Call of the Stones Meta Report

June 10, 2026

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Post-Event Meta Breakdown — DC & Cincinnati

DC Event Cincinnati Event 40 Tracked Decklists 425 Unique Cards 16 Top 8 Slots

The first competitive chapter of Call of the Stones has now been written. With both the DC and Cincinnati events complete, we finally have our first meaningful dataset from a developing format. For the first time, we can move beyond theory and begin examining how players actually chose to build, compete, and succeed.

As both a longtime competitive TCG player and the Organized Play Coordinator for Wonders of The First, I spend a significant amount of time studying tournament results, testing strategies, and discussing the game with players across all levels of competition. While no metagame analysis is ever perfect, I have always believed that the strongest conclusions come from the data itself.

With that in mind, this report examines field representation, Top 8 conversion rates, statistical breakout performers, and lower-registration cards that appeared disproportionately in successful decklists. Rather than telling players what to think, the goal is to present the results as they occurred and provide a clear picture of the format’s first major competitive events.

One note on how to read the numbers: win rates and conversion figures carry more weight the larger the sample behind them. A card in 12 decks posting a 62% win rate is a meaningful signal. A card in one deck posting 87% is a fascinating data point about one player’s run — not yet a statement about the card’s ceiling. We’ve structured each section with sample size clearly in view.

Event Overview

The Numbers at a Glance

Tracked Decklists

Top 8 Slots

425

Unique Cards

72.5%

Top Card Field Rate

DC brought 19 decklists and Cincinnati followed with 21. The most-played card across both events was The First — a Legendary Land that grants all Orbital Links — appearing in 29 of 40 decklists. The only card to clear statistical significance for breakout performance was Market of Lost Wonders, a Landmark Land with a Kingdom 3 ability that alternates between bonus actions and bonus energy depending on the round.

Format Snapshot

Six Figures That Defined the First Events

Three metrics shape how we read the format: registration rate, Top 8 conversion, and win rate delta versus the field average. Here are the leading entries in each category from the combined dataset.

Most Registered

The First

72.5% field presence · 29 of 40 decks
+22.0 WR delta · 44.8% Top 8 conversion
Legendary Land · Existence

“This gets all Orbital Links. Your cards of any Orbital cost -1 energy. Harvest: Gain 1 action.”

Highest Top 8 Conversion

Core Meltdown

87.5% Top 8 conversion · 8 decks
68.7% win rate · +21.0 WR delta
Spell · Call of the Stones

“Banish target item. Attuned Boundless.”

Highest Win Rate (8+ decks)

Vaylen Vos

68.9% win rate · 8 decks
62.5% Top 8 conversion · +20.5 delta
Wonder · Existence

Leads the 8-deck tier in win rate across both events combined.

Statistically Confirmed Breakout

Market of Lost Wonders

Chi-squared significant · 2.08x over field
66.6% Top 8 conversion · 62.5% win rate
Legendary Land · Existence

“Kingdom 3: If odd round, gain an extra action. If even round, gain 2 energy. Boundless Link. Harvest: Gain 1 action.”

Highest Uniqueness Score

Aethereon the Cybertusk

100% Top 8 conversion · Uniqueness 4.80
2.51x breakout multiple · 68.4% win rate
Legendary Wonder · Call of the Stones

“ASCEND: Your cards can’t be nullified. When this ascends, create a 1-power Paradox Strider token here.” — First Form Incarnation.

Most Converging Signals

Desert Survivor NBC Suit

100% Top 8 conversion · 2.50x breakout
71.4% win rate · Top 8 Unique
Item · Existence

Appears independently on the Top 8 Unique list, the Breakout Candidates list, and the Watch List — the only card in the dataset to appear on all three.

Card Popularity

Top 20 Most-Registered Cards Across Both Events

Sorted by field presence across the combined 40-deck pool. Win Rate Delta (WR ?) shows how the pilots running each card performed relative to the overall field average. A positive delta means those decks outperformed the field; the figure doesn’t imply causation.

