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Hipster Stats

Meta oddities and signal-rich superlatives from current Topdeck data. Updated with each data sync.

Only decks with at least 0.2% meta share over their respective period are eligible.

Stats methodology →
6mo
2,800 tournaments 71,896 pods 32,001 unique players 77,317 entries
All time
9,697 tournaments 258,643 pods 89,404 unique players 257,995 entries

Deck DNA

Most Beginner-Friendly

3mo

Best results for new players

🥇
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
78 beginner entries · +0.21 vs median
1.17 ppg
🥈
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
137 beginner entries · +0.20 vs median
1.16 ppg
🥉
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
179 beginner entries · +0.08 vs median
1.04 ppg
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Biggest Skill Gap

6mo

Veterans do way better than beginners

🥇
Rograkh / Silas Renn
floor 0.84 / veterans 1.44
0.60
🥈
Ishai / Rograkh
floor 0.92 / veterans 1.46
0.54
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
floor 0.93 / veterans 1.47
0.53
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Hardest to Master

6mo

Biggest gap between ceiling and veterans PPG

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Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
ceiling 2.75 vs veterans 1.39 ppg
+1.36 gap
🥈
Kenrith, the Returned King
ceiling 2.43 vs veterans 1.28 ppg
+1.15 gap
🥉
Thrasios / Tymna
ceiling 2.5 vs veterans 1.39 ppg
+1.11 gap
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Glass Cannon

3mo

Wildest swings in results

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Maralen, Fae Ascendant
avg 1.04 PPG · 48 entries
1.14 std
🥈
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
avg 1.1 PPG · 97 entries
1.12 std
🥉
Prismari, the Inspiration
avg 1.2 PPG · 42 entries
1.07 std
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Meta Edge

Sleeper Pick

6mo

Under the radar, overdelivering

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Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
96 entries · raw 1.56 ppg
1.50 adj.
🥈
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
231 entries · raw 1.44 ppg
1.43 adj.
🥉
Dargo / Reyhan
87 entries · raw 1.4 ppg
1.37 adj.
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Serious Pick

3mo

Overrepresented at big events

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Kraum / Tymna
64+: 7.37% / <64: 2.85% meta share
+4.5%
🥈
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
64+: 7.03% / <64: 2.75% meta share
+4.3%
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
64+: 4.91% / <64: 2.05% meta share
+2.9%
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Giant Killer

6mo

Best win rate vs the 10 most popular decks

🥇
Kraum / Tymna
2883/9508 pods vs top 10
30.3%
🥈
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
243/749 pods vs top 10
32.4%
🥉
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
176/532 pods vs top 10
33.1%
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Meta Trap

6mo

Worst PPG among top 30 most played

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Dargo / Tymna
929 entries · raw 1.2 ppg
1.20 adj.
🥈 1.00 adj.
🥉
Vivi Ornitier
811 entries · raw 1.16 ppg
1.16 adj.
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Battle Stats

Swiss Destroyer

3mo

Best swiss win rate

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Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
129 pods · CI lower 32.3%
41.1%
🥈
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
978 pods · CI lower 30.1%
33.0%
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
4135 pods · CI lower 29.9%
31.3%
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Top Cut Victim

3mo

Makes the cut, can't close

🥇
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
swiss 33.1% (717 pods) → top cut 18.7% (75 pods)
-14.4%
🥈
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
swiss 18.9% (842 pods) → top cut 5.4% (37 pods)
-13.5%
🥉
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
swiss 29.6% (284 pods) → top cut 17.2% (29 pods)
-12.3%
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Pod Shaper

6mo

Creates winners and losers at the table

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
30.7% WR · 2584 pods
5.1pp spread
🥈
Vivi Ornitier
24.6% WR · 2613 pods
4.5pp spread
🥉
Thrasios / Yoshimaru
25.7% WR · 1812 pods
4.3pp spread
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The Boss

6mo

Most uniform table suppression

🥇
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
29.1% WR · spread 1.7pp
-2.5pp suppression
🥈
Kraum / Tymna
30.3% WR · spread 2.1pp
-2.0pp suppression
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
29.9% WR · spread 2.1pp
-2.3pp suppression
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Seat Dynamics

All Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
1.69 PPG
48,929 pods
Seat 2
1.38 PPG
48,917 pods
Seat 3
1.14 PPG
48,913 pods
Seat 4
0.91 PPG
42,554 pods
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
2.84 PPG
1,874 pods
Seat 2
2.47 PPG
1,721 pods
Seat 3
2.19 PPG
1,629 pods
Seat 4
1.91 PPG
1,466 pods
PPG by Seat monthly trend Current month: marker only

Pod Racer

6mo

Wants to go first the most

🥇
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
seat 1: 2.11 ppg · avg: 1.45 ppg · 1336 pods
+0.64 ppg ±0.13
🥈
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
seat 1: 2.15 ppg · avg: 1.59 ppg · 277 pods
+0.53 ppg ±0.29
🥉
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
seat 1: 2.1 ppg · avg: 1.56 ppg · 727 pods
+0.53 ppg ±0.18
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Comeback Kid

6mo

Thrives from the worst seat

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
647 pods · +0.40 vs global avg (0.91)
1.31 ppg ±0.17
🥈
Arcum Dagsson
289 pods · +0.40 vs global avg (0.91)
1.31 ppg ±0.25
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
2427 pods · +0.13 vs global avg (0.91)
1.04 ppg ±0.08
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Unbothered

