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Ambessa, Matriarch of War

40 decks · avg 9.0 match points

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Most points · Ambessa, Matriarch of War

Most match points on a card

Sum of pilots' match points for each Ambessa, Matriarch of War list containing this card.

Points banked: 361
Decks: 40
Avg pts when present: 9.0 · 100% of lists

Most played · Ambessa, Matriarch of War

Most lists ran it

The Ambessa, Matriarch of War staple — in the most of these decks.

Points banked: 361
Decks: 40
Avg pts when present: 9.0 · 100% of lists

Hidden gem · Ambessa, Matriarch of War

Hidden gem

Few Ambessa, Matriarch of War lists ran it, but those pilots beat the Ambessa, Matriarch of War average.

Points banked: 32
Decks: 2
Lift vs event mean: +7.0 pts · event 9.0 · avg 16.0 · 5% of lists

Underperformer · Ambessa, Matriarch of War

Staple under average

Common in Ambessa, Matriarch of War decks, yet its pilots fell below the Ambessa, Matriarch of War average.

Points banked: 50
Decks: 8
Gap under event mean: −2.8 pts vs event 9.0 · avg 6.3 · 20% of lists

Mana curve

0.3

0

5.0

1

17.0

2

9.8

3

3.3

4

3.1

5

0.5

6+

Card types

Unit52.4%
Spell43.8%
Gear3.8%

Rune base

Body7.0/deck
Order5.0/deck

Game plans

Best avg: Midrange (10.6 pts)

Aggro/Tempo

47.5% · 19 decks · avg 7.8

Midrange

50% · 20 decks · avg 10.6

Control

2.5% · 1 deck · avg 1.0

How game plans are classified

A tunable heuristic reads each deck’s mana curve, unit/spell mix, and card-text keywords (removal, draw, channel/ramp), then assigns the first plan that fits — in order Aggro → Ramp → Control, otherwise Midrange:

Aggro/Tempo — low curve (avg cost ≲ 2.7), mostly units, many 1–2-cost units; pressures early.
Ramp/Hold — several channel/ramp effects with a higher curve (avg ≳ 3.2); accelerates to bigger, later plays.
Control — higher curve (avg ≳ 3) with lots of removal + card draw and few cheap units; grinds the game out.
Midrange — balanced curve and unit/spell mix; the default when no other plan fits.

Auto-includes

Core cards

Ambessa, Matriarch of War cards in at least half of these decks — the skeleton to start from.

1
361 pts · 40 decks · avg 9.0 · 100% · ×2.9
100%of decks
2
348 pts · 39 decks · avg 8.9 · 97.5% · ×2.6
97.5%of decks
3
336 pts · 38 decks · avg 8.8 · 95% · ×2.9
95%of decks
4
346 pts · 37 decks · avg 9.4 · 92.5% · ×2.8
92.5%of decks
5
315 pts · 36 decks · avg 8.8 · 90% · ×2.4
90%of decks
6
287 pts · 30 decks · avg 9.6 · 75% · ×2.2
75%of decks
7
267 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.9 · 75% · ×2.7
75%of decks
8
256 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.5 · 75% · ×2.5
75%of decks

Free / tech slots

Flex tech

Ambessa, Matriarch of War cards in a minority of decks, ranked by their pilots’ match points — the contested slots where your choices matter.

1
80 pts · 7 decks · avg 11.4 · 17.5% · ×1.0
11.4avg pts
2
88 pts · 8 decks · avg 11.0 · 20% · ×2.3
11.0avg pts
3
87 pts · 8 decks · avg 10.9 · 20% · ×2.1
10.9avg pts
4
51 pts · 5 decks · avg 10.2 · 12.5% · ×1.4
10.2avg pts
5
172 pts · 17 decks · avg 10.1 · 42.5% · ×1.9
10.1avg pts
6
40 pts · 4 decks · avg 10.0 · 10% · ×2.0
10.0avg pts
7
88 pts · 9 decks · avg 9.8 · 22.5% · ×2.2
9.8avg pts
8
87 pts · 9 decks · avg 9.7 · 22.5% · ×2.0
9.7avg pts

