Kamigawa Neon Upgrade · ranked window complete · final results

Kamigawa Neon Upgrade Draft — September 18, 2026

0 ranked players built from the same opening packs, measured against 8 fixed standard candles. Historical entries remain playable but cannot change these results.

No scored decks

This challenge closed without a ranked player deck. You can still draft its original pool above for an unranked standard-candle evaluation.

The fixed measuring stick · always reviewable

The 8 standard-candle decks

Every player faces these exact same 8 reference decks. Open any list to see the full build used for comparison.

Seat 0 benchmark · U · G

Direct rival · same seat, same packs

Mirror Drafter

The Fundamentalist

Efficient creatures, premium interaction, and a disciplined curve.

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Seat 2 · W · U · R

Lux

The Treasure Hunter

Gives bombs and high-rarity cards a little extra benefit of the doubt.

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1 Access Denied
1 Araba Mothrider
1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
1 Behold the Unspeakable // Vision of the Unspeakable
2 Bushi Tenderfoot // Kenzo the Hardhearted
1 Counsel of the Soratami
1 Cut the Earthly Bond
1 Eternal Dominion
1 Goblin Cohort
2 Guardians of Oboro
1 Imposter Mech
1 Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough
1 Jushi Apprentice // Tomoya the Revealer
1 Kami of Fire's Roar
1 Katsumasa, the Animator
1 Meishin, the Mind Cage
1 Myojin of Seeing Winds
1 Reduce to Dreams
1 Takeno, Samurai General
1 Tameshi, Reality Architect
1 Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
10 Island
2 Mountain
1 Otawara, Soaring City
2 Plains
1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
1 Tendo Ice Bridge

Seat 3 · R

Rook

The Beatdown Player

Presses the curve with cheap creatures, tricks, and reach.

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1 Akki Raider
2 Akki Ronin
2 Akki Underling
1 Battle-Mad Ronin
2 Blademane Baku
1 Brothers Yamazaki
1 Brutal Deceiver
1 Cunning Bandit // Azamuki, Treachery Incarnate
1 Ember-Fist Zubera
1 Frostling
1 Ghost-Lit Raider
3 Goblin Cohort
1 Pain Kami
1 Reinforced Ronin
1 Ronin Houndmaster
1 Shinen of Fury's Fire
2 Shinka Gatekeeper
1 Towashi Songshaper
15 Mountain
1 Tendo Ice Bridge

Seat 4 · W · G

Jori

The Token General

Builds wide boards and favors cards that multiply creatures.

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Seat 5 · W · B · R

Elowen

The Enchanter

Looks for enchantments, auras, and enchantment payoffs.

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Seat 6 · B · R · G

Brann

The Loyalist

Commits early and fights hard to stay in the colors already chosen.

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1 Akki Blizzard-Herder
1 Assassin's Ink
1 Bile Urchin
1 Burr Grafter
1 Call for Blood
1 Cruel Deceiver
1 Death of a Thousand Stings
1 Dockside Chef
1 Dokuchi Shadow-Walker
1 Ebony Owl Netsuke
1 Footsteps of the Goryo
2 Ghost-Lit Stalker
1 Horobi's Whisper
1 Inkrise Infiltrator
1 Kemuri-Onna
2 Leech Gauntlet
1 Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain
1 Psychic Spear
1 Rend Spirit
1 Ruthless Technomancer
1 Shinen of Fear's Chill
1 Forest
2 Mountain
14 Swamp

Seat 7 · W · U

Ada

The Fundamentalist

Efficient creatures, premium interaction, and a disciplined curve.

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Seat 8 · W · U · B · R

Pax

The Five-Color Dreamer

Prioritizes mana fixing, then reaches for the strongest cards in every color.

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Ranked players + standard candles

Final all-deck ranking

Unranked historical replays are excluded.

Player rank compares people with people. Overall rank below also shows where every player build sits among the fixed reference decks.

Overall	Player / reference	Type	Rating	Record (W–T–L)	Player rank	Confidence
#1	Mirror Drafteryour direct competition · same seat, same packs	Direct rival	1600	0-0-0	Direct rival	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#2	Lux	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#3	Rook	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#4	Jori	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#5	Elowen	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#6	Brann	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#7	Ada	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1
#8	Pax	Standard candle	1600	0-0-0	Reference	0 games · 1250–1950 · rank 1–1