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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
2,495 tournaments 64,993 pods 26,864 unique players 68,824 entries
All time
8,154 tournaments 219,446 pods 76,965 unique players 215,554 entries

Deck DNA

Most Beginner-Friendly

3mo

Best results for new players

🥇
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
155 beginner entries · +0.38 vs median
1.34 ppg
🥈
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
94 beginner entries · +0.25 vs median
1.21 ppg
🥉
Winota, Joiner of Forces
79 beginner entries · +0.17 vs median
1.13 ppg
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Biggest Skill Gap

6mo

Veterans do way better than beginners

🥇
Kraum / Tymna
floor 0.92 / veterans 1.5
0.58
🥈
Rograkh / Silas Renn
floor 0.87 / veterans 1.43
0.56
🥉
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
floor 0.78 / veterans 1.34
0.55
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Hardest to Master

6mo

Biggest gap between ceiling and veterans PPG

🥇
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
ceiling 2.78 vs veterans 1.38 ppg
+1.40 gap
🥈
Thrasios / Tymna
ceiling 2.44 vs veterans 1.35 ppg
+1.09 gap
🥉
Vivi Ornitier
ceiling 2.4 vs veterans 1.32 ppg
+1.08 gap
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Glass Cannon

3mo

Wildest swings in results

🥇
Ashling, the Limitless
avg 1.12 PPG · 67 entries
1.17 std
🥈
Kediss / Malcolm
avg 1.28 PPG · 74 entries
1.10 std
🥉
Kodama of / Tymna
avg 1.55 PPG · 47 entries
1.09 std
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Meta Edge

Sleeper Pick

6mo

Under the radar, overdelivering

🥇
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
84 entries · raw 1.59 ppg
1.53 adj.
🥈
Kodama of / Tymna
78 entries · raw 1.57 ppg
1.50 adj.
🥉
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
81 entries · raw 1.5 ppg
1.45 adj.
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Serious Pick

3mo

Overrepresented at big events

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Kraum / Tymna
64+: 8.32% / <64: 4.06% meta share
+4.3%
🥈
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
64+: 7.35% / <64: 3.76% meta share
+3.6%
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
64+: 6.06% / <64: 2.62% meta share
+3.5%
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Giant Killer

6mo

Best win rate vs the 10 most popular decks

🥇
Kraum / Tymna
3105/9919 pods vs top 10
31.3%
🥈
Ishai / Rograkh
403/1231 pods vs top 10
32.7%
🥉
Arcum Dagsson
246/744 pods vs top 10
33.1%
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Meta Trap

6mo

Worst PPG among top 30 most played

🥇
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
1064 entries · raw 1.05 ppg
1.06 adj.
🥈
Vivi Ornitier
737 entries · raw 1.15 ppg
1.15 adj.
🥉
Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
646 entries · raw 1.09 ppg
1.10 adj.
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Battle Stats

Swiss Destroyer

3mo

Best swiss win rate

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Magda, Brazen Outlaw
1333 pods · CI lower 30.3%
32.9%
🥈
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
177 pods · CI lower 30.0%
37.3%
🥉
Ishai / Rograkh
1494 pods · CI lower 29.1%
31.5%
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Top Cut Victim

3mo

Makes the cut, can't close

🥇
Malcolm / Vial Smasher
swiss 30.3% (459 pods) → top cut 17.6% (34 pods)
-12.6%
🥈
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
swiss 32.3% (909 pods) → top cut 21.4% (84 pods)
-10.9%
🥉
Rograkh / Thrasios
swiss 30.0% (2621 pods) → top cut 20.6% (248 pods)
-9.4%
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Pod Shaper

6mo

Creates winners and losers at the table

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
32.0% WR · 1599 pods
4.6pp spread
🥈
Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
22.7% WR · 1981 pods
3.7pp spread
🥉
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
21.5% WR · 3430 pods
3.4pp spread
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The Boss

6mo

Most uniform table suppression

🥇
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
28.7% WR · spread 2.0pp
-2.0pp suppression
🥈
Rograkh / Thrasios
29.7% WR · spread 2.0pp
-1.9pp suppression
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
31.3% WR · spread 2.2pp
-2.7pp suppression
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Seat Dynamics

All Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
1.71 PPG
43,104 pods
Seat 2
1.38 PPG
43,095 pods
Seat 3
1.12 PPG
43,094 pods
Seat 4
0.89 PPG
37,899 pods
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
Seat 1
2.97 PPG
1,949 pods
Seat 2
2.56 PPG
1,758 pods
Seat 3
2.22 PPG
1,619 pods
Seat 4
1.95 PPG
1,495 pods
PPG by Seat monthly trend Current month: marker only

Pod Racer

6mo

Wants to go first the most

🥇
Rowan, Scion of War
seat 1: 2.07 ppg · avg: 1.4 ppg · 266 pods
+0.64 ppg ±0.30
🥈
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
seat 1: 2.14 ppg · avg: 1.5 ppg · 723 pods
+0.62 ppg ±0.18
🥉
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
seat 1: 2.0 ppg · avg: 1.43 ppg · 1286 pods
+0.56 ppg ±0.14
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Comeback Kid

6mo

Thrives from the worst seat

🥇
Arcum Dagsson
234 pods · +0.52 vs global avg (0.89)
1.41 ppg ±0.29
🥈
Ishai / Rograkh
420 pods · +0.37 vs global avg (0.89)
1.26 ppg ±0.20
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
2499 pods · +0.23 vs global avg (0.89)
1.12 ppg ±0.08
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Unbothered

