Live Play Data

Skycloud Expanse

Land · Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC)

19%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1513

Decks Running

761

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

75%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Skycloud Expanse appears in 19% of tracked Azorius-accessible Commander decks on Playgroup Live, and 75% of drawn copies reach the battlefield, with a median first-cast turn of 5.

Skycloud Expanse is a reliable two-color fixer for any deck running both white and blue. Across 1373 tracked multiplayer games, it sits in 761 of 3957 distinct decks, an 19% inclusion rate that reflects its narrow but dependable role as a dual-land substitute for Azorius, Esper, Bant, and Jeskai shells.

The card plays exactly as designed. 75% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends, and once it lands, 94% stickiness confirms that land removal almost never touches it. Median first cast falls on turn 5, consistent with players deploying it as part of their early mana development rather than holding it for a strategic window.

The data is well-spread: 653 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of observations. That breadth lends confidence to the directional signals, though Playgroup Live's dataset is still growing and these figures should be read as early signals rather than definitive benchmarks.

At a glance

19% of tracked Commander decks include Skycloud Expanse
75% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T5 median first-cast turn
94% battlefield stickiness once cast
653 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game
26% draw rate across games where it was in the deck

First-cast turn

n=299

16%

13%

10%

11%

33%

T6-9

T10+

Median 5 P25 3 · P75 7 · max 16

Cast same turn as drawn 48%

The "good card" funnel

1516 brought · 653 players

Brought to game

1516

Ever drawn

397

Reached battlefield

299

Still on board at game end

281

75%

Of 1516 Skycloud Expanses brought to multiplayer games, 397 were drawn, 299 of those were cast, and the vast majority remained on the battlefield through end of game.

≥ -0.2pp

Players who cast this card win 28% of the time (n=281) , vs 22% when it never left the library (n=974).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 30% (n=89) — 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 +5.2pp; 95% confidence interval -0.2pp to +10.6pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

431 instances

1.4%

Library

65.2%

Battlefield

14.6%

Graveyard

3.2%

Exile

Most Skycloud Expanses never leave the library, a structural feature of 99-card singleton rather than a signal about the card's power level. Of the copies that were observed, the large majority finished on the battlefield.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The top-ten commander list spans Esper, Bant, Jeskai, and pure Azorius identities, showing Skycloud Expanse earns its inclusion across every two-or-more-color white-blue shell, not just one archetype.

Frequently Asked

How often is Skycloud Expanse drawn in a Commander game?

In 1373 tracked multiplayer games where Skycloud Expanse was in the deck, it was drawn 26% of the time. That figure is typical for a land in a 99-card Commander deck. Of the 397 instances that reached a player's hand, 75% were cast before the game ended.

What turn does Skycloud Expanse usually enter the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 5 in multiplayer games tracked on Playgroup Live. The mode is turn 2, meaning the single most common scenario is a player dropping it on their second turn as part of their opening mana development. The distribution runs up to turn 14, reflecting games where the card was drawn late.

Is Skycloud Expanse legal in Commander?

Yes. Skycloud Expanse is legal in Commander, as well as Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander, Premodern, and Oathbreaker. It is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Brawl, or Pauper. Its white-blue color identity restricts it to decks whose commander has both white and blue in their identity.

Does casting Skycloud Expanse improve your win rate?

There is a directional positive signal. Win rate in games where the card was cast is 28%, versus 22% in games where it stayed in the library. That delta of +5.2 percentage points is consistent with a helpful mana-fixing role, but the confidence interval on this sample is wide enough that it should be read as directional rather than conclusive.

Which commanders most often run Skycloud Expanse?

The top commanders by raw deck count on Playgroup Live are Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (Esper), Ms. Bumbleflower (Bant), and Tidus, Yuna's Guardian (Bant). The spread across multiple color identities, including Esper, Bant, and Jeskai, confirms that Skycloud Expanse earns its slot in any shell that can run it, not just pure Azorius lists.

How concentrated is the Skycloud Expanse data across players?

653 distinct players have brought Skycloud Expanse to a tracked game on Playgroup Live, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 2% of all instances. That spread is a meaningful strength of the dataset and reduces the risk that one player's preferences are distorting the aggregated figures.