Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeskai Oculus | terlollo04 | 8-2 | 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 64 #12769949 |
| Jeskai Control | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Boros Forge | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Jeskai Oculus | maemtg | 6-2 | None |
Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)
Win Rate Impact
Top Table Win Rate
Meta Trend
Sample Size
Tournament Results
Average Copies
Archetypes Using This Card:
Boros Convoke , Boros Forge , Boros Pia , Boros Tokens , Jeskai Control , Jeskai Oculus
Meta Performance Analysis
Needleverge Pathway ranks #1152 out of approximately 1172 cards in raw efficiency (top 98%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Colorless average: 80.7%
Performance compared to other Colorless cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Needleverge Pathway 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: 86.55 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 0 mana, the average win rate in the format is 77.4%. Needleverge Pathway has a win rate of 92.0%, making it 18.8% better than other 0-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test of Talents | Instant | 5 | 100.0% | 5 |
| Valorous Stance | Instant | 7 | 94.6% | 6 |
| Negate | Instant | 7 | 93.7% | 5 |
| Goldspan Dragon | Creature — Dragon | 6 | 92.9% | 5 |
| Hinata, Dawn-Crowned | Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit | 6 | 92.9% | 5 |
| Jwari Disruption | Instant | 6 | 92.9% | 5 |
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 9 | 92.5% | 7 |
| Disdainful Stroke | Instant | 8 | 91.4% | 7 |
| Cinderclasm | Instant | 5 | 91.4% | 4 |
| Shatterskull Smashing | Sorcery | 5 | 91.4% | 4 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Needleverge Pathway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negate | Instant | 2 | 7 | 91.2% | 84.0% | +7.3% |
| Test of Talents | Instant | 2 | 5 | 100.0% | 93.3% | +6.7% |
| Disdainful Stroke | Instant | 2 | 8 | 88.9% | 85.1% | +3.8% |
| Valorous Stance | Instant | 2 | 7 | 93.0% | 90.5% | +2.5% |
| Abrade | Instant | 2 | 5 | 88.9% | 86.7% | +2.2% |
| Shatterskull Smashing | Sorcery | 2 | 5 | 88.9% | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| Jwari Disruption | Instant | 2 | 6 | 90.6% | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| Goldspan Dragon | Creature — Dragon | 5 | 6 | 90.6% | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 2 | 9 | 90.2% | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| Hinata, Dawn-Crowned | Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit | 4 | 6 | 90.6% | 91.3% | -0.7% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeskai Oculus | 11 | 3.3% | 92.0% |
| 1 | 3.9% | 0.0% | |
| Boros Convoke | 1 | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Boros Forge | 1 | 2.8% | 100.0% |
| Boros Pia | 1 | 50.0% | 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.