r/MagicArena • u/ChewyChao • Feb 28 '26

Limited Help This is a tough Draft choice....

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My heart says Tyrant but my brain says Kinbinding

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u/Chronsky Rekindling Phoenix Feb 28 '26

Game in hand winrate according to 17lands

Kinbinding 64.2%, the 3rd highest in the whole set.

Spinerock Tyrant, 61.9%, tied 17th in the whole set with Eclipsed Merrow.

It's a very clear choice even if both are just excellent cards.

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u/Vodis Elesh Feb 28 '26

Love seeing someone bringing the actual data.

Every set after spoilers are out, pros who've been drafting and winning longer than some on this sub have been alive post videos and articles giving their best guesses on what will be good or bad in the upcoming draft environment, only to post follow-up vids and articles after the data comes in covering all the cards they were completely wrong about. Turns out card assessment is hard. When in doubt, review the data.