Live Play Data

Battlefield Forge

Land · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

34%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1218

Decks Running

662

Median Cast Turn

4.0

Drawn → Played

76%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Battlefield Forge appears in 34% of tracked Commander decks with a Red-White color identity, and 76% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 4.0.

Battlefield Forge is a well-traveled pain land in Boros and broader Red-White Commander builds. Across 1072 tracked multiplayer games on Playgroup Live, it sits in 34% of decks that have played a game, appearing in 662 of 1941 distinct tracked lists.

The draw-to-play rate of 76% 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 4.0, 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. 515 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for just 1% of all instances. That spread lends early confidence to the directional trends you see here, though the dataset is still growing.

At a glance

34% of tracked Commander decks with RW access include Battlefield Forge
76% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
T4.0 median first-cast turn across all tracked games
89% battlefield stickiness once the land enters play
515 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=228

17%

14%

13%

11%

31%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4.0 P25 2 · P75 7 · max 13

Cast same turn as drawn 55%

The "good card" funnel

1221 brought · 515 players

Brought to game

1221

Ever drawn

301

Reached battlefield

228

Still on board at game end

202

76%

Of 1221 copies brought to games, 301 were drawn, 228 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.

≥ -2.5pp

Players who cast this card win 27% of the time (n=221) , vs 24% when it never left the library (n=840).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 32% (n=69) — 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 +3.4pp; 95% confidence interval -2.5pp to +9.4pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

322 instances

5.3%

Library

62.7%

Battlefield

14.3%

Graveyard

4.0%

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 1072 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 301 copies that reached a hand, 76% 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 4.0 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 27% (normalized to a 4-player baseline of 25%), versus 24% 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. 515 distinct players have contributed tracked games with this card. The single most active contributor accounts for just 1% 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.