Emberheart Challenger

Top Performing Decklists

Deck Creator Record Best Finish
Red Deck Wins luffydochapeudepalha 9-1 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12765769
Gruul Aggro mogged 9-1 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769892
Gruul Aggro mogged 8-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12765784
Rakdos Aggro stalonge 7-1 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769901
Red Deck Wins numberonenoob 8-2 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769907
Red Deck Wins kablewire 8-2 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769892
Rakdos Aggro bunnyfat 7-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12765740
Red Deck Wins latorretta 7-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769073
Gruul Aggro mogged 7-1 None
Red Deck Wins platinum-mythic rank player 6-0 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-1.4%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
78.6%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
+4.3%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
155
decks
Tournament Results
57
1st place
86
top 8
Average Copies
4.0
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Emberheart Challenger ranks #175 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 43%).

Game Impact Factor
76.32
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+11.15%

Red average: 62.1%

Performance compared to other Red cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Emberheart Challenger is a decent card with average performance in the current meta.

Recommended number of copies: 1

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
36.7
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.49x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 20.37 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 2 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.7%. Emberheart Challenger has a win rate of 73.4%, making it 1.7% worse than other 2-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Flowstone Infusion Instant 5 100.0% 5
Heritage Reclamation Instant 12 80.9% 6
Surrak, Elusive Hunter Legendary Creature — Human Warrior 5 77.4% 2
Desperate Measures Instant 13 76.4% 5
Furnace Reins Sorcery 29 73.9% 15
Hearth Elemental Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure 10 72.4% 3
Cunning Coyote Creature — Coyote 8 72.0% 3
Wild Ride Sorcery 6 70.8% 3
Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard 55 69.8% 17
Leyline of the Void Enchantment 75 69.5% 16

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Emberheart Challenger 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
Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact 1 5 86.4% 73.1% +13.2%
Destroy Evil Instant 2 5 83.9% 73.5% +10.3%
Heritage Reclamation Instant 2 12 78.9% 73.9% +5.0%
Lightning Helix Instant 2 6 78.9% 74.9% +4.1%
Wild Ride Sorcery 1 6 83.3% 79.8% +3.6%
Furnace Reins Sorcery 3 8 80.0% 76.7% +3.3%
Duress Sorcery 1 22 76.6% 73.7% +2.9%
Overprotect Instant 2 5 78.6% 76.0% +2.6%
Feed the Swarm Sorcery 2 11 76.5% 73.9% +2.6%
Turn Inside Out Instant 1 31 77.6% 75.2% +2.4%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Gruul Aggro 2054 98.9% 47.5%
Red Deck Wins 1351 98.1% 53.1%
Boros Burn 343 87.5% 51.6%
Gruul Leyline 185 97.9% 57.1%
Boros Auras 64 97.0% 58.0%

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.