Card Name	Type	Set	Decks	Field %	Avg Copies	Win Rate	Conv %	WR ?
The First	Land	Existence	29	72.5%	1.0	57.3%	44.8%	+22.0
Moonfire Crystal Mouse	Wonder	Existence	21	52.5%	2.62	54.1%	42.9%	+3.1
Phoenix Quill	Item	Existence	19	47.5%	1.0	65.1%	52.7%	+25.3
Sunfire City	Land	Existence	18	45.0%	2.0	58.8%	50.0%	+12.3
Keeper of Beauty	Wonder	Existence	16	40.0%	1.69	58.3%	37.5%	+8.9
House of Verdantleaf	Land	Call of the Stones	14	35.0%	1.0	61.7%	57.2%	+13.5
Sirius Aetherblade	Wonder	Existence	14	35.0%	1.79	60.2%	50.0%	+11.1
Twilight Marsh	Land	Existence	14	35.0%	1.71	57.7%	42.9%	+9.0
Thunderpeak Vineyard	Land	Call of the Stones	13	32.5%	1.0	57.8%	38.4%	+7.4
Eternitum the Space Lich	Wonder	Existence	13	32.5%	1.0	60.6%	53.9%	+11.7
Market of Lost Wonders	Land	Existence	12	30.0%	1.0	62.5%	66.6%	+14.9
Nyx Fleetfoot	Wonder	Call of the Stones	12	30.0%	2.50	51.7%	33.3%	-1.7
Celestium Heights	Land	Existence	12	30.0%	2.33	60.3%	50.0%	+10.6
Indra’s Citadel	Land	Existence	11	27.5%	1.91	60.4%	45.5%	+10.7
Utterly Complex Compound Bow	Item	Existence	11	27.5%	1.0	61.8%	54.5%	+12.8
Vivi Bitstorm	Wonder	Call of the Stones	11	27.5%	1.0	55.2%	45.5%	+2.0
Galactic Sovereign Throne	Item	Existence	11	27.5%	1.63	60.0%	63.7%	+10.6
Plant Terror of Ethereal Grove	Wonder	Existence	11	27.5%	1.0	61.4%	45.5%	+11.4
Resonance Reach	Land	Existence	11	27.5%	1.91	55.7%	54.5%	+3.8
Fortress Orcscar	Land	Existence	10	25.0%	2.60	51.0%	30.0%	-1.8

On reading WR Delta: Win rate delta reflects how the pilots running each card performed overall — it is a correlation, not a measure of individual card strength. Cards with high average copy counts in this table (Moonfire Crystal Mouse at 2.62, Nyx Fleetfoot at 2.50, Fortress Orcscar at 2.60) show that players are committing multiple copies; the results of those choices are reflected in the delta column.

Top 8 Conversion Leaders

What the Top Cuts Had in Common

Conversion rate measures the percentage of decks running a given card that finished in the Top 8. Only cards with 4 or more appearances are included — below that threshold the figures reflect individual player performance more than anything pattern-based.

Core Meltdown and Dreameater posted identical Top 8 conversion rates of 87.5% across 8 decks each — the highest recorded in this combined dataset. Core Meltdown is a Boundless-attuned spell that banishes target items. Dreameater is a Flying Dragon Wonder that banishes a card on play. Two different approaches to disruption, the same conversion result.

