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Etali, Primal Storm

· Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · Foundations (FDN)

Decklist Inclusion

Times Brought

194

Decks Running

132

In Decks

960

Decklist Inclusion

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Final zone distribution

52 instances

23.1%

Battlefield

36.5%

Graveyard

9.6%

Exile

26.9%

Hand

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored 12 decks
2 Bello, Bard of the Brambles 8 decks
3 Henzie "Toolbox" Torre 8 decks
4 Gishath, Sun's Avatar 7 decks
5 Isshin, Two Heavens as One 6 decks
6 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser 5 decks
7 Fire Lord Zuko 4 decks
8 Kratos, God of War 4 decks
9 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded 4 decks
10 Tannuk, Steadfast Second 4 decks

The "good card" funnel

199 brought · 113 players

Brought to game

199

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 41% of this card is still on the battlefield at game end. This reflects how often it survives removal, not just whether it's a permanent.

+13.0pp

Players who cast this card win 36% of the time (n=28) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=133).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 29% (n=17) — 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.

95% confidence interval -4.2pp to +30.2pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=29

14%

69%

T6-9

T10+

Median 7 P25 6 · P75 8 · max 11

On curve 45% (6 / 29 cast on T6) Cast same turn as drawn 32%

52 of 25 observed games 100%

Full analysis unlocks as more games are tracked. Stats refresh nightly.

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card? ▾

Playgroup Live has been collecting per-card gameplay data since 2023. Basic play counts appear once a card reaches 100 tracked games; the full deep-dive page needs a larger, more diverse sample (at least 300 tracked games played by 10 or more different pilots, with no single pilot over 40 percent of the copies). Until this card clears those bars you're seeing only the basic counts. Stats refresh nightly.

How is Playgroup Live card data collected? ▾

Players using Playgroup Live import their decklists before a game and log card actions as they play. Each cast, zone change, and resolution is recorded as a real game event. Stats on this site are computed from those events, not from decklist scrapes or theorycrafting.