Elspeth's Smite

Top Performing Decklists

Deck Creator Record Best Finish
Azorius Aggro platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Selesnya Cage platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Mono White Tokens platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Domain Zur Overlords platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Jeskai Control platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Boros Equipments platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025
Azorius Control ignotus97 7-2 None
Orzhov Tokens ivan_draw_go 6-1 None
Azorius Control yungdingo 7-3 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769881
Domain Zur Overlords eresopacaso 6-2 None

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-5.9%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
75.3%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+7.6%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
78
decks
Tournament Results
28
1st place
40
top 8
Average Copies
1.9
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Elspeth's Smite ranks #82 out of approximately 410 cards in raw efficiency (top 20%).

Game Impact Factor
69.63
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
-5.02%

White average: 74.6%

Performance compared to other White cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Elspeth's Smite is a solid card that performs above average in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 3

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
69.5
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.91x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 35.65 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 76.5%. Elspeth's Smite has a win rate of 69.5%, making it 9.1% worse than other 1-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Essence Scatter Instant 11 83.3% 5
Phantom Interference Instant 12 68.1% 6
Luminous Rebuke Instant 17 64.8% 3
Elspeth, Storm Slayer Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth 18 63.6% 3
Marang River Regent Creature — Dragon 6 62.9% 0
Urza's Sylex Legendary Artifact 5 59.4% 1
Sentinel of the Nameless City Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout 5 58.1% 1
Vivien Reid Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien 27 57.5% 8
Riverchurn Monument Artifact 5 56.4% 0
Overlord of the Boilerbilges Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror 12 56.3% 5

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Elspeth's Smite 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
Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura 2 5 96.0% 74.3% +21.7%
Voice of Victory Creature — Human Bard 2 5 88.5% 74.5% +14.0%
Exorcise Sorcery 2 5 85.7% 76.2% +9.5%
Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid 1 5 79.3% 72.9% +6.4%
Deduce Instant 2 8 72.1% 68.4% +3.8%
Outrageous Robbery Instant 2 6 75.9% 72.5% +3.4%
Herd Heirloom Artifact 2 5 65.7% 63.3% +2.4%
Oracle of Tragedy Creature — Human Wizard 2 5 72.4% 71.3% +1.1%
Authority of the Consuls Enchantment 1 23 73.9% 73.5% +0.4%
Abuelo's Awakening Sorcery 4 5 72.4% 72.1% +0.3%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Domain Zur Overlords 1028 78.1% 49.1%
Mono White Tokens 557 91.3% 43.7%
Azorius Tempo 298 74.9% 43.2%
Azorius Control 193 50.0% 45.9%
Selesnya Cage 159 62.6% 49.2%

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.