Live Play Data

Temple of Enlightenment

Land · Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC)

16%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

975

Decks Running

498

Median Cast Turn

3.0

Drawn → Played

70%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

16% of tracked Commander decks in white-blue color identities run Temple of Enlightenment. When drawn, it reaches the battlefield 70% of the time, with a median first-play turn of 3.0.

Temple of Enlightenment sits in 16% of the 3148 Commander decks tracked on Playgroup Live, appearing across 498 distinct lists. That reach, spread across 438 unique players with no single contributor accounting for more than a small slice, suggests genuine broad adoption rather than a single playgroup's preference.

The card's appeal is straightforward: it enters tapped, so the mana tempo cost is real, but the scry 1 on entry lets you smooth your next draw. 70% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends, which is consistent with players treating it as a land they want to play promptly. Median first play lands on turn 3.0, and a notable cluster hits on turn 1 from opening hands. Once in play, it sticks: 96% stickiness, as expected for a basic-land-adjacent permanent with no inherent removal magnet.

Temple of Enlightenment is legal in Commander, Legacy, Pioneer, Modern, and most other constructed formats. It is not legal in Pauper or Pauper Commander due to its rare printing. Within Commander it fills a role as a budget-accessible scry land for any deck running white and blue.

At a glance

16% of tracked Commander decks include Temple of Enlightenment
25% draw rate across tracked games, normal for a singleton in a 100-card deck
70% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
T3.0 median first-play turn
96% battlefield stickiness once played
438 unique players have brought this card to a tracked game

First-cast turn

n=168

33%

14%

10%

24%

T6-9

T10+

Median 3.0 P25 1 · P75 6 · max 15

Cast same turn as drawn 65%

The "good card" funnel

975 brought · 438 players

Brought to game

975

Ever drawn

240

Reached battlefield

168

Still on board at game end

162

70%

Of 975 copies brought to tracked games, 240 were drawn, 168 of those were played before the game ended, and the overwhelming majority stayed on the battlefield through end of game.

≥ +1.7pp

Players who cast this card win 31% of the time (n=157) , vs 22% when it never left the library (n=635).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 36% (n=68) — 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 +9.2pp; 95% confidence interval +1.7pp to +16.7pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

270 instances

2.2%

Library

60.0%

Battlefield

19.3%

Graveyard

2.6%

Exile

The vast majority of Temple of Enlightenment copies never leave the library, which is expected for any singleton land in a 100-card deck. The copies that do get seen end up on the battlefield at a high rate, with only a small fraction stranded in hand or sent to the graveyard.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list skews heavily toward white-blue and Jeskai commanders, which is exactly what you expect for a land gated to white and blue mana. Ms. Bumbleflower and Tidus lead by deck count, but the spread across ten distinct commanders shows Temple slots into many strategies.

Frequently Asked

How often is Temple of Enlightenment drawn in a Commander game?

Across 912 tracked games where Temple of Enlightenment was in the deck, it was drawn 25% of the time. That is roughly what you expect from a singleton land in a 100-card deck. Of 240 instances that reached a hand, 70% were played before the game ended.

What turn does Temple of Enlightenment usually hit the battlefield?

Median first-play turn is 3.0. The distribution is front-loaded: the single most common play turn is turn 1, reflecting copies kept in opening hands. The interquartile range runs from turn 1 to turn 6, meaning the bulk of casts happen early and the card rarely sits in hand for long. The same-turn play rate is 65%, confirming players tend to play it the turn they draw it rather than holding it.

Does playing Temple of Enlightenment actually improve your win rate?

This is directional data, not a definitive finding. Participations where the card was cast show a win rate of 31% across 157 observations. Games where it stayed in the library show 22% across 635 observations. The delta is +9.2 percentage points. Both sample sizes are meaningful but not large enough to rule out noise. Treat this as an early signal that resolved copies correlate with winning decks, not a proven causal claim.

Is Temple of Enlightenment banned anywhere?

Temple of Enlightenment is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Historic, Vintage, and most other formats. It is not legal in Pauper or Pauper Commander due to its rare rarity. It is also not legal in Old School or Premodern, which predate its printing. There are no current bans in Commander.

Which commanders most commonly run Temple of Enlightenment?

The top commanders on Playgroup Live are Ms. Bumbleflower, Tidus Yuna's Guardian, and Zinnia Valley's Voice, each with the white-blue or white-blue-green color identities that make the land eligible. The spread across the top-ten list is wide, with deck counts ranging from the mid-thirties down to single digits, suggesting the card sees play across many archetypes rather than being locked into one commander.

How concentrated is the Temple of Enlightenment data among players?

The data comes from 438 distinct players, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of tracked instances. The max single-player share is under 4%, which is a healthy spread for a dataset of this size. That makes the aggregate numbers more representative of the broader playgroup population than a card dominated by one or two heavy contributors.