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Killian, Ink Duelist

· Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

Decklist Inclusion

Times Brought

Decks Running

In Decks

330

Decklist Inclusion

Final zone distribution

98 instances

Not enough tracked games yet to show a reliable final-zone breakdown.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The "good card" funnel

98 brought · 60 players

Brought to game

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 52% 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.

-2.7pp

Players who cast this card win 24% of the time (n=21) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=68).

Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=21

24%

14%

29%

33%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4 P25 3 · P75 7 · max 9

On curve 24% (5 / 21 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 48%

31 of 25 observed games 100%

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

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card? ▾

Playgroup Live has been collecting per-card gameplay data since 2023. 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.