Live Play Data

Innkeeper's Talent

· Enchantment — Class · Bloomburrow (BLB)

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Times Brought

776

Decks Running

376

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

69%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

69% of drawn Innkeeper's Talent copies are cast before the game ends, and the card sits in 376 of 8985 tracked Commander decks, with a median first-cast turn of 5.

Innkeeper's Talent resolves in the vast majority of games where it reaches a player's hand. Across 753 tracked multiplayer Commander games, 69% of drawn copies were cast, with the median first cast landing on turn 5.

The card's three-level Class structure rewards patience. Level 1 distributes a +1/+1 counter at the start of each combat. Level 2, costing just one green mana, retrofits ward {1} onto every permanent you control that already carries counters. Level 3, for four mana, doubles every counter placed on any permanent or player. Each level compounds the value of the ones before it, which likely explains why players tend to hold it a turn or two after drawing rather than slamming it immediately: 39% of cast copies were played on the same turn they were drawn.

The commander distribution is notably spread. 336 distinct players have brought Innkeeper's Talent to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for just 2% of all instances. That spread adds credibility to the directional patterns we observe. Counter-centric commanders dominate the top slots, from Atraxa, Praetors' Voice to Bristly Bill, Spine Sower, confirming the card finds its home in proliferate and +1/+1 counter strategies.

At a glance

4% of tracked Commander decks include Innkeeper's Talent
69% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T5 median first-cast turn across tracked games
74% battlefield stickiness once the enchantment resolves
336 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game
39% of casts happen on the same turn the card was drawn

First-cast turn

n=127

13%

12%

17%

11%

38%

T6-9

T10+

Median 5 P25 3 · P75 7 · max 12

On curve 17% (16 / 127 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 39%

The "good card" funnel

776 brought · 336 players

Brought to game

776

Ever drawn

183

Reached battlefield

127

Still on board at game end

69%

Of 776 copies brought to tracked games, 183 were drawn, 127 of those were cast, and 74% of resolved copies stayed on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ -7.0pp

Players who cast this card win 27% of the time (n=115) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=503).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 40% (n=50) — 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 +1.3pp; 95% confidence interval -7.0pp to +9.5pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

201 instances

3.0%

Library

46.8%

Battlefield

19.9%

Graveyard

5.5%

Exile

Most Innkeeper's Talent copies finish in the battlefield or graveyard rather than the library, which is directionally unusual for a singleton and suggests the card reaches play more consistently than average.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The top-commander list skews heavily toward counter synergy strategies, with Tidus, The Wise Mothman, Atraxa, and Bristly Bill all appearing near the top, confirming a clear strategic home.

Card text

Innkeeper's Talent

Enchantment — Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. {G}

: Level 2 Permanents you control with counters on them have ward {1}

: Level 3 If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead.

Bloomburrow (BLB) · Rare · Illustrated by Alix Branwyn

Frequently Asked

How often is Innkeeper's Talent drawn and cast in a Commander game?

In 753 tracked multiplayer games where Innkeeper's Talent was in the deck, it was drawn 24% of the time. That figure reflects the structural reality of a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 183 instances that reached a hand, 69% were cast before the game ended. The median delay between drawing and casting was 1 turn, an early signal that players treat it as a high-priority play once it arrives.

What turn does Innkeeper's Talent typically hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 5 across tracked games. The distribution runs from turn 1 (rare, likely an opening hand keep with strong ramp) through turn 12, with a mode at turn 4. Only 17% of casts landed exactly on curve at turn 2, which is directionally consistent with a card that players often draw after the early turns rather than one they choose to hold.

Does casting Innkeeper's Talent actually help you win?

This is where the sample size demands honesty. The cast win-rate bucket contains 115 observations and the library bucket contains 503. The current delta is directional but not conclusive at this dataset size. What we can say cleanly: the card shows 74% stickiness once it resolves, meaning it almost always survives to deliver at least several combat triggers before leaving the battlefield.

Which commanders run Innkeeper's Talent most often?

Counter-centric commanders dominate the top of the list. Tidus, Yuna's Guardian leads tracked multiplayer games, followed by The Wise Mothman and Ms. Bumbleflower. Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and Bristly Bill, Spine Sower also feature prominently. The pattern is consistent: commanders that generate, proliferate, or otherwise interact with counters get the most mileage from all three levels of the Class.

Is Innkeeper's Talent legal in Commander?

Yes. Innkeeper's Talent is legal in Commander, as well as in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Brawl, and Oathbreaker. It is not legal in Pauper, Pauper Commander, or Old School formats. Its green color identity ({G}) restricts it to mono-green and multicolor Commander decks that include green.

How reliable is the Playgroup Live data for this card?

The dataset for Innkeeper's Talent spans 753 tracked multiplayer Commander games, with 376 distinct decks running the card. Crucially, 336 different players have brought it to a tracked game, and the single most active contributor accounts for just 2% of all instances. That spread across many players is a strength of the dataset and means the behavioral patterns we observe are less likely to reflect one player's personal habits.