Draft Deck Meta

Foundations Draft Deck Metagame

Draft deck metagame only consists of decks with the maximum number of wins (3 wins in Traditional and 7 wins in Quick and Premier drafts).
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Azorius card breakdown - 109 decks, 9.49% of meta

Creatures

2.5 The stat-line is a bit underwhelming, but that activated ability is exactly what you want in the mid-to-late game. It's some serious flood insurance. 2.1 1x in 24%

2.5 This is an okayish stat-line, and most White decks will have like 3 angels, so the upside is accessible. 4 1x in 25%

3.5 If you always drew with this, it would be a 4.5! However, you just can't count on always raiding. And when you don't, it's a 2.0. 3.1 1x in 25%

3 Adding a 3/2 to the board and bouncing your opponent's best creature feels pretty nice -- although it can be a little rough against "enters" triggers. 3.6 1x in 28%

3 This is a great one drop that can chip in for damage early, and in the late game it has a nice mana sink ability. 3.6 1x in 28%

4 This has good stats, and even if you only get one token out of it you're going to feel great. 4.5 1x in 30%

3.5 Two mana 1/1s that draw a card are also quality Limited cards, and there's no reason that won't be true here. 3.5 1x in 30%

2 The stats aren't amazing, but it can attack for much of the game, and once it can't looting isn't too shabby. 2.3 1x in 31%

3 This is a solid stat-line and the incidental life gain is going to feel good in go-wide and lifegain decks in the format. 3.9 1x in 33%

2.5 5-mana 3/4 Flyers have held up pretty well in Limited, and a loot trigger is pretty powerful. 1.9 1x in 35%

2.5 This has a passable stat-line and Flash can allow it to trade up sometimes, and having disenchant in your main deck is nice. 2.9 1x in 37%

4 For 4 mana, you get 4/5 worth of stats, 2/2 of which effectively has haste, and 2/3 of which has lifelink. That's an amazing rate, and counters and life gain have support in the format. 3.3 1x in 39%

3 This is a great one drop, especially in a format with lots of ways to buff the Hawk. 3.9 1x in 40%

3 An anthem for your flyers can be a powerful thing, helping you do tons of damage even when your opponent is building out their own board. 4.3 1x in 43%
Instant, Sorcery

0 This is never good. It's tempting to see it as efficient and flexible, but giving your opponent a 1/1 means you always end up behind. You really have to always be killing a huge bomb for that cost to be worth it, and that's not how it pans out. 3 1x in 11%

4 This can be awkward at times, especially in aggro decks -- but it has the ability to reshape the board in a way pretty much no other card can. 4.6 1x in 12%

2.5 5 mana to draw 3 is powerful but a little bit expensive. However, most Blue decks will be able to make this cost 4 often enough for me to get behind playing it a good chunk of the time. 3.3 1x in 18%

3 It's narrow, but it's so efficient that I think that's acceptable. 3.8 1x in 22%

1 // 2.5 This is only going to make the cut regularly in spell decks that love the idea of a card that triggers prowess and replaces itself. 2.1 1x in 24%

0.5 There aren't enough artifacts or enchantments in this format for this to be main deck material. 2.6 1x in 24%

1.5 It's temping to imagine scenarios where you bounce a creature with an "enters" trigger or help a creature dodge removal, but this is mostly just an awkward bounce spell. 2 1x in 26%

3 This is always a great counterspell. It's easy to cast and usually generates some serious tempo. 3.5 1x in 28%

2 This is a solid trick, it'll win combat most of the time and has the "oops I win" upside of sending your big creature into the air. 2.7 1x in 32%

2 Cancel is usually not a card that always makes the cut, and this probably doesn't quite get there either -- although adding Loot to the mix is definitely better. 3 1x in 33%

3 Even if this didn't tap something, it'd be a pretty nice rate -- adding the tap to the mix makes it a lot more likely your new flyers can get in for a hit, too. 4.2 1x in 36%

