Live Play Data

Bojuka Bog

Land · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

33%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

2434

Decks Running

1382

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

68%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Bojuka Bog sits in 33% of tracked multiplayer Commander decks, and when a copy reaches a player's hand, 68% of those copies are played before the game ends, with a median first-play turn of 6.

Bojuka Bog earns its slot in nearly one in three tracked Commander decks by doing something no other basic-land replacement can: it wipes a player's graveyard the moment it enters, for zero extra mana. At 33% inclusion across 4221 tracked decks, it is one of the most-played utility lands in the format.

The play pattern is consistent. Of 577 copies drawn across 1949 tracked games, 68% were played before the game concluded. Median first play lands on turn 6, which reflects how often it shows up mid-game when graveyard decks have already begun to develop. The data is well-spread: 876 distinct players have brought Bojuka Bog to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of the sample, so the numbers reflect a broad cross-section of play styles.

Bojuka Bog fits in any black deck and requires no mana investment beyond a land drop. That combination of zero opportunity cost and relevant effect explains its ubiquity across commanders ranging from Dimir zombies to Golgari life-gain to five-color value piles.

At a glance

33% of tracked Commander decks include Bojuka Bog
68% of drawn copies are played before the game ends
T6 median first-play turn across observed games
88% battlefield stickiness once the land resolves
876 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, showing broad adoption
24% draw rate, in line with a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=391

10%

47%

T6-9

11%

T10+

Median 6 P25 4 · P75 8 · max 21

Cast same turn as drawn 44%

The "good card" funnel

2447 brought · 876 players

Brought to game

2447

Ever drawn

577

Reached battlefield

391

Still on board at game end

343

68%

Of 2447 Bojuka Bogs brought to tracked games, 577 were drawn, and 391 of those were played, showing a consistent follow-through rate for a land that enters tapped.

≥ +0.0pp

Players who cast this card win 28% of the time (n=388) , vs 24% when it never left the library (n=1664).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 27% (n=182) — 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 +4.5pp; 95% confidence interval +0.0pp to +8.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

663 instances

2.1%

Library

51.7%

Battlefield

19.6%

Graveyard

7.1%

Exile

Most Bojuka Bogs that reach the battlefield stay there, a natural outcome for a land with no ability that targets itself. The majority of copies that never leave the library simply reflect games where the player didn't draw their singleton.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Dina, Essence Brewer 58 decks
2 Killian, Decisive Mentor 57 decks
3 Hearthhull, the Worldseed 38 decks
4 Felothar the Steadfast 25 decks
5 Hazel of the Rootbloom 20 decks
6 Witherbloom, the Balancer 16 decks
7 Chatterfang, Squirrel General 15 decks
8 Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver 14 decks
9 Alela, Cunning Conqueror 13 decks
10 Edgar Markov 13 decks

Dina, Essence Brewer and Killian, Decisive Mentor lead the count, but the distribution is wide: ten different commanders each appear in 11 or more tracked decks running Bojuka Bog, reflecting how broadly black-identity decks adopt it.

Frequently Asked

How often is Bojuka Bog drawn in a Commander game?

Across 1949 tracked multiplayer Commander games where Bojuka Bog was in the deck, it was drawn 24% of the time. That figure is typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 577 copies that reached a hand, 68% were played before the game ended. Copies that go unplayed most often reflect games that ended before the player needed the land.

What turn does Bojuka Bog typically enter the battlefield?

Median first play is turn 6, with the interquartile range running from turn 4 to turn 8. There is a cluster of early plays (turn 1 from an opening hand keep) and a long tail into turns 9 and beyond. Because Bojuka Bog enters tapped, players tend to hold it until the tempo loss is acceptable or until an opponent's graveyard becomes an immediate threat.

Does casting Bojuka Bog improve your win rate?

The cast-vs-library delta is a directional positive in the multiplayer data, but the confidence interval crosses zero, so we treat it as an early signal rather than a firm conclusion. Win rates in Commander are noisy because they normalize across pod sizes. The more honest read: Bojuka Bog is included for its graveyard-hate effect, and players who draw it tend to be in decks already well-positioned to compete.

Is Bojuka Bog legal in Commander?

Yes. Bojuka Bog is legal in Commander (and in most other constructed formats including Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and Duel Commander). It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, or Alchemy. Its common rarity and broad legality make it one of the most accessible pieces of graveyard hate available.

Why is Bojuka Bog so popular in Commander specifically?

Commander is a singleton, 100-card format played at 40 life with 2 to 6 players. Graveyard strategies are common because the slower pace allows recursive creatures, reanimation spells, and flashback cards to accumulate value. Bojuka Bog answers those strategies at zero mana cost beyond the land drop. It replaces a basic Swamp, so the only price is playing a land that enters tapped. In a format full of Dredge, Flashback, and reanimation commanders, that trade-off is almost always worth it.

How concentrated is the Bojuka Bog data across players?

The dataset is well-spread. 876 distinct players have brought Bojuka Bog to a tracked game on Playgroup Live, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 2% of all instances. That low concentration means the statistics reflect genuine broad adoption rather than being skewed by one highly active player.