Live Play Data

Isolated Chapel

Land · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

37%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1090

Decks Running

640

Median Cast Turn

4.0

Drawn → Played

85%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

37% of tracked Orzhov-adjacent decks run Isolated Chapel, and 85% of drawn copies reach the battlefield, with a median first-cast turn of 4.0.

Isolated Chapel earns a slot in 37% of the Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live, appearing in 640 of 1714 distinct decks that have played a recorded game. That share reflects its natural home: any deck whose color identity includes white or black can benefit from painless dual mana, and the card sees play across Orzhov, Esper, Mardu, and Abzan builds.

The clearest signal in the data is execution rate. 85% of drawn Chapel copies reach the battlefield before the game ends, one of the higher rates you will see on any land. Lands get played as soon as the mana is useful, and Isolated Chapel enters untapped from turn one in most white- or black-heavy lists, which explains the strong number. The median first-cast turn of 4.0 fits comfortably in the opening development window, and the mode is turn 1, showing a real cluster of players who kept it in their opening hand and played it immediately.

Across 525 distinct players contributing data, no single player dominates the sample. The maximum single-player share sits at just 2% of all tracked instances, meaning the numbers reflect a genuinely broad population of Orzhov-spectrum pilots rather than one prolific contributor's preferences.

At a glance

37% of tracked Commander decks include Isolated Chapel
85% of drawn copies reach the battlefield
T4.0 median first-cast turn, with a mode of turn 1
96% battlefield stickiness once the Chapel resolves
525 distinct players contributing to the dataset
25% draw rate, consistent with a singleton land in a 100-card deck

First-cast turn

n=236

18%

11%

13%

10%

22%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4.0 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 18

Cast same turn as drawn 59%

The "good card" funnel

1095 brought · 525 players

Brought to game

1095

Ever drawn

279

Reached battlefield

236

Still on board at game end

226

85%

Of 1095 Chapels brought to games, 279 were drawn, 236 of those were cast, and 96% of cast copies finished the game on the battlefield.

≥ -4.0pp

Players who cast this card win 25% of the time (n=232) , vs 24% when it never left the library (n=738).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 32% (n=42) — 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 +1.8pp; 95% confidence interval -4.0pp to +7.5pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

309 instances

1.0%

Library

73.1%

Battlefield

14.9%

Graveyard

1.3%

Exile

Most Chapel copies that were never interacted with stayed in the library, a structural reality of 100-card singleton. Among observed copies, the vast majority finished on the battlefield, consistent with lands being played and then simply staying in place.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list spans Orzhov, Esper, Mardu, and Abzan builds, confirming that Isolated Chapel is a broad mana-fixing choice rather than a card tied to any single strategy.

Frequently Asked

How often is Isolated Chapel drawn in a Commander game?

In 983 tracked games where Isolated Chapel was in the deck, it was drawn 25% of the time. That is in line with expectations for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 279 copies that reached a hand, 85% were played before the game ended. Lands tend to post high draw-to-play rates because players deploy mana as soon as it is relevant rather than holding it strategically.

What turn does Isolated Chapel usually enter the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 4.0, and the most common single turn is turn 1. The distribution has a clear early cluster: plenty of copies land on turns 1-3 from opening hands. A secondary cluster appears in turns 5-8, which likely reflects copies drawn in the mid-game. The mean of 4.57 sits above the median because occasional late-game draws pull it upward.

Does casting Isolated Chapel correlate with winning?

Win rate in games where the Chapel reached the battlefield is 25%, based on 232 participations. Win rate when the Chapel stayed in the library is 24%, based on 738 participations. The delta is +1.8 percentage points, and the sample size is large enough to call this directional. Isolated Chapel is a mana-fixing piece rather than a win engine, so a near-neutral delta is expected and appropriate. Decks that include it likely win or lose on other factors.

Is Isolated Chapel legal in Commander?

Yes. Isolated Chapel is legal in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, or Paupercommander, and it is not listed as legal in premodern or old-school formats. For Commander purposes, its color identity is white and black, so it fits into any deck whose commander covers both of those colors.

Which commanders most often run Isolated Chapel?

Among tracked games on Playgroup Live, Killian, Decisive Mentor leads the list with the most Chapel-inclusive decks, followed by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed and several Orzhov, Esper, and Mardu commanders. The spread across commanders is wide. Isolated Chapel is not a build-around piece; it is a mana-fixing staple that fits naturally into any white-black shell regardless of the specific strategy.

How reliable is this data?

The multiplayer dataset covers 983 tracked games and 640 distinct decks, with 525 unique players contributing. The single largest contributor accounts for only 2% of all tracked instances, which indicates healthy spread across the player base. The win-rate buckets have 232 and 738 observations respectively, large enough to read as directional signals rather than noise. Playgroup Live is a live-play tracker, so these numbers reflect actual gameplay rather than decklist scrapes.