With 2 full seasons of Conclave Arcana gameplay in Modern, I wanted to evaluate my performance so far and look at what cards were the most successful for me. In this post, I use Xbot's battle analysis data, and I'm looking at Modern (where I play manually) over the last 30 days (5/18 to 6/17).
First off, you can see I played a whopping 1460 battles with a win rate of 56.4% (would love to get that up to 60%, but man the competition up in Champ is HARD).
1460 battles over 30 days translates to ~48 battles/day, which takes me probably about 90 minutes per day. I tend to multi-task while I'm playing (e.g. I'm writing this post in between waiting for battles...) though that's probably affecting my win rate!! Overall though, I've had a ton of fun playing and can say the Rebellion+CA modern is, to me at least, more fun than the previous CL+Rebellion modern.
Ok let's dig into my top performers.
Summoners
The following screenshots show my top 14 used summoners, and I've put a few thoughts below the screenshots.
Takeaways:
Lorkus is the new meta (along with Kelan). The usage between Lorkus and Eternal Tofu basically flipped and there are many reasons for that, including the introduction a hard counter to Tofu (Bella), the huge improvements to the fire team (with units like Graybrow), the removal of Forcefield (which gives more usage to Heloise/Drath lineups). This, along with improved support units to put alongside Kelan, has put Lorkus in the definite lead. My 54% win rate is impressive given I spam him, though it IS lower than some of the others in the list.
Can you believe I'm also using Cryptic AND Drath MORE than I'm using Eternal Tofu?? Even I was surprised to see that. And what's more, you can see my win rate with Drath (68%) is higher than the other "big 3". Tofu's second at 63%. The secret to Drath? Heloise of course.
Razi's up there at 70% win rate. Using her with the Lucky Longshot and Water Diviner is awesome (and extra fun).
EMP sits at a comfortable 54%. I love using him with either Slade or Sifu in the second position, but often get outplayed by similar but better EMP lineups or by Bella or Cryptic.
I was surprised to see Bella below 50%, but the truth is I haven't quite figured her out, and sometimes my Hippo play is "lazy" (I try to just bully a win).
Another notable here is Nidhoggr with a 49% win rate from 51 battles. That's more than I would've previously played him, and although he's tricky to use I think I'm using him more and more nowadays.
Kavorn's a bit of a bummer here at <40%. He just doesn't have enough Drakoshan to be useful at the moment, so he's basically a no-ability 3 mana Dragon summoner, which can occasionally be useful but for the most part there are better options.
Units
For the units, here are screenshots showing my top 21 most used cards:
Takeaways:
Halfling Refugee is a beast of a card. 1 mana meat shield with great attack. An OP card from the reward set. Make sure to max him before rewards rotate.
Kelan, as I've said before, is the meta attack card in the game right now. My win rate with him is 54%, just like Lorkus, and that's not a coincidence. They pair perfectly together.
Graybrow's probably the best card in CA and he comes in 3rd in my play rank. He's SUPER versatile, and in particular don't count him out in low mana games, where he's an absolute unit. He also pairs great with Lorkus.
Elanor is the most versatile unit in the game as a 0 mana neutral who attacks from the back line and supports the team with Strengthen.
Ahh... the Skinwalker. @bjangles will say "I told you so". He's awesome. I didn't originally account for the fact that he's ALSO required against Kelan. But his Shapeshift is extraordinary, and the fact that he's an 8 mana rare vs Gramel's 11 mana legendary, makes him more versatile. Shapeshift means he'll keep getting better btw...
Venka continues to be a beast, and the fact that Forcefield's no longer an issue gave her an upgrade.
Vicious Giraffe is the best common in CA, and a perfect match for Graybrow (as well as the Wayfinder).
Moxian Rebel lost a bit of her Moxi, but is still elite.
Inept Healer's the second best Legendary, and look at that 59% win rate. Corrupted Healing is one of the best abilities in the game.
Ujurak Elder's another fantastically versatile Neutral card from the reward set that you MUST max out ASAP if you haven't yet.
Slade continues to be fantastic.
Bellowmancer is the best tank in CA.
Fizbo's underrated, as his heal/reflection shroud mix is fantastic. I think he gets a bad rep for the art.
Soothsayer's still one of the best cards in Rebellion core with that ability mix, but for me she's getting less usage than before.
Jicarilla may be the reason for slightly less usage on the Soothsayer. Jica's fantastic though a bit fragile against Kelan.
The G Smith is still fantastic (63% win rate!) but less of an auto-play than before.
Gramel's a few spots lower but still getting a ton of play and a good win rate.
Sylvaran Sentinel is absolutely necessary if you have Heloise, and is just a generally good support unit. 71% win rate baby!!
Win rate >70% with >10 battles
I wanted to also check out some units that have >70% win rate in over 10 battles. Here they are, highlighted.
Takeaways:
Satha Toledo is amazing. 5 mana healer with lookout and 3 damage makes her very powerful. Maybe I need to use her more.
The Bolter's got an 80% win rate but only 10 battles, so it's hard to draw conclusions. Great card though.
Gallicus is terrific, and a 78% win rate at 32 battles is HUGE. He's a must-have for ranged-only, and also a terrific tank for only 4 mana.
Flame For Hire may be better than I thought, though with only 13 battles it may be a bit of a fluke.
Lucky Longshot is fantastic with Razi, and that 76% win rate at 68 battles is massive. And of course it mirrors my usage and win rate for Razi very closely.
Lord Thanalor!! I love him because of the Rust & Scavenger, which both pair beautifully with Heloise. He's still cheap, go get him!
Thunderhoof Nomad is incredible value with Deflect, Strengthen, and Triage at 3 mana .
Palifala makes the 70%+ list and while niche I find this Gnome very useful thanks to Mimic and Relentless Strike.
Heloiiiiiiise!! 102 battles and a 73% win rate is absolutely elite. Forcefield doing a vanishing act is probably the biggest boon to Heloise.
The Continuum Seer's one of the best speed cards in the game.
Chaos Rear Guard's 73% win rate is only for 11 battles, so I'll skip.
The Sentinel we talked about already, as well as Razi.
Honorable mention for Ahna-Chei Botanist, whose kit and speed are terrific for 2 mana.
I'm sure that this data isn't representative of every player, so I would love to see others share their battle data so we can compare and contrast.
AI images in this post were created using Midjourney AI
@bjangles will say "I told you so". He's awesome. I didn't originally account for the fact that he's ALSO required against Kelan. But his Shapeshift is extraordinary, and the fact that he's an 8 mana rare vs Gramel's 11 mana legendary, makes him more versatile. Shapeshift means he'll keep getting better btw...