Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 28, 2025 | |
| Gruul Aggro | fuya | 7-2 | 2nd in MTGO Standard Challenge 32 #12772663 |
| Gruul Delirium | shintaro ishimura | 9-3 | None |
| Gruul Delirium | nishihyuma | 9-3 | None |
| Gruul Aggro | clemens gerteiser | 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:
Gruul Aggro , Gruul Delirium , Gruul Leyline , Jund Delirium , Jund Dragons , Mono-Red Aggro , Temur Prowess
Meta Performance Analysis
Rootbound Crag ranks #5085 out of approximately 5129 cards in raw efficiency (top 99%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Colorless average: 45.6%
Performance compared to other Colorless cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Rootbound Crag 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: 6.78 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 0 mana, the average win rate in the format is 47.0%. Rootbound Crag has a win rate of 57.6%, making it 22.7% better than other 0-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Spellbreaker | Creature — Ogre Warrior | 5 | 68.9% | 1 |
| Rekindling Phoenix | Creature — Phoenix | 5 | 63.1% | 1 |
| Cindervines | Enchantment | 5 | 59.2% | 1 |
| Bonecrusher Giant | Creature — Giant | 5 | 57.5% | 0 |
| Embercleave | Legendary Artifact — Equipment | 5 | 57.5% | 0 |
| Burning-Tree Emissary | Creature — Human Shaman | 5 | 55.0% | 0 |
| Questing Beast | Legendary Creature — Beast | 8 | 54.7% | 0 |
| Llanowar Elves | Creature — Elf Druid | 11 | 53.8% | 1 |
| Chandra, Torch of Defiance | Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra | 5 | 50.6% | 0 |
| The Great Henge | Legendary Artifact | 5 | 50.0% | 1 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Rootbound Crag 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Spellbreaker | Creature — Ogre Warrior | 3 | 5 | 71.0% | 62.1% | +8.8% |
| Llanowar Elves | Creature — Elf Druid | 1 | 11 | 61.0% | 54.0% | +7.0% |
| The Great Henge | Legendary Artifact | 9 | 5 | 65.0% | 58.8% | +6.2% |
| Elvish Mystic | Creature — Elf Druid | 1 | 6 | 59.5% | 54.4% | +5.1% |
| Embercleave | Legendary Artifact — Equipment | 6 | 5 | 59.4% | 55.4% | +4.0% |
| Cindervines | Enchantment | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 56.8% | +3.2% |
| Bonecrusher Giant | Creature — Giant | 3 | 5 | 59.4% | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| Questing Beast | Legendary Creature — Beast | 4 | 8 | 55.4% | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| Abrade | Instant | 2 | 6 | 53.1% | 57.2% | -4.0% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruul Aggro | 8 | 0.4% | 35.8% |
| Mono-Red Aggro | 5 | 1.1% | 50.5% |
| Gruul Delirium | 4 | 2.4% | 50.0% |
| Gruul Leyline | 2 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Temur Prowess | 1 | 25.0% | 28.6% |
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.