6mo

Doesn't care where it sits

🥇
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
avg 1.3 ppg · 1502 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.56 spread ±0.11
🥈
The Wandering Minstrel
avg 1.28 ppg · 870 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.62 spread ±0.15
🥉
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
avg 1.44 ppg · 1695 pods · best S1 / worst S4
0.63 spread ±0.10
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Fourth Seat Finest

1y

Best player going last

🥇
Erik Carbonell [Monolith]
23 pods · +57.6pp vs global avg (11.9% WR) · 3.57 ppg
69.6% WR ±17.7pp
🥈
Petr Tejnský
14 pods · +45.2pp vs global avg (11.9% WR) · 3.0 ppg
57.1% WR ±23.0pp
🥉
Christian Wilkerson
14 pods · +45.2pp vs global avg (11.9% WR) · 2.93 ppg
57.1% WR ±23.0pp
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Draw Dynamics

All Events , 6mo ?
2,491 events
Draw rate
22.37%
56,527 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.194
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
14,132
estimated
Total pods
63,164
estimated
Top 100 Players , 6mo ?
656 events
Draw rate
27.16%
2,558 draw records
Neutral PPG
1.182
draw-adjusted
Drawn pods
640
estimated
Total pods
2,355
estimated
Draw Rate monthly trend Current month: marker only

The 6-month recorded-results draw rate is 22.37%. 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 35.00%.

Draw Magnet

6mo

Highest draw rate

🥇
Ishai / Rograkh
2,705 games · raw 33.31% · neutral 1.168 PPG
32.66%
🥈
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
561 games · raw 31.37% · neutral 1.176 PPG
29.41%
🥉
Kraum / Tymna
15,817 games · raw 29.35% · neutral 1.177 PPG
29.28%
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Closer

6mo

Lowest draw rate

🥇
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
409 games · raw 11.00% · neutral 1.212 PPG
15.24%
🥈
Gwenom, Remorseless
567 games · raw 14.99% · neutral 1.207 PPG
17.31%
🥉
Ashling, the Limitless
469 games · raw 16.20% · neutral 1.204 PPG
18.51%
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Top-Table Grinder

6mo

Draws more in elite hands

🥇
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
top 100 33.33% / field 23.67% · 113 top games
+9.66pp
🥈
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
top 100 27.82% / field 20.82% · 152 top games
+7.00pp
🥉
Rograkh / Silas Renn
top 100 30.65% / field 24.76% · 378 top games
+5.89pp
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Swiss Pressure

6mo

Biggest Swiss draw spike

🥇
Q2 Swiss
38.57% draw rate · 17,137 pods · baseline 35.00%
+3.58pp
🥈
Q3 Swiss
36.24% draw rate · 15,273 pods · baseline 35.00%
+1.25pp
🥉
Q4 Swiss
32.35% draw rate · 19,925 pods · baseline 35.00%
-2.64pp
4
Q1 Swiss
32.02% draw rate · 9,296 pods · baseline 35.00%
-2.97pp
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Player Spotlight

OTP GOAT

6mo

Best one-trick pony

🥇
Evan Pierce
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy · 100.0% · #1
19417 pts
🥈
Dexter Idzikowski
Rograkh / Silas Renn · 94.1% · #13
15891 pts
🥉
Kyle Schaff
Kraum / Tymna · 100.0% · #16
15548 pts
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Jack of All Trades

6mo

Best player with no main deck

🥇
Ian Flannery
13 decks · max 11.1% · #3
17775 pts
🥈
Kalvin Le [NAUS]
8 decks · max 18.5% · #520
8544 pts
🥉
[LPW]Heath Marks
6 decks · max 16.7% · #651
7865 pts
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Iron Player

3mo

Most competitive exposure

🥇
Darryl Cook
22 tournaments
1599 games
🥈
AxAron [Pinnacle]
20 tournaments
1575 games
🥉
Trey Mickelsen [SALT]
16 tournaments
1459 games
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Unkillable Demon

3mo

Undefeated in swiss, 3+ rounds

🥇
Bruno Gino-Griffiths | The Quest for a Cause...
5-0-3 · 260 players · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
2206 pts
🥈
Zeke Maxwell [Monolith] | Land, Go Presents:...
5-0-4 · 268 players · Rograkh / Thrasios
2180 pts
🥉
Shauna Gilles | Wilkes-Barre Beatdown...
5-0-2 · 77 players · Kediss / Malcolm
1813 pts
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Strongest Scenes

Most Diverse Meta

6mo

Broadest commander spread

🥇
Cataluña
437 unique decks · 1915 entries
79.1 eff. decks
🥈
Moscow
85 unique decks · 165 entries
54.8 eff. decks
🥉
Paraná
87 unique decks · 519 entries
46.1 eff. decks
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Strongest City

3mo

Toughest local scene

Median field 0.799

🥇
Waipahu
10 tournaments
1.523
🥈
Nashville
6 tournaments
1.402
🥉
Highland Park
3 tournaments
1.256
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Strongest Region

3mo

Toughest state/region

Median field 0.799

🥇
Hawaii
11 tournaments
1.534
🥈
Colorado
4 tournaments
1.262
🥉
Ohio
15 tournaments
1.160
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Strongest Country

3mo

Toughest country

Median field 0.799

🥇
Denmark
3 tournaments
1.006
🥈
United States
687 tournaments
0.888
🥉
Canada
68 tournaments
0.877
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