Once Upon A Galaxy · Meta Analysis

March 2026
Gauntlet Report

2026-03-20 · 273 champions · 6-win gauntlet finishers
273
Players
44
Captains played
130
Unique cards
Wormscale Tinkerer (64.8%)
Most-played card
Card Popularity
How often each card appeared across all 273 winning decklists. These are the cards players voluntarily added on top of the shared default set — high playrates signal genuine conviction.
Top 30 cards shown by playrate.
Captain Popularity
How often each captain was played across all 273 winning decklists. Shows which leaders players chose to pilot through the gauntlet.
All 44 captains shown by player count.
Card Archetypes
Archetype popularity shows which strategic approaches players brought to the event. Card clusters below show specific cards grouped by co-occurrence frequency.
All archetypes shown by player count.
Card Clusters
Cards grouped by co-occurrence frequency using hierarchical clustering. Review and adjust cluster definitions for future events as needed.
Cards are grouped based on how often they appear together in winning decks. Cluster labels are derived from data.
Captain Analysis
Toggle between Best 12 (most picked), Decklists (individual player decklists grouped by captain), or Signature Cards (lift). Cards are color-coded by archetype cluster. Captains with fewer than 5 finishers are flagged; treat their data cautiously.