Horse and TaxesTier 2
at Ascent Manila 2026
decks
5
(1.8% of field)
matches (non-mirror)
42
23-18-1
overall winrate
56.0%
ELO-adjusted winrate
59.9%
avg ELO +3.5 per match
expected value
50.5%
share-weighted (raw)
EV (ELO-adj)
51.8%
share-weighted (skill-controlled)
Pilot Skill · average
mean ELO 1295
· median 1298
· range 1127–1496
(5 pilots with an ELO rating)
1061
Q1 1211
Q3 1431
1730
20% of pilots are in the field's top quartile,
20% in the bottom.
Head-to-Head Matchups
Winrates vs every other archetype, sorted by the opponent's field share. Mirrors excluded. Shrunk WR uses a Beta(2, 2) prior so a 1-0 cell doesn't read as 100%; it feeds the EV calc above. Adj WR is the skill-controlled view: derived from per-match ELO deltas (0.5 + avg ELO Δ / K=32, same shrinkage), so it tells you what would have happened on equal-rating play. A faded Raw WR means under 10 matches — lean on the Shrunk WR column there.
| Opponent | Their share | Matches | W-L-D | Raw WR | Shrunk WR | Adj WR | ELO Δ/match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Seiryuu | 10.5% | 4 | 0-4-0 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 28.3% | -13.9 |
| Fire Oblation | 9.4% | 3 | 1-2-0 | 33.3% | 42.9% | 41.7% | -6.2 |
| Water Aetherwing | 8.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 51.7% | +1.1 |
| Fire Luxem Assassin | 6.9% | 3 | 3-0-0 | 100.0% | 71.4% | 73.7% | +17.7 |
| Fire Aggro | 5.8% | 3 | 3-0-0 | 100.0% | 71.4% | 77.2% | +20.3 |
| Fire Crux Mage | 5.1% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 55.9% | +9.4 |
| Fire Crux Lorraine | 4.7% | 5 | 2-3-0 | 40.0% | 44.4% | 49.8% | -0.1 |
| Wind Shadowstrike | 4.7% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Umbra Guardian | 4.0% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Firebloom Burn | 3.6% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 58.2% | +13.2 |
| Water Fractal | 2.9% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Astra Cleric | 2.9% | 5 | 3-1-1 | 70.0% | 61.1% | 65.2% | +8.8 |
| Wind Chess | 2.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 53.5% | +5.6 |
| Fire Aetherwing | 2.2% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.9% | -14.5 |
| Fire Suzaku | 1.8% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 61.7% | +18.7 |
| Water Genbu | 1.8% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.7% | -14.9 |
| Slimes | 1.4% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 54.4% | +7.0 |
| Water Allies | 1.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Wakeup Combo | 1.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Crux Merlin | 1.1% | 2 | 0-2-0 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 38.3% | -11.2 |
| Water Crux Assassin | 1.1% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Allies | 1.1% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Razorgale | 1.1% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 39.9% | -16.1 |
| Wind Umbra Ranger | 1.1% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.4% | -15.4 |
| Arcane | 0.7% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 63.8% | +22.0 |
| Fire Suited | 0.7% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 57.4% | +11.9 |
| Fire Umbra Alice | 0.7% | 2 | 2-0-0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 77.7% | +26.6 |
| Fire Umbra Ciel | 0.7% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Luxem Assassin | 0.7% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Lorraine | 0.7% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Arcane | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Exia | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Polkhawk | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Rai | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Slimes | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Tera Silvie | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Umbra Diana | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Umbra Ranger | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Astra Ranger | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Neos | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Ravishing Mill | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Slice & Dice | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Tera Mage | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Umbra Alice | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Umbra Guardian | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Arcane | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Byakko | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Crux Lorraine | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Crux Mage | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Diana | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Luxem Assassin | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Umbra Guardian | 0.4% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Decklists · 5 from this event
The 5 public Horse and Taxes decklists from this event, ordered by final placement — click a pilot for the full list.
