 1x in 50%

4 At worst, this is three mana to kill something with three toughness which is plenty good. At it's best, it can pick off three creatures. And that's without talking about the fact that it can hit your opponent too! 4.6 1x in 50%

5 Fireball is nuts in Limited. It's great removal and a great finisher, and this has huge Ferocious upside. 5 1x in 100%

Abzan	807 matches	97 decks
21.75% of Metagame
Mardu	730 matches	89 decks
19.96% of Metagame
Jeskai	505 matches	61 decks
13.68% of Metagame
Sultai	380 matches	45 decks
10.09% of Metagame
Temur	306 matches	38 decks
8.52% of Metagame
Orzhov	228 matches	27 decks
6.05% of Metagame
Boros	151 matches	18 decks
4.04% of Metagame
Five Color	88 matches	11 decks
2.47% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-black)	63 matches	8 decks
1.79% of Metagame
Golgari	52 matches	7 decks
1.57% of Metagame
Simic	49 matches	7 decks
1.57% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-blue)	40 matches	6 decks
1.35% of Metagame
Selesnya	52 matches	6 decks
1.35% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-white)	43 matches	5 decks
1.12% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-red)	34 matches	4 decks
0.90% of Metagame
Azorius	23 matches	3 decks
0.67% of Metagame
Izzet	25 matches	3 decks
0.67% of Metagame
Rakdos	17 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Grixis	16 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Bant	17 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Gruul	9 matches	1 decks
0.22% of Metagame
Naya	8 matches	1 decks
0.22% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-green)	9 matches	1 decks
0.22% of Metagame
Jund	9 matches	1 decks
0.22% of Metagame
Mono Red	8 matches	1 decks
0.22% of Metagame

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Khans of Tarkir Draft Deck Metagame

Grixis card breakdown - 2 decks, 0.45% of meta

Creatures

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Enchantment, Artifact

Planeswalkers

Lands

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