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Magic Data Science
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Doing math with Magic; doing Magic with math.

(Chromatic Lantern; Julie Dillon)
... the creatures were in FIN. FIN > MOM > EMN > IKO are the four sets with the highest mean P+T.)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This holds up if you look at all cards, not just commons & uncommons.

I just thought this was interesting, and a little counterintuitive. Especially after you add all of the -1/-1 counters, ECL is surprisingly low-toughness!

(It's also interesting to see just how big...
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
...all but 7 of these sets has higher average toughness than power, but the biggest toughness outliers are all old sets: Alpha, Alliances, & Antiquities.

But even in the last year, Final Fantasy and The Last Airbender are substantially more tough-leaning than Lorwyn Eclipsed.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I guess you could say that I did not expect this.
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
@alanpep.bsky.social has been collecting these Archetype Guides from booster boxes since they started doing them, and was kind enough to share two with me: Unfinity and Dominaria Remastered.

Thanks so much!
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I know this would have been more useful about a week ago, but 🤷‍♂️

Maybe this will help someone, and if not -- I love these Archetype Guides, and wanted to dabble in the genre anyway 😄
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
#5 is even more out-of-left-field
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
...there are others, including many cases where an artist has done two takes on the same card (too many 2-ofs to list here), but most are less interesting, or more minor variants.

Credit to this thread for the idea: bsky.app/profile/kawa...
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Kotaki Sol Rings
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Three Burley Vistas
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
This guy. Not sure what's going on here.
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Some Danner Wilds; the inspiration for this thread
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Some pretty hardcore Arcane Signets
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
So many Urza's, part II
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
So many Urza's
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Another four seasons, which I should have put earlier in the thread
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Magali 🤝 Thalia
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM