RISE OF BAHAMUT

PRE-EXPANSION EXPECTATIONS



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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. By the time Shadowverse's second expansion had arrived, players already had thorough ideas of who would be controlling the meta and why. It's not yet time to see how correct they were, but these are the community's pre-expansion expectations.See the post-expansion analysis here. View all scores here.

TOP 10 92 92 86 86 81 81 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 Unexpectedly, the queen of the meta was third place in expectations. Daria heralded an incredibly powerful Tempo Rune archetype, whereas most of the other cards here secured spots in traditional archetypes. Honorary mention goes out to White Wolf for breathing new life into Rose Queen and Silver Bolt.

MOST DIVISIVE 33 33 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 (Scored by standard deviation, not mean)

This list shows some of the most controversial expansion cards, and unsurprisingly, Eidolon is at the top, followed shortly by Imperial Dragoon. Both these legendaries seem to be a part of Cygames' strategy to push new archetypes, and their divisiveness is a testament to Cygames' success.

WORST 10 22 22 25 25 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 32 Who could take the crown of "worst card" more justifiably than Castle in the Sky? These are the cards you'll probably never see outside of Arena, as they've been widely agreed upon as trash tier.

ENHANCE 92 92 86 86 70 70 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 53 53 52 52 51 51 47 47 45 45 44 44 42 42 39 39 32 32 31 31 Enhance is the new mechanic introduced with Rise of Bahamut, whereby a player can pay extra mana to get a different effect from certain cards. This inherently strong duality allows for increased flexibility, benefiting aggro, midrange, and control decks alike.

CLASS SCORES 50 73 73 50 53 92 92 53 59 81 81 59 55 63 63 55 54 67 67 54 56 77 77 56 47 45 45 47 The class averages have well predicted the new meta, placing Rune and Blood at the top, and Haven and Sword towards the bottom. While Forest saw few powerful class cards, their post-expansion position has been buttressed by the neutral cards Feena and Goblin Mage.