Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Even with only 5 supported color pairs, some cards are not universally good. And after learning about the best cards in the last episode, figuring out the ones that have only one good home is important. We can fool ourselves by looking at the generic win rates of a card, but sometimes the difference can be massive.
Extreme example is the poster boy of this episode, Armaggon, Future Shark. A bona fide bomb in BG decks, improving their win rate by a whooping 12%p, in WB it actually lowers it by 2%p. Reasons are obvious - WB doesn't want an 8-drop and doesn't have tools to cast them. But some cards are less obvious - check out the episode to see which ones are those.
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Even with only 5 supported color pairs, some cards are not universally good. And after learning about the best cards in the last episode, figuring out the ones that have only one good home is important. We can fool ourselves by looking at the generic win rates of a card, but sometimes the difference can be massive.
Extreme example is the poster boy of this episode, Armaggon, Future Shark. A bona fide bomb in BG decks, improving their win rate by a whooping 12%p, in WB it actually lowers it by 2%p. Reasons are obvious - WB doesn't want an 8-drop and doesn't have tools to cast them. But some cards are less obvious - check out the episode to see which ones are those.
If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a free discord with over 600 members. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.
discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4
If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on
https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business.
If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron on
patreon.com/sierkovitz
to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work.
I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share.
You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!
If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
