2010 Pauper Power Rankings!!
Because everything else has been taken over by Pauper.
"The crowd continued to shout and scream, the excitement too much to contain. As the guards dragged the bloody corpse of Prodigal Pyromancer off the arena floor. Fireslinger remained behind, raising his hands to the crowd, smiling warily. The first battle of the 2010 Pauper Power Rankings had finished, and he had survived..."
Welcome, welcome! Here we are, finally doing this thing. Here's one of the two threads for the Pauper Power Rankings, 2010; all the results from the voting thread will be funneled here.
So, what exactly are we? Well, we're a Pauper version of the Cube Power Rankings project, first begun by Silent Edge. Here, we look at the top 20 Pauper cards of each section, based off the order you would draft them (P1P1). The functions of this project will hopefully help Pauper cubers improve their cubes, and give new people in the Pauper Cube community a starting point in their own cube developements.
All nice and good, right? Okay, then, moving on.
So anyway, this is how the project works: using a schedule, found on the other thread, we'll be hosting rounds of voting for each section. There, you'll post your top 20 for that section; each card in your listing will get a number of points (1st will get 20, 2nd will get 19), and then the average of all lists will be taken, to make the final power rankings. Fun, right?
So anyway, each section will get a Top 20 (except for lands and Multicolor, for obvious pool restrictions), and a block of random information.
We had 3 voters total. Now we're under that median.
Thank you magicmerl, FredMaster & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews By that much - Just missing by the inch, we've got Pilgrim's Eye (4.0), Pyrite Spellbomb (3.0), Adventuring Gear (2.7), Oxidda Golem (2.7) and Ulamog's Crusher (2.3)! Common Knowledge - Everyone listed Vulshok Mirningstar, Bonesplitter, Mind Stone, the Signets, Leonin Bola, Serrated Arrows, Opaline Bracers, Whispersilk Cloak, Armillary Sphere and Darksteel Ingot! Blockbusters - Vulshok Morningstar got all the 20s! That's some blockbusting. Flatline - Vulshok Morningstar with 20s, Bonesplitter with 19s and Mind stone with two 14s and a 15 were the most flatline of them all. Pet Cards - Neurok Stealthsuit, Pyrite Spellbomb, Oxidda Golem and Æther Spellbomb only got 1 vote. Not many this time, eh?
We had 3 voters total. Yay?
Thank you Lanxal (me!), FredMaster & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews By that much - So close and yet so far, we have Urza's Sage Cycling Lands (0.7), Quicksand (0.3) and Kabira Crossroads (0.3)! Common Knowledge - We had Ravnica Bouncelands, Borderposts, Evoling Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse, Desert, Halimar Depths, Rupture Spire & Panoramas getting everyone's votes! Blockbusters - Ravnica Bouncelands (2) & Borderposts (1) got all the 10s~ Flatline - Halimar Depths, with 6-6-6 (D:), was the flatest of them all! Pet Cards - Urza's Saga Cycling Lands, Quicksand and Kabira Crossroads got only one vote!
We had 3 voters total. Yay?
Thank you magicmerl, Rubin8or & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews By that much - The Karros, Kird Ape, Ravnica Bouncelands, Leonin Bola and Chain Lightning almost made it! Common Knowledge - We had Blastoderm, Oblivion Ring, Counterspell, Signets, Bonesplitter, Rancor, Mulldrifter, Vulshok Morningstar, Crypt Rats, Faith's Fetters, Rolling Thunder, Pestilence and Capsize on all lists! Blockbusters - Pestilence and Capsize got all the twenties, with the former getting two! Pet Cards - Exclude, Deep Analysis, Karoos, Kird Ape, Ravnica Bouncelands, Leonin Bola, Chain Lightning, Hymn to Tourach, Mana Leak and Opaline Bracers got only 1 vote!
28 cards were voted on.
Here is the place to discuss the results. Any other discussions, like specific card choices, should be made in the Voting Thread.
This is really quite riggable at such few voters, though I'm not saying that he's doing it on purpose.
I do, however think that Guardian is quite overrated, you simply need to prepare for it with edicts and multicoloured removal. Sure, it's amazing, but not absolutely fetters amazing, IMO.
There is the "draft Guardian + anything that can kill it" strategy, which is pretty funny though. And it actually is normally a decent deck, which is nice. (in a 5cc shell, potentially).
The ☺☺☺☺... kirby what are you trying to accomplish?
