Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeskai Oculus | _ilnano_ | 9-1 | 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769937 |
| Dimir Control | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Bant Terror | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Esper Pixie | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 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:
Azorius Omniscience , Bant Terror , Dimir Bounce , Dimir Control , Dimir Midrange , Esper Pixie , Izzet Spellslingers , Jeskai Oculus , Mono Blue Tempo
Meta Performance Analysis
Brainstorm ranks #92 out of approximately 958 cards in raw efficiency (top 10%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Blue average: 78.1%
Performance compared to other Blue cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Brainstorm 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: 67.64 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 77.8%. Brainstorm has a win rate of 88.8%, making it 14.1% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 5 | 98.0% | 5 |
| Lightning Bolt | Instant | 5 | 91.4% | 4 |
| Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 9 | 90.0% | 8 |
| Pithing Needle | Artifact | 5 | 88.6% | 3 |
| Force of Negation | Instant | 6 | 85.7% | 5 |
| Ponder | Sorcery | 13 | 79.1% | 9 |
| Mental Misstep | Instant | 6 | 78.6% | 4 |
| Surgical Extraction | Instant | 6 | 78.6% | 4 |
| Force of Will | Instant | 14 | 76.5% | 10 |
| Daze | Instant | 8 | 75.0% | 6 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Brainstorm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 1 | 8 | 91.3% | 83.4% | +7.9% |
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 2 | 5 | 96.7% | 90.4% | +6.3% |
| Snapcaster Mage | Creature — Human Wizard | 2 | 7 | 96.2% | 90.4% | +5.7% |
| Force of Negation | Instant | 3 | 6 | 97.1% | 92.1% | +5.0% |
| Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | 9 | 98.0% | 93.7% | +4.3% |
| Daze | Instant | 2 | 8 | 96.9% | 93.1% | +3.8% |
| Jace, the Mind Sculptor | Legendary Planeswalker — Jace | 4 | 7 | 96.4% | 92.9% | +3.5% |
| Force of Will | Instant | 5 | 14 | 93.5% | 91.7% | +1.9% |
| Surgical Extraction | Instant | 1 | 6 | 89.3% | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| Flusterstorm | Instant | 1 | 7 | 86.7% | 86.3% | +0.4% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azorius Omniscience | 4 | 1.1% | 75.0% |
| Izzet Spellslingers | 4 | 2.3% | 89.3% |
| Esper Pixie | 4 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| Dimir Control | 2 | 2.6% | 75.0% |
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 0.1% | 35.7% |
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.