Live Play Data

Scattered Groves

Land — Forest Plains · Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC)

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Times Brought

651

Decks Running

282

Median Cast Turn

4.0

Drawn → Played

66%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

66% of drawn Scattered Groves are played before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 4.0 across 637 tracked multiplayer games on Playgroup Live.

Scattered Groves shows up in 8% of tracked Commander decks and reaches the battlefield at a high rate once it enters a player's hand. The card's dual land subtype, Forest Plains, makes it fetchable and freely tapped into green-white mana, while its cycling clause gives it an escape valve in the late game.

The headline number is draw-to-play: 66% of drawn copies are played before the game closes out. That figure is consistent with a land players consider worth including over a basic. The 60% same-turn play rate confirms most players put it into play immediately rather than holding it. Median first-cast turn lands at 4.0, which reflects a mix of opening-hand keeps and mid-game draws.

The commander distribution is broad. T'Challa, the Black Panther leads with 282 decks across the tracked set, but Scattered Groves shows up under Selesnya commanders, Naya pods, and five-color builds alike. Its color identity of green and white keeps it out of blue, black, and red decks, which naturally caps its ceiling. It is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and most other constructed formats.

At a glance

8% of tracked Commander decks include Scattered Groves
66% of drawn copies are played before the game ends
T4.0 median first-cast turn across tracked games
89% battlefield stickiness once the land enters play
60% of instances played on the same turn they were drawn
289 distinct players have brought Scattered Groves to a tracked game

First-cast turn

n=108

28%

11%

12%

11%

26%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4.0 P25 1 · P75 7 · max 12

Cast same turn as drawn 60%

The "good card" funnel

652 brought · 289 players

Brought to game

652

Ever drawn

164

Reached battlefield

108

Still on board at game end

66%

Of 652 Scattered Groves brought to games, 164 were drawn, 108 of those were played, and 89% of resolved copies remained on the battlefield through end of game.

≥ -4.7pp

Players who cast this card win 23% of the time (n=100) , vs 20% when it never left the library (n=418).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 25% (n=50) — 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 +3.4pp; 95% confidence interval -4.7pp to +11.5pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

174 instances

2.3%

Library

55.2%

Battlefield

16.7%

Graveyard

3.4%

Exile

Most Scattered Groves instances end on the battlefield or in the graveyard after cycling. The library share is low because this land is frequently interacted with or kept in opening hands, making it more observable than most singletons.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

T'Challa, the Black Panther dominates the top slot by deck count, but the remaining nine commanders represent a wide spread of archetypes and color identities, showing Scattered Groves is not tied to a single strategy.

Frequently Asked

How often is Scattered Groves drawn in a Commander game?

Across 637 tracked multiplayer games where Scattered Groves was in the deck, it was drawn 25% of the time. That is normal for a singleton land in a 100-card deck. Of 164 instances that reached a player's hand, 66% were played before the game ended.

What turn does Scattered Groves typically enter the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 4.0. The distribution shows a strong cluster on turn 1, which reflects opening-hand keeps, and a second wave spread across turns 4 through 9. The p25 sits at turn 1 and the p75 at turn 7, so the range is wide. This is expected for a cycling land that players sometimes hold to cycle rather than play as a tapped source.

Does casting Scattered Groves correlate with winning?

Win rate when cast is 23% across 100 observations, compared to 20% when the card stayed in the library across a larger sample. The delta is directional but modest on this sample size. Read it as an early signal rather than a conclusive finding. The card's value is structural: consistent mana fixing with a late-game cycling option, not a win-condition on its own.

Which commanders most commonly run Scattered Groves?

T'Challa, the Black Panther leads the tracked list by a wide margin, reflecting the card's strong fit in Selesnya builds. Rin and Seri, Inseparable, Dogmeat, Ever Loyal, and Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit also appear in the top tier, spanning Naya and white-black-green color identities. The spread across at least ten different commanders suggests Scattered Groves is a format staple for any deck touching both green and white.

Is Scattered Groves legal in Commander?

Yes. Scattered Groves is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, Pauper Commander, or PreDH. Its green-white color identity restricts it to decks whose commander includes at least one of those colors.

How concentrated is the Scattered Groves data among specific players?

The dataset is well spread. 289 distinct players have brought Scattered Groves to a tracked game on Playgroup Live, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for 25% of instances, well below the 15% threshold where concentration becomes a concern. That breadth strengthens confidence in the directional patterns visible in the data.