Horse and TaxesTier 2
at Ascent Los Angeles
Pilot Skill · average
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Aetherwing | 11.5% | 16 | 6-10-0 | 37.5% | 40.0% | 37.6% | -5.0 |
| Wind Seiryuu | 9.7% | 6 | 2-3-1 | 41.7% | 45.0% | 48.4% | -0.9 |
| Water Fractal | 7.9% | 13 | 7-6-0 | 53.8% | 52.9% | 59.3% | +3.9 |
| Fire Crux Mage | 5.6% | 7 | 5-2-0 | 71.4% | 63.6% | 72.3% | +11.2 |
| Wind Shadowstrike | 5.4% | 3 | 0-3-0 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 33.4% | -12.4 |
| Water Genbu | 4.9% | 8 | 4-4-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 56.4% | +3.1 |
| Fire Oblation | 4.6% | 9 | 6-3-0 | 66.7% | 61.5% | 54.1% | +1.9 |
| Fire Umbra Guardian | 4.6% | 3 | 1-2-0 | 33.3% | 42.9% | 53.2% | +2.4 |
| Fire Aggro | 3.3% | 3 | 3-0-0 | 100.0% | 71.4% | 75.4% | +18.9 |
| Fire Crux Lorraine | 3.1% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 45.2% | -4.6 |
| Fire Aetherwing | 2.0% | 4 | 2-2-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 45.2% | -3.1 |
| Fire Firebloom Burn | 2.0% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 54.2% | +6.8 |
| Fire Luxem Assassin | 1.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Suited | 1.5% | 1 | 0-0-1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 51.2% | +2.0 |
| Slimes | 1.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 61.5% | +18.5 |
| Water Astra Ranger | 1.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 58.1% | +13.0 |
| Wind Astra Cleric | 1.5% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 42.4% | -12.1 |
| Wind Wakeup Combo | 1.5% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 41.2% | -14.0 |
| Fire Suzaku | 1.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Ravishing Mill | 1.3% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 39.8% | -16.3 |
| Wind Crux Lorraine | 1.3% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 41.7% | -13.3 |
| Water Crux Mage | 1.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 45.8% | -4.0 |
| Water Luxem Assassin | 1.0% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Tera Mage | 1.0% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 42.9% | -11.4 |
| Wind Allies | 1.0% | 2 | 1-1-0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 46.4% | -3.4 |
| Wind Byakko | 1.0% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Exia | 0.8% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Ravishing Mill | 0.8% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Tera Mage | 0.8% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Luxem Assassin | 0.8% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Razorgale | 0.8% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arcane | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Crux Merlin | 0.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 61.2% | +17.9 |
| Fire Umbra Alice | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Umbra Ciel | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Crux Assassin | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Crux Merlin | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Slimes | 0.5% | 2 | 2-0-0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 62.3% | +11.8 |
| Wind Arcane | 0.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 60.2% | +16.4 |
| Wind Crux Mage | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Luxem Zander | 0.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 60.4% | +16.6 |
| Wind Nico | 0.5% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Slimes | 0.5% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 52.5% | +4.0 |
| Dawn of Ashes | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Arcane | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Byakko | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Merlin | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Nico | 0.3% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 39.7% | -16.5 |
| Fire Silvie | 0.3% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 57.7% | +12.3 |
| Fire Slimes | 0.3% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 59.1% | +14.6 |
| Fire Tera Diao Chan | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Tonoris | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fire Umbra Ranger | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norm Arcane Rai | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Allies | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Astra Diana | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Chess | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Diana | 0.3% | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 39.2% | -17.2 |
| Water Neos | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Tera Cleric | 0.3% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 57.6% | +12.1 |
| Water Umbra Guardian | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Alice | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Crux Assassin | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Exia | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Lorraine | 0.3% | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 58.7% | +13.9 |
| Wind Slice & Dice | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind Umbra Ranger | 0.3% | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Decklists · 10 from this event
The 10 public Horse and Taxes 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 14 cards with non-zero signal (raw numbers, including 14 held back from the grid above)
| Card | Edge | In winner | In loser | Same | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volda, Smolder's Spite | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extortion Scheme | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three of Hearts | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reveal the Hidden | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lavasoul Tiger | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flame Sweep | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wind Resonance Bauble | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Infernal Vessel | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lavaheated Brew | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safeguard Amulet | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Varuckan Acolyte | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brisk Windtrotter | +1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fiery Interference | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dream Fairy | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |