Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Below average
The unchanged precon wins 18% of its games – the average at a four-player table is 25%. In the rankings up to €500 it would be #43 of 64.
- Tier · Elo
- C 1451 would be #43 of 64 in the rankings up to €500
- Win rate
- 18% 7 wins in 40 games, 95% certain between 9 and 32%
- Placements
- 118%7×
- 230%12×
- 330%12×
- 422%9×
- Price
- €60.19of €500.00
- Games
- 40in 4 tournaments
- Cards
- 10038 lands, 32 basic
- Game Changer
- 0at most 3 allowed
- Combos
- 0complete in the deck
- Rules check
- Passed100 cards, colors, banlist
Official Commander precon “Reign of Dragons” – played exactly as sold in stores, without a single change. It plays in every tournament and price class as a benchmark, so it is not ranked. Why do precons play?
Strengths and weaknesses
From 40 analysed games in 4 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class.
Play style: wins through combat – 82% of the damage to opponents is combat damage
Strengths
- Applies a lot of pressure: avg 49 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (40 games)
- Uses its mana well: only 13% of lands went unused in a turn (all-deck avg: 26%) – the deck almost always has something to play logged (measured on own turns 3–8, 40 games)
- Stable mana: fewer than 3 lands after turn 3 in only 0% of games (all-deck avg: 9%) logged (0 of 40 games)
- Clears the table: eliminates 0.90 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.62) logged (40 games)
Weaknesses
- Slow to win: wins on average only on its 12th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (7 wins)
- Vulnerable to attacks: 73% of losses to combat damage (all-deck avg: 59%) logged (24 of 33 losses)
Commander (1)
Creatures (27)
- Utvara Hellkite€5.01
- Goldlust Triad€3.96
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest Card draw€2.20
- Scourge of Valkas Removal€1.99
- Hellkite Charger€1.39
- Dragonspeaker Shaman€1.12
- Shivan Devastator€0.95
- Leyline Tyrant€0.84
- Anger€0.60
- Taurean Mauler€0.58
- Thundermane Dragon€0.55
- Terror of Mount Velus€0.51
- Parapet Thrasher Removal€0.50
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames Removal€0.39
- Minion of the Mighty€0.38
- Tyrant's Familiar RemovalAI limited€0.37
- Atsushi, the Blazing Sky Ramp€0.35
- Nogi, Draco-Zealot€0.35
- Scourge of the Throne€0.33
- Skyline Despot€0.33
- Dragonmaster Outcast€0.31
- Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant Ramp€0.30
- Thunderbreak Regent€0.24
- Goddric, Cloaked Reveler€0.17
- Dragonlord's Servant€0.16
- Firespitter Whelp€0.13
- Rapacious Dragon€0.07
Instants (8)
- Breath Weapon€5.93
- Unexpected Windfall Ramp€3.09
- Lightning Bolt Removal€0.99
- Chaos Warp Removal€0.35
- Spit Flame Removal€0.19
- Magmaquake Board wipe€0.09
- Abrade Removal€0.09
- Thrill of Possibility Card draw€0.04
Sorceries (5)
- Chandra's Ignition€3.80
- Blasphemous Act Board wipe€1.31
- Mana Geyser€0.90
- Hit the Mother Lode Ramp€0.33
- Chain Reaction Board wipe€0.19
Artifacts (13)
- Herald's Horn€3.30
- Basilisk Collar€2.92
- Swiftfoot Boots Protection€0.96
- Sol Ring Ramp€0.81
- Hazoret's Monument Card draw€0.69
- Orb of Dragonkind Ramp€0.53
- Dragon's Hoard Ramp€0.35
- Arcane Signet Ramp€0.33
- Cursed Mirror Ramp€0.29
- Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind Ramp€0.20
- Fire Diamond Ramp€0.16
- Dragonstorm Globe Ramp€0.13
- Commander's Sphere Ramp€0.09
Enchantments (8)
- Dragon Tempest Removal€1.96
- Warstorm Surge Removal€0.58
- Crucible of FireAI limited€0.47
- Bitter Reunion Card draw€0.43
- Count on Luck€0.33
- The Elder Dragon War Board wipe€0.24
- Outpost Siege€0.18
- Breaching Dragonstorm€0.15
Lands (38)
- War Room€1.88
- Haven of the Spirit DragonAI limited€0.54
- Spinerock Knoll€0.41
- Bonders' Enclave€0.33
- Forgotten Cave€0.11
- Temple of the False GodAI limited€0.09
- 32× Mountain
The games in numbers
- Commander cast
- 100%of games, by turn 4 in 12%
- Damage per game
- 49average: 29
- Wins on average
- turn 12.3own turn, average: 11.4
- First one out
- 15%6 of 40 games, average: 25%
- Too few lands
- 0%of games, 0 of them won, average: 9%
- Mulligans
- 10%4 in 40 games, average: 5%
Cards with a measurable effect
A correlation, not proof: these cards were cast clearly more often in wins.
- Breaching Dragonstorm – won 45% of the games in which it was cast (11), otherwise 7%
- Terror of Mount Velus – won 40% of the games in which it was cast (10), otherwise 10%
What the games show
From 40 analysed games in 4 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.
Damage per game all games
Total damage to opponents ÷ all 40 games – what the card contributes over the whole test
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen avg 13.1hit in 30 of 40 games
- Dragon Token avg 7.5hit in 20 of 40 games
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest avg 3.3hit in 7 of 40 games
Damage when used when it hits
Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest avg 18.9hit in 7 of 40 games
- Firespitter Whelp avg 18.8hit in 5 of 40 games
- Goldlust Triad avg 17.8hit in 4 of 40 games
Top finishers eliminates opponents
Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen 16×40 games in deck
- Dragon Token 10×40 games in deck
- Goldlust Triad 2×40 games in deck
Best interaction answers threats
Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)
- Spit Flame 4×avg 0.1 per game · 40 games in deck
- Parapet Thrasher 4×avg 0.1 per game · 40 games in deck
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen 4×avg 0.1 per game · 40 games in deck
Biggest walls blocks the most
Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 11% of 401 attackers blocked in total, 41% of those by flyers or reach
Not enough blocks logged yet.
Rarely cast candidates to cut
Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)
- Thrill of Possibility 2%cast in 1 of 40 games
- Unexpected Windfall 2%cast in 1 of 40 games
- Hazoret's Monument 5%cast in 2 of 40 games
Wins by turn speed
On which own turn the 7 wins came
- by turn 70%
- turns 8–943%
- turns 10–110%
- turns 12–1314%
- turn 14+43%
Elo history
Elo after every tournament, oldest on the left. Dashed: tier limits S, A, B, C.
Now 1451, highest 1502 (11/02), lowest 1451 – from 4 tournaments.
Recent games
Place in every 4-player game, oldest on the left: gold = win, silver = 2nd, bronze = 3rd, red = 4th, ring = draw.
2123312332243414341143232434123324222134In the last 40 games 7× win, 12× 2nd, 12× 3rd and 9× 4th.
Mana curve without lands
Average 3.69
Roles in the deck
Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 61 non-land cards in total.
Card types
- Creatures27%27
- Instants8%8
- Sorceries5%5
- Artifacts13%13
- Enchantments8%8
- Lands38%38
Most expensive cards
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Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?