STARFORGED LEGENDS

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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. Nobody had a clear idea of the new meta going into Shadowverse's fifth expansion-- and certainly nobody expected PDK, the third-worst rated legendary, to become so dominant in the new meta. For the first time, voters did not even get close to predicting the top archetypes-- let's review what they did foresee.See the post-expansion analysis here. Join us on our Discord server View all scores here.

TOP 10 91 91 86 86 86 86 80 80 78 78 77 77 76 76 74 74 71 71 71 71 While all of these cards are certainly strong (except perhaps Twilight Queen), none of them have seen central play in the two domineering decks of the meta, PDK Dragon and Aggro Sword. The post-expansion voting will likely bring an entirely new set of Top 10 cards.

MOST DIVISIVE 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 (Scored by standard deviation, not mean)

It's no surprise that these cards were so divisive for voters, as players continue to test the bounds of archetypes like Serpent Blood, ChimeraShift, and various Loki OTK decks. The great surprise was PDK, which has risen from meme status to one of the most significant cards of the expansion.

WORST 10 14 14 18 18 19 19 20 20 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 27 27 Following in the path of Corpselord of Woe, Mail of Obliteration has become the second legendary to ever make the Worst 10 list. Let's see if it, too, will be able to escape this list.

PDK AND AGGRO SWORD 74 74 69 69 66 66 65 65 65 65 54 54 52 52 36 36 There was no keyword or general theme this expansion, so let's review the cards that have seen play in the two new dominant archetypes. Ironically, the two highest rated cards here are also the ones most tangential to Aggro Sword and PDK respectively.

CLASS SCORES 55/76 69 69 68 68 55/76 56/76 74 74 67 67 56/76 56/73 65 65 64 64 56/73 40/54 39 39 52 52 40/54 51/77 77 77 24 24 51/77 57/70 68 68 68 68 57/70 54/76 71 71 71 71 54/76 (First score: All cards average. Second score: Top 3 cards average.)

Except for Dragon, which was (ironically) perceived to have been shafted this expansion, most factions received decently powerful and balanced tools. It's not clear if we will see more new archetypes in the days to come, like Ganesh Forest, Serpent Blood, and Avatar Haven.