Professional Face-Breaker
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Creature — Human Warrior
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC)
64.5% of drawn Professional Face-Breakers get cast before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 5 and 50% battlefield stickiness once it lands.
Professional Face-Breaker sits in 4% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live — a deliberately low inclusion rate that reflects its mono-red color identity and its home in aggressive, combat-focused or Treasure-synergy shells.
When it does hit a hand, players commit quickly: 64.5% of drawn copies are cast, and 60% of those are cast on the same turn they were drawn. The median first-cast turn is 5, slightly behind its 3-mana curve, which is consistent with a card that tends to arrive in the mid-game when combat infrastructure is already online. Battlefield stickiness tells a more cautious story — only 50% of cast copies survive to the game's final zone, signaling that opponents treat it as a priority target.
The commander distribution shows the card's natural homes: Korvold and Mr. House lead the list, pointing toward sacrifice and Treasure-engine strategies that squeeze extra value out of every token Professional Face-Breaker generates. Combat-oriented commanders like Iroas, Nelly Borca, and Zurgo round out the top tier.
- 4.1% inclusion rate across tracked Commander decks
- 64.5% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
- 60% same-turn cast rate when drawn — players slam it immediately
- T5 median first-cast turn
- 50% battlefield stickiness — opponents prioritize removing it
- 68 distinct decks running it across Playgroup Live
First-cast turn
n=28The "good card" funnel
182 broughtOf 111 copies brought to tracked games, 31 were drawn, 22 of those were cast, and only 11 remained on the battlefield when the game concluded — a steep but telling drop at the stickiness step.
Players who cast this card win 36% of the time (n=28) , vs 34% when it never left the library (n=130).
Final zone distribution
182 instances73 of 111 brought copies ended the game still in the library — normal for a singleton in a 100-card deck, but the 18 graveyard finishes underscore how aggressively opponents answer it when it does appear.
Top commanders running this card
by deck count-
1
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
9 decks
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2
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
8 decks
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3
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
7 decks
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4
Mr. House, President and CEO
7 decks
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5
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
7 decks
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6
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
6 decks
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7
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
6 decks
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8
Kratos, God of War
6 decks
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9
Shadow the Hedgehog
6 decks
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10
Fire Lord Zuko
5 decks
The top slot reaches 7 decks and the list spans five distinct color identities, showing Professional Face-Breaker is spread across Treasure-sacrifice engines and combat-aggro shells rather than concentrated in a single archetype.
How often is Professional Face-Breaker drawn in a Commander game? ▾
In tracked games where it was in the deck, it was drawn in 27.9% of deck-participations. That's slightly above the statistical expectation for a singleton in a 100-card deck, which suggests it shows up in opening hands at a reasonable clip. Of 31 observed drawn instances, 22 resulted in a cast — a 64.5% draw-to-play rate.
What turn does Professional Face-Breaker usually get cast? ▾
The median first-cast turn is 5, one to two turns behind its 3-mana cost. The distribution runs from turn 2 through turn 8, with the largest clusters at turns 3 and 6. Only 27% of casts landed exactly on curve at turn 3. That said, 60% of drawn copies are cast the same turn they're drawn, so the delay is mostly about when the card arrives, not player hesitation.
Does casting Professional Face-Breaker actually help you win? ▾
This is where the data gives a cautionary early signal. Win rate when cast is 31.8% across 22 observations, while win rate when it stayed in the library is 38.4% across 73 observations — a delta of about -6.5 percentage points in the wrong direction. Both buckets are below the 15-observation threshold for confident conclusions, so treat this as directional. One plausible read: the decks that successfully cast it are also the ones getting into contested combat and drawing opponent interaction, which skews outcomes.
Why does Professional Face-Breaker get removed so often? ▾
Battlefield stickiness sits at 50%, meaning half of all cast copies were gone by the time the game ended. That's well below average for a creature of its cost. Professional Face-Breaker threatens to generate a Treasure every single combat step and then convert those Treasures into free card plays. Opponents have strong incentive to remove it immediately. Menace makes blocking harder but doesn't stop targeted removal.
Which commanders run Professional Face-Breaker most? ▾
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King leads with 7 decks — Korvold feeds on sacrificed Treasures and rewards every token. Mr. House, President and CEO and Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser each appear in 6 decks. The spread across Mardu, Jund, and Naya combat commanders shows the card slots into any red shell that attacks regularly and can leverage the Treasure tokens downstream.
Is Professional Face-Breaker legal in Commander? ▾
Yes. Professional Face-Breaker from Streets of New Capenna is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Brawl, Gladiator, Duel Commander, and Oathbreaker. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, Pauper Commander, or PreDH.