Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast appears in 20% of Izzet-accessible decks tracked on Playgroup Live, and 71% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends, with a median first play on turn 4.
Stormcarved Coast is the go-to dual land for Izzet ({U}/{R}) Commander decks on Playgroup Live, sitting in 20% of tracked decks and appearing across 381 distinct lists in the dataset.
The card's appeal is straightforward: it enters untapped whenever you control two or more other lands, which covers nearly every turn from turn 3 onward. When it reaches a player's hand, 71% of copies make it to the battlefield before the game ends. The median first play is turn 4, consistent with a land that often rides out early turns in hand while waiting for the right moment. Concentration is healthy: 331 distinct players have brought it to tracked games, and no single player accounts for more than a small share of observations, making the dataset broadly representative.
The commander spread tells the broader story: Tony Stark, Vivi Ornitier, Davros, and Nekusar are all near the top, covering both pure Izzet and Grixis builds that lean on the {U}/{R} pip. Stormcarved Coast is a format role-player rather than a build-around, slotting into any two- or three-color shell that runs blue and red.
- 20% of tracked Izzet-identity decks include Stormcarved Coast
- 71% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
- T4 median first-play turn across all tracked instances
- 93% battlefield stickiness once the land enters play
- 331 distinct players have contributed tracked games with this card
First-cast turn
n=151The "good card" funnel
770 brought · 331 playersOf 770 Stormcarved Coasts brought to tracked games, 213 were drawn, 151 of those reached the battlefield, and 93% stayed there through the end of game.
Players who cast this card win 32% of the time (n=147) , vs 22% when it never left the library (n=514).
When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 50% (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 +9.8pp; 95% confidence interval +2.4pp to +17.1pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.
Final zone distribution
231 instancesMost Stormcarved Coasts end games on the battlefield, a structural contrast to non-land singletons where the majority never leave the library. Lands get played when drawn, and this one is no exception.
Commanders that played this card
in tracked games-
1
Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man
16 decks
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2
Vivi Ornitier
12 decks
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3
Davros, Dalek Creator
11 decks
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4
Fire Lord Azula
10 decks
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5
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
9 decks
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6
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9 decks
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7
Prismari, the Inspiration
9 decks
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8
The Tenth Doctor
9 decks
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9
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8 decks
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10
Iron Man, Titan of Innovation
7 decks
Tony Stark leads with the most decks, but the list spans over ten distinct commanders across Izzet and Grixis color identities, showing Stormcarved Coast is a broad mana-base staple rather than a staple of one specific archetype.