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Live Play Data

Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure

Sorcery // Land · Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
4%
Live Inclusion
Buy on TCGplayer
Times Brought
709
Decks Running
341
Median Cast Turn
5.5
Drawn → Played
56%
Format
Multiplayer 1v1

4% of tracked Commander decks run Sundering Eruption, and when it resolves, the caster wins 37% of the time compared to 28% when it never leaves the library.

Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure sits in 4% of the 8762 Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live. Its modal flip design gives red decks both a 3-mana removal spell and a free land on the back half, a combination that earns consistent representation across mono-red and red-splash strategies.

The play-pattern data tells a measured story. Drawn copies reach the battlefield 56% of the time, with a median first cast landing on turn 5.5. That cast turn reflects the card's 3-mana front face: many copies arrive mid-game rather than out of the opening hand. Players who do cast it hold it a median of 1 turn in hand first, suggesting deliberate timing rather than an instinct to slam it immediately.

On the broader Commander landscape, the card concentrates heavily in mono-red and aggressive red commanders. The top-10 commander list spans Kratos, Magda, Krenko, and a range of red-adjacent strategies, confirming this is a role-player in red-centric pods rather than a cross-archetype staple.

At a glance
  • 4% of tracked Commander decks include Sundering Eruption
  • 56% of drawn copies reached the battlefield before the game ended
  • T5.5 median first-cast turn
  • 37% win rate in games where Sundering Eruption resolved
  • 289 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game
  • 25% of casts landed exactly on curve at 3 mana

First-cast turn

n=102
9%
T1
7%
T2
9%
T3
10%
T4
16%
T5
40%
T6-9
10%
T10+
Median 5.5 P25 4 · P75 8 · max 15
On curve 25% (9 / 102 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 38%

The "good card" funnel

712 brought · 289 players
Brought to game
712
Ever drawn
183
Reached battlefield
102
Still on board at game end
57
56%

Of 712 copies brought to games, 183 were drawn and 102 were cast, capturing the typical attrition of a singleton sorcery in a long-running Commander format.

≥ -0.8pp

Players who cast this card win 37% of the time (n=97) , vs 28% when it never left the library (n=446).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 33% (n=74) — 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 +8.9pp; 95% confidence interval -0.8pp to +18.6pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

206 instances
4.9%
Library
27.7%
Battlefield
36.4%
Graveyard
4.4%
Exile

Most Sundering Eruptions never leave the library, a structural reality of 100-card singleton decks where most cards simply go undrawn. The graveyard is the most common active landing zone, consistent with a sorcery that resolves and goes to the graveyard.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander spread is wide at 289 unique players, but the top slots cluster tightly around mono-red aggressive strategies, showing this card earns its slot in red-centric pods.

Card text
Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure card Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure back face

Sundering Eruption

{2} {R}
Sorcery
Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

Volcanic Fissure

Land
As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}.
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) · Uncommon · Illustrated by Yohann Schepacz

Frequently Asked

How often is Sundering Eruption drawn in a Commander game?
Across 679 tracked multiplayer Commander games with the card in the deck, it was drawn 26% of the time. That is broadly in line with what you would expect from a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of 183 instances that reached a hand, 56% were cast before the game concluded.
What turn does Sundering Eruption typically get cast?
The median first-cast turn is 5.5, with the distribution spread from as early as turn 1 up to turn 15. The interquartile range runs from turn 4 to turn 8, so most casts happen in the middle turns of a typical Commander game. The 3-mana front face lines up naturally with a turn 3 on-curve cast, but only 25% of casts land exactly there, reflecting how often the card is drawn later in the game rather than kept in an opening hand.
Does casting Sundering Eruption actually improve your odds of winning?
In 97 participations where Sundering Eruption resolved, the caster won 37% of the time. In 446 participations where it stayed in the library, the win rate was 28%. The delta of +8.9 percentage points is a positive early signal, but the confidence interval on this dataset still includes zero, so treat it as directional rather than conclusive.
Is Sundering Eruption legal in Commander?
Yes. Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure is legal in Commander with no restrictions. It is also legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, and several other formats. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, or Penny Dreadful.
Which commanders most commonly run Sundering Eruption?
On Playgroup Live, the top Commander homes are Kratos, God of War and Magda, Brazen Outlaw (8 decks each), followed by Krenko, Mob Boss and Lightning, Army of One (7 decks each). The list is dominated by mono-red and red-primary aggressive commanders, which aligns with the card's color identity and its role as targeted removal that converts to a land drop.
How concentrated is the Sundering Eruption data across players?
The data is well spread. 289 distinct players have brought Sundering Eruption to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 9% of all instances. That breadth is a genuine strength of this dataset: the numbers reflect a wide range of playgroups and play styles rather than one prolific player skewing the results.