Card	Type	Decks	Field %	Win Rate	Conv %	WR ?
Core Meltdown	Spell	8	20.0%	68.7%	87.5%	+21.0
Dreameater	Wonder	8	20.0%	64.0%	87.5%	+14.5
Cast Out	Spell	5	12.5%	64.3%	80.0%	+13.2
Eye of Petraia	Wonder	4	10.0%	75.0%	75.0%	+24.4
Bloomstone Stream	Land	4	10.0%	56.0%	75.0%	+3.3
Caelith Leaftracker	Wonder	6	15.0%	59.4%	66.7%	+7.9
Oakthorn’s Elysium	Land	6	15.0%	64.5%	66.7%	+13.4
War’rinoco, Nature’s Firstborn	Wonder	9	22.5%	59.2%	66.7%	+8.3
Market of Lost Wonders	Land	12	30.0%	62.5%	66.6%	+14.9
Galactic Sovereign Throne	Item	11	27.5%	60.0%	63.7%	+10.6
Vaylen Vos	Wonder	8	20.0%	68.9%	62.5%	+20.5
Cosmolife Entity	Wonder	8	20.0%	57.5%	62.5%	+5.8
Shattered Veil Society	Land	5	12.5%	65.4%	60.0%	+15.3
Thought Tempest	Spell	5	12.5%	64.5%	60.0%	+12.7
House of Verdantleaf	Land	14	35.0%	61.7%	57.2%	+13.5
Phoenix Quill	Item	19	47.5%	65.1%	52.7%	+25.3

Breakout Card Analysis

Market of Lost Wonders — The Only Statistically Confirmed Breakout

Breakout analysis measures whether a card’s over-representation in Top 8 cuts is statistically meaningful or within the expected range of variance. We use chi-squared significance testing to make that determination.

Out of 425 unique cards across both events, one cleared the threshold:

? Chi-Squared Significant

Market of Lost Wonders

Legendary Land · Existence · Boundless · Landmark

“Kingdom 3: If this is an odd round, gain an extra action. If it’s an even round, gain 2 energy.” · Boundless Link · Harvest: Gain 1 action.

Field %
30%

Top 8 Rate
66.6%

Win Rate
62.5%

Multiple
2.08x

Market of Lost Wonders appeared in Top 8 decklists at more than twice the rate its field share would predict. That over-representation is confirmed statistically significant — making it the most data-supported card in the format through these two events.

The cards below posted performance multiples of 2.50x or higher but have not yet cleared the chi-squared threshold due to lower registration counts. They are candidates for confirmed breakout status — the next event will tell us more.

Card	Field %	Top 8 %	Multiple	Supporting Data
Aethereon the Cybertusk	7.5%	18.8%	2.51x	68.4% WR · 100% conv · Top 8 Unique
Dreameater	7.5%	18.8%	2.51x	64.0% WR · 87.5% conv — highest sample candidate
Dustfall Badlands	7.5%	18.8%	2.51x	Cincinnati-specific presence
Cast Out	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	64.3% WR · 80.0% conv
Eye of Petraia	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	75.0% WR · 75.0% conv
Desert Survivor NBC Suit	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	71.4% WR · 100% conv · Top 8 Unique
Knighthood	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	64.2% WR · 100% conv
Time Temple	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	64.2% WR · 100% conv
Power of Bloodlines	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	64.2% WR · 100% conv
Radiant Rebirth	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	61.5% WR · 100% conv · Attuned Boundless
Roman Silvershot	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	Top 8 Unique in Cincinnati
Starway the Guide	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	Top 8 Unique · 61.5% WR
Bio-Circuit Plant	5.0%	12.5%	2.50x	Top 8 Unique · land package presence

Top 8 Unique — Low-Registration Cards

Cards Found Almost Exclusively in Top 8 Decklists

Top 8 Unique cards are those with very low field presence that appeared almost entirely in Top 8 finishing decklists. A high uniqueness score reflects how concentrated a card’s appearances were in top-finishing lists. All uniqueness signals from this dataset came from Cincinnati; DC produced zero cards with uniqueness scores above zero.

Aethereon the Cybertusk, Desert Survivor NBC Suit, Gearheart Enclave Inner, and Roman Silvershot each share a 4.80 uniqueness score and a perfect Top 8 record — two registered appearances, both in Top 8 decks. Desert Survivor NBC Suit is the only card in the dataset to appear on three independent signal lists simultaneously: Top 8 Unique, Breakout Candidates, and the Watch List below.

