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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Draft Deck Metagame

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Jeskai card breakdown - 28 decks, 11.43% of meta

Creatures

3 When this is a 4-mana 6/5 with Vigilance and Menace it'll feel great -- and the baseline is fine too. 2.5 1x in 21%

4 A 4-mana 2/4 with just double strike would be good, but with Prowess in the mix blocking -- or not blocking -- this thing is an absolute nightmare. 2.4 1x in 25%

2.5 This is two 1.5 cards stapled together -- but having an Omen does mean that this doesn't have the biggest downside about being a 6-drop -- that it doesn't do anything until you get to 6! 2.9 1x in 25%

5 Even if you only ever got a three mana 2/3 with Flying and lifelink, this would be a 3.5, but you're going to be able to get two copies often enough for this to be a bomb. 5 1x in 25%

3 Other cards like this have performed quite well. You'd be surprised how often you can flash this in and just kill something while keeping the Elder. It's also super cheap in a color where that really matters. 0.7 1x in 25%

3 You'll fire this off as a counterspell when you have the mana up and a target, but most of the time you're casting this as a medium dragon. 3.7 1x in 25%

5 You'll virtually always have a spell to cast with this, which gives you a 2-for-1 up front -- and will trigger everythign with Flurry. And after that you have a huge dragon. 4.7 1x in 25%

3.5 This is an excellent common. A two mana 1/2 that makes a 1/1 is an excellent rate, and this has another mode! 3.2 1x in 29%

3 If you can get in with this right away it'll feel pretty good. Problem is, the stat-line is very bad and other dragons in the set at the same mana value -- or cheaper -- are going to outclass it. 3.6 1x in 29%

4 This is an absurd common. A three mana 2/1 that just draws you a card would be a very good Common -- but this is way better, because it gives you selection and loads your graveyard. 3.1 1x in 32%

4 Even withotu Flurry this would be a card you play 100% of the time because it generates such a nice 2-for-1, and when this has double strike it'll be incredibly difficult to block. 3.4 1x in 36%

2.5 The Omen is good at getting Flurry going, and the creature -- while not amazing, does come with Haste so it can often get in for damage before your opponent takes it down. -0 1x in 39%

4 This red mana dork is sweet, as it can help with your mana in a big way. Dropping 4-drops when your opponent only has 3 mana is sweet -- and once you don't really need mana anymore, it can take down dragons. 4 1x in 39%

2.5 This fiexes your mana well and can threaten to be a 3/3 when it attacks, allowing it to get through and/or trade reasonably well. 1.1 1x in 43%
Instant, Sorcery

3.5 If you've already gone wide this is a great trick, and if you haven't, it can help you do it. 3.2 1x in 14%

2.5 The trick mode is great when it lines up correctly, and when it doesn't you have a pretty good draw spell for Red -- one likely to help with Flurry. 1 1x in 14%

2.5 This is a serviceable removal spell, especially in Abzan and Mardu, since they are so good at making tokens. 2.6 1x in 18%

3 Three mana for 3 damage on an Instant is pretty good -- though not great. This will occasionally nab you a 2-for-1 though, which is nice. 3.5 1x in 25%

3 We see this card all the time without the counter mode, and it's always at least a 2.5, and often better. So, throw in the fact that this can be bad Negate in a pinch, and this looks like a quality card. 1.2 1x in 25%

5 It's tough not to win when you cast this. It gives you something comparable to a 4-for-1 since it adds to your board, subtracts from your opponents in the big way, gains you a ton of life, and gives you extra cards. 4.8 1x in 25%

3.5 Sorcery-speed Shock is already pretty good, but you can cast this twice. 3.5 1x in 25%

3 This is a little bit narrow, and aggro decks won't love that a creature gets to block before they can use this, but it is reasonably efficient and will gain you life sometimes. 3.1 1x in 29%

3 It's hard to be upset with a removal spell you can cast twice, and this one can also just be used to draw a card in a pinch. 3.8 1x in 29%

2.5 Casting this for 5 is pretty rough, but I think you'll be able to spend 3 often enough for it to be a soli draw spell. 2 1x in 32%

