Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Showing 1v1 (duel) data only. 1v1 is a different format from multiplayer Commander, so these numbers are not comparable.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Final zone distribution
515 instancesCommanders that played this card
in tracked games-
1
Ghoulcaller Gisa
109 decks
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2
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
93 decks
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3
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
71 decks
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4
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
66 decks
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5
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
64 decks
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6
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
49 decks
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7
Gisa and Geralf
35 decks
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8
The Scarab God
29 decks
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9
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
23 decks
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10
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
21 decks
The "good card" funnel
2317 brought · 975 playersOnce cast, 70% 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.
Players who cast this card win 31% of the time (n=221) , vs 22% when it never left the library (n=1288).
When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 21% (n=136).
Read this as correlation, not as the card's contribution. Casting a card means you lived long enough to cast it, so this gap widens with mana value across every card we track.
Observed gap +8.6pp; 95% confidence interval +5.2pp to +12.0pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.