6mo

Doesn't care where it sits

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
avg 1.54 ppg · 2867 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.50 spread ±0.08
🥈
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
avg 1.08 ppg · 908 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.65 spread ±0.13
🥉
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
avg 1.1 ppg · 1461 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.65 spread ±0.11
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Fourth Seat Finest

1y

Best player going last

🥇
Hunter Boyd [HR Dept.]
12 pods · +54.5pp vs global avg (12.1% WR) · 3.42 ppg
66.7% WR ±23.6pp
🥈
Heyward Charles [Monolith]
21 pods · +45.0pp vs global avg (12.1% WR) · 3.14 ppg
57.1% WR ±19.5pp
🥉
Erik Carbonell [Monolith]
31 pods · +39.5pp vs global avg (12.1% WR) · 2.81 ppg
51.6% WR ±16.6pp
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Draw Dynamics

All Events , 6mo ?
2,800 events
Draw rate
22.13%
61,686 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.195
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
15,422
estimated
Total pods
69,694
estimated
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
593 events
Draw rate
27.10%
2,502 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.182
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
626
estimated
Total pods
2,308
estimated
Draw Rate monthly trend Current month: marker only

The 6-month recorded-results draw rate is 22.13%. That denominator includes top cut, where draws do not occur, so it understates Swiss table pressure; looking only at Swiss pods, the draw rate is 33.17%.

Draw Magnet

6mo

Highest draw rate

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Ishai / Rograkh
4,305 games · raw 32.94% · neutral 1.169 PPG
32.52%
🥈
Marneus Calgar
938 games · raw 29.85% · neutral 1.178 PPG
28.72%
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Zur the Enchanter
386 games · raw 31.35% · neutral 1.178 PPG
28.64%
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Closer

6mo

Lowest draw rate

🥇
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
919 games · raw 13.38% · neutral 1.212 PPG
15.18%
🥈
Gwenom, Remorseless
634 games · raw 15.46% · neutral 1.207 PPG
17.36%
🥉
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
596 games · raw 16.28% · neutral 1.205 PPG
18.07%
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Top-Table Grinder

6mo

Draws more in elite hands

🥇
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
top 100 29.93% / field 19.05% · 162 top games
+10.88pp
🥈
Rograkh / Silas Renn
top 100 32.38% / field 24.16% · 258 top games
+8.23pp
🥉
Vivi Ornitier
top 100 28.32% / field 20.56% · 111 top games
+7.76pp
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Swiss Pressure

6mo

Biggest Swiss draw spike

🥇
Q2 Swiss
36.97% draw rate · 19,304 pods · baseline 33.17%
+3.81pp
🥈
Q3 Swiss
34.33% draw rate · 16,911 pods · baseline 33.17%
+1.16pp
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Q4 Swiss
30.66% draw rate · 22,434 pods · baseline 33.17%
-2.50pp
4
Q1 Swiss
29.41% draw rate · 9,835 pods · baseline 33.17%
-3.76pp
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Player Spotlight

OTP GOAT

6mo

Best one-trick pony

🥇
Evan Pierce
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy · 100.0% · #1
19595 pts
🥈
(Unban Flash) Jorman antigua
Thrasios / Tymna · 100.0% · #9
17094 pts
🥉
Ben Brenner
Ishai / Rograkh · 80.0% · #17
15720 pts
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Jack of All Trades

6mo

Best player with no main deck

🥇
Ian Flannery
12 decks · max 17.6% · #3
18118 pts
🥈
NIALL KELLY [BAD]
13 decks · max 20.0% · #29
14929 pts
🥉
The.Chad.Bod
12 decks · max 14.3% · #113
12795 pts
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Iron Player

3mo

Most competitive exposure

🥇
R.O.B.
21 tournaments
1356 games
🥈
Jake McMillan [BAD]
14 tournaments
1348 games
🥉
Sam Sternfield
10 tournaments
1259 games
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Unkillable Demon

3mo

Undefeated in swiss, 3+ rounds

🥇
5-0-3 · 206 players · Ishai / Rograkh
1977 pts
🥈
5-0-1 · 59 players · Rograkh / Thrasios
1681 pts
🥉
4-0-3 · 100 players · Ishai / Rograkh
1630 pts
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Strongest Scenes

Most Diverse Meta

6mo

Broadest commander spread

🥇
Cataluña
381 unique decks · 1597 entries
64.4 eff. decks
🥈
Paraná
82 unique decks · 341 entries
51.1 eff. decks
🥉
Moscow
65 unique decks · 123 entries
44.4 eff. decks
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Strongest City

3mo

Toughest local scene

Median field 0.772

🥇
San Mateo
3 tournaments
1.802
🥈
Pittsburgh
5 tournaments
1.798
🥉
Waipahu
13 tournaments
1.626
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Strongest Region

3mo

Toughest state/region

Median field 0.772

🥇
Hawaii
14 tournaments
1.594
🥈
Vlaanderen
4 tournaments
1.299
🥉
Pennsylvania
24 tournaments
1.233
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Strongest Country

3mo

Toughest country

Median field 0.772

🥇
Belgium
5 tournaments
1.108
🥈
Denmark
6 tournaments
1.017
🥉
Germany
32 tournaments
0.992
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