Live Play Data

Battlefield Forge

Land · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

35%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

728

Decks Running

413

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

77%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Battlefield Forge appears in 35% of tracked Commander decks with a Red-White color identity, and 77% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 4.

Battlefield Forge is a well-traveled pain land in Boros and broader Red-White Commander builds. Across 641 tracked multiplayer games on Playgroup Live, it sits in 35% of decks that have played a game, appearing in 413 of 1195 distinct tracked lists.

The draw-to-play rate of 77% is the most telling number here. Lands get played the moment they are useful, and Battlefield Forge appears to fill that role reliably: when a copy enters a player's hand, it finds the battlefield at a high clip. Median first-cast turn lands on 4, though the distribution skews early, with a meaningful cluster of copies played on turns 1 and 2 from the opening hand.

The data is well-spread. 333 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for just 2% of all instances. That spread lends early confidence to the directional trends you see here, though the dataset is still growing.

At a glance

35% of tracked Commander decks with RW access include Battlefield Forge
77% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
T4 median first-cast turn across all tracked games
86% battlefield stickiness once the land enters play
333 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
25% draw rate, consistent with a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=141

17%

15%

13%

11%

28%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4 P25 2 · P75 7 · max 12

Cast same turn as drawn 52%

The "good card" funnel

730 brought · 333 players

Brought to game

730

Ever drawn

184

Reached battlefield

141

Still on board at game end

121

77%

Of 730 copies brought to games, 184 were drawn, 141 of those were cast, and the majority remained on the battlefield through the end of the game, reflecting the reliable role a pain land plays in mana fixing.

≥ -4.5pp

Players who cast this card win 28% of the time (n=140) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=508).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 37% (n=41) — 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 +3.2pp; 95% confidence interval -4.5pp to +10.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

197 instances

5.1%

Library

61.4%

Battlefield

14.7%

Graveyard

4.6%

Exile

The vast majority of Battlefield Forge copies end the game on the battlefield, a clear sign that this land enters play early and stays there. Most singleton cards in a 100-card deck never leave the library, so the relatively small library count here reflects how reliably this card sees action.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list skews heavily toward pure Boros and Mardu builds, with Quintorius, History Chaser leading by a wide margin. The spread across a dozen distinct color combinations confirms Battlefield Forge earns its slot across the full breadth of Red-White strategies.

Frequently Asked

How often is Battlefield Forge drawn in a Commander game?

Across 641 tracked games where Battlefield Forge was in the deck, it was drawn 25% of the time. That is expected for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 184 copies that reached a hand, 77% were played before the game ended. Lands tend to hit the table quickly when drawn, and this one is no exception.

What turn does Battlefield Forge typically hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 4 in multiplayer games. The mode is turn 1, meaning the single most common scenario is a player keeping it in their opening hand and dropping it immediately. The distribution is fairly wide, with the 25th percentile at turn 2 and the 75th at turn 6, which reflects both opening-hand variance and mid-game draws.

Does casting Battlefield Forge correlate with winning?

Win rate when cast is 28% (normalized to a 4-player baseline of 25%), versus 25% for games where the card stayed in the library. The delta is a directional positive signal. Both buckets are large enough to note the trend, but the sample is still growing, so treat this as an early read rather than a settled conclusion.

Is Battlefield Forge legal in Commander?

Yes. Battlefield Forge is legal in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, or Pauper Commander due to rarity restrictions. Its color identity is Red-White, so it slots into any deck whose commander is Red, White, or both.

Which commanders most commonly run Battlefield Forge?

Among tracked live games, Quintorius, History Chaser leads the list by a clear margin, followed by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER and Éowyn, Shieldmaiden. The spread across commanders is broad: the top 10 commanders span pure Boros (RW), Jeskai (RWU), Mardu (RWB), and Naya (RWG) color identities. Battlefield Forge's playability extends to any commander with Red or White in their identity.

How concentrated is the Battlefield Forge data among players?

The data is well-distributed. 333 distinct players have contributed tracked games with this card. The single most active contributor accounts for just 2% of all instances. That is a strong spread for a Playgroup Live dataset, and it means the numbers are less likely to be skewed by one prolific player's preferences.