Live Play Data

Sun Titan

· Creature — Giant · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

749

Decks Running

417

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

59%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

40% of games where Sun Titan resolved ended in a win for the caster, a +17.1 percentage-point lift over the 23% baseline when it stayed in the library.

Sun Titan shows one of the cleaner performance gaps in Playgroup Live's tracked dataset. Decks that resolved it won 40% of the time against a 23% baseline when it sat unplayed, a +17.1 pp lift across 102 cast observations and 501 library observations. Both buckets are well-sampled, so this is a meaningful early signal rather than noise.

Getting Sun Titan to the battlefield is the challenge. At 6 mana it lands on a median turn of 7, and only 35% of first casts hit exactly on curve. Players who draw it tend to hold it for a turn or two before casting: the median hand-to-cast delay is 2 turns, and just 28% of drawn copies are cast the same turn they arrive. That patience likely reflects setting up the graveyard and mana rather than uncertainty about the card's value.

Sun Titan is a white staple with reach into any archetype that runs enter-the-battlefield triggers, recursion loops, or utility permanents at 3 mana value or less. It appears in 417 of the 5552 decks tracked on Playgroup Live, spread across 357 distinct players, with no single player accounting for more than a small slice of the data.

At a glance

8% of tracked Commander decks include Sun Titan
T7 median first-cast turn across all observed games
40% win rate in games where Sun Titan resolved
+17.1pp win-rate lift over the uncast baseline, well-sampled signal
59% of drawn Sun Titans were cast before the game ended
54% battlefield stickiness once Sun Titan resolves

First-cast turn

n=105

11%

64%

T6-9

18%

T10+

Median 7 P25 6 · P75 9 · max 16

On curve 35% (18 / 105 cast on T6) Cast same turn as drawn 28%

The "good card" funnel

750 brought · 357 players

Brought to game

750

Ever drawn

179

Reached battlefield

105

Still on board at game end

59%

Of 750 Sun Titans brought to games, 179 were drawn, 105 of those reached the battlefield, and the card stuck through end of game at a 54% rate, an honest picture of a high-cost creature in a removal-heavy format.

≥ +7.9pp

Players who cast this card win 40% of the time (n=102) , vs 23% when it never left the library (n=501).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 23% (n=72) — 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 +17.1pp; 95% confidence interval +7.9pp to +26.3pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

205 instances

1.0%

Library

27.8%

Battlefield

28.8%

Graveyard

9.8%

Exile

Sun Titan's final-zone spread is notably active: a large share finish in the graveyard or battlefield rather than staying in the library, reflecting both the card's high cast rate and the board interaction it invites once it resolves.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Quintorius, History Chaser 49 decks
2 Terra, Herald of Hope 33 decks
3 Zinnia, Valley's Voice 29 decks
4 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines 11 decks
5 Isshin, Two Heavens as One 11 decks
6 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser 9 decks
7 The Sentry, Golden Guardian 9 decks
8 Zurgo Stormrender 9 decks
9 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer 7 decks
10 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire 6 decks

Quintorius, History Chaser dominates the top-commanders chart by deck count, but the list spans a wide range of Mardu and mono-white strategies, showing Sun Titan's reach across multiple white archetypes rather than a single niche.

Frequently Asked

How often is Sun Titan drawn in a Commander game?

Across 696 tracked games where Sun Titan was in the deck, it was drawn 24% of the time. That is consistent with what you'd expect from a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 179 instances that reached a player's hand, 59% were cast before the game ended. The remainder reflects games that concluded before the player could deploy a 6-mana spell, not deliberate holds.

What turn does Sun Titan usually land?

Median first cast is turn 7, with the 25th–75th percentile range falling between turns 6 and 9. Only 35% of casts hit exactly on curve at turn 6. The majority arrive a turn or more late, which is typical for a high-cost creature in a format where ramp is unevenly distributed. When players do draw it early, the median hand-to-cast delay is 2 turns.

Does casting Sun Titan actually improve your win rate?

The data shows a +17.1 percentage-point lift: decks that resolved Sun Titan won 40% of games, versus 23% when it never left the library. With 102 cast observations and 501 library observations, both buckets have solid sample sizes. The lower bound of the confidence interval still sits above zero, so this is a consistent directional signal, though Playgroup Live's dataset is still growing.

Which commanders play Sun Titan most?

Quintorius, History Chaser leads the top-commanders list by a wide margin, reflecting that deck's reliance on enters-the-battlefield triggers and graveyard recursion. Terra, Herald of Hope and Zinnia, Valley's Voice round out the top three. The distribution is broad: 357 unique players have brought Sun Titan to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of instances, which is a healthy sign for data diversity.

Is Sun Titan legal in Commander?

Yes. Sun Titan is legal and unrestricted in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Duel Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, and Gladiator. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, or Alchemy.

Why does Sun Titan see play across so many archetypes?

Its trigger fires both on entering the battlefield and on attacking, which means enchantment decks, artifact recursion builds, and creature-value strategies all find ways to abuse it. Returning any permanent with mana value 3 or less covers a wide range of utility pieces: Skullclamp, fetchlands, Aura Enchantress, and most early ramp creatures all qualify. Vigilance also means Sun Titan can swing and still defend, reducing the cost of attacking with a 6/6 on a board where threats are numerous.