Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abzan Beanstalk | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 28, 2025 |
| Selesnya Cage | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 28, 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:
Abzan Beanstalk , Abzan Pixie , Golgari Deathtouch , Golgari Graveyard , Golgari Midrange , Gruul Aggro , Gruul Dinosaurs , Gruul Dragons , Jeskai Control
Meta Performance Analysis
Dark Depths ranks #5085 out of approximately 5129 cards in raw efficiency (top 99%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Colorless average: 45.6%
Performance compared to other Colorless cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Dark Depths is an underperforming card in the current meta.
Recommended number of copies: 1
Win Rate Timeline
Card Efficiency Analysis
Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 16.01 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 0 mana, the average win rate in the format is 47.0%. Dark Depths has a win rate of 50.7%, making it 7.9% better than other 0-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration | Enchantment | 12 | 46.0% | 2 |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | Artifact | 5 | 45.2% | 2 |
| Life from the Loam | Sorcery | 15 | 43.3% | 2 |
| Sphere of Resistance | Artifact | 11 | 42.2% | 1 |
| Choke | Enchantment | 8 | 42.0% | 0 |
| Krosan Grip | Instant | 5 | 41.7% | 0 |
| Punishing Fire | Instant | 11 | 41.1% | 1 |
| Sylvan Library | Enchantment | 13 | 40.3% | 1 |
| Mox Diamond | Artifact | 17 | 39.7% | 2 |
| Crop Rotation | Instant | 19 | 36.8% | 2 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Dark Depths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration | Enchantment | 1 | 7 | 60.7% | 54.4% | +6.3% |
| Life from the Loam | Sorcery | 2 | 10 | 54.8% | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| Choke | Enchantment | 3 | 5 | 52.2% | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| Force of Vigor | Instant | 4 | 10 | 52.6% | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| Mox Diamond | Artifact | 0 | 11 | 53.5% | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| Vampire Hexmage | Creature — Vampire Shaman | 2 | 8 | 52.0% | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| Sylvan Library | Enchantment | 2 | 8 | 51.4% | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| Pithing Needle | Artifact | 1 | 10 | 52.5% | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| Thoughtseize | Sorcery | 1 | 8 | 52.4% | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| Crop Rotation | Instant | 1 | 13 | 50.0% | 49.9% | +0.1% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Aggro | 7 | 0.3% | 37.1% |
| Golgari Midrange | 3 | 0.3% | 28.3% |
| 2 | 3.2% | 0.0% | |
| Mono-Red Aggro | 2 | 0.5% | 31.2% |
| Abzan Beanstalk | 1 | 2.6% | 100.0% |
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.