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Live Play Data

Dauthi Voidwalker

{B} {B} · Creature — Dauthi Rogue · Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
6%
Live Inclusion
Buy on TCGplayer
Times Brought
826
Decks Running
435
Median Cast Turn
5
Drawn → Played
64%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

6% of tracked Commander decks run Dauthi Voidwalker, and when a copy is drawn, 64% of those copies reach the battlefield, with a median first-cast turn of 5.

Dauthi Voidwalker occupies a focused slice of the Commander meta. Present in 6% of the 7668 tracked decks on Playgroup Live, it is a deliberate include rather than a staple reflex, showing up most often in decks that want to exile opponents' graveyards and then exploit those cards for free.

When a copy reaches a player's hand, it converts to a cast spell 64% of the time. Median first cast lands on turn 5, well past the theoretical turn 2 of a two-mana card. The on-curve data confirms this: most casts happen after the optimal window, reflecting the card being drawn later in the game rather than held by choice. Stickiness once it hits the battlefield sits at 34%, lower than many permanents, consistent with it being an aggressive target for removal given what it threatens to do.

The data spread is healthy. 360 distinct players have brought Dauthi Voidwalker to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than 26% of observed instances. That breadth gives the directional signals here more weight than a card dominated by one heavy contributor would warrant.

At a glance
  • 6% of tracked Commander decks include Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 64% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
  • T5 median first-cast turn, well behind the two-mana curve
  • 34% battlefield stickiness once cast, a high-removal target
  • 360 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game
  • 435 tracked decks currently running Dauthi Voidwalker

First-cast turn

n=135
3%
T1
12%
T2
12%
T3
10%
T4
16%
T5
35%
T6-9
12%
T10+
Median 5 P25 3 · P75 8 · max 13
On curve 15% (16 / 135 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 36%

The "good card" funnel

827 brought · 360 players
Brought to game
827
Ever drawn
211
Reached battlefield
135
Still on board at game end
46
64%

Of 827 copies brought to games, 211 were drawn, 135 of those were cast, and 34% of cast copies survived to end of game, a lower retention rate than most two-mana permanents.

≥ +-0.0pp

Players who cast this card win 29% of the time (n=122) , vs 20% when it never left the library (n=491).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 26% (n=68) — 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 +8.2pp; 95% confidence interval +-0.0pp to +16.4pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

253 instances
2.8%
Library
18.2%
Battlefield
40.3%
Graveyard
17.8%
Exile

Most Dauthi Voidwalkers that reach play end up in the graveyard or on the battlefield, with relatively few stuck in the library, reflecting that players who draw it tend to cast it and opponents tend to answer it.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list is spread across Sultai, Dimir, Rakdos, and mono-black strategies, signaling that Dauthi Voidwalker is an archetype-agnostic include rather than a build-around for any single commander.

Frequently Asked

How often is Dauthi Voidwalker drawn in a Commander game?
Across 782 tracked games where Dauthi Voidwalker was in a deck, it was drawn 26% of the time. That is in line with expectations for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of those 211 drawn copies, 64% were cast before the game ended. The remainder largely reflects games that ended before the player found a window to cast it, not deliberate holds.
What turn does Dauthi Voidwalker usually get cast?
Median first cast is turn 5, which is notably later than its two-mana cost would suggest. The on-curve rate is low, meaning most copies are drawn after the early turns rather than kept in opening hands. When a copy is in hand, the median wait before casting is one turn, so players move on it relatively quickly once they have it.
How sticky is Dauthi Voidwalker once it lands?
Battlefield stickiness sits at 34% in the Playgroup Live dataset. That is on the lower end for a two-mana creature, which is consistent with the card being a high-priority removal target. Its shadow ability means it cannot be blocked in combat by most creatures, but opponents frequently prioritize it with spells precisely because letting it accumulate exiled cards is dangerous.
Which commanders most often run Dauthi Voidwalker?
Teval, the Balanced Scale leads the Playgroup Live data with 435 being spread across a wide range of commanders, including Kefka, K'rrik, Satoru Umezawa, and Yuriko. The diversity of commanders reflects that Dauthi Voidwalker fits any black deck interested in graveyard denial or free spell generation, rather than serving just one archetype.
Does casting Dauthi Voidwalker actually improve win rate?
The normalized win rate when Dauthi Voidwalker is cast is 29%, compared to 20% when it stays in the library untouched. That is a +8.2 percentage-point lift. Both sample sizes are meaningful, but the confidence interval around the delta includes zero, so treat this as a directional positive signal rather than a proven effect. Decks that cast it win more often, but the dataset cannot yet isolate how much of that is the card versus the decks that choose to run it.
Is Dauthi Voidwalker legal in Commander?
Yes. Dauthi Voidwalker is legal in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Historic, and Timeless. It is not legal in Pioneer, Standard, Pauper, or Premodern. There is no ban or restriction in Commander, which is why it appears freely across the tracked deck pool on Playgroup Live.