Live Play Data

Terramorphic Expanse

Land · Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC)

18%

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1356

Decks Running

878

Median Cast Turn

4.0

Drawn → Played

65%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

Terramorphic Expanse appears in 18% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live, drawn 24% of the time and cast 65% of instances that reach a hand, with a median first-cast turn of 4.0.

Terramorphic Expanse sits in 18% of the 4852 Commander decks that have played a tracked game on Playgroup Live, appearing in 878 distinct lists. Its colorless identity means any deck running basic lands can slot it in, and that universality shows up directly in the data.

As a land that sacrifices itself to fetch a basic, Terramorphic Expanse is never "stuck" in hand the way a spell might be. Players cast it 65% of the time after drawing it, with a median first-cast turn of 4.0. The gap between drawn and cast copies is largely structural: late-game draws on a stabilized board sometimes resolve before the land is needed. The hand-to-cast data reflects this too, with a meaningful share cast the same turn they're drawn.

The commander distribution is notably broad. No single commander dominates the list, which reflects Terramorphic Expanse's role as a format-wide mana-fixing tool rather than a piece in one specific strategy. It is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, and every other tracked format.

At a glance

18% of tracked Commander decks include Terramorphic Expanse
24% draw rate across tracked games, typical for a singleton land
65% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T4.0 median first-cast turn
592 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game, showing wide spread across the player base

First-cast turn

n=214

27%

13%

12%

27%

T6-9

T10+

Median 4.0 P25 1 · P75 7 · max 19

Cast same turn as drawn 62%

The "good card" funnel

1366 brought · 592 players

Brought to game

1366

Ever drawn

328

Reached battlefield

214

Still on board at game end

65%

Of 1366 Terramorphic Expanses brought to games, 328 were drawn and 214 of those were cast, with the vast majority ending in the graveyard as intended after the land's sacrifice ability resolved.

≥ +0.9pp

Players who cast this card win 28% of the time (n=214) , vs 21% when it never left the library (n=944).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 26% (n=112) — 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 +6.7pp; 95% confidence interval +0.9pp to +12.5pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

372 instances

3.8%

Library

3.5%

Battlefield

64.8%

Graveyard

8.6%

Exile

The graveyard is the expected final zone for Terramorphic Expanse since it sacrifices itself on resolution. Most copies that never leave the library simply weren't drawn, which is normal for any singleton in a 100-card deck.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

The commander list is spread across two-color and three-color identities with no single archetype dominant, which reflects Terramorphic Expanse's role as a universal fixing tool rather than a build-around piece.

Frequently Asked

How often is Terramorphic Expanse drawn in a Commander game?

Across 1034 tracked multiplayer Commander games where Terramorphic Expanse was in a deck, it was drawn 24% of the time. That is consistent with baseline expectations for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 328 instances that reached a hand, 65% were cast before the game concluded.

What turn does Terramorphic Expanse typically get played?

The median first-cast turn is 4.0, though the distribution is spread across the early game. The mode is turn 1, reflecting copies kept in opening hands and used immediately to fix mana. The p75 sits at turn 7, meaning a meaningful share of casts happen later as the card is drawn off the top. The same-turn cast rate is 62%, meaning more than half of drawn copies are played the turn they arrive.

Is Terramorphic Expanse banned in any format?

No. Terramorphic Expanse is legal in Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Oathbreaker, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Pauper, and every other major tracked format. It is not legal in Old School or Premodern, where it postdates the legal card pool. It has never appeared on any Commander ban list.

Why does Terramorphic Expanse see play across so many different commanders?

Its colorless mana cost means any Commander deck running at least one basic land type can include it, regardless of color identity. It provides consistent early mana fixing, thins the deck of a basic land, and triggers landfall once. That combination of baseline utility explains why 878 distinct decks across a wide range of commanders have brought it to tracked games.

Does the cast-vs-library win rate tell us anything meaningful here?

The cast-vs-library delta is +6.8 percentage points, meaning games where Terramorphic Expanse resolved showed a small win-rate lift over games where it sat in the library. However, the sample carries uncertainty and the confidence interval crosses zero. Treat this as a directional early signal rather than a firm conclusion. The more reliable read is simply that the card resolves consistently and doesn't sit dead in hand.

How concentrated is the Terramorphic Expanse data among a few players?

The data is well-spread. 592 distinct players have brought Terramorphic Expanse to a tracked game, and no single player accounts for more than a small fraction of instances. This is one of the stronger signs in the dataset that the card's numbers reflect genuine broad adoption rather than one or two prolific contributors skewing the results.