Draft Deck Meta

Khans of Tarkir 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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Four Color (Non-white) card breakdown - 5 decks, 1.14% of meta

Creatures

3.5 This can put a counter on itself, so it's often a 5-mana 5/5 that sticks a counter somewhere else, and that's a very nice card. Sometimes you can put a counter on two things that can already attack too. 4.2 1x in 20%

3.5 This offers nice stats, and its abilities virtually always make it relevant. Being able to activate more than one at a time is kind of wishful thinking, though. 4.6 1x in 20%

3 A two mana 2/1 that can't be blocked by tokens is passable, and this will often be a 3/2. 3.5 1x in 20%

2.5 This is a decent finisher for Prowess decks. The stat-line was better back in 2014, and it's very rarely only a 4/5 anyway. 3.8 1x in 40%

3.5 A great Outlast lord, like the others this can impact the board right away and even when it can't it's a creature that can very efficiently increase it's own size. 3.7 1x in 40%

3 This is one of Blue's best Commons. It has passable base stats and Prowess means it's going to be hard to block and hit hard. 3.3 1x in 40%

1.5 If you need to make a game go long, you could do worse than this. The body blocks reasonably well and it can dig you deeper in your library to find your outs. It doesn't do any of it efficiently, though. 1 1x in 40%

3 This ends up being an efficient flyer fairly often in your typical Black decks in the format. 2.9 1x in 40%

2.5 This is a good defensive creature that can even function as a win condition in slower decks. 2.8 1x in 40%

3 Granting Hexproof at instant speed can really mess things up for your opponent, and this Flyer hits pretty hard even when you cast it normally. 4.2 1x in 40%

3.5 At worst, this is a 4-mana 3/4 that gains you 4 life when it dies. That's a pretty nice creature that will always generate some real value, and this pays you off in a big way for having other 4 toughness creatures around. 3.8 1x in 40%

2 This is better than it looks. Neither side is efficient, but once your Morph creatures get this beefy, there's a lot that can go wrong for your opponent in combat. 2.3 1x in 60%

4 This adds a very relevant body to the board while generating a 2-for-1 that loads your graveyard. That's exactly what Sultai decks want to be doing in this format. 3.2 1x in 60%

3 Like most Morphs with size, turning this face up can wreck combat or make your opponent take more damage than they expected out of nowhere. 2.8 1x in 60%
Instant, Sorcery

2 A 4-mana draw can be quite powerful, even when you're just getting lands. This offers some serious fixing in a format where you're happy to have it, too. 4.6 1x in 20%

5 One of the biggest Limited bombs of all time. It's expensive, but you keep your best creature and destroy everything else. Your opponent basically never comes back from that. 4.8 1x in 20%

1.5 This is better than it looks thanks to the fact that it replaces itself and this format prominently features Prowess, but it's still basically a glorified Fog effect. 1.6 1x in 20%

2 This is nice in Prowess decks, and passable elsewhere. 2.1 1x in 20%

4 This often feels like it only costs a single Black mana, and it would be premium removal if it always cost 4. 4.5 1x in 20%

2 This lets you see a ton of cards, and loads your graveyard. It's a bit clunky, but many black decks do well with the first copy. 1.9 1x in 20%

2 If you need to load your graveyard in Green -- and you often do -- this does the job. 0.6 1x in 20%

3 You're usually going to be choosing both, and tapping something and killing a small creature for three is a good deal. 4.3 1x in 40%

2.5 This is decent without Ferocious, but if you can take the loot on to it you're going to feel really happy. 3.2 1x in 40%

4 When you have Ferocious online this feels truly absurd. It becomes a super efficient removal spell that also lets you crack in for extra damage. It lines up that way with regularity, too. 3.6 1x in 40%

2.5 This is a very real win condition, as if you can pump 5 or 6 mana into it, it's usually lights out for your opponent. It's pretty bad until you reach the late game, though. -0 1x in 40%

4 The first two modes carry most of the weight here, as it can be an efficient fight spell or a counterspell. The third mode comes up rarely, but when it's good, it tends to be really good. 3.8 1x in 40%

3.5 It isn't quite as broken here as it is in 60-card formats, because you can't load your graveyard quite as quickly -- but you definitely can get this to the point where you are paying a tiny amount of mana to draw 3. You want one in most Blue decks, but not more than one. 3.3 1x in 40%

4 At worst, this is three mana to kill something with three toughness which is plenty good. At it's best, it can pick off three creatures. And that's without talking about the fact that it can hit your opponent too! 4.6 1x in 60%
Enchantment, Artifact

3 This kills a wide swath of creatures in the format, including face-down morphs. 4 1x in 20%

1 This Ascendancy is a dud. Sure, you want to load your graveyard and get some card selection, but you don't want to spend a whole card on this effect. 5 1x in 20%
Planeswalkers