2.5 This is either too narrow or too expensive, but having the choice between the modes makes it greater than the sum of its parts. 3.4 1x in 37%

3 These 4-mana "Time Ebb" effects always tend to perform well. They give you good 1-for-1 removal that can even be disruptive, and adding Surveil to the mix is nice. 2.3 1x in 38%

2.5 This is never super efficient, but it does draw you 2 cards, and if you mill it, it's like adding the card to your hand which is pretty sweet. 3 1x in 44%
Enchantment, Artifact

0 // 4 This is a legit build around, as blue decks are often capable of drawing lots of cards. But you need a good control deck and lots of card draw to get there. 3.6 1x in 1%

3.5 It's expensive, but as long as you have a few creatures there's a good chance that they are more than threatening enough to turn the game around for you. 4.8 1x in 1%

1 For this to be good, your creature already has to be great -- and in Limited that's not very likely. 1.3 1x in 1%

2 This only offers a buff during your turn, and if you're an aggro deck you're probably more interested in playing more creatures than playing this thing. 1.4 1x in 2%

1.5 This is flexible, but giving your opponent mana means that you can't really cast it early -- otherwise the downside can be monumental -- so it's really not that flexible. 0.7 1x in 2%

3.5 This offers a stats-boost that makes any creature a threat, and while it's a little clunky to cast and equip, the fact you get to put it in for free sometimes is a big deal. 4.8 1x in 2%

2 It's a little bit clunky, but it can usually help your creature win combat or do lethal out of nowhere, and it offers a buff that makes most creatures problematic. 1.3 1x in 3%

0 This is pretty much only good on turn one, and even then there's no guarantee that it does anything to help you win a game. The effects it gives you are too small and not always relevant. 3 1x in 6%

4 You have to wait a turn, which can be scary -- but after that it can help you run away with the game, since you'll get a copy of your best creature -- and it'll just keep doing it from there. 4.1 1x in 7%

1.5 This is an awkward card, because you usually don't want to name the same color for both effects -- but you have no choice here. 2.7 1x in 7%

5 This wins virtually any combat and blanks virtually any removal spell while leaving behind an Equipment that offers a buff that can make any creature a threat. 4.8 1x in 8%

3 This is great Equipment. It offers a good buff for the cost, and the treasure makes it very easy to move around -- while also giving you a mana boost that you might have access to every turn. 2.6 1x in 18%

1 This is a removal spell that gives you less than a 1-for-1. Leaving a 1/1 creature around is brutal since it can still attack and block, and if you have any X/1s it can be super miserable. 1.7 1x in 25%

3.5 As usual, this is pretty efficient and flexible, so it's good removal. 4 1x in 40%
Planeswalkers

4 If you have a decent board-state, Ajani can really give you an advantage, but he doesn't add anything to the board on his own, and takes some time to give you that advantage. 4.7 1x in 6%

5 This is impossible to beat on turn 3, as he quickly raises his loyalty, does damage, and digs through your deck. Even later in the game he can make a token to protect himself, and his +1 is almost always going to be impactful. 5 1x in 6%
Lands

2.5 These all offer nice fixing, and the lifegain on the BW can be extra nice. 2.5 1x in 4%

2.5 These all offer nice fixing, and the lifegain on the BW can be extra nice. 1.6 1x in 5%

3 This hurts your mana base for sure, but having a land that can permanently turn into a creature is a big deal in the late game. 3.4 1x in 6%

2.5 This plus a basic land is always a nice way to fix for a bomb, and it can even help you get threshold. 3.2 1x in 26%

2.5 These all offer nice fixing, and the lifegain on the BW can be extra nice. 2 1x in 39%
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4 This has good stats, and even if you only get one token out of it you're going to feel great. 4.5 1x in 30%

4 For 4 mana, you get 4/5 worth of stats, 2/2 of which effectively has haste, and 2/3 of which has lifelink. That's an amazing rate, and counters and life gain have support in the format. 3.3 1x in 39%

