Playset collection intelligence

MetaScore

See how much a card matters in the current meta.

Higher scores mean stronger, more consistent presence across real decks.

Birds of Paradise
Steam Vents
8.7

Standard

Strong format presence

2.4
8.7

The scale

From narrow role to format benchmark.

One continuous 0–10 signal. Read it at a glance.

2.4

Niche

A real, narrower role

5.0

Relevant

Established in the field

7.1

Strong

Played broadly and often

8.8

Staple

A major format presence

10

Top

Exceptional evidence

Why scores move

Relevance leaves a pattern.

The more consistently a card shows up—and matters when it does—the stronger its score can become.

01

Played broadly

The card keeps appearing across real decks.

02

Important to the deck

Mainboard use and meaningful quantities show commitment.

03

Works across the field

More than one narrow archetype relies on it.

04

Proven repeatedly

Consistent presence matters more than one isolated result.

Real cards. Different roles.

The score follows the evidence.

These examples show the idea, not guaranteed live scores.

Steam Vents
9.8
Steam Vents
Birds of Paradise
7.4
Birds of Paradise
Duress
5.1
Duress

One card can matter differently

Broad staple. Reliable role-player. Focused answer.

A lower score does not mean a bad card. It often means the card has a narrower job—or appears in fewer decks right now.

Sol Ring

Commander sees two roles.

Popular cards in the 99 matter. Cards genuinely used as commanders carry their own role signal.

Built for each format

One scale. Three different fields.

The same 0–10 scale is used everywhere, but Playset looks at the format in the way that makes sense for that format.

01

Standard

Current competitive decks

A fast-moving view of what matters in the format now.

02

Modern

A broader, deeper field

Established staples stand apart from narrower archetype cards.

03

Commander

The 99 and the command zone

Widely played cards matter. Cards actually used as commanders do too.

Meta Score is about relevance, not raw power.

A 9 does not mean the card belongs in every deck.

A 3 does not mean it is a bad card.

Scores change as real deck usage changes.

Across Playset

Meta intelligence, in collection context.

The same signal follows cards through Collection, Explore and Set Browse.

Collection

Steam Vents in Collection

Steam Vents

Guilds of Ravnica · Rare

9.8

Explore

Birds of Paradise in Explore

Birds of Paradise

Creature · Mana

7.4

Set Browse

Cards that matter

Scan the set with format context.

8.7