Live Play Data

Panharmonicon

· Artifact · Double Masters 2022 (2X2)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

679

Decks Running

376

Median Cast Turn

6.0

Drawn → Played

64%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Panharmonicon appears in 3% of tracked Commander decks and, when drawn, reaches the battlefield 64% of the time, with a median first-cast turn of 6.0.

Panharmonicon sits in 376 of the 11120 distinct Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live, an 3% inclusion rate that reflects its role as a cornerstone doubler in any deck that leans on enters-the-battlefield triggers.

When a copy reaches a player's hand, 64% of those copies make it to the battlefield before the game ends. The median first-cast turn is 6.0, consistent with the card's 4-mana cost and the reality that players often develop their board before deploying it. Of 112 tracked casts, 73% stayed on the battlefield through the game's final state, a strong signal that opponents struggle to answer it once it resolves.

The commander spread tells the deeper story. Panharmonicon shows up under colorless commanders like Ultron, Artificial Malevolence, mono-white Elesh Norn, mono-red Norin the Wary, and five-color goodstuff piles alike. Any permanent with an enters trigger is a potential home, and that breadth is why the card's inclusion is distributed across 330 distinct players with no single contributor accounting for more than a small fraction of the dataset.

At a glance

3% of tracked Commander decks include Panharmonicon
64% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
T6.0 median first-cast turn, slightly behind its 4-mana curve
73% battlefield stickiness once it resolves
330 distinct players have brought Panharmonicon to a tracked game
35% win rate in games where Panharmonicon was cast (normalized to 4-player baseline)

First-cast turn

n=112

16%

43%

T6-9

14%

T10+

Median 6.0 P25 4 · P75 9 · max 15

On curve 27% (18 / 112 cast on T4) Cast same turn as drawn 40%

The "good card" funnel

681 brought · 330 players

Brought to game

681

Ever drawn

176

Reached battlefield

112

Still on board at game end

64%

Of 681 Panharmonicons brought to games, 176 were drawn, 112 of those were cast, and 73% of cast copies remained on the battlefield through the end of the game.

≥ +1.4pp

Players who cast this card win 35% of the time (n=110) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=438).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 17% (n=59) — 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 +10.2pp; 95% confidence interval +1.4pp to +19.0pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

200 instances

2.0%

Library

41.0%

Battlefield

26.5%

Graveyard

4.0%

Exile

Most Panharmonicons that finish in the graveyard or exile were actively destroyed or removed, not discarded, which matches the card's reputation as a high-priority removal target once it resolves.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines 12 decks
2 Ultron, Artificial Malevolence 12 decks
3 Norin the Wary 11 decks
4 Yarok, the Desecrated 11 decks
5 Ashling, the Limitless 10 decks
6 Zinnia, Valley's Voice 10 decks
7 Hei Bai, Forest Guardian 9 decks
8 Saheeli, Radiant Creator 9 decks
9 Satya, Aetherflux Genius 9 decks
10 Brago, King Eternal 8 decks

The top-commander list spans five colors, colorless, mono-white, and mono-red, a spread that reflects how few deckbuilding constraints Panharmonicon imposes on its pilots.

Frequently Asked

How often is Panharmonicon drawn in a Commander game?

Across 647 tracked multiplayer Commander games where Panharmonicon was in the deck, it was drawn 26% of the time. That is broadly in line with expectations for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of those 176 drawn copies, 64% were cast before the game concluded.

What turn does Panharmonicon typically hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 6.0, with the mode at turn 4, its exact mana value. However, only 27% of casts landed exactly on curve. The majority arrived later, which is consistent with players drawing it after the opening hand rather than choosing to hold it. The same-turn cast rate of 40% shows that when players do draw it, most cast it quickly rather than sitting on it.

Does casting Panharmonicon actually improve your win rate?

There is a directional positive signal. Win rate when Panharmonicon was cast sits at 35% across 110 observations, compared to 25% across 438 participations where it remained in the library. That is a +10.2 percentage-point gap. The sample is meaningful in size but the confidence interval is wide enough that we call this early directional evidence rather than a firm conclusion.

Is Panharmonicon legal in Commander?

Yes. Panharmonicon is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Brawl, Gladiator, and Oathbreaker. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, Pauper Commander, or Premodern.

Which commanders most frequently run Panharmonicon?

In the Playgroup Live dataset, the top homes include Ultron, Artificial Malevolence (colorless artifacts), Ashling, the Limitless, Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines, Norin the Wary, and Zinnia, Valley's Voice, each appearing in the top tier of the tracked commander list. The spread across mono-color, multicolor, and colorless commanders underscores how broadly the card fits any strategy built around enters-the-battlefield triggers.

How concentrated is the Panharmonicon data across players?

The dataset is well-spread. 330 distinct players have brought Panharmonicon to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for just 3% of all instances. That low concentration strengthens confidence in the directional patterns we observe, since the numbers are not driven by one or two prolific players.