Live Play Data

Ohran Frostfang

· Snow Creature — Snake · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

721

Decks Running

396

Median Cast Turn

6.0

Drawn → Played

60%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Ohran Frostfang is in 8% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live, with a median first-cast turn of 6.0 and 60% of drawn copies reaching the battlefield before the game ends.

Ohran Frostfang is a 5-mana green Snow Creature that turns every attacking creature into a deathtouch threat and converts each combat hit into a card draw. Across 692 tracked multiplayer Commander games on Playgroup Live, it sits in 396 of 5273 distinct decks, an inclusion rate of 8%.

The median first cast lands on turn 6.0, which is consistent with a 5-mana creature played fair. Drawn copies reach the battlefield 60% of the time. The card tends to arrive in hand and wait: median turns in hand before being cast is 2, and only 28% of drawn-then-cast copies were played the same turn they were drawn. That delay reflects the mana requirement more than player hesitancy.

The commander spread is wide. 355 distinct players have brought Frostfang to a tracked game, and no single contributor accounts for more than a small slice of the data. The top commander home is Dina, Essence Brewer, which rewards attacking with life-gain payoffs that pair naturally with deathtouch and card draw.

At a glance

8% of tracked Commander decks include Ohran Frostfang
T6.0 median first-cast turn across all tracked games
60% of drawn copies reached the battlefield before the game ended
51% battlefield stickiness once it resolves
355 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, showing broad adoption
34% of casts landed exactly on curve at 5 mana

First-cast turn

n=116

24%

52%

T6-9

15%

T10+

Median 6.0 P25 5 · P75 8 · max 17

On curve 34% (28 / 116 cast on T5) Cast same turn as drawn 28%

The "good card" funnel

722 brought · 355 players

Brought to game

722

Ever drawn

192

Reached battlefield

116

Still on board at game end

60%

Of 722 copies brought to games, 192 were drawn, 116 of those were cast, and roughly half of resolved copies survived to the end of the game.

≥ -4.7pp

Players who cast this card win 26% of the time (n=112) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=477).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 22% (n=70) — 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 +3.2pp; 95% confidence interval -4.7pp to +11.1pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

203 instances

2.5%

Library

29.1%

Battlefield

32.5%

Graveyard

5.9%

Exile

Most singleton cards in a 100-card deck never leave the library, and Frostfang is no exception. The observed copies that did move skew toward the battlefield and graveyard, reflecting both its raw impact when it resolves and the removal pressure it attracts.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander spread is genuinely wide: 355 distinct players account for the data, and the top commander home, Dina, Essence Brewer, holds a plurality rather than a monopoly, with several deathtouch and combat-value commanders filling out the rest of the list.

Frequently Asked

How often is Ohran Frostfang drawn in a Commander game?

In 692 tracked multiplayer games where Frostfang was in the deck, it was drawn 27% of the time. That is normal for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 192 instances that reached a hand, 60% were cast before the game ended. The remainder were largely a game-length effect: copies drawn late often never find a window to resolve.

What turn does Ohran Frostfang typically hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 6.0, with the bulk of casts clustered between turns 5 and 8. The 25th percentile lands on turn 5 and the 75th on turn 8, so most players are casting it close to on-curve. Only 34% of casts hit exactly on the mana-value turn of 5, which reflects the reality that most copies arrive in hand after ramp has already been deployed or after the opening hand has been spent.

Does casting Ohran Frostfang improve your chances of winning?

Games where Frostfang was cast show a win rate of 26%, compared to 23% when it remained in the library. The +3.2 percentage-point gap is a directional signal but not conclusive. The confidence interval crosses zero at this sample size, so treat it as an early signal that the card is associated with winning more often when it resolves, not a proven causal effect.

How sticky is Ohran Frostfang once it resolves?

Battlefield stickiness is 51%, meaning roughly half of resolved copies are still on the battlefield at game's end. That is lower than many green staples, which is expected: a 5-mana creature that grants universal deathtouch and card advantage draws removal quickly. The final zone distribution shows a meaningful share ending in the graveyard, consistent with opponents prioritizing it as a target.

Which commanders most commonly run Ohran Frostfang?

Dina, Essence Brewer leads the pack by a wide margin in the tracked dataset. Frostfang's combination of deathtouch distribution and combat damage draw triggers is a natural fit for commanders that want to attack repeatedly and generate value. Fynn, the Fangbearer and The Serpent Society also appear prominently, both leaning on deathtouch synergies to close games.

Is Ohran Frostfang legal in Commander?

Yes. Ohran Frostfang is legal in Commander and Oathbreaker. It is also legal in Legacy and Vintage, though those formats rarely feature it. It is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Pauper, or Brawl. Its color identity is mono-green, so it fits into any Commander deck with green in its identity.