Low share, hot lists

Hidden gems

1
32 pts · 2 decks · avg 16.0 · 5% · ×1.0
+7.0vs event
2
27 pts · 2 decks · avg 13.5 · 5% · ×1.0
+4.5vs event
3
39 pts · 3 decks · avg 13.0 · 7.5% · ×2.0
+4.0vs event
4
39 pts · 3 decks · avg 13.0 · 7.5% · ×2.0
+4.0vs event
5
21 pts · 2 decks · avg 10.5 · 5% · ×1.0
+1.5vs event
6
80 pts · 7 decks · avg 11.4 · 17.5% · ×1.0
+2.4vs event
7
88 pts · 8 decks · avg 11.0 · 20% · ×2.3
+2.0vs event
8
87 pts · 8 decks · avg 10.9 · 20% · ×2.1
+1.8vs event

High share, cold lists

Underperforming staples

1
50 pts · 8 decks · avg 6.3 · 20% · ×2.1
−2.8vs event
2
105 pts · 15 decks · avg 7.0 · 37.5% · ×2.5
−2.0vs event
3
130 pts · 17 decks · avg 7.6 · 42.5% · ×2.2
−1.4vs event
4
81 pts · 11 decks · avg 7.4 · 27.5% · ×1.9
−1.7vs event
5
202 pts · 25 decks · avg 8.1 · 62.5% · ×1.8
−0.9vs event
6
256 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.5 · 75% · ×2.5
−0.5vs event
7
117 pts · 14 decks · avg 8.4 · 35% · ×1.7
−0.7vs event
8
315 pts · 36 decks · avg 8.8 · 90% · ×2.4
−0.3vs event

Locations

Battlefields

Battlefields these decks bring, by how often they appear. (Battlefield data is still patchy and fills in as the catalog improves.)

No battlefields resolved for these decks yet.

Out of the main deck

Sideboard

1
350 pts · 37 decks · avg 9.5 · 92.5% · ×2.1
92.5%of decks
2
218 pts · 21 decks · avg 10.4 · 52.5% · ×1.4
52.5%of decks
3
174 pts · 21 decks · avg 8.3 · 52.5% · ×2.0
52.5%of decks
4
178 pts · 20 decks · avg 8.9 · 50% · ×1.9
50%of decks
5
179 pts · 18 decks · avg 9.9 · 45% · ×1.7
45%of decks
6
150 pts · 16 decks · avg 9.4 · 40% · ×1.0
40%of decks
7
88 pts · 11 decks · avg 8.0 · 27.5% · ×1.7
27.5%of decks
8
81 pts · 10 decks · avg 8.1 · 25% · ×1.8
25%of decks

Score gravity

Top cards by points

1
361 pts · 40 decks · avg 9.0 · 100% · ×2.9
361
2
348 pts · 39 decks · avg 8.9 · 97.5% · ×2.6
348
3
346 pts · 37 decks · avg 9.4 · 92.5% · ×2.8
346
4
336 pts · 38 decks · avg 8.8 · 95% · ×2.9
336
5
315 pts · 36 decks · avg 8.8 · 90% · ×2.4
315
6
287 pts · 30 decks · avg 9.6 · 75% · ×2.2
287
7
278 pts · 27 decks · avg 10.3 · 67.5% · ×2.0
278
8
267 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.9 · 75% · ×2.7
267

Ubiquity

Top cards by lists

1
361 pts · 40 decks · avg 9.0 · 100% · ×2.9
40
2
348 pts · 39 decks · avg 8.9 · 97.5% · ×2.6
39
3
336 pts · 38 decks · avg 8.8 · 95% · ×2.9
38
4
346 pts · 37 decks · avg 9.4 · 92.5% · ×2.8
37
5
315 pts · 36 decks · avg 8.8 · 90% · ×2.4
36
6
287 pts · 30 decks · avg 9.6 · 75% · ×2.2
30
7
267 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.9 · 75% · ×2.7
30
8
256 pts · 30 decks · avg 8.5 · 75% · ×2.5
30

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