Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls appears in 10.3% of tracked Commander decks, and when players draw it, they play it 75% of the time, with a median first-cast turn of 3.
Sulfur Falls sits in 10.3% of the 1,702 distinct Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live. That figure reflects its narrow color constraint: only Izzet (blue-red) and decks with both colors in their identity can run it at all, making 10.3% a meaningful share of the eligible pool.
The draw-to-play rate is the headline: 75% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends. That's one of the higher rates among conditional dual lands, and it tracks with how lands behave in Commander. Players almost always deploy a land when they draw one, especially one that enters untapped alongside any Island or Mountain. Half of all drawn-and-cast copies were played on the same turn they were drawn, and the median delay for the other half is just one turn, signaling players don't hold this card speculatively.
The win-rate delta is worth a candid note. Decks that cast Sulfur Falls won 33.9% of the time, versus 37.8% for decks where it stayed in the library. That -3.9 point gap is directional with 59 and 209 observations respectively, not conclusive, and more likely reflects deck-composition variance than any weakness in the land itself. Fixing lands like Sulfur Falls are infrastructure, not win conditions.
- 10.3% inclusion rate across all 1,702 tracked Commander decks
- 75% of drawn Sulfur Falls are cast before the game ends
- 50% same-turn play rate when drawn
- T3 median first-cast turn across 59 observed casts
- 88% battlefield stickiness once the land hits play
- 175 distinct decks in the Playgroup Live database include it
First-cast turn
n=76The "good card" funnel
369 broughtOf 287 copies brought to games, 77 were drawn, 59 of those were cast, and 52 remained on the battlefield at game end, an 88% stickiness rate consistent with the durability of basic lands.
Players who cast this card win 32% of the time (n=76) , vs 38% when it never left the library (n=264).
Final zone distribution
369 instances209 of 287 Sulfur Falls copies never leave the library, the expected outcome for any singleton in a 100-card deck, not a sign the card underperforms when drawn.
Top commanders running this card
by deck count-
1
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
29 decks
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2
Galazeth Prismari
22 decks
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3
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
19 decks
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4
Sauron, the Dark Lord
16 decks
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5
Magnus the Red
14 decks
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6
Ureni of the Unwritten
14 decks
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7
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
11 decks
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8
Vivi Ornitier
10 decks
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9
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
9 decks
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10
Fire Lord Azula
8 decks
The top two commanders each appear in 22 decks, a tight tie at the head of a list spread across pure Izzet and multicolor commanders, reflecting how broadly the land fits any blue-red shell.
How often is Sulfur Falls drawn in a Commander game? ▾
In 255 tracked games, Sulfur Falls was brought to the table 287 times and drawn in 77 of those instances, a draw rate of 26.8%. That's slightly above the baseline expectation for a single card in a 100-card deck, consistent with the early-game card draw common in Izzet strategies. Of those 77 draws, 59 resulted in a cast, giving the 75% draw-to-play rate.
What turn does Sulfur Falls usually enter the battlefield? ▾
The median first-cast turn is 3, with the 25th percentile at turn 2 and the 75th at turn 5. Thirteen of 59 casts happened on turn 1, likely from opening hands. The distribution is front-loaded: the majority of casts land in turns 1 through 5, which is exactly when a fixing land does the most mana work.
Does Sulfur Falls enter untapped reliably in Commander? ▾
Sulfur Falls enters untapped if you control an Island or Mountain when it resolves. In Izzet and Izzet-adjacent Commander decks, that condition is met most of the time after the first few turns. The 50% same-turn play rate and one-turn median hand-hold suggest players are confident enough in the untap condition to deploy it quickly. Early in the game, before other blue or red sources are on board, it may occasionally enter tapped.
Is the win-rate delta for Sulfur Falls meaningful? ▾
Decks that cast Sulfur Falls won 33.9% of games (59 observations), while decks where it stayed in the library won 37.8% (209 observations), a delta of -3.9 points. Both sample sizes cross the 15-observation threshold, so this is directional rather than noise, but it almost certainly reflects deck-composition differences rather than the land itself. Fixing lands are infrastructure. Their presence in the deck shapes the game; their individual cast event does not.
Which commanders most commonly run Sulfur Falls? ▾
Galazeth Prismari and Rootha, Mastering the Moment each appear in 22 decks in the dataset, the highest counts among commanders pairing with this land. Magnus the Red (14 decks) and Éowyn, Shieldmaiden (15 decks) follow closely. The spread across both pure Izzet commanders and multicolor commanders that include blue and red shows Sulfur Falls functioning as a generic dual land for any deck that can run it.
Is Sulfur Falls legal in Commander? ▾
Yes. Sulfur Falls is legal in Commander, as well as Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Historic, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pauper, or Pauper Commander. In Commander it is unrestricted and can appear in any deck whose commander has blue and red in its color identity.