Methodology

Repeat the world.
Change the deck.

Matched comparisons isolate deck-building decisions: same seed, opponents, seat and pilot—different 99.

Repeatable Configurable Auditable

Interactive scenario explainer

Configure a comparison.

Change the dimensions to see what a registered experiment means. This teaches the setup; it does not launch a new simulation.

Change
Pod
Kinnan seat
Horizon
Registered scenario

Package comparison

Compare the baseline and challenger on matched seeds in all pods, with Kinnan in all seats, scoring credible attempts through T4.

Same random seedSame opponentsSame pilot
  • Assembly and attempt timing
  • Protection available
  • Mulligans, mana and actions
  • Card exposure and failure reason

Promotion gate
A positive screen must survive more pairs and fresh seeds before the recommended 99 changes.

A repeatable learning system

Watch the lab
think.

Select a stage to see how a deck idea becomes a defensible recommendation.

01

Active stage

Define the question

Choose a commander, legal pool, objective, opponent pods and the pilot policy that plays the games.

Commander + 994 pod profiles4 seat positions
DefineRunLearnImprove

Expand the details

How the lab earns trust.

01What “better” means+

Earlier credible wins rank higher. Inside the scoring horizon, the lab prioritizes actual deterministic attempts, protection, clean mana, fewer actions, mulligan quality, interaction, resilience and breadth across pods and seats.

T1 bestT2T3T4 horizonT5–6 not optimized
02Why matched pairs matter+

The baseline and challenger replay the same randomized world. Pairing prevents a lucky seed, favorable seat or weak opponent draw from quietly becoming a “deck improvement.”

03What the pilot records+
  • Mulligan decisions
  • Mana and action sequence
  • Tutors and cards exposed
  • Assembly, attempt and protection
  • Natural wins and failure reasons
  • Execution and rules errors
04How candidates graduate+

Complete architectures are tested first, coherent packages second and isolated cards last. Small screens reject weak ideas; promising changes graduate to thousands of pairs and fresh holdout seeds.

05What this does not claim+

The simulator does not reproduce table talk, politics, bluffing or every possible human judgment. Absolute percentages describe this registered lab. Paired differences are more useful, and no list is globally optimal outside the stated card pool, pods and objective.

Beyond Kinnan

One framework.
Any defined world.

Kinnan is the first workload. The same system can accept a commander, card pool, objective, and opponents—then search for the best-supported 99.

01 / Inputs

Define the world

  • Commander
  • Legal card pool or budget
  • Optimization objective
  • Opponent pod profiles
02 / Engine

Build + learn

  • Candidate generator
  • Validated pilot policy
  • Directed combo graph
  • Matched simulation bank
03 / Outputs

Make a decision

  • Recommended 99
  • Confidence and limits
  • Reason for improvement
  • Next experiments

Open research

Help decide
what gets tested.

Send enough detail for the idea to become a controlled experiment.

Questions or unstructured ideas are welcome at support@aethyrn.com.

See what those measurements produce.

Explore completed results