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Live Play Data

Nature's Claim

{G} · Instant · Iconic Masters (IMA)
6%
Live Inclusion
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Times Brought
1060
Decks Running
572
Median Cast Turn
6.0
Drawn → Played
64%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

6% of tracked Commander decks run Nature's Claim. When drawn, 64% of copies reach the stack, with a median first-cast turn of 6.0.

Nature's Claim is one of green's most efficient reactive pieces: a single {G} to destroy any artifact or enchantment, with a minor 4-life rider to sweeten the deal for its target's controller. Across 1023 tracked multiplayer Commander games on Playgroup Live, it appears in 6% of decks in the dataset, present in 572 of the 8985 distinct tracked decks.

As a situational instant, its journey from hand to stack depends entirely on the game state. 64% of drawn copies were cast before the game ended, landing on the stack at a median turn of 6.0. That moderate cast rate is consistent with a card players hold until the right target appears. Across 475 unique players contributing data, the heaviest single contributor accounts for just 5% of all instances, which gives the dataset a reasonably broad base.

Nature's Claim is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and most other major formats. Its pauper legality and one-mana cost make it a format staple wherever artifact and enchantment hate is at a premium. In Commander specifically, the 4-life gift to the opponent is a calculated concession that lets the effect cost just one mana.

At a glance
  • 6% of tracked Commander decks include Nature's Claim
  • 20% draw rate across tracked games, normal for a 100-card singleton
  • 64% of drawn copies were cast before the game ended
  • T6.0 median first-cast turn
  • 475 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
  • 134 total casts recorded in the dataset

First-cast turn

n=134
3%
T1
4%
T2
7%
T3
14%
T4
20%
T5
46%
T6-9
5%
T10+
Median 6.0 P25 4 · P75 7 · max 13
On curve 3% (4 / 134 cast on T1) Cast same turn as drawn 36%

The "good card" funnel

1063 brought · 475 players
Brought to game
1063
Ever drawn
210
Reached battlefield
134
Still on board at game end
1
64%

Of 1063 copies brought to games, 210 were drawn, 134 of those were cast, and nearly all resolved copies moved directly to the graveyard as expected for a one-shot instant.

≥ -6.6pp

Players who cast this card win 29% of the time (n=122) , vs 27% when it never left the library (n=709).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 34% (n=66) — 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 +1.4pp; 95% confidence interval -6.6pp to +9.4pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

244 instances
2.9%
Library
0.4%
Battlefield
59.4%
Graveyard
11.5%
Exile

The vast majority of Nature's Claim instances finish in the graveyard after resolving, with most copies that never leave the library simply never being drawn in a 100-card singleton deck.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander distribution is spread across many green and multicolor commanders with no single pairing dominating, consistent with Nature's Claim filling a generic removal slot rather than enabling a specific synergy.

Card text
Nature's Claim card

Nature's Claim

{G}
Instant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.
Iconic Masters (IMA) · Common · Illustrated by Raoul Vitale

Frequently Asked

How often is Nature's Claim drawn in a Commander game?
In 1023 tracked multiplayer games where Nature's Claim was in the deck, it was drawn 20% of the time. That is consistent with the expected frequency for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 210 instances that reached a player's hand, 64% were cast before the game concluded. The remainder reflects copies held for a target that never appeared, or games that ended before the player could act.
What turn does Nature's Claim typically get cast?
Median first-cast turn is 6.0, with the interquartile range running from turn 4 to turn 7. Very few copies land on turns 1 or 2, which aligns with the card's reactive role. Players tend to hold it until a worthwhile artifact or enchantment presents itself rather than casting it speculatively. The on-curve rate is very low, which mostly reflects the card being drawn mid-game rather than kept in opening hands.
Is Nature's Claim banned anywhere?
Nature's Claim is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Pauper Commander, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Duel Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, and Competitive Brawl. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Alchemy, or Penny Dreadful. There are no current bans or restrictions on the card in any format where it is permitted.
Does casting Nature's Claim actually improve win odds?
In the tracked dataset, games where Nature's Claim was cast show a win rate of 29% versus 27% for games where it stayed in the library. The cast-vs-library delta is a directional positive signal, but the sample size of 122 cast observations is modest and the confidence interval spans zero, so treat it as early signal rather than a firm conclusion. Win rates are normalized to a 4-player baseline.
Which commanders most often run Nature's Claim?
Across tracked multiplayer games, Etali, Primal Conqueror leads by deck count, followed by The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Ms. Bumbleflower. The spread across green and green-adjacent commanders is wide, with no single commander dominating, which reflects Nature's Claim's broad role as general artifact and enchantment removal rather than a synergy piece for any one strategy.
How concentrated is this card's data among players?
475 distinct players have brought Nature's Claim to a tracked game on Playgroup Live. The single heaviest contributor accounts for 5% of all instances, well below the 15% threshold that would flag concentration concerns. The dataset is broadly spread, which means the observed patterns are not skewed by any one player's habits or local meta.