Haha. What am I trying to accomplish? To make sure my favourite pet cards end up on top!
...Seriously? Of course not, I just list cards in the order I think they are best. It would be rather boring if everyone put the exact same 20 in the exact same order no? Although I definitely feel we need more voters... I don't want my single 'rogue' vote to massively distort the results.
On Guardian of the Guildpact: agree with Rubin8or, it does seem to be a little overrated; all you need is a moderately sized multicoloured dude or some multicoloured removal.
On Capsize: perhaps I am underrating it, but I just feel that versatile, splashable cards like looters/Mulldrifter/counters are better.
2010 Pauper Power Rankings!!
Because everything else has been taken over by Pauper.
"The crowd continued to shout and scream, the excitement too much to contain. As the guards dragged the bloody corpse of Prodigal Pyromancer off the arena floor. Fireslinger remained behind, raising his hands to the crowd, smiling warily. The first battle of the 2010 Pauper Power Rankings had finished, and he had survived..."
Welcome, welcome! Here we are, finally doing this thing. Here's one of the two threads for the Pauper Power Rankings, 2010; all the results from the voting thread will be funneled here.
So, what exactly are we? Well, we're a Pauper version of the Cube Power Rankings project, first begun by Silent Edge. Here, we look at the top 20 Pauper cards of each section, based off the order you would draft them (P1P1). The functions of this project will hopefully help Pauper cubers improve their cubes, and give new people in the Pauper Cube community a starting point in their own cube developements.
All nice and good, right? Okay, then, moving on.
So anyway, this is how the project works: using a schedule, found on the other thread, we'll be hosting rounds of voting for each section. There, you'll post your top 20 for that section; each card in your listing will get a number of points (1st will get 20, 2nd will get 19), and then the average of all lists will be taken, to make the final power rankings. Fun, right?
So anyway, each section will get a Top 20 (except for lands and Multicolor, for obvious pool restrictions), and a block of random information.
02 Guardian of the Guildpact - 18.8
03 Oblivion Ring - 17.8
04 Journey to Nowhere - 15.7
05 Kor Skyfisher - 15.2
06 Temporal Isolation - 12.5
07 Kor Hookmaster - 8.7
08 Kor Sanctifiers - 8.0
09 Blinding Beam - 7.8
10 Burrenton Bombadier - 7.3
11 Cage of Hands - 7.2
12 Pacifism - 6.5
13 Blade of the Sixth Pride - 6.2
14 Soltari Trooper - 5.7
15 Goldmeadow Harrier - 5.2
16 Kabuto Moth - 4.7
17 Shelter - 4.3
18 Steppe Lynx - 3.8
19 Cenn's Enlistment - 3.7
20 Wall of Glare - 3.3
Usman, makenfunny, Rubin8or, FredMaster, kirbydabomb & duckpants. Thanks to all!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Order of Leitbur (3.0), Dawnglare Invoker (2.8), Prismatic Strands (2.5), Lone Missionary (2.5) & Noble Templar (2.0) just missed it.
Common Knowledge - Guardian of the Guildpact, Faith's Fetters, Kor Skyfisher, Journey to Nowhere Oblivion Ring, Temporal Isolation and Kor Hookmaster were on all lists!
Blockbusters - Guardian of the Guildpact, Faith's Fetters and Oblivion Ring were the only ones to get 20. Of these, Guardian gets ahead with 4.
Flatline - With 5 19s and 1 20, Faith's Fetter was well liked by pretty much everyone.
Pet Cards - The follow only garnered one vote: Hyena Umbra, Deftblade Elite, Kami of Ancient Law, Aven Riftwatcher, Breath of Life, Raise the Alarm, Knight of Sursi, Heavy Ballista, Coalition Honor Guard, Amrou Seekers, Knight of Cliffhaven, Apex Hawks, Epyrial Armour, Icatian Javelineers.
41 cards were voted on.
02 Capsize - 18
03 Counterspell - 17
04 Mana Leak - 13
05 Man-o'-War - 11.2
06 Errant Ephemeron - 11
07 Condescend - 10.2
08 Deep Analysis - 10
09 Miscalculation - 9.8
10 Exclude - 9.8
11 Looter il-Kor - 9.6
12 Brainstorm - 8
13 Ray of Command - 8
14 Repulse - 5.6
15 Compulsive Research - 5.4
16 Foresee - 5
17 Impulse - 3.6
18 Merfolk Looter - 3.2
19 Aether Adept - 2.8
20 Remove Soul - 2.8
Usman, magicmerl, Rubin8or, kirbydabomb & Fredmaster. Thanks everyone~
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Prodigal Sorcerer (2.6), Undo (2.2), Choking Tethers (2.2), Memory Lapse (2.0) & Narcolepsy (2.0) almost got there.
