Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
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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 , Boros Burn , Esper Pixie , Gruul Leyline , Izzet Prowess , Mono-Red Aggro , Simic Terror
Meta Performance Analysis
Grindstone ranks #902 out of approximately 5129 cards in raw efficiency (top 18%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Colorless average: 45.6%
Performance compared to other Colorless cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Grindstone 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)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 2.52 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 47.4%. Grindstone has a win rate of 37.8%, making it 20.1% worse than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phyrexian Dragon Engine | Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon | 5 | 54.2% | 0 |
| Magus of the Moon | Creature — Human Wizard | 7 | 46.9% | 0 |
| Fury | Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 7 | 46.2% | 0 |
| Fable of the Mirror-Breaker | Enchantment — Saga | 8 | 42.6% | 0 |
| Simian Spirit Guide | Creature — Ape Spirit | 5 | 39.8% | 0 |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | Artifact | 9 | 37.4% | 0 |
| Lightning Bolt | Instant | 8 | 37.4% | 0 |
| Mox Opal | Legendary Artifact | 8 | 36.3% | 0 |
| Goblin Engineer | Creature — Goblin Artificer | 11 | 35.5% | 0 |
| Pyroblast | Instant | 11 | 35.5% | 0 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Grindstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magus of the Moon | Creature — Human Wizard | 3 | 6 | 52.4% | 45.2% | +7.2% |
| Phyrexian Dragon Engine | Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon | 3 | 5 | 55.0% | 48.2% | +6.8% |
| Painter's Servant | Artifact Creature — Scarecrow | 2 | 14 | 36.7% | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| Goblin Engineer | Creature — Goblin Artificer | 2 | 10 | 38.5% | 40.6% | -2.2% |
| Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | 7 | 43.6% | 46.9% | -3.4% |
| Abrade | Instant | 2 | 7 | 42.9% | 47.3% | -4.4% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | Artifact | 1 | 8 | 42.9% | 47.7% | -4.8% |
| Fable of the Mirror-Breaker | Enchantment — Saga | 3 | 7 | 41.4% | 46.6% | -5.2% |
| Goblin Welder | Creature — Goblin Artificer | 1 | 9 | 38.0% | 43.2% | -5.2% |
| Pithing Needle | Artifact | 1 | 13 | 39.5% | 45.8% | -6.3% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mono-Red Aggro | 7 | 1.6% | 21.7% |
| Gruul Leyline | 3 | 1.2% | 34.7% |
| Izzet Prowess | 2 | 0.2% | 28.6% |
| 1 | 1.6% | 0.0% | |
| Azorius Omniscience | 1 | 0.1% | 40.0% |
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.