Live Play Data

Pearl Medallion

· Artifact · Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

604

Decks Running

314

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

82%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

82% of drawn Pearl Medallions are cast before the game ends, and 80% of cast copies survive to the final zone on the battlefield, making it one of the stickiest cost-reducers in mono-white Commander.

Pearl Medallion earns its slot. Across 580 tracked multiplayer Commander games on Playgroup Live, 82% of drawn copies reached the battlefield, and 80% of those stayed there through the end of the game.

The card's role is narrow but clear: it lives almost exclusively in white or predominantly white decks, and the top-commander list reflects that completely. Giada, Font of Hope leads by a wide margin, with most other commanders running mono-white strategies. Because Pearl Medallion only reduces white spell costs, it earns its spot most in spell-dense white builds where the cumulative discount compounds quickly.

Median first cast lands on turn 4, consistent with drawing it in the early-to-mid game rather than the opening hand. The data is spread across 267 distinct players, with the single heaviest contributor accounting for just 3%. That breadth adds confidence to the directional signals here.

At a glance

3% of tracked Commander decks include Pearl Medallion
82% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
80% battlefield stickiness once cast
T4 median first-cast turn
267 distinct players have brought Pearl Medallion to a tracked game

First-cast turn

n=115

26%

12%

13%

27%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4 P25 2 · P75 7 · max 14

On curve 32% (30 / 115 cast on T2) Cast same turn as drawn 48%

The "good card" funnel

604 brought · 267 players

Brought to game

604

Ever drawn

140

Reached battlefield

115

Still on board at game end

82%

Of 604 Pearl Medallions brought to games, 140 were drawn, 115 were cast, and 80% of those survived to a final zone on the battlefield.

≥ -5.9pp

Players who cast this card win 26% of the time (n=106) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=416).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 34% (n=23) — 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 +2.4pp; 95% confidence interval -5.9pp to +10.8pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

156 instances

2.6%

Library

59.0%

Battlefield

19.2%

Graveyard

7.1%

Exile

Most of the final-zone mass sits on the battlefield, a strong sign that Pearl Medallion survives once it resolves. The library share is smaller here than for many cards because the observed-instance tracking captures copies that were actively interacted with rather than every copy ever shuffled in.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Giada, Font of Hope 37 decks
2 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines 10 decks
3 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer 8 decks
4 Darien, King of Kjeldor 8 decks
5 Avacyn, Angel of Hope 6 decks
6 The Sentry, Golden Guardian 6 decks
7 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light 5 decks
8 Gisela, the Broken Blade 5 decks
9 Hope Estheim 5 decks
10 Arabella, Abandoned Doll 4 decks

Giada, Font of Hope owns the top slot with a commanding lead, and the rest of the list is almost entirely mono-white, reflecting Pearl Medallion's strict color requirement.

Frequently Asked

How often is Pearl Medallion drawn in a Commander game?

In 580 tracked multiplayer games where Pearl Medallion was in the deck, it was drawn 23% of the time. That is a normal draw rate for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 140 copies that reached a player's hand, 82% were cast before the game ended.

What turn does Pearl Medallion usually get cast?

The median first-cast turn is 4. The distribution skews early, with the 25th percentile at turn 2, meaning a meaningful portion of casts happen in the first two turns when the card is drawn in the opening hand. The 75th percentile sits at turn 7, so late draws are common too. Players who draw it early cast it immediately: the same-turn cast rate is 48%.

Does casting Pearl Medallion improve your win rate?

The cast-vs-library win-rate delta is small and within the margin of uncertainty on this sample size. Win rate when cast is 26% across 106 observations, versus 23% across 416 observations when the card stayed in the library. Treat this as a directional early signal rather than a conclusive result.

Which commanders most commonly run Pearl Medallion?

Giada, Font of Hope leads the list by a large margin, followed by Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines and Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer. The pattern is consistent: Pearl Medallion almost exclusively appears in mono-white or white-primary decks where its discount applies to the bulk of the spell suite. Multi-color decks with only a white splash get far less value from it.

Is Pearl Medallion legal in Commander?

Yes. Pearl Medallion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Duel Commander, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, or Pauper Commander.

How concentrated is Pearl Medallion's data across players?

The data covers 267 distinct players on Playgroup Live. The single heaviest contributor accounts for 3% of all tracked instances. That spread is strong for a card with relatively low overall inclusion, and it means the directional patterns here are not the product of one or two power users skewing the numbers.