2.5 This is a solid counterspell normally, and a pretty good one when you can Behold. 3.4 1x in 32%

4 Even if this was Sorcery-speed 100% of the time it'd be a very good card. Two mana for 4 damage is a great rate and you can trade up, sometimes in a big way. So, the fact that this'll be an instant a significant chunk of the time is amazing. 4.2 1x in 36%

2 5 mana for 5 damage is pretty bad. It's just hard to feel good about spending that much mana to remove most creatures, but the exile clause is nice, and if you can spend the three mana it gives you on something you'll feel pretty good. Most of the time, you won't be able to make use of the mana though. 2.7 1x in 36%

2.5 This gives you a 2-for-1 in the long run, and it's a cheap draw spell to help you get Flurry going. 1.7 1x in 36%
Enchantment, Artifact

1.5 This is an okay trick. It lets lots of creatures win combat, but it's not good against removal, and while the buff it leaves behind is okay, it's not great. 2.5 1x in 4%

1.5 This won't do anything much of the time, and by the time you can make it into a 3/3, it's probably not that scary. It's nice that you can throw it away for more cards, though. 1.5 1x in 4%

3 Casting this only once feels fine, and it won't be unusual to get to cast it again later in the game. 4.2 1x in 7%

3 This is great at fixing your mana early and then can give you a real presence on board late. The Monuments all give you nice 2-for-1s, and I think that makes up for them not adding to the board on turn two. 3.2 1x in 7%

1.5 Most of the time you won't hit something worth 5 mana. It does get sweet if you hit a dragon, though -- as you'll cast it and put the storm back in your hand. That'll feel great, but the rest of the time? It'll be pretty awful. 2.4 1x in 7%

3 It's a little slow and it never adds to the board, but it gives you lots of value for three mana. 3.9 1x in 7%

5 5 mana for two 5/5s is nuts, and chapter III will just end the game in most situations. Even if you just have those two elephants, that turn is going to be scary for your opponent -- and you'll usuall have more. 4.4 1x in 7%

4 The equipment without Flurry is kind of passable, and with it, it's amazing. Just one token will feel like you're getting a steal, and more than that will feel amazing. 4.4 1x in 7%

3 As usual, Banishing Light-like cards are pretty good in Limited. It's not the most efficient thing ever and it's Sorcery speed, but it can hit any nonland. 3.7 1x in 11%

2.5 The baseline here is sort of acceptable, and I think in most games you'll get to cast it a second time. 4.1 1x in 18%

4.5 Getting a free token every turn adds up in a hurry, and if you have a bunch of Mobilize on the board, the Mardu mode is likely to do a ton of work. 5 1x in 18%

1.5 This type of removal is rarely good because it doesn't deliver a card worth of value. After all, what you put it on can still block -- and if it had high toughness, that's going to feel particularly brutal. 2.9 1x in 18%

3.5 Paying 5 for this 100% of the time would be like a 2.0, but this will typically cost less. Keep in mind it counts attacking creatures either player controls. 4.2 1x in 21%

3 This is great at fixing your mana early and then can give you a real presence on board late. The Monuments all give you nice 2-for-1s, and I think that makes up for them not adding to the board on turn two. 2.6 1x in 29%
Planeswalkers

5 He comes down, exiles your opponent's best permanent and then stats drawing you cards and gaining you life. His loyalty is massive, so taking him down is not easy, and the card advantage he grants is absurd. 5 1x in 11%
Lands

3.5 In other 3-color formats, the tri-lands are worth pretty high picks because they make your mana so much better. 3.5 1x in 18%

3 This is really good at fixing your mana, though I would value it slightly less than the gainlands. 4.1 1x in 21%

3 These offer great fixing in a format where that really matters. 2.9 1x in 36%

3 These offer great fixing in a format where that really matters. 2.6 1x in 46%

3 These offer great fixing in a format where that really matters. 2.3 1x in 54%
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4 Even if this was Sorcery-speed 100% of the time it'd be a very good card. Two mana for 4 damage is a great rate and you can trade up, sometimes in a big way. So, the fact that this'll be an instant a significant chunk of the time is amazing. 4.2 1x in 36%

