Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selesnya Cage | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Mardu Siegebreaker | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Domain Zur Overlords | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 14, 2025 |
| Unknown Archetype | elvin7 | 7-2 | None |
| Orzhov Tokens | ivan_draw_go | 6-1 | None |
| Orzhov Pixie | stickywicket | 6-2 | None |
| Domain Zur Overlords | eresopacaso | 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:
4 Color Beanstalk , 4 Color Legends , Abzan Beanstalk , Abzan Midrange , Abzan Pixie , Abzan Reanimator , Abzan Roots , Abzan Superfriends , Azorius Tempo , Dimir Reanimator
Meta Performance Analysis
Shadowy Backstreet ranks #407 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 100%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Colorless average: 63.4%
Performance compared to other Colorless cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Shadowy Backstreet 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: 37.01 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 0 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.4%. Shadowy Backstreet has a win rate of 72.9%, making it 2.1% worse than other 0-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewdrop Cure | Sorcery | 7 | 77.3% | 5 |
| Ancient Cornucopia | Artifact | 22 | 71.0% | 7 |
| Clifftop Lookout | Creature — Frog Scout | 6 | 70.8% | 4 |
| Gas Guzzler | Creature — Vampire Rogue | 12 | 66.7% | 7 |
| Riptide Gearhulk | Artifact Creature — Construct | 7 | 66.7% | 5 |
| The Cruelty of Gix | Enchantment — Saga | 6 | 66.7% | 5 |
| Elspeth, Storm Slayer | Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth | 10 | 66.2% | 3 |
| Seized from Slumber | Instant | 88 | 65.3% | 40 |
| Chrome Host Seedshark | Creature — Phyrexian Shark | 28 | 64.2% | 11 |
| Binding Negotiation | Sorcery | 7 | 63.8% | 1 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Shadowy Backstreet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authority of the Consuls | Enchantment | 1 | 9 | 82.9% | 75.1% | +7.8% |
| Liliana of the Veil | Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana | 3 | 9 | 83.7% | 76.2% | +7.6% |
| Tinybones Joins Up | Legendary Enchantment | 1 | 9 | 80.4% | 74.9% | +5.5% |
| Outrageous Robbery | Instant | 2 | 7 | 78.9% | 74.6% | +4.3% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor | 4 | 11 | 77.4% | 73.2% | +4.1% |
| High Noon | Enchantment | 2 | 5 | 74.2% | 72.0% | +2.2% |
| Heritage Reclamation | Instant | 2 | 6 | 75.9% | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| Zur, Eternal Schemer | Legendary Creature — Human Wizard | 3 | 33 | 74.0% | 71.9% | +2.1% |
| Ride's End | Instant | 5 | 32 | 74.0% | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| Hopeless Nightmare | Enchantment | 1 | 16 | 75.0% | 73.0% | +2.0% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain Zur Overlords | 1183 | 90.2% | 49.1% |
| Orzhov Lifegain | 45 | 57.7% | 25.0% |
| Unknown Archetype | 35 | 9.6% | 33.4% |
| Esper Pixie | 33 | 2.1% | 50.8% |
| Orzhov Tokens | 30 | 100.0% | 45.4% |
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.