Ixalan Draft Ratings (Day One)
Scuffle the Demon Gambler shares their initial rankings of every card in Lost Caverns of Ixalan for your Draft and Sealed enjoyment.
The Scuffle System
Is a system for evaluating cards designed to help you improve at drafting!
Every card in the set is rated from 1-10, updated weekly:
1: Unplayable-never play this card
2: Weak-Try not to play this card
3: Filler- Good enough in a role
4: Replaceable – Plays fine, but can be Upgraded
5: Strong- Usually Makes the Deck
6: Very Strong – Always makes the deck
7: Work to play this
8: A reason to play this archetype
9: Always play this card
10: Wins the game
If you’re short on time or getting into the format, simply use the first rating to help you pick your cards.
Once you’ve got some experience, use the other values to help you make your decisions!
Every card is also given values for it’s:
1)Floor: The worst a card will be in your draft
2)Ceiling: The best a card will be in your draft
3)Difficulty: The amount of effort required to reach the ceiling
You want to get each card to its highest possible value- It’s ceiling. As you draft, practice creating paths through your draft, deckbuilding, and gameplay to maximize the value of each card.
Seeing this in the future? Be Sure to Check Out The Weekly Updated Ratings
| wdt_ID | Name | Change | Color | Rating | Floor | Ceiling | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried Treasure | A | 2 | 1 | 5 | High | |
| 2 | Careening Mine Cart | A | 6 | 5 | 6 | Low | |
| 3 | Cartographer's Companion | A | 3 | 3 | 4 | Low | |
| 4 | Chimil, the Inner Sun | A | 2 | 2 | 5 | High | |
| 5 | Compass Gnome | A | 4 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 6 | Contested Game Ball | A | 2 | 1 | 5 | High | |
| 7 | Digsite Conservator | A | 5 | 4 | 6 | Low | |
| 8 | Disruptor Wanderglyph | A | 4 | 3 | 4 | Low | |
| 9 | Forgotten Monument | L | 2 | 2 | 4 | High | |
| 10 | Hoverstone Pilgrim | A | 5 | 3 | 6 | Low | |
| 11 | Hunter's Blowgun | A | 3 | 2 | 4 | Med | |
| 12 | Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core | A | 4 | 3 | 7 | High | |
| 13 | Roaming Throne | A | 5 | 5 | 7 | High | |
| 14 | Runaway Boulder | A | 3 | 2 | 5 | Med | |
| 15 | Scampering Surveyor | A | 5 | 5 | 7 | Med | |
| 16 | Sorcerous Spyglass | A | 2 | 1 | 6 | High | |
| 17 | Sunbird Standard // Sunbird Effigy | A | 3 | 2 | 6 | High | |
| 18 | Swashbuckler's Whip | A | 3 | 2 | 5 | High | |
| 19 | Tarrian's Soulcleaver | A | 6 | 4 | 7 | Med | |
| 20 | The Millennium Calendar | A | 2 | 1 | 3 | High | |
| 21 | Threefold Thunderhulk | A | 6 | 4 | 8 | Low | |
| 22 | Throne of the Grim Captain // The Grim Captain | A | 3 | 1 | 9 | High | |
| 23 | Treasure Map // Treasure Cove | A | 5 | 3 | 7 | Med | |
| 24 | Abyssal Gorestalker | B | 4 | 3 | 7 | Med | |
| 25 | Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead | B | 8 | 7 | 9 | Low | |
| 26 | Acolyte of Aclazotz | B | 4 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 27 | Another Chance | B | 5 | 3 | 6 | Low | |
| 28 | Bitter Triumph | B | 6 | 4 | 6 | Low | |
| 29 | Bloodletter of Aclazotz | B | 4 | 3 | 7 | Med | |
| 30 | Bloodthorn Flail | B | 3 | 2 | 4 | High | |
| 31 | Bringer of the Last Gift | B | 2 | 2 | 5 | High | |
| 32 | Broodrage Mycoid | B | 5 | 3 | 6 | Med | |
| 33 | Canonized in Blood | B | 2 | 2 | 5 | High | |
| 34 | Chupacabra Echo | B | 7 | 5 | 8 | Med | |
| 35 | Corpses of the Lost | B | 6 | 5 | 7 | Low | |
| 36 | Dead Weight | B | 5 | 4 | 5 | Low | |
| 37 | Deathcap Marionette | B | 6 | 4 | 7 | Low | |
| 38 | Deep Goblin Skulltaker | B | 4 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 39 | Deep-Cavern Bat | B | 5 | 4 | 6 | Med | |
| 40 | Defossilize | B | 3 | 3 | 6 | High | |
| 41 | Echo of Dusk | B | 4 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 42 | Fanatical Offering | B | 4 | 3 | 6 | Med | |
| 43 | Fungal Fortitude | B | 4 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 44 | Gargantuan Leech | B | 4 | 2 | 6 | High | |
| 45 | Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair | B | 6 | 3 | 7 | Low | |
| 46 | Greedy Freebooter | B | 3 | 3 | 5 | Med | |
| 47 | Join the Dead | B | 5 | 4 | 5 | Low | |
| 48 | Malicious Eclipse | B | 4 | 4 | 7 | High | |
| 49 | Mephitic Draught | B | 3 | 2 | 5 | Med | |
| 50 | Preacher of the Schism | B | 7 | 6 | 8 | Med | |
| Name | Change | Color | Rating | Floor | Ceiling | Difficulty |
