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Grim Hireling

{3} {B} · Creature — Tiefling Rogue · Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)
2%
Decklist Inclusion
Times Brought
124
Decks Running
74
In Decks
779
Decklist Inclusion
2%
Format

Final zone distribution

43 instances
7.0%
Library
25.6%
Battlefield
41.9%
Graveyard
9.3%
Exile

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The "good card" funnel

124 brought · 71 players
Brought to game
124
Ever drawn
38
Reached battlefield
29
Still on board at game end
11

Once cast, 38% 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.

≥ -7.8pp

Players who cast this card win 24% of the time (n=29) , vs 16% when it never left the library (n=77).

Observed gap +8.1pp; 95% confidence interval -7.8pp to +24.0pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=29
3%
T1
3%
T2
14%
T3
14%
T4
14%
T5
45%
T6-9
7%
T10+
Median 6 P25 4 · P75 7 · max 11
On curve 34% (4 / 29 cast on T4) Cast same turn as drawn 33%
29 of 100 times cast 28%

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

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card?
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