4.5 If you have any board state at all, this makes it pretty impossible for your opponent. Every creature becomes a potential 2-for-1, and they all turn into threats when they die. 5 1x in 1%

4.5 If this attacks there's a very good chance you get those 4 3/3 tokens, and Koma has a pretty good shot at attacking thanks to it's Ward and it's sheer size. 4.5 1x in 2%

4.5 3 mana for two 2/2s is a great rate and you're likely to have other cats around to push the advantage. 4.7 1x in 2%

4.5 Even without threshold I'd be very excited about a three mana 3/2 that loots twice when it enters, and that threshold trigger is a game-ender. 4.7 1x in 6%

4.5 This can flash in and ambush block something, and then if your opponent doesn't kill it well...obviously, they can't win. And you can win in a hurry because you have a huge flyer. 3.9 1x in 6%

4.5 This can go off easily in GW +1/+1 counters and BW lifegain -- gaining counters and drawing cards is the kind of engine that can win you the game. 4.9 1x in 8%

5 She goes crazy with counters the turn she comes down, so your opponent has no hope of coming out ahead against her, and if they don't kill her, she'll run away with the game. -0 1x in 1%

5 All of those keywords means it's basically impossible to block or attack through the Sire, and it'll also gain it's controller tons of life. Ward makes sure your opponent gets punished hard if they can kill it. 5 1x in 2%

5 This is impossible to beat on turn 3, as he quickly raises his loyalty, does damage, and digs through your deck. Even later in the game he can make a token to protect himself, and his +1 is almost always going to be impactful. 5 1x in 6%

5 This wins virtually any combat and blanks virtually any removal spell while leaving behind an Equipment that offers a buff that can make any creature a threat. 4.8 1x in 8%

5 A 4-mana 3/3 with flash and Flying is a very good card, and being able to flash back your spells is massive. Because of Flash, you'll often be able to get one attack in before your opponent ever has a chance to take it down, at which point they are probably too far behind anyway. 5 1x in 8%

5 This is a huge flyer that can close out the game, and it also draws you a bunch of cards and loads the graveyard. 4.7 1x in 14%

Orzhov	1653 matches	203 decks
17.67% of Metagame
Selesnya	1157 matches	142 decks
12.36% of Metagame
Azorius	887 matches	109 decks
9.49% of Metagame
Rakdos	812 matches	104 decks
9.05% of Metagame
Dimir	808 matches	101 decks
8.79% of Metagame
Gruul	768 matches	94 decks
8.18% of Metagame
Boros	699 matches	84 decks
7.31% of Metagame
Izzet	620 matches	76 decks
6.61% of Metagame
Simic	603 matches	75 decks
6.53% of Metagame
Golgari	506 matches	62 decks
5.40% of Metagame
Mono White	134 matches	19 decks
1.65% of Metagame
Mono Green	130 matches	17 decks
1.48% of Metagame
Esper	75 matches	10 decks
0.87% of Metagame
Sultai	66 matches	9 decks
0.78% of Metagame
Bant	67 matches	8 decks
0.70% of Metagame
Mono Black	64 matches	8 decks
0.70% of Metagame
Temur	45 matches	6 decks
0.52% of Metagame
Naya	41 matches	5 decks
0.44% of Metagame
Abzan	33 matches	4 decks
0.35% of Metagame
Jund	24 matches	3 decks
0.26% of Metagame
Jeskai	26 matches	3 decks
0.26% of Metagame
Mardu	26 matches	3 decks
0.26% of Metagame
Mono Blue	23 matches	3 decks
0.26% of Metagame
Mono Red	8 matches	1 decks
0.09% of Metagame

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Foundations Draft Deck Metagame

Azorius card breakdown - 109 decks, 9.49% of meta

Creatures

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Enchantment, Artifact

Planeswalkers

Lands

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