Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Aggro | mogged | 9-1 | 1st in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12769892 |
| Unknown Archetype | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Jund Delirium | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Gruul Dinosaurs | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
Performance Stats (Last 14 Days)
Win Rate Impact
Top Table Win Rate
Meta Trend
Sample Size
Tournament Results
Average Copies
Archetypes Using This Card:
Abzan Roots , Bant Enchantments , Bant Tempo , Domain Control , Domain Overlords , Domain Zur Overlords , Elves , Goblins , Golgari Beanstalk , Golgari Deathtouch
Meta Performance Analysis
Pick Your Poison ranks #46 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 11%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Green average: 65.6%
Performance compared to other Green cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Pick Your Poison 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)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 45.42 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 76.0%. Pick Your Poison has a win rate of 76.9%, making it 1.1% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screaming Nemesis | Creature — Spirit | 6 | 30.6% | 1 |
| Pyroclasm | Sorcery | 8 | 22.9% | 1 |
| Pawpatch Recruit | Creature — Rabbit Warrior | 6 | 16.7% | 0 |
| Questing Druid | Creature — Human Druid // Instant — Adventure | 6 | 15.2% | 0 |
| Pawpatch Formation | Instant | 7 | 4.5% | 0 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Pick Your Poison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawpatch Recruit | Creature — Rabbit Warrior | 1 | 11 | 81.6% | 75.0% | +6.6% |
| Pawpatch Formation | Instant | 2 | 11 | 77.5% | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| Lithomantic Barrage | Sorcery | 1 | 20 | 75.8% | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| Pyroclasm | Sorcery | 2 | 13 | 77.6% | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| Ghost Vacuum | Artifact | 1 | 17 | 76.0% | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| Questing Druid | Creature — Human Druid // Instant — Adventure | 2 | 15 | 75.7% | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | Artifact — Equipment | 2 | 16 | 75.9% | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| Heritage Reclamation | Instant | 2 | 6 | 73.8% | 75.6% | -1.8% |
| Heartfire Hero | Creature — Mouse Soldier | 1 | 18 | 73.3% | 75.1% | -1.8% |
| Emberheart Challenger | Creature — Mouse Warrior | 2 | 18 | 73.3% | 75.2% | -1.9% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simic Terror | 185 | 60.3% | 48.5% |
| Gruul Aggro | 160 | 7.7% | 50.9% |
| Gruul Leyline | 33 | 17.5% | 57.3% |
| Gruul Delirium | 28 | 18.5% | 30.6% |
| Unknown Archetype | 14 | 3.9% | 29.6% |
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.