Top Performing Decklists
| Deck | Creator | Record | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakdos Lizards | 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:
Dimir Bounce , Dimir Midrange , Esper Pixie , Golgari Graveyard , Golgari Midrange , Mono Black , Mono Black Aggro , Mono Black Demons , Orzhov Aggro , Orzhov Pixie
Meta Performance Analysis
Thought-Stalker Warlock ranks #280 out of approximately 406 cards in raw efficiency (top 69%).
Game Impact Factor
Color Differential
Black average: 74.5%
Performance compared to other Black cardsBased on our comprehensive multi-metric analysis, Thought-Stalker Warlock 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: 16.00 (Win rate × Top 8 rate ÷ Mana value)
At 3 mana, the average win rate in the format is 74.2%. Thought-Stalker Warlock has a win rate of 72.0%, making it 3.0% worse than other 3-mana cards.
Top Performing Partners
| Card Name | Type | Deck Count | Win Rate | 1st Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsaken Miner | Creature — Skeleton Rogue | 5 | 49.7% | 0 |
| Shoot the Sheriff | Instant | 8 | 42.4% | 3 |
| Valley Flamecaller | Creature — Lizard Warlock | 7 | 39.8% | 2 |
| Scales of Shale | Instant | 10 | 37.2% | 2 |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | Artifact | 5 | 35.6% | 0 |
| Go for the Throat | Instant | 30 | 32.6% | 5 |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor | 7 | 32.0% | 2 |
| Deep-Cavern Bat | Creature — Bat | 18 | 30.7% | 2 |
| Nowhere to Run | Enchantment | 6 | 30.1% | 0 |
| Urabrask's Forge | Artifact | 6 | 29.7% | 1 |
Card Synergy Analysis
Cards that perform better with Thought-Stalker Warlock 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 |
|---|
Top Archetypes
| Archetype | Deck Count | % of Archetype | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Bounce | 30 | 6.1% | 77.3% |
| Rakdos Lizards | 21 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
| Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 31.8% | 17.7% |
| Esper Pixie | 5 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| Golgari Midrange | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
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.