Portalcraft closes out Anathema's Gambit on top

Anathema's Gambit (2nd Half) wraps up this week, and Portalcraft ended the season right where it spent most of this stretch, and that's at the top. Following its buffs, its top-10 average CR has steadily risen, ending at 2205.8, ahead of Abysscraft at 2181.9 and giving Portalcraft a clean #1 finish across our captures.

Every class gained rating this week, which makes sense for the final push before reset. The more interesting part is who gained the most. Havencraft jumped +65.6, the biggest week-over-week move of any class, moving from 5th to 3rd and passing both Runecraft and Swordcraft along the way. Runecraft (+59.3) and Forestcraft (+57.3) also had strong weeks. Swordcraft still went up, but only by +30.7, which was not enough to keep its spot.

Looking at the whole back half of the season, from June 10 to June 22, Havencraft is the big winner. It gained +115.5 in top-10 average, ahead of Forestcraft (+99.8), Portalcraft (+92.1), and Runecraft (+91.8). So Portalcraft won the standings, but Havencraft won the momentum.

The spread between each class’s top players also tells us a bit. Abysscraft had the closest gap, with only 54 points separating its #1 player from its #10. That points to a very consistent ladder group. Runecraft was the most top-heavy: it had the highest rating overall at 2260, with #2 right behind at 2257, but then dropped all the way to 2109 by #10. The class just couldn't keep it up as well as the others.

So, heading into the reset, Portalcraft still looks like the most reliable ladder class of the season. But with so many of its good cards rotating out, we'll have to wait to see if (and how) it will continue to dominate the next season.