Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Deck Wins | platinum-mythic rank player | 6-0 | 1st in Traditional Standard Ranked Decklists: April 21, 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:
Meta Performance Analysis
Soul-Scar Mage ranks #60 out of approximately 1172 cards in raw efficiency (top 5%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Red average: 78.2%
Performance compared to other Red cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Soul-Scar Mage is a very strong card that performs well in most contexts.
Recommended number of copies: 4
Win Rate Timeline
Card Efficiency Analysis
Raw Efficiency (Win Rate/Mana)
Relative Efficiency
Performance Efficiency: 74.15 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 1 mana, the average win rate in the format is 78.3%. Soul-Scar Mage has a win rate of 92.7%, making it 18.3% better than other 1-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreadhorde Arcanist | Creature — Zombie Wizard | 5 | 100.0% | 5 |
| Tormod's Crypt | Artifact | 5 | 100.0% | 5 |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler | Creature — Human Shaman | 8 | 96.4% | 7 |
| Play with Fire | Instant | 8 | 96.4% | 7 |
| Blood Moon | Enchantment | 7 | 95.9% | 6 |
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 7 | 95.9% | 6 |
| Preordain | Sorcery | 6 | 95.2% | 5 |
| Jegantha, the Wellspring | Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk | 5 | 94.3% | 4 |
| Mishra's Bauble | Artifact | 5 | 94.3% | 4 |
| Slickshot Show-Off | Creature — Bird Wizard | 5 | 94.3% | 4 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Soul-Scar Mage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slickshot Show-Off | Creature — Bird Wizard | 2 | 5 | 92.6% | 86.0% | +6.6% |
| Dreadhorde Arcanist | Creature — Zombie Wizard | 2 | 5 | 100.0% | 93.6% | +6.4% |
| Tormod's Crypt | Artifact | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 95.4% | +4.6% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | Creature — Human Monk | 1 | 12 | 90.9% | 86.9% | +4.1% |
| Expressive Iteration | Sorcery | 2 | 7 | 94.6% | 90.7% | +3.9% |
| Play with Fire | Instant | 1 | 8 | 95.2% | 91.9% | +3.3% |
| Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | 9 | 91.8% | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| Blood Moon | Enchantment | 3 | 7 | 94.6% | 91.7% | +2.9% |
| Sprite Dragon | Creature — Faerie Dragon | 2 | 5 | 92.6% | 90.7% | +1.9% |
| Preordain | Sorcery | 1 | 6 | 93.8% | 92.2% | +1.6% |
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izzet Spellslingers | 7 | 3.8% | 95.9% |
| Red Deck Wins | 7 | 0.5% | 91.8% |
| 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.