Helping Hand

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Jeskai Oculus darth_vaner 8-2 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769053
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Jeskai Oculus phoenix_flame 7-2 None
Jeskai Oculus thief_of_crowns 6-2 None
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Jeskai Oculus sixmp 6-3 None
Jeskai Oculus thief_of_crowns 6-3 None

Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)

Win Rate Impact
-0.1%
vs average deck
Top Table Win Rate
79.3%
placement-weighted
Meta Trend
-7.6%
recent vs earlier
Sample Size
56
decks
Tournament Results
20
1st place
32
top 8
Average Copies
3.9
per deck

Meta Performance Analysis

Helping Hand ranks #52 out of approximately 405 cards in raw efficiency (top 13%).

Game Impact Factor
79.56
How much this card influences game outcomes
Color Differential
+0.84%

White average: 74.4%

Performance compared to other White cards

Based on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Helping Hand is a very strong card that performs well in most contexts.

Recommended number of copies: 3

Win Rate Timeline

Card Efficiency Analysis

Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
74.8
Win percentage points per mana invested
Relative Efficiency
0.98x
Compared to average cards of same mana value

Performance Efficiency: 42.76 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)

At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 76.2%. Helping Hand has a win rate of 74.8%, making it 1.7% worse than other 1-mana cards.

Top Performing Partners

Card Name Type Deck Count Win Rate 1st Places
Winternight Stories Sorcery 44 75.4% 18
Glacial Dragonhunt Sorcery 45 74.7% 18
Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard 47 72.6% 17
Stock Up Sorcery 6 70.5% 2
Scorching Dragonfire Instant 44 67.0% 16
Case of the Crimson Pulse Enchantment — Case 6 62.9% 3
Lithomantic Barrage Sorcery 19 61.9% 7
Guardian of New Benalia Creature — Human Soldier 46 61.3% 19
Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon 45 61.2% 18
Anoint with Affliction Instant 6 61.0% 2

Card Synergy Analysis

Cards that perform better with Helping Hand 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
Get Lost Instant 2 5 84.0% 74.0% +10.0%
Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard 3 10 78.0% 74.1% +3.9%
Negate Instant 2 45 76.7% 74.8% +1.8%
Into the Flood Maw Instant 1 7 77.8% 76.5% +1.3%
Spyglass Siren Creature — Siren Pirate 1 16 75.2% 74.2% +1.0%
Glacial Dragonhunt Sorcery 2 45 75.3% 74.4% +0.9%
Destroy Evil Instant 2 52 74.5% 74.0% +0.5%
Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura 2 44 77.3% 76.8% +0.5%
Winternight Stories Sorcery 3 44 76.1% 75.7% +0.4%
Kitsa, Otterball Elite Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard 2 12 75.3% 74.9% +0.4%

Top Archetypes

Archetype Deck Count % of Archetype Win Rate
Azorius Tempo 398 100.0% 41.6%
Jeskai Oculus 293 100.0% 53.0%
Jeskai Monument 28 90.3% 61.9%
Esper Oculus 12 92.3% 50.9%
Unknown Archetype 10 2.8% 57.5%

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.