Live Play Data

Frontier Bivouac

Land · Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)

29%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

379

Decks Running

194

Median Cast Turn

3.0

Drawn → Played

81%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Frontier Bivouac is in 29% of tracked Playgroup Live Commander decks, and 81% of drawn copies reach the battlefield, with a median first-cast turn of 3.0.

Frontier Bivouac holds a steady slot in Temur and five-color Commander decks on Playgroup Live, appearing in 194 of the 664 distinct decks that have played a tracked game. That is an 29% inclusion rate, a real signal in a format where mana-fixing options are plentiful.

When the land is drawn, 81% of copies get played before the game ends. Median first play lands on turn 3.0. The mode is turn 1, reflecting players who keep opening hands with this land as an early color anchor. The card enters tapped, so the tempo cost is real, yet players prioritize it early all the same.

The commander distribution is notably spread. 182 distinct players have brought Frontier Bivouac to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 10% of all instances. The data is not driven by one collection. Temur commanders dominate the top slots, alongside five-color shells that still need the green-blue-red axis covered.

At a glance

29% of tracked Commander decks include Frontier Bivouac
81% of drawn copies are played before the game ends
T3.0 median first-play turn
93% battlefield stickiness once played
182 distinct players have brought this land to a tracked game
33% draw rate, consistent with a singleton in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=102

38%

10%

27%

T6-9

T10+

Median 3.0 P25 1 · P75 7 · max 11

Cast same turn as drawn 74%

The "good card" funnel

383 brought · 182 players

Brought to game

383

Ever drawn

126

Reached battlefield

102

Still on board at game end

81%

Of 383 Frontier Bivouacs brought to tracked games, 126 were drawn, 102 of those were played, and the vast majority remained on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ -7.8pp

Players who cast this card win 25% of the time (n=99) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=236).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 40% (n=23) — 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 +1.2pp; 95% confidence interval -7.8pp to +10.2pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

136 instances

4.4%

Library

69.9%

Battlefield

11.8%

Graveyard

4.4%

Exile

Most observed copies of Frontier Bivouac end games on the battlefield, an expected result for a land that, once played, rarely gets removed. The small library count reflects how few copies were never interacted with at all.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

Temur commanders hold the top spots, but the list stretches across five-color builds too, confirming that Frontier Bivouac serves as a broad green-blue-red fixing piece rather than a card tied to one specific archetype.

Frequently Asked

How often is Frontier Bivouac drawn in a Commander game?

Across 354 tracked games where Frontier Bivouac was in the deck, it was drawn 33% of the time. That is typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 126 instances that reached a player's hand, 81% were played before the game concluded.

What turn does Frontier Bivouac usually hit the battlefield?

Median first-play turn is 3.0. The distribution skews early: the most common individual turn is turn 1, when players keep an opening hand containing this land for early color coverage. A secondary cluster appears in turns 5-8, reflecting copies drawn later in the game.

Does playing Frontier Bivouac correlate with winning?

In tracked multiplayer games, the cast win rate is 25% versus 23% when the card stayed in the library. The delta between those buckets is small and the sample size is still growing, so treat this as a directional early signal rather than a firm conclusion. Frontier Bivouac is a mana-fixing piece, not a win condition, so its impact is best read through the broader deck rather than in isolation.

Which commanders run Frontier Bivouac most often?

Temur commanders lead the list: Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, Ureni of the Unwritten, Eshki Temur's Roar, and Magus Lucea Kane all appear prominently. Five-color commanders like Ashling the Limitless and The Ur-Dragon also rank highly, as those decks still need reliable green-blue-red fixing. The spread is wide, with 182 distinct players contributing data.

Is Frontier Bivouac legal in Commander?

Yes. Frontier Bivouac is legal in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Historic, Vintage, and several other formats. It is not legal in Pauper or Pauper Commander because it is an uncommon, and it does not appear in Old School or Premodern card pools.

Is the Playgroup Live data on this card reliable?

The concentration metrics are encouraging. 182 distinct players have brought Frontier Bivouac to a tracked game, and the single busiest contributor accounts for only 10% of all instances. That spread suggests the numbers are not being skewed by one player's collection. With 383 instances brought and 102 cast across 354 tracked games, the dataset is meaningful but still growing, so directional trends are the right frame.