The top 20 is calculated by assigning a point value to each rank (1st is 20, 2nd is 19, 3rd is 18.....20th is 1) and then totaling the number of points each card has. In the case of tie points the card with a greater number of votes for it wins out.
Consensus cards are cards that every single person voted for. Pet cards are cards that only a single person voted for.
I'll be interested to see if Banisher Priest takes over for Fiend Hunter next year (I assume it's too recent to garner a lot of support this time around).
Would it be possible to show some of the cards that fell in between the Top 20 and the pet cards? Even though people only vote for the top 20, it might be useful to show the top 25 or so cards. Seeing cards 21-25 might be more useful to new people that pet cards that only showed up once. Is the Honorable Mention card #21? If so, I'd be interested in just seeing a 5 card honorable mention section.
I do think that it's crazy that two people could vote and put a card in the top 20, even with a dozen voters. it's not unthinkable that this can or did happen, and why I think we should be using a system that starts at a number higher than 20.
I don't understand Squadron Hawk making the list..how many people actually Cube it? Plus its strength is going to depend on how you implement it in your draft (draft 1=get 4 is going to be obviously overpowered)
I don't understand Squadron Hawk making the list..how many people actually Cube it? Plus its strength is going to depend on how you implement it in your draft (draft 1=get 4 is going to be obviously overpowered)
2 people ranked it very highly, the more you go down the list the less likely the results are to show a consensus.
Of the cards that didn't make the top 20 only about a dozen had more votes that squadron hawk. Hawk's votes were 5th and 6th whereas the cards that had more votes than it all had numbers in the 15th-20th range. The list values a small number of people ranking a card very highly over a medium amount ranking it poorly.
Hawk is only on the list by 2 points, the bottom of the list is a lot less important than the top.
Also drafting1/getting4 isn't overpowered. Notice how the 2 of us that did rank it ranked it 5th and 6th.
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The top 20 is calculated by assigning a point value to each rank (1st is 20, 2nd is 19, 3rd is 18.....20th is 1) and then totaling the number of points each card has. In the case of tie points the card with a greater number of votes for it wins out.
Consensus cards are cards that every single person voted for. Pet cards are cards that only a single person voted for.
White:
12 people voted:sf45, taintedshampoo, resum, BrownDog5117, BetweenWalls, citynoise, inscho, Leelue, NoHeavenNoHell, whobetta, Squirrely, majikian
The maximum amoutn of points possible is 240.
64 unique cards were voted for.
Top20:
02 Mother of Runes (201) (-1)
03 Swords to Plowshares (190) (-1)
04 Path to Exile (182) (-1)
05 Spectral Procession (132) (+5)
06 Oblivion Ring (131) (+-0)
07 Faith's Fetters (120) (-2)
08 Guardian of the Guildpact (101) (-1)
09 Shrine of Loyal Legions (100) (+-0)
10 Calciderm (97) (+4)
11 Flickerwisp (82) (+6)
12 Serra Angel (76) (-1)
13 Glimmerpoint Stag (47) (New)
14 Coalition Honor Guard (43) (New)
15 Journey to Nowhere (41) (-3)
16 Cenn's Enlistment (40) (+3)
17 Porcelain Legionnaire (37) (+3)
18 Fiend Hunter (36) (New)
19 Squadron Hawk (31) (New)
20 Goldnight Commander (29) (New)
Previously top20:
00 Ghostly Prison (X) (No votes)
00 Gideon's Lawkeeper (X) (No votes)
00 Soltari Priest (X) (No votes)
00 Soltari Monk (X) (No votes)
The consensus cards (4) : Cloudgoat Ranger, Mother of Runes, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile
The pet cards (20) : Celestial Crusader,Meadowboon, Emancipation Angel, Enlightened Tutor, Phantom General, Stonecloaker, Sunlance, Fencing Ace, Fuedkiller's Verdict, Griffin Guide, Recumbant Bliss, Goldnight Redeemer, Stormfront Riders, Shelter, Hyena Umbra, Wall of Omens, Embolden, Cloistered Youth, Arrest, Voice of All
Honorable mentions (1) : Troubled Healer
Blue:
9 people voted: BrownDog5117, majikian, sf45, whobetta, NoHeavenNoHell, inscho, Leelue, Squirrely, citynoise
The maximum amoutn of points possible is 180.
65 unique cards were voted for.
Top20:
02 Fact or Fiction (150) (+4)
03 Mulldrifter (150) (+1)
04 Crystal Shard (110) (-2)
05 Mind Control (91) (-2)
06 Man-o'-War (90) (+3)
07 Jetting Glasskite (81) (+-0)
08 Mist Raven (78) (New)
09 Errant Ephemeron (78) (New)
10 Talrand's Invocation (74) (+1)
11 Clone (68) (-1)
12 Riftwing Cloudskate (56) (New)
13 Capsize (49) (-8)
14 Counterspell (42) (+-0)
15 Aether Adept (36) (New)
16 Compulsive Research (33) (-8)
17 Serendib Efreet (24) (New)
18 Looter il-Kor (-2)
19 Preordain (23) (-4)
20 Tandem Lookout (23) (New)
Previously top20:
51 Forbid (6) (-38)
57 Remand (5) (-39)
60 Sea Gate Oracle (3) (-43)
00 Thirst for Knowledge (X) (No Votes)
00 Thieving Magpie (X) (No Votes)
The consensus cards (4) : Control Magic, Fact or Fiction, Mulldrifter, Man-o'-War
The pet cards (31) : Mana Drain, Binding Grasp, Rushing River, Second Sight, Artful Looter, Favorable Winds, Overwhelming Intellect, Azure Mage, Dominate, Tower Geist, Sea Drake, Opportunity, Foresee, Careful Consideration, Tidings, Jodah's Avenger, Augury Owl, Serum Visions, Dismiss, Forbid, Miscalculation, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Fencer Clique, Complicate, Shimmering Glasskite, Sea Gate Oracle, Snap, Spin Into Myth, Water Servant, Wingcrafter, Aetherize,
Honorable mentions (0) :
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Would it be possible to show some of the cards that fell in between the Top 20 and the pet cards? Even though people only vote for the top 20, it might be useful to show the top 25 or so cards. Seeing cards 21-25 might be more useful to new people that pet cards that only showed up once. Is the Honorable Mention card #21? If so, I'd be interested in just seeing a 5 card honorable mention section.
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2 people ranked it very highly, the more you go down the list the less likely the results are to show a consensus.
Of the cards that didn't make the top 20 only about a dozen had more votes that squadron hawk. Hawk's votes were 5th and 6th whereas the cards that had more votes than it all had numbers in the 15th-20th range. The list values a small number of people ranking a card very highly over a medium amount ranking it poorly.
Hawk is only on the list by 2 points, the bottom of the list is a lot less important than the top.
Also drafting1/getting4 isn't overpowered. Notice how the 2 of us that did rank it ranked it 5th and 6th.
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