Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Leyline | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)
Win Rate Impact
Top Table Win Rate
Meta Trend
Sample Size
Tournament Results
Average Copies
Archetypes Using This Card:
Boros Auras , Boros Burn , Boros Control , Boros Forge , Gruul Aggro , Gruul Leyline , Izzet Monument , Izzet Spellslingers , Jund Doubling , Mardu Demons
Meta Performance Analysis
Boltwave ranks #13 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 3%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Red average: 62.1%
Performance compared to other Red cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Boltwave is an exceptional card that should be considered a format staple.
Recommended number of copies: 4
Win Rate Timeline
Card Efficiency Analysis
Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 70.88 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 76.0%. Boltwave has a win rate of 86.1%, making it 13.2% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 15 | 75.8% | 9 |
| Stock Up | Sorcery | 20 | 74.9% | 8 |
| Dive Down | Instant | 11 | 74.8% | 4 |
| Negate | Instant | 8 | 71.3% | 1 |
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 33 | 70.4% | 16 |
| Hearth Elemental | Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure | 7 | 68.6% | 3 |
| Into the Flood Maw | Instant | 25 | 68.3% | 11 |
| Stormchaser's Talent | Enchantment — Class | 39 | 68.0% | 17 |
| Crystal Barricade | Artifact Creature — Wall | 7 | 66.9% | 2 |
| Sleight of Hand | Sorcery | 33 | 66.9% | 16 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Boltwave 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Vacuum | Artifact | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 80.7% | +19.3% |
| Stock Up | Sorcery | 3 | 6 | 100.0% | 81.0% | +19.0% |
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 1 | 13 | 90.1% | 81.6% | +8.6% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | Enchantment — Class | 1 | 13 | 86.9% | 81.5% | +5.4% |
| Sunspine Lynx | Creature — Elemental Cat | 4 | 6 | 86.2% | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| Monstrous Rage | Instant | 1 | 16 | 86.1% | 80.9% | +5.2% |
| Into the Flood Maw | Instant | 1 | 13 | 86.9% | 82.2% | +4.7% |
| Burst Lightning | Instant | 1 | 16 | 84.9% | 81.0% | +3.9% |
| Sleight of Hand | Sorcery | 1 | 13 | 86.9% | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | Creature — Bird Wizard | 2 | 16 | 86.1% | 82.5% | +3.5% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boros Burn | 146 | 37.2% | 40.7% |
| Red Deck Wins | 56 | 4.1% | 30.4% |
| Izzet Spellslingers | 39 | 27.5% | 68.0% |
| Gruul Aggro | 25 | 1.2% | 46.5% |
| Naya Aggro | 10 | 76.9% | 39.4% |
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.