Common Knowledge - Mulldrifter, Capsize, Counterspell, Mana Leak, Man-o'-War, Deep Analysis, Looter il-Kor were on all lists!
Blockbusters - Only Mulldrifter and Capsize got 20s, with Capsize winning 4 to 1.
Flatline - With one 18, two 19s and one 20, Mulldrifter is consistently proving its worth to all!
Pet Cards - With only one vote, we have: Force Spike, Merfolk Looter, Remove Soul, Undo, Choking Tethers], Calcite Snapper, Infiltrator il-Kor, Into the Roil, Frantic Search, Withdraw, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Halimar Wavewatch, Shimmering Glasskite and Shaper Parasite.
?? cards were voted on.
02 Crypt Rats - 19
03 Hymn to Tourach - 18
04 Doom Blade - 16
05 Terror - 14.7
06 Snuff Out - 14.3
07 Okiba-Gang Shinobi - 9.7
08 Faceless Butcher - 8.7
09 Ashes to Ashes - 8.3
10 Disturbed Burial - 8.3
11 Diabolic Edict - 7.3
12 Gravedigger - 6.7
13 Vendetta - 6.3
14 Liliana's Specter - 5.3
15 Twisted Abomination - 4.3
16 Carnophage - 4.3
17 Chittering Rats - 4
18 Unearth – 4
19 Duress - 4
20 Vampire Lacerator - 4
kirbydabomb, Fredmaster & Usman. Thanks!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Tendrils of Corruption (3.7), Death Denied (3.3), Tortured Existence (3.0), Sign in Blood (2.7) & Skinthinner (2.0) nearly made it.
Common Knowledge - Everyone had Pestilence, Crypt Rats, Hymn to Tourach, Doom Blade, Terror, Snuff Out, Okiba-Gang Shinobi, Faceless Butcher, Liliana's Specter, Twisted Abomination and Duress! That is a bunch.
Blockbusters - Only Pestilence got 20s. And it got them all!
Flatline - Without a doubt, Pestilence (with only 20s), Crypt Rats (with only 19s) and Hymn to Tourach (with only 18s) were the flatest in terms of variability.
Pet Cards - With only one vote each, we have: Carnophage, Chittering Rats, Dark Ritual, Dauthi Horror, Dauthi Slayer, Death Denied, Ichor Slick, Mindstab, Sign in Blood, Skinthinner, Tortured Existence, Unearth, Vampire Lacerator, Warren Pilferers and Zombie Cutthroat!
32 cards were voted on.
02 Fireball - 18.4
03 Lightning Bolt - 18.4
04 Chain Lightning - 16.6
05 Incinerate - 14.6
06 Searing Blaze - 9.2
07 Kaervek's Torch - 9
08 Disintegrate - 8.4
09 Fireblast - 8
10 Arc Lightning - 7.8
11 Ghitu Slinger - 7.8
12 Plated Geopede - 7.6
13 Burst Lightning - 6.2
14 Gathan Raiders - 6.2
15 Lash Out - 6.2
16 Staggershock - 6
17 Aftershock - 5.2
18 Fireslinger - 4.4
19 Magma Burst - 4.2
20 Flame Slash - 3.4
magicmerl, Cyno, kirbydabomb, Fredmaster & Usman. Thank you guys!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Viashino Fangtail (3.0), Firebolt (2.6), Anarchist (2.4), Barbed Lightning (2.2) & Skirk Marauder (2.0) were so close!
Common Knowledge - Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Rolling Thunder, Incinerate, Chain Lightning, Fireblast and Gathan Raiders were on all lists!
Blockbusters - Fireball and Rolling Thunder got the twenties, with Rolling Thunder ahead by 1!
Flatline - Rolling Thunder and Lightning Bolt (no surprise!) were the flatest in vote variability.
Pet Cards - The one-voters were: Anarchist, Barbed Lightning, Skirk Marauder, Gerrard's Irregulars, Vulshok Sorcerer, Spur Grappler, Emrakul's Hatcher, Flowstone Crusher, Pyrotechnics, Coal Stoker and Keldon Beserker!
34 cards were voted on.
