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Game Changer
on the MTG Commander Game Changers list
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Enchantment
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Commander 2011 (CMD)
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Aura Shards
2%
Decklist Inclusion
Times Brought
190
Decks Running
100
In Decks
1111
Decklist Inclusion
2%
Format
Final zone distribution
42 instances33.3%
Battlefield
33.3%
Graveyard
4.8%
Exile
28.6%
Hand
Commanders that played this card
in tracked games-
1
Baylen, the Haymaker
10 decks
-
2
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
10 decks
-
3
Felothar the Steadfast
6 decks
-
4
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
4 decks
-
5
Aragorn, the Uniter
3 decks
-
6
Arcades, the Strategist
3 decks
-
7
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
3 decks
-
8
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit
3 decks
-
9
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
3 decks
-
10
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
2 decks
The "good card" funnel
190 brought · 94 playersBrought to game
190
Ever drawn
40
Reached battlefield
31
Still on board at game end
14
Once cast, 45% of this card is still on the battlefield at game end. This reflects how often it survives removal, not just whether it's a permanent.
≥ -3.9pp
Players who cast this card win 40% of the time (n=31) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=137).
Observed gap +13.5pp; 95% confidence interval -3.9pp to +30.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.
First-cast turn
n=31
0%
T1
6%
T2
16%
T3
23%
T4
13%
T5
39%
T6-9
3%
T10+
Median
5
P25
4
· P75
8
· max
10
On curve
23%
(5 / 31 cast on T3)
Cast same turn as drawn
32%
31 of 100 times cast
31%
Full analysis unlocks as more games are tracked. Stats refresh nightly.
Frequently Asked
Why isn't there more data on this card?
Playgroup Live collects per-card gameplay data from real Commander games. Basic play counts appear once a card reaches 100 tracked games; the full deep-dive page needs a larger, more diverse sample (at least 300 tracked games played by 10 or more different pilots, with no single pilot over 40 percent of the copies). Until this card clears those bars you're seeing only the basic counts. Stats refresh nightly.
How is Playgroup Live card data collected?
Players using Playgroup Live import their decklists before a game and log card actions as they play. Each cast, zone change, and resolution is recorded as a real game event. Stats on this site are computed from those events, not from decklist scrapes or theorycrafting.