Live Play Data

Bastion of Remembrance

· Enchantment · Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE)

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Times Brought

1007

Decks Running

542

Median Cast Turn

6.0

Drawn → Played

75%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

75% of drawn Bastion of Remembrance copies are cast before the game ends, and the card sits in 8% of tracked Commander decks across 954 games on Playgroup Live.

Bastion of Remembrance resolves in nearly four out of five games where players draw it. Across 954 tracked multiplayer Commander games, 75% of drawn copies reached the battlefield, a strong signal that players prioritize casting it whenever they find it.

The card fits a tightly defined role: black creature-sacrifice strategies want a repeatable drain effect that also replaces itself with a token on entry. At 3 mana, it lands on curve in a wide range of decks. The median first-cast turn sits at 6.0, consistent with a mid-game setup piece rather than an early accelerant. Once it resolves, 81% of cast copies survive through the end of the game, suggesting opponents rarely spend removal on an enchantment that is already doing its work quietly.

The commander spread is broad. Y'shtola, Hazel of the Rootbloom, Caesar, Chatterfang, and Teysa Karlov all appear near the top of the list, reflecting how naturally Bastion slots into any black shell that generates creature death. The data comes from 472 distinct players, and no single contributor accounts for more than a small fraction of tracked games, which lends the early trends reasonable credibility for a dataset of this size.

At a glance

8% of tracked Commander decks include Bastion of Remembrance
75% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T6.0 median first-cast turn, right on its mana cost
81% of cast copies survive through end of game
472 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
24% draw rate per game, typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=180

14%

12%

14%

41%

T6-9

T10+

Median 6.0 P25 4 · P75 8 · max 14

On curve 23% (25 / 180 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 40%

The "good card" funnel

1011 brought · 472 players

Brought to game

1011

Ever drawn

239

Reached battlefield

180

Still on board at game end

145

75%

Of 1011 Bastions brought to games, 239 were drawn, 180 of those were cast, and 81% of cast copies were still in play at game's end.

≥ +1.5pp

Players who cast this card win 33% of the time (n=172) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=644).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 16% (n=48) — about the same as leaving it in the library. Those players survived long enough to draw it, so the gap above is about the card resolving, not just about surviving.

Observed gap +8.5pp; 95% confidence interval +1.5pp to +15.6pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

256 instances

2.0%

Library

56.6%

Battlefield

18.0%

Graveyard

3.1%

Exile

Most Bastions that were brought to a game and observed end up on the battlefield at game's end, a testament to how rarely opponents answer an enchantment that drains incrementally rather than ending the game on the spot.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed 52 decks
2 Caesar, Legion's Emperor 33 decks
3 Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls 33 decks
4 Chatterfang, Squirrel General 29 decks
5 Hazel of the Rootbloom 29 decks
6 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 28 decks
7 Teysa Karlov 24 decks
8 Zurgo Stormrender 18 decks
9 Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver 12 decks
10 Meren of Clan Nel Toth 9 decks

The commander list spans aristocrats, tokens, and sacrifice engines across at least five distinct color combinations, showing Bastion is a format-wide pickup rather than a build-around for one archetype.

Frequently Asked

How often is Bastion of Remembrance drawn in a Commander game?

In 954 tracked multiplayer games where Bastion was in the deck, it was drawn 24% of the time. That rate is normal for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 239 copies that reached a player's hand, 75% were cast before the game concluded.

What turn does Bastion of Remembrance usually get cast?

The median first-cast turn is 6.0. The distribution runs from turn 1 (ramp-assisted or kept in a fast opener) through the mid-game, with the bulk of casts clustered between turns 3 and 8. That pattern fits a 3-mana enchantment that players prioritize once they have the mana but do not race to deploy ahead of interaction.

Does casting Bastion of Remembrance actually improve your chances of winning?

The win rate when cast is 33% across 172 observations, compared to 25% for games where it stayed in the library (644 observations). The positive gap is a directional early signal, but the confidence interval includes zero at this sample size, so treat it as encouraging rather than conclusive.

How sticky is Bastion of Remembrance once it hits the battlefield?

81% of cast Bastions are still on the battlefield at the end of the game. Enchantments in Commander routinely outlast the creatures that trigger them, and opponents tend to prioritize removal on the creatures feeding the drain engine rather than the enchantment itself. The high stickiness number is consistent with that dynamic.

Which commanders run Bastion of Remembrance most often?

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed leads the tracked list, followed by Hazel of the Rootbloom, Caesar, Legion's Emperor, and Chatterfang, Squirrel General. The spread covers aristocrats, token, and sacrifice-combo strategies across black-heavy color combinations. Teysa Karlov and Elas il-Kor also appear, which makes sense given Bastion's triggered drain ability pairs naturally with death-doubling effects.

Is Bastion of Remembrance legal in Commander?

Yes. Bastion of Remembrance is legal in Commander with no restrictions. It is also legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, or PauperCommander. Its color identity is mono-black, so it fits any Commander deck whose commander has black in its color identity.