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Live Play Data

Monument to Endurance

{3} · Artifact · Aetherdrift (DFT)
2%
Live Inclusion
Buy on TCGplayer
Times Brought
481
Decks Running
233
Median Cast Turn
5.0
Drawn → Played
72%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

72% of drawn Monument to Endurance copies reached the battlefield, with a median first-cast turn of 5.0 across 455 tracked Commander games on Playgroup Live.

Monument to Endurance converts every discarded card into a choice of three resources: card draw, a Treasure token, or a 3-life drain on each opponent. Across 455 tracked multiplayer Commander games on Playgroup Live, 72% of drawn copies were cast before the game ended, a strong signal that players move quickly once they see it.

The card sits in 233 of 15422 distinct tracked decks, an inclusion rate of 2%. That is a niche card, not a staple, but its home is clear: discard-matters commanders in Grixis and Mardu color identities dominate the top-commander list. The colorless identity means Monument slots into any deck that generates consistent discard, regardless of color.

Early data from 455 games puts the median first cast on turn 5.0, which is one to two turns later than its 3-mana cost might suggest. Most players are waiting for a discard engine to be online before committing the card, or simply drawing it in the mid-game. The 80% stickiness rate once cast indicates opponents rarely bother to answer it immediately, letting the value engine run.

At a glance
  • 2% of tracked Commander decks include Monument to Endurance
  • 72% of drawn copies were cast before the game ended
  • T5.0 median first-cast turn, suggesting players wait for a discard engine
  • 80% battlefield stickiness once Monument resolves
  • 210 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
  • 31% win rate in games where Monument to Endurance was cast

First-cast turn

n=104
0%
T1
6%
T2
17%
T3
15%
T4
16%
T5
42%
T6-9
3%
T10+
Median 5.0 P25 4 · P75 7 · max 12
On curve 23% (18 / 104 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 35%

The "good card" funnel

485 brought · 210 players
Brought to game
485
Ever drawn
145
Reached battlefield
104
Still on board at game end
83
72%

Of 485 Monuments brought to games, 145 were drawn and 104 were cast, with 80% of those surviving on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ -4.0pp

Players who cast this card win 31% of the time (n=99) , vs 26% when it never left the library (n=274).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 24% (n=40) — 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 +5.6pp; 95% confidence interval -4.0pp to +15.2pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

157 instances
0.6%
Library
52.9%
Battlefield
17.2%
Graveyard
8.3%
Exile

Nearly all Monument to Endurance copies that never left the library simply were not drawn, which is the expected outcome for any singleton in a 100-card deck rather than a reflection on the card's power.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

Doctor Doom, Lorehold, and Kefka account for the heaviest representation, all discard-synergy commanders, but the list fans out across ten different commanders suggesting Monument fits a broad archetype rather than one narrow shell.

Frequently Asked

How often is Monument to Endurance drawn in a Commander game?
In 455 tracked games where Monument to Endurance was in the deck, it was drawn 30% of the time. That is broadly normal for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 145 instances that reached a player's hand, 72% were cast before the game concluded.
What turn does Monument to Endurance usually hit the battlefield?
Median first cast lands on turn 5.0, with the interquartile range spanning turns 4 through 6. Only a small handful of casts land ahead of curve, meaning most players draw Monument in the mid-game rather than opening hand. The hand-to-cast data shows a median of one turn spent in hand before casting, so players are not deliberately holding it once they have the mana.
Does casting Monument to Endurance actually improve your odds of winning?
In the current dataset, the win rate when Monument is cast is 31%, compared to 26% when it stays in the library. The delta is a directional positive signal, but both sample sizes are still modest, so treat this as early evidence rather than a proven edge. Games that generate enough discard to make Monument valuable are likely already strong game-states.
Which commanders run Monument to Endurance most often?
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria leads the tracked data, followed by Lorehold, the Historian, Kefka, and Norman Osborn // Green Goblin. The common thread is Grixis and Mardu color identities with built-in discard synergies. Monument's colorless identity means it is not locked into those colors, but that is where the play data clusters so far.
Is Monument to Endurance legal in Commander and other formats?
Yes. Monument to Endurance is legal in Commander, as well as Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, Historic, and several other formats. It is not legal in Pauper, Pauper Commander, or Premodern. From the Aetherdrift set, it is a rare with a 3-mana colorless cost, which makes it easy to slot into any deck.
How concentrated is the Monument to Endurance data across players?
The data spans 210 distinct players, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of tracked instances. That spread is a healthy sign for the reliability of these early figures, though with 455 games tracked the dataset is still growing and all win-rate signals should be read as directional.