02 Sprout Swarm (18.8)
03 Blastoderm (18.4)
04 Yavimaya Elder (13.2)
05 River Boa (12.4)
06 Sakura-Tribe Elder (10.6)
07 Mire Boa (10.6)
08 Fyndhorn Elves (10.4)
09 Llanowar Elves (10)
10 Vines of Vastwood (9.8)
11 Wickerbough Elder (8.8)
12 Kodama's Reach (6.8)
13 Wild Mongrel (5.8)
14 Elephant Ambush (5.4)
15 Cultivate (4.6)
16 Krosan Tusker (4.6)
17 Thornweald Archer (4.2)
18 Harrow (3.8)
19 Werebear (3.6)
20 Wild Leotau (3.4)
Thank you magicmerl, Cyno, Fredmaster, Usman and kirbydabomb!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Basking Rootwalla (3.0), Wildheart Invoker (2.8), Borderland Ranger (2.2), Hungry Spriggan (2) & Kozilek's Predator (1.8) almost got there!
Common Knowledge - We had Rancor, Sprout Swarm, Blastoderm, Yavimaya Elder, River Boa, Mire Boa, Vines of Vastwood and Wild Mongrel on all lists!
Blockbusters - Only Rancor and Blastoderm got 20s, and Rancor won with 4
Flatline - Rancor, with 4 20s and 1 19, and Sprout Swarm, with 4 19s and 1 18, were well liked by all. This was followed by Blastoderm,. with 4 18s and 1 20!
Pet Cards - Sadly, these only got one vote: Wildheart Invoker, Hungry Spriggan, Kozilek's Predator, Gilt-Leaf Ambush, Penumbra Spider, Gaea's Touch, Presence of Gond, Sylvan Ranger, Gorilla Chieftain, Territorial Baloth, Wild Dogs, Civic Wayfinder, Centaur Courser, Mold Shambler, Grazing Gladehart, Durkwood Baloth and Greater Basilisk.
41 cards were voted on.
02 Bonesplitter (19.0)
03 Mind Stone (14.3)
04 Signets (13.7)
05 Leonin Bola (13.0)
06 Viridian Longbow (11.7)
07 Serrated Arrows (11.7)
08 Prismatic Lens (9.7)
09 Spire Golem (8.7)
10 Tangle Golem (8.3)
11 Opaline Bracers (8.0)
12 Whispersilk Cloak (7.7)
13 Scuttlemutt (7.3)
14 Lotus Petal (7.0)
15 Armillary Sphere (6.7)
16 Darksteel Ingot (6.3)
17 Borderposts (5.7)
18 Dross Golem (4.7)
19 Razor Golem (4.3)
20 Neurok Stealthsuit (4.3)
Thank you magicmerl, FredMaster & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - Just missing by the inch, we've got Pilgrim's Eye (4.0), Pyrite Spellbomb (3.0), Adventuring Gear (2.7), Oxidda Golem (2.7) and Ulamog's Crusher (2.3)!
Common Knowledge - Everyone listed Vulshok Mirningstar, Bonesplitter, Mind Stone, the Signets, Leonin Bola, Serrated Arrows, Opaline Bracers, Whispersilk Cloak, Armillary Sphere and Darksteel Ingot!
Blockbusters - Vulshok Morningstar got all the 20s! That's some blockbusting.
Flatline - Vulshok Morningstar with 20s, Bonesplitter with 19s and Mind stone with two 14s and a 15 were the most flatline of them all.
Pet Cards - Neurok Stealthsuit, Pyrite Spellbomb, Oxidda Golem and Æther Spellbomb only got 1 vote. Not many this time, eh?
27 cards were voted on.
02 Armadillo Cloak (18.7)
03 Terminate (13.7)
04 Blightning (12.0)
05 Probe (11.7)
06 Pillory of the Sleepless (10.7)
07 Qasali Pridemage (10.3)
08 Kird Ape (9.3)
09 Izzet Chronarch (9.0)
10 Putrid Leech (9.0)
11 Recoil (9.0)
12 Consume Strength (8.0)
13 Wild Nacatl (6.7)
14 Agony Warp (6.3)
15 Momentary Blink (5.7)
16 Blind Hunter (4.7)
17 Coiling Oracle (4.7)
18 Dismantling Blow (4.7)
19 Curse of Chains (4.0)
20 Wrecking Ball (4.0)
Thank you magicmerl, FredMaster & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - So close and yet so far, we have Branching Bolt (3.7), Mystical Teachings (3.7), Temporal Spring (3.7) and Unmake (3.0)!
