Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Control | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Jeskai Oculus | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Izzet Aggro | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 2025 |
| Jeskai Control | rollo1993 | 7-2 | None |
| Izzet Spellslingers | edgarb | 7-2 | 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:
Azorius Omniscience , Dimir Control , Dimir Midrange , Esper Pixie , Grixis Bounce , Izzet Aggro , Izzet Spellslingers , Jeskai Control , Jeskai Oculus , Red Deck Wins
Meta Performance Analysis
Scalding Tarn 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, Scalding Tarn 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: 68.88 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 0 mana, the average win rate in the format is 77.4%. Scalding Tarn has a win rate of 87.4%, making it 12.9% better than other 0-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tormod's Crypt | Artifact | 6 | 100.0% | 6 |
| Monastery Swiftspear | Creature — Human Monk | 9 | 96.8% | 8 |
| Lava Dart | Instant | 8 | 96.4% | 7 |
| Soul-Scar Mage | Creature — Human Wizard | 8 | 96.4% | 7 |
| Sprite Dragon | Creature — Faerie Dragon | 5 | 94.3% | 4 |
| Remand | Instant | 10 | 92.9% | 8 |
| Prismatic Ending | Sorcery | 5 | 91.5% | 3 |
| Ponder | Sorcery | 10 | 90.0% | 9 |
| Blood Moon | Enchantment | 9 | 88.9% | 9 |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler | Creature — Human Shaman | 11 | 88.3% | 10 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Scalding Tarn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Swiftspear | Creature — Human Monk | 1 | 9 | 95.7% | 84.2% | +11.5% |
| Blood Moon | Enchantment | 3 | 9 | 100.0% | 89.1% | +10.9% |
| Spell Pierce | Instant | 1 | 9 | 92.9% | 82.7% | +10.1% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 90.0% | +10.0% |
| Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | 10 | 97.9% | 88.6% | +9.3% |
| Engineered Explosives | Artifact | 0 | 5 | 94.1% | 85.8% | +8.3% |
| Counterspell | Instant | 2 | 7 | 96.2% | 88.2% | +8.0% |
| Tormod's Crypt | Artifact | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 92.8% | +7.2% |
| Preordain | Sorcery | 1 | 10 | 95.7% | 89.5% | +6.2% |
| Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | 14 | 93.3% | 87.2% | +6.1% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izzet Spellslingers | 10 | 5.4% | 84.9% |
| Jeskai Oculus | 6 | 1.8% | 83.3% |
| Jeskai Control | 4 | 5.9% | 80.2% |
| Azorius Omniscience | 3 | 0.8% | 66.7% |
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 0.2% | 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.