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Imperial Recruiter

· Creature — Human Advisor · Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)

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Times Brought

209

Decks Running

113

In Decks

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Decklist Inclusion

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Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Showing 1v1 (duel) data only. 1v1 is a different format from multiplayer Commander, so these numbers are not comparable.

Final zone distribution

44 instances

43.2%

Battlefield

34.1%

Graveyard

2.3%

Exile

20.5%

Hand

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness 8 decks
2 Krenko, Mob Boss 8 decks
3 Animar, Soul of Elements 4 decks
4 The Jolly Balloon Man 4 decks
5 Vivi Ornitier 4 decks
6 Winota, Joiner of Forces 4 decks
7 Zinnia, Valley's Voice 4 decks
8 Kilo, Apogee Mind 3 decks
9 Kratos, God of War 3 decks
10 Arabella, Abandoned Doll 2 decks

The "good card" funnel

209 brought · 105 players

Brought to game

209

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 68% 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.

≥ -7.3pp

Players who cast this card win 29% of the time (n=26) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=143).

Observed gap +2.8pp; 95% confidence interval -7.3pp to +12.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=28

14%

18%

21%

39%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4.0 P25 3 · P75 7 · max 11

On curve 32% (5 / 28 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 29%

28 of 100 times cast 28%

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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.