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ArcaneTier 3

at Ascent London 2026 - Path of Steel

decks
3 (1.7% of field)
matches (non-mirror)
22 8-13-1
overall winrate
38.6%
ELO-adjusted winrate
46.1% avg ELO -1.5 per match
expected value
48.1% share-weighted (raw)
EV (ELO-adj)
49.9% share-weighted (skill-controlled)
Pilot Skill ↓ low
mean ELO 1178 · median 1121 · range 1119–1292 (3 pilots with an ELO rating)
1038 Q1 1194 Q3 1419 1750
0% of pilots are in the field's top quartile, 67% in the bottom. This deck is favored by lower-rated players — its raw winrate may understate how good it is.
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 Shadowstrike 13.4% 3 2-1-0 66.7% 57.1% 58.8% +6.6
Wind Seiryuu 11.2% 0
Water Aetherwing 6.1% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% -16.0
Fire Crux Mage 4.5% 2 1-1-0 50.0% 50.0% 52.9% +2.8
Fire Aggro 3.9% 2 0-2-0 0.0% 33.3% 33.7% -15.7
Fire Luxem Assassin 3.9% 3 2-0-1 83.3% 64.3% 67.4% +13.0
Wind Astra Cleric 3.9% 0
Fire Crux Lorraine 3.4% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 44.1% -9.4
Fire Exia 2.8% 0
Fire Oblation 2.8% 0
Fire Suited 2.8% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 40.9% -14.6
Horse and Taxes 2.8% 0
Wind Wakeup Combo 2.8% 0
Fire Aetherwing 2.2% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 35.6% -23.1
Fire Firebloom Burn 2.2% 0
Fire Umbra Guardian 2.2% 0
Wind Allies 2.2% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 46.6% -5.5
Water Allies 1.7% 2 1-1-0 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% +0.0
Water Fractal 1.7% 0
Water Genbu 1.7% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 47.5% -4.1
Wind Exia 1.7% 0
Wind Umbra Ranger 1.7% 0
Fire Slimes 1.1% 1 1-0-0 100.0% 60.0% 61.9% +19.0
Slimes 1.1% 0
Water Astra Ranger 1.1% 0
Water Crux Assassin 1.1% 0
Wind Arcane 1.1% 0
Wind Razorgale 1.1% 0
Dawn of Ashes 0.6% 0
Fire Arcane 0.6% 0
Fire Overlord 0.6% 0
Fire Seiryuu 0.6% 0
Fire Suzaku 0.6% 0
Fire Umbra Diana 0.6% 0
Fire Umbra Ranger 0.6% 1 1-0-0 100.0% 60.0% 60.9% +17.5
Norm Tera Silvie 0.6% 0
Water Astra Diana 0.6% 0
Water Crux Mage 0.6% 0
Water Luxem Assassin 0.6% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 45.6% -7.0
Water Neos 0.6% 0
Water Ravishing Mill 0.6% 1 0-1-0 0.0% 40.0% 35.8% -22.7
Water Tera Kongming 0.6% 0
Water Tera Mage 0.6% 0
Wind Byakko 0.6% 0
Wind Lorraine 0.6% 0
Wind Luxem Zander 0.6% 0
Wind Umbra Diana 0.6% 0
Decklists · 3 from this event

The 3 public Arcane decklists from this event, ordered by final placement — click a pilot for the full list.

Mirror Analysis

In 1 mirror match, here are the card-count differences that most often separated the winning deck from the losing one. Staples (cards both decks run at the same count) are filtered out — only flex slots show up below. Cards whose count only differed in fewer than 3 mirrors are also held back as too sparse to call a pattern (still visible in the raw table further down). Small sample warning: 1 mirror is borderline; treat these as suggestive, not conclusive.

No card differed in at least 3 of the 1 mirror we have. The raw table below has the sparse signals that didn't clear the threshold — treat them as noise unless the sample grows.

Show all 21 cards with non-zero signal (raw numbers, including 21 held back from the grid above)
Card Edge In winner In loser Same Direction
Resolute Stand -1.00 0 1 0
Enfeebling Orb +1.00 1 0 0
Rictus Tiding +1.00 1 0 0
Spellshield: Arcane +1.00 1 0 0
Blanche, Sheltering Saint +1.00 1 0 0
Fluffy Shopkeep -1.00 0 1 0
Nullifying Lantern +1.00 1 0 0
Peer into Mana -1.00 0 1 0
Turbo Charge -1.00 0 1 0
Scry the Skies +1.00 1 0 0
Anger the Skies -1.00 0 1 0
Chalice of Blood +1.00 1 0 0
Safeguard Amulet +1.00 1 0 0
Revealing Mesmer -1.00 0 1 0
Spellward Scepter -1.00 0 1 0
Nullifying Mirror -1.00 0 1 0
Weaken Resistance -1.00 0 1 0
Censer of Restful Peace -1.00 0 1 0
Regal Inquisition -1.00 0 1 0
Power Overwhelming +1.00 1 0 0
Topsy Decree +1.00 1 0 0

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