Live Play Data

Bojuka Bog

Land · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

31%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

5910

Decks Running

3069

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

70%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

31% of tracked Commander decks run Bojuka Bog, and when it resolves the caster wins 30% of games versus 23% when it never leaves the library, a +6.7 percentage-point lift across 898 sampled games.

Bojuka Bog is among the most-played black utility lands in Commander, appearing in 31% of tracked decks on Playgroup Live. Its appeal is simple: a free graveyard exile strapped to a land slot costs the deck nothing except a land that enters tapped.

The win-rate signal is the strongest data point here. Games where Bojuka Bog resolved show a 30% win rate versus 23% for games where it sat in the library untouched. That +6.7 point gap is directional evidence that casting the Bog correlates with better outcomes, though Commander win rates are naturally noisy and other deck-quality factors contribute. Median first-cast lands on turn 6, later than its mana value might suggest, reflecting that players often hold it to hit a key graveyard or fetch it with land search effects.

The commander distribution is notably wide. 1857 distinct players have brought Bojuka Bog to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than 1% of instances, making this one of the better-spread data sets on the site. The Bog fits any black deck, and the numbers bear that out: the top commanders span Golgari, Orzhov, Mardu, and mono-black shells alike.

At a glance

31% of tracked Commander decks include Bojuka Bog
70% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T6 median first-cast turn
+6.7pp win-rate lift when cast versus sitting in library
89% battlefield stickiness once the land enters
1857 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game

First-cast turn

n=961

10%

11%

12%

42%

T6-9

T10+

Median 6 P25 3 · P75 8 · max 21

Cast same turn as drawn 44%

The "good card" funnel

5924 brought · 1857 players

Brought to game

5924

Ever drawn

1382

Reached battlefield

961

Still on board at game end

854

70%

Of 5924 Bojuka Bogs brought to tracked games, 1382 were drawn, 961 of those resolved, and the majority remained on the battlefield through end of game.

≥ +3.7pp

Players who cast this card win 30% of the time (n=898) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=3851).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 28% (n=386) — 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 +6.7pp; 95% confidence interval +3.7pp to +9.7pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

1589 instances

3.0%

Library

53.7%

Battlefield

19.2%

Graveyard

5.6%

Exile

Most Bojuka Bogs end the game on the battlefield as a tapped black source, with graveyard and hand accounting for the remainder. The library slice is small because the Bog triggers on entry and gets played whenever drawn.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Dina, Essence Brewer 97 decks
2 Hearthhull, the Worldseed 91 decks
3 Killian, Decisive Mentor 80 decks
4 Felothar the Steadfast 55 decks
5 Edgar Markov 43 decks
6 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 39 decks
7 Hazel of the Rootbloom 37 decks
8 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed 32 decks
9 Chatterfang, Squirrel General 29 decks
10 Sauron, the Dark Lord 29 decks

The top-commander list spans five color identities and multiple archetypes, reflecting how broadly Bojuka Bog fits into any shell with black in its identity rather than clustering in one strategy.

Card text

Bojuka Bog

Land

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}

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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) · Common · Illustrated by Howard Lyon

Frequently Asked

How often is Bojuka Bog drawn in a Commander game?

Across 4730 tracked multiplayer games where Bojuka Bog was in the deck, it was drawn 23% of the time. That is consistent with a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 1382 copies that reached a player's hand, 70% were cast before the game concluded.

What turn does Bojuka Bog typically enter the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 6. The turn distribution is fairly flat from turns 1 through 9, reflecting two distinct patterns: early plays off an opening hand or land search, and deliberate holding to hit an opponent's graveyard at the right moment. The p25 is turn 4 and the p90 is turn 9, so the spread is wide.

Does casting Bojuka Bog actually improve your odds of winning?

In 898 sampled participations where the Bog resolved, the caster won 30% of games. In the 3851 participations where it never left the library, the win rate was 23%. That is a +6.7 point difference. Treat this as a directional signal rather than a definitive claim. Better decks are more likely to both run the Bog and to win for other reasons, so the gap captures deck quality as well as card impact.

Is Bojuka Bog banned anywhere relevant?

Bojuka Bog is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and most casual formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, or Alchemy. It has never been banned in Commander, and its free-spell nature (zero mana, triggers on entering) keeps it off watchlists despite widespread play.

Why do so many black decks run Bojuka Bog?

Graveyard synergies are common enough in Commander that incidental hate on a land slot is nearly free to include. Bojuka Bog taps for black mana, so it has a functional floor even against opponents with no graveyard strategy. The enter-tapped downside is real but accepted by most black decks that are not built around explosive turn-one starts. Its 31% inclusion rate across tracked decks reflects that reasoning in practice.

How concentrated is the Bojuka Bog data across players?

The dataset is well-spread. 1857 distinct players have brought Bojuka Bog to a tracked game, and the heaviest single contributor represents only 1% of all instances. That breadth increases confidence in the directional patterns shown here compared to cards dominated by one or two prolific players.