WONDERLAND DREAMS

POST-EXPANSION IMPRESSIONS



Note: The following expansion cards have been nerfed, and thus voting may not reflect their current power level: Tove, Spawn of the Abyss, Princess Snow White, Goblin Leader; Big Knuckle Bodyguard, Scarlet Sabreur, Falise; Alice, Lion of the Golden City, Shield of Flame



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Scores are averaged on a 0-100 range, except for the "Most Divisive" category, which is scored by standard deviation. Data aggregated from polls hosted on this website (voting closed), posted on the subreddit and Discord server before the expansion.Scores are averaged on a 0-100 range, except for the "Most Divisive" category, which is scored by standard deviation. A month of absolute Neutral Blood dominance was finally brought to an end with end-of-July nerfs. Let these votes be a testament to the exceptionally broken Wonderland Dreams expansion meta.Note: The following expansion cards have been nerfed, and thus voting may not reflect their current power level: Tove, Spawn of the Abyss, Princess Snow White, Goblin Leader; Big Knuckle Bodyguard, Scarlet Sabreur, Falise; Alice, Lion of the Golden City, Shield of FlameSee the pre-expansion analysis here View all scores here.

TOP 10 97 97 97 97 95 95 94 94 94 94 93 93 92 92 92 92 91 91 90 90 Six of these cards were mainstays in Neutral Blood, two in Aegis Haven, and two in Dirt Rune. Among the next four cards, three were components in Neutral Blood.

THE UNDERAPPRECIATED 45 > 93

+48 > 93+48 56 > 90

+34 > 90+34 55 > 88

+33 > 88+33 69 > 92

+23 > 92+23 49 > 71

+22 > 71+22 70 > 91

+21 > 91+21 65 > 84

+19 > 84+19 70 > 89

+19 > 89+19 42 > 60

+18 > 60+18 66 > 84

+18 > 84+18 The greatest surprise here was Tove-- a card which was initially regarded as utterly useless, and the most underrated card ever polled. However, all of these cards but Ephemera became major mainstays in expansion archetypes, making it somewhat incriminating that they were all overlooked.

MOST DIVISIVE 30 30 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 (Scored by standard deviation, not mean)

This expansion brought several relatively interesting cards that most likely won't see competitive play. Interestingly enough, though, some players seem to have been able to incorporate Corpselord into meaningful Shadow lists.

THE OVERESTIMATED 65 > 29

-36 65 > 72 > 42

-30 72 > 71 > 43

-28 71 > 77 > 50

-27 77 > 57 > 30

-27 57 > 67 > 42

-25 67 > 47 > 24

-23 47 > 58 > 35

-23 58 > 50 > 29

-21 50 > 58 > 38

-20 58 > Fairy Dragon, Abomination, Heinlein, and Bandersnatch were initially hailed as incredibly powerful scaffolding cards, but none of them ended up making the cut (although some people are still trying with Abomination). Fairy Dragon is also the most overrated card ever polled (excepting the Minthe wording fiasco).

WORST 10 13 13 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 23 23 24 24 Corpselord of Woe somehow managed to move up out of the Worst 10-- from 25 to 30 points. In its place, we now have Dramatic Dragonblader.

NEUTRAL 97 97 93 93 89 89 84 84 76 76 75 75 74 74 72 72 71 71 60 60 59 59 58 58 56 56 53 53 51 51 45 45 38 38 38 38 35 35 35 35 26 26 20 20 18 18 17 17 There was no keyword this expansion, but there was Neutral synergy, carried on the back of Alice. Some of these neutral synergies far outstrip comparable faction cards-- especially the notorious Goblin Leader > Alice combo, which established an oppressive Neutral presence for the entirety of July.

CLASS SCORES 47/74 72 72 29 29 47/74 64/83 60 60 70 70 64/83 56/90 91 91 42 42 56/90 33/53 45 45 39 39 33/53 44/68 57 57 31 31 44/68 66/94 92 92 67 67 66/94 59/88 76 76 95 95 59/88 (First score: All cards average. Second score: Top 3 cards average.)

The top three classes of the expansion meta were Blood, Haven, and Rune, while Forest, Dragon, and Shadow received little comparative support. Sword occupied a changing ground, but with its best cards supporting half-dead archetypes, it ultimately failed to secure a spot in Tier 1.