Live Play Data

Liquimetal Torque

· Artifact · Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

762

Decks Running

412

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

79%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

79% of drawn Liquimetal Torques are cast before the game ends, and it lands on the battlefield a median turn 4 across 727 tracked multiplayer Commander games on Playgroup Live.

Liquimetal Torque is a colorless 2-mana artifact from Modern Horizons 2 that pulls double duty: it taps for one colorless mana, and it can temporarily convert any nonland permanent into an artifact. Across 727 tracked multiplayer Commander games, 79% of drawn copies reach the battlefield, an above-average conversion rate for a utility piece.

The card sits in 412 of the 15835 distinct decks in the dataset, an inclusion rate of 3%. That is a niche number by design. Liquimetal Torque is not a generic staple. It earns its slot in artifact-synergy shells, red-based combo decks, and commanders that care about converting permanents into artifacts on the fly. The commander distribution reflects exactly that: the top slots are dominated by Toph, the First Metalbender, Kibo, Uktabi Prince, and Magda, Brazen Outlaw, all of whom benefit directly from turning creatures or other permanents into artifacts.

The data is well-spread across 342 unique players, with the single heaviest contributor accounting for just 26% of the observed sample. That breadth gives the play-pattern numbers genuine directional weight, even within the limits of a growing dataset.

At a glance

3% of tracked Commander decks include Liquimetal Torque
79% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T4 median first-cast turn across multiplayer games
77% battlefield stickiness once cast
342 unique players have brought this card to a tracked game
29% win rate in games where Liquimetal Torque resolved

First-cast turn

n=155

22%

14%

12%

28%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4 P25 2 · P75 6 · max 15

On curve 30% (34 / 155 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 47%

The "good card" funnel

763 brought · 342 players

Brought to game

763

Ever drawn

197

Reached battlefield

155

Still on board at game end

119

79%

Of 763 Liquimetal Torques brought to games, 197 were drawn, 155 of those were cast, and the majority remained on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ -3.9pp

Players who cast this card win 29% of the time (n=145) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=478).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 23% (n=36) — 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 +3.9pp; 95% confidence interval -3.9pp to +11.7pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

215 instances

3.7%

Library

55.3%

Battlefield

19.1%

Graveyard

5.1%

Exile

Most copies that were never interacted with stayed in the library, the expected outcome for any singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the copies that did move, the battlefield was the most common final destination, pointing to consistent resolution and persistence once cast.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list skews heavily toward artifact-synergy and red-based strategies, with Toph, the First Metalbender holding the top spot well clear of the rest. The distribution is spread across many commanders rather than concentrated in one shell.

Frequently Asked

How often is Liquimetal Torque drawn in a Commander game?

In 727 tracked multiplayer games where the card was in the deck, Liquimetal Torque was drawn 26% of the time. That is consistent with what you expect from a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 197 instances that reached a player's hand, 79% were cast before the game ended.

What turn does Liquimetal Torque usually get cast?

Median first-cast turn is 4 in multiplayer Commander. The mode of the distribution sits at turn 2, reflecting opening-hand keeps where players play it as early ramp. A long tail extends to the mid-game for copies drawn later. The on-curve rate of 30% is relatively low, mostly because many copies arrive after turn 2 has already passed rather than because players choose to hold them.

Is Liquimetal Torque legal in Commander?

Yes. Liquimetal Torque is legal and unrestricted in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Vintage, and Duel Commander. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern Brawl, Pauper, or Alchemy.

Which commanders most often run Liquimetal Torque?

Toph, the First Metalbender leads the tracked data by a clear margin, followed by Kibo, Uktabi Prince and Magda, Brazen Outlaw. The pattern is consistent: commanders that care about artifact counts or that can exploit temporarily converted permanents make the best use of both of Liquimetal Torque's abilities. Colorless and red-based artifact strategies form the core of its commander distribution.

Does casting Liquimetal Torque actually help you win?

In the tracked dataset, games where Liquimetal Torque resolved show a win rate of 29%, compared to 25% in games where it stayed in the library. That is a +3.9 percentage-point lift. Both sample sizes are meaningful, but the confidence interval on this lift still crosses zero, so treat it as an early directional signal rather than a firm conclusion.

How concentrated is the Liquimetal Torque data across players?

The multiplayer data covers 342 unique players, and the single most active contributor accounts for just 26% of the observed instances. That spread is a genuine strength of this dataset. No single pilot is dominating the numbers, which makes the play-pattern stats more representative of how the card performs across different tables and strategies.