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Marionette Apprentice

· Creature — Human Artificer · Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)

Decklist Inclusion

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Times Brought

228

Decks Running

108

In Decks

1179

Decklist Inclusion

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Final zone distribution

68 instances

4.4%

Library

36.8%

Battlefield

35.3%

Graveyard

4.4%

Exile

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 9 decks
2 Teysa Karlov 7 decks
3 Mr. House, President and CEO 6 decks
4 Ygra, Eater of All 5 decks
5 Chatterfang, Squirrel General 4 decks
6 Edward Kenway 4 decks
7 Braids, Arisen Nightmare 3 decks
8 Imskir Iron-Eater 3 decks
9 Meren of Clan Nel Toth 3 decks
10 Prosper, Tome-Bound 3 decks

The "good card" funnel

232 brought · 104 players

Brought to game

232

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 50% 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.

≥ -3.1pp

Players who cast this card win 34% of the time (n=50) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=150).

Observed gap +10.4pp; 95% confidence interval -3.1pp to +23.9pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=50

24%

18%

42%

T6-9

T10+

Median 5.0 P25 2 · P75 7 · max 11

On curve 26% (12 / 50 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 43%

50 of 100 times cast 50%

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

Frequently Asked

Why isn't there more data on this card?

Playgroup Live collects per-card gameplay data from real Commander games. 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.