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Gaea's Cradle
Legendary Land
·
Urza's Saga (USG)
2%
Decklist Inclusion
Times Brought
375
Decks Running
147
In Decks
1351
Decklist Inclusion
2%
Format
Final zone distribution
112 instances3.6%
Library
80.4%
Battlefield
4.5%
Graveyard
1.8%
Exile
Commanders that played this card
in tracked games-
1
Kenrith, the Returned King
7 decks
-
2
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
5 decks
-
3
Baylen, the Haymaker
4 decks
-
4
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
4 decks
-
5
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
4 decks
-
6
Shroofus Sproutsire
4 decks
-
7
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
3 decks
-
8
Flubs, the Fool
3 decks
-
9
Jodah, the Unifier
3 decks
-
10
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
3 decks
The "good card" funnel
375 brought · 113 playersBrought to game
375
Ever drawn
108
Reached battlefield
98
Still on board at game end
90
Once cast, 92% 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.
≥ +2.4pp
Players who cast this card win 36% of the time (n=94) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=250).
Observed gap +12.1pp; 95% confidence interval +2.4pp to +21.8pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.
First-cast turn
n=98
6%
T1
13%
T2
17%
T3
18%
T4
12%
T5
32%
T6-9
1%
T10+
Median
4.0
P25
3
· P75
6
· max
11
Cast same turn as drawn
43%
98 of 100 times cast
98%
Full analysis unlocks as more games are tracked. Stats refresh nightly.
Frequently Asked
Why isn't there more data on this card?
Playgroup Live collects per-card gameplay data from real Commander games. 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.