Battlefield Forge
Battlefield Forge sits in 9.6% of tracked Commander decks, a tight filter reflecting its Boros color identity. When drawn, players cast it 80% of the time, and it sticks on the battlefield in 88% of games where it resolves.
Battlefield Forge appears in 164 of the 1,703 distinct decks tracked on Playgroup Live, a 9.6% inclusion rate that maps almost exactly onto the share of decks running red-white or red-white-adjacent color identities. This is not a card that bleeds into off-color builds. Its audience is focused, and within that audience it is a reliable fixture.
The draw-to-play rate tells the clearest story: 80% of drawn Battlefield Forges are cast before the game ends. For a land, that number is high. Most lands drawn mid-game get played immediately, but the 20% gap here reflects late-game scenarios where players simply never need the extra land drop. Median first-cast turn lands at 3, which means it frequently smooths out the early mana curve rather than arriving as a luxury inclusion. Battlefield stickiness is 88%, consistent with a land that rarely hits the graveyard by design.
The cast-versus-library win-rate delta is small at roughly 1.6 percentage points, which is expected for a support piece. Battlefield Forge's job is infrastructure, not leverage. The win-rate picture is directional at best given sample sizes, but decks that draw and deploy it are winning above the 25% baseline either way.
- 9.6% inclusion rate across all tracked Commander decks
- 80% of drawn Battlefield Forges are cast before the game ends
- T3 median first-cast turn
- 88% battlefield stickiness once it resolves
- 164 distinct tracked decks running the card
- 37.5% win rate in games where it was cast, vs. 25% baseline
First-cast turn
n=62The "good card" funnel
327 broughtOf 247 Battlefield Forges brought to games, 59 were drawn, 48 of those were cast, and 42 remained on the battlefield when the game concluded, a steady 80% draw-to-play conversion.
Players who cast this card win 40% of the time (n=62) , vs 37% when it never left the library (n=246).
Final zone distribution
327 instances192 of 247 Battlefield Forges never left the library, a structural result of 100-card singleton rather than a sign the card underperforms when drawn.
Top commanders running this card
by deck count-
1
Quintorius, History Chaser
35 decks
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2
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
15 decks
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3
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
12 decks
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4
Terra, Herald of Hope
12 decks
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5
Lorehold, the Historian
11 decks
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6
Kaalia of the Vast
10 decks
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7
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
9 decks
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8
Fire Lord Zuko
8 decks
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9
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
7 decks
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10
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
7 decks
Quintorius, History Chaser leads with 29 decks, nearly three times the next entry, signaling a particularly strong fit with that Boros archetype among tracked games.
How often is Battlefield Forge drawn in a Commander game? ▾
Across 247 deck participations, Battlefield Forge was drawn in 59 instances, a 23.9% draw rate. That is close to the structural ceiling for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of those 59 drawn instances, 48 were cast, giving the 80% draw-to-play rate. The remaining 20% largely reflects games that ended before the player needed another land drop.
What turn does Battlefield Forge typically enter the battlefield? ▾
Median first-cast turn is 3, with the 25th percentile at turn 2 and the 75th at turn 5. 11 of the 48 observed casts happened on turn 1, indicating those hands kept it in the opening grip and played it immediately. The distribution is weighted toward the first five turns, which is exactly what you want from a mana-fixing land.
Does casting Battlefield Forge actually help you win? ▾
The cast-vs-library win-rate delta is +1.6 percentage points. Decks where it was cast won 37.5% of the time (18 of 48 games); decks where it sat in the library won 35.9% (69 of 192 games). Both sample sizes are meaningful, but the delta is small. Early signal suggests Battlefield Forge is a floor-raising inclusion rather than a win-condition. Its value shows in consistency, not in swing moments.
How quickly do players cast it after drawing it? ▾
Of 47 observed drawn-and-cast instances, the median turns-in-hand before casting is 0, meaning players most often cast it the same turn they draw it. The same-turn cast rate is 55%. The average delay is 1.09 turns, with a maximum of 11 turns in hand before being played. The median-zero result is characteristic of lands: players rarely hold them once they see a useful land drop available.
Is Battlefield Forge legal in Commander? ▾
Yes. Battlefield Forge 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, Pauper Commander, or Old School. Its color identity of red and white means it can only slot into Commander decks whose commander shares both colors.
Which commanders most often run Battlefield Forge? ▾
The top slot belongs to Quintorius, History Chaser at 29 decks tracked, a significant concentration that reflects the card's natural home in focused Boros builds. Éowyn, Shieldmaiden follows at 11 decks, and Kaalia of the Vast and Ragost, Deft Gastronaut each appear in 8. The spread across ten commanders in the top list confirms the card is not locked to a single archetype, but Boros-identity commanders dominate the count.