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Merciless Executioner

· Creature — Orc Warrior · Fate Reforged (FRF)

Decklist Inclusion

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Times Brought

121

Decks Running

In Decks

598

Decklist Inclusion

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Final zone distribution

37 instances

5.4%

Library

10.8%

Battlefield

59.5%

Graveyard

5.4%

Exile

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings 16 decks
2 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel 10 decks
3 Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast 4 decks
4 Zurgo Helmsmasher 3 decks
5 Meren of Clan Nel Toth 2 decks
6 Sarulf, Realm Eater 2 decks
7 Sauron, the Dark Lord 2 decks
8 Squall, SeeD Mercenary 2 decks
9 Syr Konrad, the Grim 2 decks
10 Vren, the Relentless 2 decks

The "good card" funnel

121 brought · 61 players

Brought to game

121

Ever drawn

Reached battlefield

Still on board at game end

Once cast, 19% 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.

≥ -8.5pp

Players who cast this card win 33% of the time (n=21) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=79).

Observed gap +10.4pp; 95% confidence interval -8.5pp to +29.3pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

First-cast turn

n=21

14%

43%

T6-9

14%

T10+

Median 6 P25 4 · P75 8 · max 13

On curve 14% (3 / 21 cast on T3)

21 of 100 times cast 21%

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.