Common Knowledge - Everyone voted for Izzet Chronarch, Blind Hunter, Consume Strength, Pillory of the Sleepless, Recoil, Terminate, Armadillo Cloak, Jilt and Blightning!
Blockbusters - Armadillo Cloak, with 2, and Wild Nacatl, with 1, got all the 20s!
Flatline - Jilt, with only 19s, was absolutely flat - no spike at all.
Pet Cards - Wild Nacatl, Momentary Blink, Coiling Oracle, Curse of Chains, Wrecking Ball, Branching Bolt, Mystical Teachings, Unmake, Soul Manipulation, Razorfin Hunter, Shrieking Grostesque, Snakeform and Scab-Clan Mauler were only voted on by one!
32 cards were voted on.
02 Borderposts (9.3)
03 Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse (7.7)
04 Desert (6.3)
05 Halimar Depths (6.0)
06 Onslaught Cycling Lands (4.3)
07 Rupture Spire (4.3)
08 Panoramas (3.3)
09 Khalni Garden (1.3)
10 Seijiri Steppe (1.3)
Thank you Lanxal (me!), FredMaster & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - So close and yet so far, we have Urza's Sage Cycling Lands (0.7), Quicksand (0.3) and Kabira Crossroads (0.3)!
Common Knowledge - We had Ravnica Bouncelands, Borderposts, Evoling Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse, Desert, Halimar Depths, Rupture Spire & Panoramas getting everyone's votes!
Blockbusters - Ravnica Bouncelands (2) & Borderposts (1) got all the 10s~
Flatline - Halimar Depths, with 6-6-6 (D:), was the flatest of them all!
Pet Cards - Urza's Saga Cycling Lands, Quicksand and Kabira Crossroads got only one vote!
13 cards were voted on.
02 Crypt Rats (16.3)
03 Rancor (16)
04 Capsize (15.7)
05 Vulshok Morningstar (15)
06 Sprout Swarm (14.3)
07 Mulldrifter (14)
08 Rolling Thunder (13)
09 Bonesplitter (12)
10 Lightning Bolt (10.3)
11 Faith's Fetters (8.7)
12 Guardian of the Guildpact (8.7)
13 Signets (8)
14 Fireball (6)
15 Blastoderm (4)
16 Oblivion Ring (4)
17 Yavimaya Elder (4)
18 Counterspell (3.7)
19 Exclude (3.7)
20 Deep Analysis (2.7)
Thank you magicmerl, Rubin8or & Usman!
Random Ramblings & Rave Reviews
By that much - The Karros, Kird Ape, Ravnica Bouncelands, Leonin Bola and Chain Lightning almost made it!
Common Knowledge - We had Blastoderm, Oblivion Ring, Counterspell, Signets, Bonesplitter, Rancor, Mulldrifter, Vulshok Morningstar, Crypt Rats, Faith's Fetters, Rolling Thunder, Pestilence and Capsize on all lists!
Blockbusters - Pestilence and Capsize got all the twenties, with the former getting two!
Pet Cards - Exclude, Deep Analysis, Karoos, Kird Ape, Ravnica Bouncelands, Leonin Bola, Chain Lightning, Hymn to Tourach, Mana Leak and Opaline Bracers got only 1 vote!
28 cards were voted on.
Here is the place to discuss the results. Any other discussions, like specific card choices, should be made in the Voting Thread.
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This is really quite riggable at such few voters, though I'm not saying that he's doing it on purpose.
I do, however think that Guardian is quite overrated, you simply need to prepare for it with edicts and multicoloured removal. Sure, it's amazing, but not absolutely fetters amazing, IMO.
There is the "draft Guardian + anything that can kill it" strategy, which is pretty funny though. And it actually is normally a decent deck, which is nice. (in a 5cc shell, potentially).
Draft it on Cubetutor!
Haha. What am I trying to accomplish? To make sure my favourite pet cards end up on top!
...Seriously? Of course not, I just list cards in the order I think they are best. It would be rather boring if everyone put the exact same 20 in the exact same order no? Although I definitely feel we need more voters... I don't want my single 'rogue' vote to massively distort the results.
On Guardian of the Guildpact: agree with Rubin8or, it does seem to be a little overrated; all you need is a moderately sized multicoloured dude or some multicoloured removal.
On Capsize: perhaps I am underrating it, but I just feel that versatile, splashable cards like looters/Mulldrifter/counters are better.
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