| Tier | Card | Archetypes | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Boseiju, Who Endures | * | Format-warping land. Mainboard everywhere it's legal. |
| S | The Wandering Emperor | * | Best planeswalker in the format; flash makes her uncounterable in combat. |
| S | Reckoner Bankbuster | * | Best two-drop in the format. Treasures + card draw + a body. |
| A | Asari Captain | rb-samurai | Defines the Rakdos samurai gameplan. Cheap, evasive, snowballs. |
| A | Heiko Yamazaki, the General | rb-samurai | Cheap finisher with reach via channel ability. |
| A | Tatsunari, Toad Rider | gb-mid | Reanimation engine + token generator. Carries the Golgari plan. |
| A | Kaito Shizuki | ub-ninjas | Best ninja-payoff planeswalker. Self-protects and grinds out games. |
| A | Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh | ur-spells | Modified payoff at five mana; ultimate is a soft win con. |
| B | Spirited Companion | * | Two-mana 1/1 with card draw. Quiet format staple in any deck. |
| B | Biting-Palm Ninja | ub-ninjas | Ninjutsu with discard upside. Backbone of UB. |
| B | Network Disruptor | ub-ninjas | Cheap evasive enabler. Pairs with every ninja. |
| B | The Modern Age | ur-spells | Saga; finisher mode is crushing if untouched. |
| B | The Long Reach of Night | gb-mid | Saga; reanimation + body. Slow but powerful. |
| C | Falcon Abomination | rb-samurai | Acceptable if you're already in the right colors. |
| C | Iron Apprentice | * | Filler one-drop for vehicles / artifact decks. |
| C | Towashi Songshaper | * | Synergy-only; passes too late to be a blowout. |
| D | Network Terminal | * | Niche payoff that mostly does nothing. |
Draft · Tier List
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is a medium format dominated by Rakdos Samurai, with Golgari Midrange rising and uw-vehicles falling. Key mechanics: Channel, Modified, Sagas, Reconfigure, Ninjutsu.
Tiers curated · Sample size ≥ 1,000 games · 108 cards ranked
What do these stats mean?
- Tier (S/A/B/C/D/F)
- Auto-assigned from GIH WR brackets, S ≥ 61%, A 58–61%, B 55–58%, C 52–55%, D 49–52%, F < 49%. Refined by editorial overrides where curated.
- Rank (#)
- Overall draft ranking, 1 to 108, sorted by Game-in-Hand Win Rate. #1 is the format's strongest card by win rate.
- GIH (Game-in-Hand WR)
- Win rate of decks while this card was in hand at any point. The most-cited stat for evaluating cards.
- ALSA (Average Last Seen At)
- Average pack position (1–15) when the card was last seen by a drafter. Lower means picked earlier on average, a proxy for community pick order.
Archetypes
What to draft
- RB
Rakdos Samurai
Aggressive samurai with hard-cast removal and reach.
- GB
Golgari Midrange
Value cards into a fast finisher; reanimation upside.
- UB
Dimir Ninjas
Cheap evasion + ninjutsu loops to keep value flowing.
- UR
Izzet Spells
Modified creatures + cheap spells for prowess and triggers.