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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.

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Hot & Trending Deck DNA Meta Edge Battle Stats Seat Dynamics Draw Dynamics Player Spotlight Strongest Scenes
6mo
2,684 tournaments 70,260 pods 28,555 unique players 74,338 entries
All time
8,854 tournaments 237,905 pods 81,913 unique players 235,040 entries

Deck DNA

Most Beginner-Friendly

3mo

Best results for new players

🥇
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
128 beginner entries · +0.30 vs median
1.25 ppg
🥈
Thrasios / Tymna
110 beginner entries · +0.09 vs median
1.04 ppg
🥉
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
184 beginner entries · +0.04 vs median
0.99 ppg
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Biggest Skill Gap

6mo

Veterans do way better than beginners

🥇
Rograkh / Silas Renn
floor 0.86 / veterans 1.43
0.57
🥈
Kraum / Tymna
floor 0.92 / veterans 1.47
0.55
🥉
Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
floor 0.87 / veterans 1.37
0.50
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Hardest to Master

6mo

Biggest gap between ceiling and veterans PPG

🥇
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
ceiling 2.83 vs veterans 1.37 ppg
+1.46 gap
🥈
Thrasios / Tymna
ceiling 2.58 vs veterans 1.37 ppg
+1.21 gap
🥉
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
ceiling 2.26 vs veterans 1.1 ppg
+1.16 gap
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Glass Cannon

3mo

Wildest swings in results

🥇
Kediss / Malcolm
avg 1.46 PPG · 73 entries
1.17 std
🥈
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
avg 1.42 PPG · 130 entries
1.13 std
🥉
Tevesh Szat / Thrasios
avg 1.21 PPG · 80 entries
1.08 std
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Meta Edge

Sleeper Pick

6mo

Under the radar, overdelivering

🥇
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
168 entries · raw 1.52 ppg
1.49 adj.
🥈
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
95 entries · raw 1.49 ppg
1.45 adj.
🥉
The Cabbage Merchant
165 entries · raw 1.45 ppg
1.43 adj.
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Serious Pick

3mo

Overrepresented at big events

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Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
64+: 7.34% / <64: 3.36% meta share
+4.0%
🥈
Kraum / Tymna
64+: 7.43% / <64: 3.5% meta share
+3.9%
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
64+: 6.02% / <64: 2.43% meta share
+3.6%
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Giant Killer

6mo

Best win rate vs the 10 most popular decks

🥇
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
135/386 pods vs top 10
35.0%
🥈
Kraum / Tymna
3143/10236 pods vs top 10
30.7%
🥉
Ishai / Rograkh
547/1710 pods vs top 10
32.0%
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Meta Trap

6mo

Worst PPG among top 30 most played

🥇
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
1051 entries · raw 1.0 ppg
1.01 adj.
🥈
Vivi Ornitier
831 entries · raw 1.15 ppg
1.15 adj.
🥉
Thrasios / Yoshimaru
607 entries · raw 1.21 ppg
1.21 adj.
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Battle Stats

Swiss Destroyer

3mo

Best swiss win rate

🥇
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
394 pods · CI lower 29.0%
33.8%
🥈
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
1157 pods · CI lower 28.9%
31.5%
🥉
Kediss / Malcolm
217 pods · CI lower 28.6%
35.0%
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Top Cut Victim

3mo

Makes the cut, can't close

🥇
Malcolm / Vial Smasher
swiss 30.5% (446 pods) → top cut 14.6% (41 pods)
-15.9%
🥈
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
swiss 33.5% (209 pods) → top cut 24.1% (29 pods)
-9.4%
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
swiss 29.1% (2330 pods) → top cut 20.2% (213 pods)
-9.0%
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Pod Shaper

6mo

Creates winners and losers at the table

🥇
Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
23.0% WR · 1838 pods
5.6pp spread
🥈
Ishai / Rograkh
31.5% WR · 2223 pods
5.4pp spread
🥉
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
29.4% WR · 1638 pods
3.9pp spread
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The Boss

6mo

Most uniform table suppression

🥇
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
28.6% WR · spread 1.7pp
-1.6pp suppression
🥈
Thrasios / Tymna
28.5% WR · spread 1.7pp
-1.8pp suppression
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
29.7% WR · spread 1.8pp
-1.6pp suppression
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Seat Dynamics

All Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
1.70 PPG
47,445 pods
Seat 2
1.39 PPG
47,436 pods
Seat 3
1.13 PPG
47,435 pods
Seat 4
0.89 PPG
41,472 pods
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
2.90 PPG
1,989 pods
Seat 2
2.52 PPG
1,770 pods
Seat 3
2.19 PPG
1,676 pods
Seat 4
1.93 PPG
1,538 pods
PPG by Seat monthly trend Current month: marker only

Pod Racer

6mo

Wants to go first the most

🥇
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
seat 1: 2.09 ppg · avg: 1.43 ppg · 1357 pods
+0.65 ppg ±0.13
🥈
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
seat 1: 2.12 ppg · avg: 1.52 ppg · 764 pods
+0.58 ppg ±0.17
🥉
Arcum Dagsson
seat 1: 2.17 ppg · avg: 1.6 ppg · 315 pods
+0.55 ppg ±0.27
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Comeback Kid

6mo

Thrives from the worst seat

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
551 pods · +0.44 vs global avg (0.89)
1.33 ppg ±0.19
🥈
Arcum Dagsson
287 pods · +0.43 vs global avg (0.89)
1.32 ppg ±0.25
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
2599 pods · +0.20 vs global avg (0.89)
1.10 ppg ±0.08
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Unbothered

6mo

Doesn't care where it sits

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
avg 1.58 ppg · 2479 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.51 spread ±0.09
🥈
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
avg 1.09 ppg · 1629 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.61 spread ±0.10
🥉
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
avg 1.11 ppg · 1627 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.68 spread ±0.10
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Fourth Seat Finest

1y

Best player going last

🥇
Erik Carbonell [Monolith]
28 pods · +45.2pp vs global avg (12.0% WR) · 3.04 ppg
57.1% WR ±17.2pp
🥈
Petr Tejnský
19 pods · +45.9pp vs global avg (12.0% WR) · 3.11 ppg
57.9% WR ±20.3pp
🥉
[150.] m_b
29 pods · +39.7pp vs global avg (12.0% WR) · 2.72 ppg
51.7% WR ±17.1pp
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Draw Dynamics

All Events , 6mo ?
2,683 events
Draw rate
22.35%
60,978 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.194
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
15,244
estimated
Total pods
68,194
estimated
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
666 events
Draw rate
27.44%
2,651 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.181
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
663
estimated
Total pods
2,416
estimated
Draw Rate monthly trend Current month: marker only

The 6-month recorded-results draw rate is 22.35%. 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 33.77%.

Draw Magnet

6mo

Highest draw rate

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
3,749 games · raw 33.37% · neutral 1.168 PPG
32.89%
🥈
Zur the Enchanter
428 games · raw 32.24% · neutral 1.176 PPG
29.58%
🥉
Bjorna / Wernog
481 games · raw 31.39% · neutral 1.177 PPG
29.19%
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Closer

6mo

Lowest draw rate

🥇
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
723 games · raw 13.55% · neutral 1.211 PPG
15.79%
🥈
Gwenom, Remorseless
609 games · raw 15.60% · neutral 1.206 PPG
17.65%
🥉
Ashling, the Limitless
474 games · raw 15.40% · neutral 1.205 PPG
17.92%
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Top-Table Grinder

6mo

Draws more in elite hands

🥇
Vivi Ornitier
top 100 31.30% / field 21.36% · 126 top games
+9.94pp
🥈
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
top 100 29.78% / field 20.48% · 162 top games
+9.31pp
🥉
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
top 100 32.15% / field 22.89% · 107 top games
+9.26pp
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Swiss Pressure

6mo

Biggest Swiss draw spike

🥇
Q2 Swiss
37.34% draw rate · 18,619 pods · baseline 33.77%
+3.57pp
🥈
Q3 Swiss
35.06% draw rate · 16,499 pods · baseline 33.77%
+1.28pp
🥉
Q4 Swiss
31.16% draw rate · 21,582 pods · baseline 33.77%
-2.62pp
4
Q1 Swiss
30.66% draw rate · 9,991 pods · baseline 33.77%
-3.11pp
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Player Spotlight

OTP GOAT

6mo

Best one-trick pony

🥇
Ban Rhystic Study (Evan Pierce)
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy · 100.0% · #1
19545 pts
🥈
(Unban Flash) Jorman antigua
Thrasios / Tymna · 86.4% · #6
17096 pts
🥉
Kyle Schaff
Kraum / Tymna · 100.0% · #17
15418 pts
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Jack of All Trades

6mo

Best player with no main deck

🥇
Ian Flannery
15 decks · max 10.5% · #3
17810 pts
🥈
Jonathon Burbie
7 decks · max 20.0% · #428
9285 pts
🥉
Kayla Kiley
8 decks · max 16.7% · #515
8713 pts
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Iron Player

3mo

Most competitive exposure

🥇
Bannie Blue OP Draw Engine 🚫🌀 (Darryl Cook)
21 tournaments
2025 games
🥈
Nathan Raphael Cottrell
12 tournaments
1778 games
🥉
Josh Zuckerman-Erd // CriticalEDH
18 tournaments
1740 games
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Unkillable Demon

3mo

Undefeated in swiss, 3+ rounds

🥇
Jason Doan // CriticalEDH | SIEGE cEDH 10K
5-0-3 · 308 players · Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
2281 pts
🥈
Bruno Gino-Griffiths | The Quest for a Cause...
5-0-3 · 260 players · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
2196 pts
🥉
[JITM] Artheezy | Summer Classic 3
5-0-3 · 206 players · Ishai / Rograkh
1959 pts
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Strongest Scenes

Most Diverse Meta

6mo

Broadest commander spread

🥇
Cataluña
420 unique decks · 1814 entries
74.2 eff. decks
🥈
Moscow
95 unique decks · 204 entries
58.1 eff. decks
🥉
Paraná
90 unique decks · 505 entries
49.2 eff. decks
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Strongest City

3mo

Toughest local scene

Median field 0.779

🥇
Pittsburgh
5 tournaments
1.772
🥈
Waipahu
11 tournaments
1.586
🥉
Hasselt
3 tournaments
1.501
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Strongest Region

3mo

Toughest state/region

Median field 0.779

🥇
Hawaii
13 tournaments
1.560
🥈
Colorado
5 tournaments
1.367
🥉
Vlaanderen
4 tournaments
1.297
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Strongest Country

3mo

Toughest country

Median field 0.779

🥇
Belgium
5 tournaments
1.107
🥈
Denmark
4 tournaments
1.001
🥉
Canada
59 tournaments
0.925
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