5 You're usually going ot use the -3 up front so you can protect him and get something out of him right away -- then, if your opponent can't take him down, you're swinging for 8 in the air on your next turn. That's not easy to beat, and the fail case is pretty darn good too. 5 1x in 40%
Lands

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 2.6 1x in 20%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 3.4 1x in 20%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these fetch lands are higher picks than they normally are. Kind of nice they go in the graveyard for delve, too. 4.6 1x in 20%

3.5 These tri-lands are fairly high picks, as you're going to find yourself running three colors in virtually every deck since doing so gives you access to powerhouses like the Charms. These make that much easier on your mana base. 4.3 1x in 40%

3 Fixing is extra important in this wedge-focused set, so these gain lands are higher picks than they normally are. 3 1x in 40%
Top Rated Cards

4 This is great in all the Red decks, whether you're interested in going wide or casting spells, it does it all, while also just being a great rate for adding three bodies to the board. 3.8 1x in 20%

4 The removal mode is the one that's useful the most option, but having a way to deal with problem enchantments or dig deeper into your deck in a pinch is nice too. 3.5 1x in 20%

4 This is good whichever way you play it. Sometimes it's best to wait until you can play it face up, since it won't have hexproof when it's face down, but either way you get an efficient, evasive, hard-to-kill creature. 4.1 1x in 20%

4 This is a Flying Morph Man-O-War, and you can also just drop it on turn two if you need an efficient flyer. Either way, it feels pretty good when you use this card. 3.9 1x in 20%

4 This offers some great ramp and fixing, and it even has some nice morph upside. 4.7 1x in 20%

4 5 mana for a 2/2 and a 4/4 is an excellent rate. Not much more to say about this one. 3.5 1x in 20%

4 The first two modes carry most of the weight here, as it can be an efficient fight spell or a counterspell. The third mode comes up rarely, but when it's good, it tends to be really good. 3.8 1x in 40%

4 When you have Ferocious online this feels truly absurd. It becomes a super efficient removal spell that also lets you crack in for extra damage. It lines up that way with regularity, too. 3.6 1x in 40%

4 At worst, this is three mana to kill something with three toughness which is plenty good. At it's best, it can pick off three creatures. And that's without talking about the fact that it can hit your opponent too! 4.6 1x in 60%

4 This adds a very relevant body to the board while generating a 2-for-1 that loads your graveyard. That's exactly what Sultai decks want to be doing in this format. 3.2 1x in 60%

5 One of the biggest Limited bombs of all time. It's expensive, but you keep your best creature and destroy everything else. Your opponent basically never comes back from that. 4.8 1x in 20%

5 This can end the game in a hurry even without it's activated ability, but with it, the game can end even faster thanks to Haste! And, if you're a little behind, lifelink and/or Vigilance do a great job of allowing you to continue to pressure your opponent while protecting yourself. 5 1x in 20%

5 You have to worry about milling yourself a little bit, but Sidisi loads your graveyard while adding very real bodies to the board, and that's exactly what every Sultai deck wants. 4.3 1x in 20%

5 You're usually going ot use the -3 up front so you can protect him and get something out of him right away -- then, if your opponent can't take him down, you're swinging for 8 in the air on your next turn. That's not easy to beat, and the fail case is pretty darn good too. 5 1x in 40%

Abzan	789 matches	95 decks
21.59% of Metagame
Mardu	730 matches	89 decks
20.23% of Metagame
Jeskai	496 matches	60 decks
13.64% of Metagame
Sultai	380 matches	45 decks
10.23% of Metagame
Temur	297 matches	37 decks
8.41% of Metagame
Orzhov	228 matches	27 decks
6.14% of Metagame
Boros	143 matches	17 decks
3.86% of Metagame
Five Color	88 matches	11 decks
2.50% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-black)	63 matches	8 decks
1.82% of Metagame
Simic	49 matches	7 decks
1.59% of Metagame
Golgari	43 matches	6 decks
1.36% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-blue)	40 matches	6 decks
1.36% of Metagame
Selesnya	52 matches	6 decks
1.36% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-white)	43 matches	5 decks
1.14% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-red)	34 matches	4 decks
0.91% of Metagame
Azorius	23 matches	3 decks
0.68% of Metagame
Izzet	25 matches	3 decks
0.68% of Metagame
Rakdos	17 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Grixis	16 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Bant	17 matches	2 decks
0.45% of Metagame
Gruul	9 matches	1 decks
0.23% of Metagame
Naya	8 matches	1 decks
0.23% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-green)	9 matches	1 decks
0.23% of Metagame
Jund	9 matches	1 decks
0.23% of Metagame
Mono Red	8 matches	1 decks
0.23% of Metagame

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Khans of Tarkir Draft Deck Metagame

Four Color (Non-white) card breakdown - 5 decks, 1.14% of meta

Creatures

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Enchantment, Artifact

Planeswalkers

Lands

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