TEMPEST OF THE GODS

POST-EXPANSION IMPRESSIONS



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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. The ultimate result of the expansion's meta bouleversements was two months of domination by Midrange Shadow and Ramp Dragon. While the archetypes have since suffered some nerfs, let's review how people felt about the meta as they experienced it.See the pre-expansion analysis here View all scores here.

TOP 10 97 97 97 97 97 97 95 95 95 95 93 93 91 91 91 91 90 90 88 88 While several archetypes got one or two powerful cards, Shadow and Dragon got a full swath, with the best card of the expansion-- and possibly the best card in the game-- going to Shadow.

THE UNDERAPPRECIATED 40 > 86

+46 > 86+46 55 > 97

+42 > 97+42 52 > 91

+39 > 91+39 58 > 91

+33 > 91+33 46 > 77

+31 > 77+31 70 > 97

+27 > 97+27 64 > 90

+26 > 90+26 70 > 95

+25 > 95+25 56 > 79

+23 > 79+23 74 > 95

+21 > 95+21 Several top-tier cards flew under the radar this expansion: Orthrus, Catacomb, Zell, and Rahab were not given the moment's notice they deserved. On the other hand, Ouroboros suffered from initial confusion over its effect text.

MOST DIVISIVE 29 29 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 (Scored by standard deviation, not mean)

The only card in this list to have seen widespread play is Dark Jeanne-- an AoE option for all variants of Haven. A consensus is still to be found, but most tournament lists are running 2-3 Jeanne, in both Aegis and Storm.

THE OVERESTIMATED 80 > 42

-38 80 > 53 > 27

-26 53 > 48 > 27

-21 48 > 47 > 26

-21 47 > 77 > 56

-21 77 > 89 > 68

-21 89 > 59 > 40

-19 59 > 84 > 65

-19 84 > 45 > 26

-19 45 > 50 > 32

-18 50 > While initial Minthe scoring suffered from confusion over mechanics, it has been a disappointment to see how Blood Moon and Roland have fallen flat in the new meta. Vengeance has gained a strong foothold in the meta, but Blood Moon has not served a part in it.

WORST 10 8 11 11 14 14 15 15 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 23 23 Spring Cleaning has broken the record for lowest score ever, beating out Castle in the Sky at 11. Otherwise, there's nothing to see here.

ENHANCE 97 97 93 93 87 87 84 84 77 77 76 76 62 62 52 52 43 43 35 35 34 34 This expansion chose to expand on the Enhance keyword from Bahamut, pushing out several insanely strong cards, the most representative being the new autoinclude Grimnir. Aerin, Lightning Blast, and Zombie Party also became powerful standard options in their archetypes.

CLASS SCORES 46 27 27 72 72 46 47 65 65 62 62 47 49 64 64 27 27 49 60 90 90 95 95 60 58 42 42 97 97 58 54 66 66 88 88 54 50 60 60 81 81 50 This expansion featured two legendaries per class, thus opening multiple avenues for new deck archetypes. Now corrected for an initial underestimation of card strengths (never forget Eachtar was rated under Roland and Minthe), Dragon and Shadow take the domineering position in rankings as they did in the meta.