Card	Top 8 Apps	Total Field Apps	Uniqueness Score	Note
Rustic Duneshark	1	1	52.40	Cincinnati only · all appearances in Top 8
Starway the Guide	1	1	52.40	Cincinnati only · also a 2.50x breakout candidate
Cosmolife Entity	5	8	6.55	Strong combined presence — heavily skews toward Top 8
Aethereon the Cybertusk	2	2	4.80	All appearances in Top 8 · 68.4% WR
Desert Survivor NBC Suit	2	2	4.80	All appearances in Top 8 · also breakout candidate + watch list
Gearheart Enclave Inner	2	2	4.80	All appearances in Top 8 · land
Roman Silvershot	2	2	4.80	All appearances in Top 8 · also 2.50x breakout candidate
Bio-Circuit Plant	4	7	1.37	Growing field presence · moderate uniqueness signal

Watch List — 2-Deck Entries

High Win Rates at Small Sample Sizes

These cards appeared in exactly two decklists each. The win rates and conversion figures are real — but with a two-deck sample, variance is still significant. Cards with 100% conversion (both pilots made Top 8) are noted as particularly interesting entries to track at the next event.

Card	Type	Win Rate	Conv %	WR ?	Set
Caden Windwhisper	Wonder	78.6%	100%	+27.8	Existence
Rootling Terror	Wonder	78.6%	100%	+27.8	Existence
Tech Nomad Nix	Wonder	78.6%	100%	+27.8	Existence
Stealthy Spriggan	Wonder	78.6%	100%	+27.8	Existence
Captain Rostar Corewind	Wonder	76.9%	50%	+26.9	Existence
Stellar Harmony Tea Set	Item	75.0%	100%	+23.9	Existence
Desert Survivor NBC Suit	Item	71.4%	100%	+22.0	Existence
The Crimson Marauder	Wonder	69.2%	50%	+18.1	Existence
Princess Aurora Waveheart	Wonder	69.2%	50%	+17.7	Existence
Sand Goggles	Item	69.2%	50%	+17.7	Existence
Blackbeak’s Hidden Cove	Land	64.3%	100%	+12.4	Call of the Stones
Knighthood	Spell	64.2%	100%	+12.2	Call of the Stones
Time Temple	Land	64.2%	100%	+12.2	Call of the Stones
Power of Bloodlines	Spell	64.2%	100%	+12.2	Existence
Romalax Starwielder	Wonder	64.2%	100%	+12.2	Existence

On 1-deck entries: 183 cards in the combined dataset appeared in exactly one decklist. When a card has a single-deck sample, its win rate tracks that player’s overall tournament performance, not the card’s independent contribution. No analysis is applied to those entries in this report.

Report Summary

What the Data Shows

1

A core group of Existence cards dominated field presence. The First, Phoenix Quill, Sunfire City, and Keeper of Beauty each appeared in 40–72% of decklists and posted positive win rate deltas across both events.
2

Core Meltdown and Dreameater posted the highest Top 8 conversion of any cards with 4+ deck appearances. Both recorded 87.5% across 8 decks — a figure shared by no other card in the dataset at that sample size.
3

Market of Lost Wonders is the only card in the dataset confirmed as a statistical breakout. Its 2.08x performance multiple cleared chi-squared significance with 12 deck appearances, making it the most data-supported card in the combined pool.
4

All Top 8 Unique signals originated from Cincinnati. DC produced zero cards with uniqueness scores above zero. Whether that reflects regional deckbuilding differences, field size, or variance is something future events will help clarify.
5

Desert Survivor NBC Suit appeared on three independent signal lists — Top 8 Unique, Breakout Candidates, and the Watch List — the only card in the dataset to do so. Its combined metrics (100% Top 8 conversion, 71.4% win rate, 2.50x breakout multiple) across two registered appearances are notable.
6

183 cards appeared in exactly one decklist. Win rates for single-deck entries track individual player performance across a tournament. Those figures are included in the full dataset but are not analyzed in this report.
7

Call of The Stones cards made a meaningful appearance in the Top 20 field presence list. House of Verdantleaf (35% field, 57.2% conversion), Thunderpeak Vineyard (32.5% field), and Nyx Fleetfoot (30% field) were the three most-registered Call of the Stones cards in the combined pool.