Live Play Data

Jet Medallion

· Artifact · Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1185

Decks Running

669

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

78%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

78% of drawn Jet Medallions are cast before the game ends, and games where it resolves show a +7.4 percentage-point win-rate lift over games where it stays in the library.

Jet Medallion is a dedicated black-deck staple on Playgroup Live, appearing in 669 of 17176 tracked decks and reaching the battlefield on a median first-cast turn of 4. When a copy lands in a player's hand, 78% of those copies are cast before the game closes out.

The win-rate signal is an early positive: participations where Jet Medallion resolved show a +7.4 percentage-point lift over participations where it never left the library. The sample is large enough to treat this as directional. Decks that can deploy a cost-reducer on turn 2 and follow up with discounted black spells gain a measurable tempo edge, and the data is consistent with that read.

Because Jet Medallion has a colorless color identity, it is technically splashable into any Commander deck, but its effect only touches black spells. In practice every top commander associated with it on Playgroup Live is mono-black or black-primary, confirming that players are slotting it almost exclusively into dedicated black shells where it earns full value.

At a glance

4% of tracked Commander decks include Jet Medallion
78% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T4 median first-cast turn, mode is turn 2
85% battlefield stickiness once it resolves
+7.4pp win-rate lift when cast versus staying in library
540 unique players have brought it to a tracked game, well spread across the field

First-cast turn

n=229

14%

25%

10%

30%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 13

On curve 39% (57 / 229 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 57%

The "good card" funnel

1186 brought · 540 players

Brought to game

1186

Ever drawn

292

Reached battlefield

229

Still on board at game end

195

78%

Of 1186 Jet Medallions brought to games, 292 were drawn, 229 of those were cast, and 85% of cast copies survived to end of game on the battlefield.

≥ +0.9pp

Players who cast this card win 32% of the time (n=209) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=734).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 26% (n=55) — 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 +7.4pp; 95% confidence interval +0.9pp to +13.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

338 instances

2.1%

Library

57.7%

Battlefield

16.3%

Graveyard

8.0%

Exile

Most Jet Medallions that finish a game on the battlefield were cast early and never answered. The library bucket is small because a 2-mana artifact with immediate impact rarely idles unplayed once drawn.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 44 decks
2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 32 decks
3 Marrow-Gnawer 29 decks
4 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 24 decks
5 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern 20 decks
6 Tinybones, Bauble Burglar 14 decks
7 Rat King, Verminister 13 decks
8 Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls 10 decks
9 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 10 decks
10 Jon Irenicus, Shattered One 9 decks

Every top commander on the list is mono-black or black-primary, confirming Jet Medallion is deployed almost exclusively where it earns maximum value across a whole hand of black spells.

Card text

Jet Medallion

Artifact

Black spells you cast cost {1}

less to cast.

Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) · Rare · Illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren

Frequently Asked

How often is Jet Medallion drawn in a Commander game?

Across 1123 tracked multiplayer games where the card was in a deck, it was drawn 25% of the time. That is typical for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 292 copies that reached a hand, 78% were cast before the game ended. Median time sitting in hand before being cast is 0 turns, meaning most players cast it the same turn they draw it.

What turn does Jet Medallion usually hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 4 in multiplayer Commander, with a mode of turn 2. The distribution is front-loaded: a cluster resolves on turns 1 and 2 from opening hands, and most remaining casts land between turns 5 and 7. The p25 is turn 2 and the p75 is turn 6, so the interquartile range is tight for a 2-mana artifact.

Does casting Jet Medallion actually improve your chances of winning?

What we see so far is directional positive. Participations where Jet Medallion resolved carry a +7.4 percentage-point win-rate advantage over participations where it never left the library. With 209 cast observations, this is a real early signal rather than a definitive conclusion. It is consistent with the idea that a turn-2 cost reducer compounds value across a long game of black spells.

Is Jet Medallion legal in Commander?

Yes. Jet Medallion is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Brawl, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Alchemy, or Pauper. The card has a colorless color identity, so it can slot into any Commander deck, though its effect only reduces the cost of black spells.

Which commanders most often run Jet Medallion?

The top commanders on Playgroup Live are overwhelmingly mono-black or black-primary: Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER leads the list, followed by Sheoldred the Apocalypse, Marrow-Gnawer, K'rrik Son of Yawgmoth, and Tergrid God of Fright. The spread across 540 unique players and no single player exceeding 25% of instances means the data is not skewed by one heavy contributor.

How sticky is Jet Medallion once it resolves?

85% of resolved Jet Medallions remain on the battlefield through the end of the game. That is high for a non-creature artifact with no built-in protection, and it reflects that opponents often prioritize other threats over a passive cost-reducer. Graveyard and exile finishes together account for most of the remainder, while very few copies return to the library after resolving.