4 Even withotu Flurry this would be a card you play 100% of the time because it generates such a nice 2-for-1, and when this has double strike it'll be incredibly difficult to block. 3.4 1x in 36%

4 This red mana dork is sweet, as it can help with your mana in a big way. Dropping 4-drops when your opponent only has 3 mana is sweet -- and once you don't really need mana anymore, it can take down dragons. 4 1x in 39%

4.5 The Abzan mode will very quickly upgrade your board, and the Mardu mode can be good when you have lots of tokens and sacrifice stuff going on. 5 1x in 4%

4.5 Clones that can copy any creature always perform super well, because they'll always be the best creature on the board -- and the Renew ability has a fine baseline of buffing something, and sometimes it'll be downright absurd. 4.5 1x in 4%

4.5 This is a massive road block that your opponent can't just ignore, and because of Ward they will never destroy it efficiently. It can protect you when it has to, and then turn into a turtle Ancestral Recall once you feel like you can attack. It's likely the cards you draw let you add to the board, making up for it being tapped. 4.9 1x in 4%

4.5 Getting a free token every turn adds up in a hurry, and if you have a bunch of Mobilize on the board, the Mardu mode is likely to do a ton of work. 5 1x in 18%

5 5 mana for two 5/5s is nuts, and chapter III will just end the game in most situations. Even if you just have those two elephants, that turn is going to be scary for your opponent -- and you'll usuall have more. 4.4 1x in 7%

5 He comes down, exiles your opponent's best permanent and then stats drawing you cards and gaining you life. His loyalty is massive, so taking him down is not easy, and the card advantage he grants is absurd. 5 1x in 11%

5 Just the dragon side is a 4.5-level card. It adds a huge scary body to the board and subtracts from the opponent's board in a big way -- but throw in the fact that you can cast this earlier in the game to draw some cards and it's even more amazing. 5 1x in 11%

5 Flash makes it a lot easier for you to successfully set up an Endure trigger. Just set up any trade and flash in Anafenza, and you come out way ahead -- and then she sticks around and gives you more value. She has pretty solid starting stats too! 5 1x in 21%

5 It's tough not to win when you cast this. It gives you something comparable to a 4-for-1 since it adds to your board, subtracts from your opponents in the big way, gains you a ton of life, and gives you extra cards. 4.8 1x in 25%

5 You'll virtually always have a spell to cast with this, which gives you a 2-for-1 up front -- and will trigger everythign with Flurry. And after that you have a huge dragon. 4.7 1x in 25%

5 Even if you only ever got a three mana 2/3 with Flying and lifelink, this would be a 3.5, but you're going to be able to get two copies often enough for this to be a bomb. 5 1x in 25%

Mardu	366 matches	47 decks
19.18% of Metagame
Temur	314 matches	39 decks
15.92% of Metagame
Sultai	291 matches	35 decks
14.29% of Metagame
Abzan	253 matches	30 decks
12.24% of Metagame
Jeskai	238 matches	28 decks
11.43% of Metagame
Orzhov	131 matches	15 decks
6.12% of Metagame
Boros	98 matches	12 decks
4.90% of Metagame
Simic	59 matches	8 decks
3.27% of Metagame
Golgari	54 matches	6 decks
2.45% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-black)	47 matches	6 decks
2.45% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-white)	32 matches	4 decks
1.63% of Metagame
Five Color	25 matches	3 decks
1.22% of Metagame
Azorius	18 matches	2 decks
0.82% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-red)	17 matches	2 decks
0.82% of Metagame
Jund	3 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Esper	8 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-blue)	9 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Izzet	8 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Naya	8 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Mono White	8 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Selesnya	3 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-green)	9 matches	1 decks
0.41% of Metagame

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Draft Deck Metagame

Jeskai card breakdown - 28 decks, 11.43% of meta

Creatures

Instant, Sorcery

Enchantment, Artifact

Planeswalkers

Lands

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